charles hawtrey was on the cover of the very best of the smiths album.
who is on the cover of the very best of the smiths album?
charles hawtrey
the sleeve for "the very best of the smiths" features charles hawtrey of "carry on" fame, one of morrissey's favourite actors (he wrote an obituary of him in the "nme"). the band members had no say in the cover, which has been described as "an adman's approximation of a smiths cover" by "mojo" magazine.









































section::::track listing.









































all songs written by morrissey/marr. songs marked "*" are exclusive to this compilation.









































bullet::::1. "panic" – 2:20









































bullet::::2. "the boy with the thorn in his side" "(single version)" – 3:17









































bullet::::3. "heaven knows i'm miserable now" – 3:35









































bullet::::4. "ask" "(new mix)"* – 3:09
the very best of the smiths
complete (the smiths album)









































complete is a box set released by british band the smiths on 26 september 2011. standard versions contain their four studio albums ("the smiths", "meat is murder", "the queen is dead" and "strangeways, here we come"), a live album ("rank") and three compilations ("hatful of hollow", "the world won't listen" and "louder than bombs") over 8 cds or 8 lps. a deluxe version contains the albums on both cd and lp formats as well as 25 7" vinyl singles and a dvd.
complete (the smiths album)