"Pisni Iz The Smiths" by The Ukrainians
Cooking Vinyl, CKV5023, United States, 1992
Cooking Vinyl/Festival, D11461, Australia, 1992

This 4-track EP is very unusual and interesting, as the covers are sung in... Ukrainian! The tracks reappeared in 1995 as bonus tracks on the North American re-release of their album "Kultura" on True North Records. "Koroleva Ne Polerma" was also found on the 1994 album "Vorony" released on the Green Linnet label. Live versions of "Batyar" ("Bigmouth Strikes Again") and "Koroleva Ne Polerma" ("The Queen Is Dead") are also found on their 2001 live album "Drink To My Horse!" (Zirka Records ZRKCD 1).

"Batyar" (Bigmouth Strikes Again)
"Koroleva Ne Polerma" (The Queen Is Dead)
"M'yaso - Ubivstvo" (Meat Is Murder)
"Spivaye Solovey" (What Difference Does It Make?)

 

"The Smiths Is Dead"
CD: Small records, 486 745-2 (LI9602), France, 1996
cassette: Small records/Sony, 486 745-4, France, 1996
CD: Sony, SRCS8266, Japan, 1996
CD: Sony, CPK-1776, Korea, 1996

In 1996, French magazine Les Inrockuptibles voted the Smiths' "The Queen Is Dead" the best album of the eighties. To commerate the album's 10th anniversary, they released this compilation of covers by current UK acts. The songs were presented in the same order as the original album sequence.
Songs followed by ** are also found on one of the artist's own releases.

"The Queen Is Dead" - The Boo Radleys
"Frankly Mr. Shankly" - The High Llamas
"I Know It's Over" - The Trash Can Sinatras
"Never Had No One Ever" - Billy Bragg **
"Cemetry Gates" - The Frank & Walters
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - Placebo **
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Bis
"Vicar In A Tutu" - Therapy?
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - The Divine Comedy
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" - Supergrass **

 

"Godfathers Of Change vol. 1: A Tribute To The Smiths"
24 HR. Service Station, AUDIO.7, US, 1996

This double-cd tribute was available only by mail-order from the 24HR label. 15 of these tracks have since were reissued in 2000 on a single cd compilation titled "Cover Star". A different subset of 14 songs was released in 2010 under the title "Hand In Glove", including one new cover.

"I Know It's Over" - Rosewater Elizabeth
"Panic" - Lie
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - The Chinadoll
"Frankly Mr. Shankly" - Questionface
"Death Of A Disco Dancer" - Loomer
"Handsome Devil" - I Buried Paul
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Home
"Paint A Vulgar Picture" - True Tone
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" - Skinny's 21
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Pulse
"What Difference Does It Make?" - Vampire Slayers
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Underwater
"Draize Train" - Mark Deon
"London" - Rancid Polecats
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Edison Shine
"Asleep" - MISS
"Shoplifters Of The World Unite" - Quarantine
"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" - Candy Planet
"Handsome Devil" - The AmeriCar Underworld
"How Soon Is Now?" - Bill Bechtel
"The Queen Is Dead" - Scrog
"Pretty Girls Make Graves - Alan Mesia
"London" - Pusher
"Hand In Glove" - Gerard
"Reel Around The Fountain" - Q-Burn's Abstract Message

 

"The World Still Won't Listen"
Too Damn Hype/Chord, TDH0018, USA, 1996
Too Damn Hype/Temperance, ??, USA, appr. 2001 with yellow cover

This is an album of covers by hardcore punk bands. Some of the acts don't even appreciate the music of the Smiths and participated only to gain exposure. Beware.
Songs followed by ** are also found on one of the artist's own release.

"Shoplifters Of The World Unite" - Dare To Defy
"London" - Down By Law
"You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" - A.C.(Anal Cunt)
"What Difference Does It Make?" - Subzero
"How Soon Is Now?" - The Meatmen
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - H2O
"Handsome Devil" - Sweet Diesel
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - Slapshot **
"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" - Screw 32
"Last Of The Famous International Playboys" - Leeway
"What She Said" - Youth Brigade **
"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" - Vision
"Half A Person" - Edgewise
"Panic" - The Business **
"Sweet And Tender Hooligan" - 59 Times The Pain
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Home 33
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Walleye
"Back To The Old House" - Lament

 

15 Minutos Con The Smiths
Tribute cd-single released in Argentina [MMBCD3]; 2000
First and last songs are sung in English while the 2 others are sung in Spanish.

"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Grand Prix
"Reel Around The Fountain" - Fun People
"Asleep" - Ultramar
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - The Karelia

 

"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
Speed Records, SPEED2000, Italy 2000

This tribute cd, put together by the makers of the Italian Morrissey fanzine "Speedway", can be bought directly at http://www.wonderwall.it/speedway/, or in digital format from iTunes.
Songs followed by ** are also found on one of the artist's own release.

"William, It Was Really Nothing" - Monow
"This Charming Man" - Darling
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Yo Yo Mundi
"Wonderful Woman" - E102
"I Want The One I Can't Have" - Eversor
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - Le Madri
"Rubber Ring" - Errata Corrige
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Connery
"How Soon Is Now?" - Mirabilia
"Jeane" - Northpole
"Panic" - Ossessione
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - More
"What She Said" - Haggis
"Asleep" - Sybil**
"Ask (Dimmi)" - Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti**
"Death Of A Disco dancer" - Divine**
"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - Bokassa
"Meat Is Murder" - Claudia Pastorino
"Frankly Mr. Shankly" - Age
"Still Ill" - Tango Marziano
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - Luxure

 

"Cover Star"
3D Entertainment, 2000.

This is a reissue of the "Godfathers Of Change" cd described above, but trimmed down to 15 tracks on one cd.

"I Know It's Over" - Rosewater Elizabeth
"Panic" - Lie
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - The Chinadoll
"Handsome Devil" - I Buried Paul
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Home
"Paint A Vulgar Picture" - True Tone
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Pulse
"What Difference Does It Make?" - Vampire Slayers
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Underwater
"London" - Rancid Polecats
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Edison Shine
"Asleep" - MISS
"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" - Candy Planet
"How Soon Is Now?" - Bill Bechtel
"Reel Around The Fountain" - Q-Burn's Abstract Message

 

"String Quartet Tribute To The Smiths"
Vitamin Records, CD8439, 2003.

The Section, a string quartet led by Eric Gorfain, performs ten songs by the Smiths plus one inspired by the band.

"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me"
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"
"How Soon Is Now"
"William, It Was Really Nothing"
"Back To The Old House"
"There Is A Light That Never Goes"
"This Charming Man"
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
"Not This Time" (original song inspired by the music of The Smiths)

 

"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"
Rough Trade 2003.

This is a compilation of current Rough Trade bands covering past songs released on Rough Trade records. Although the Smiths were on that label and the album title is taken from a Smiths song, none of the tracks on this album are Smiths covers.

 

"Romantic and Square is Hip and Aware"
Matinée Records, matcd030, 2004.
Great compilation by twee indie bands. Full information available at http://www.indiepages.com/matinee/

"Ask" - The Pines
"I Know It's Over" - Pale Sunday
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - The Lucksmiths
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - Slipslide
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Pipas
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Lovejoy
"Back To The Old House" - Would-Be-Goods
"Sheila Take A Bow" - The Young Tradition
"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - Simpático
"Panic" - The Guild League
"Sweet and Tender Hooligan" - The Liberty Ship
"Bigmouth Strikes Again (live)" - The Snowdrops

 

"Under The Influence: a tribute to the Clash, the Cure and the Smiths"
Too Damn Hype, 2004.
The Smiths covers (by H2O, the Meatmen and Vision) on this 3-band tribute were originally released on the "The World Still Won't Listen" hardcore/punk tribute listed above.

 

"How Soon Is Now"
Sorepoint Records 2004 (UK; SORE008CD)
Rykodisc Records 2004 (USA; RCD 10697)

Compilation of covers by emo bands. A 2-track white vinyl 7" single featuring the Walter Walter and Garrison covers from this cd was also released.

"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Million Dead
"How Soon Is now?" - Hundred Reasons
"Frankly, Mr Shankly" - Cursive
"Panic" - Garrison
"Death Of A Disco Dancer" - Yourcodenameis:Milo
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - Read Yellow
"Ask" - Walter Walter
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - My Awesome Compilation
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Instruction
"Shoplifers Of The World Unite" - This Girl
"Handsome Devil" - Lomax
"Cemetry Gates" - The Beautiful Mistake

 

"Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey"
Self released, 2005

This EP was sold by Colin Meloy on his early 2005 solo tour. An acoustic version of "Everyday Is Like Sunday" had previously been made available for download in 2004.

"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"
"Pregnant For The Last Time"
"Jack The Ripper"
"I've Changed My Plea To Guilty"
"Sister I'm A Poet"
"Everyday Is Like Sunday"

 

"Una Luz Que Nunca Se Apagara"
El Diablo, 2005

Tribute album by Spanish bands.

"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - SPAM vs Silvia Superestar vs Digital 21
"Ask" - L Kan
"¿Cuándo Es Ahora?" ("How Soon Is Now?") - Global Tempo vs Javier Ojeda
"This Charming Man" - Stereoskope
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - Femme Fatal
"Shakespeare's Sister" - Maydrïm
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" - Lethargy
"The Queen Is Dead" - Ratio
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Sexy Sadie
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - Damills
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Bombones
"Hang The DJ" ("Panic") - Bad Tattoo
"Panic" - Digital 21
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Ciudadano vs Joaquín Pascual
"Handsome Devil" - Lonely Jose
"This Charming Man" - Indigo
"Death Of A Disco Dancer" - Frozen On Board
"Still Ill" - Eric Fuentes
"Está En Coma" ("Girlfriend In A Coma") - Da
"Reel Around The Fountain" - Malahora
"Tenme Ahi" ("Well I Wonder") - Alado Sincera
"Jeane" - Murmur
"William, It Was Really Nothing" - Madee
"Cemetry Gates" - Miranda Warning
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Deluxe

 

"String Quartet Tribute To Morrissey"
Vitamin Records, VIT-9114, 2006.

In the same spirit as for the "String Quartet Tribute To The Smiths" listed above, this one has five Morrissey songs plus six of the ones from the above tribute to the Smiths.

"Suedehead"
"Glamorous Glue"
"November Spawned A Monster"
"Everyday Is Like Sunday"
"First Of The Gang To Die"
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
"How Soon Is Now"
"This Charming Man"
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
"William, It Was Really Nothing"
"There Is A Light That Never Goes"

 

"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths"
Cleopatra Records, #1666, 2007.

"How Soon Is Now" - t.A.T.u.
"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" - Bow Wow Wow
"Ask" - Gene Loves Jezebel
"Panic (Hang The DJ)" - Tiffany
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Razed In Black
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - G.W. Childs
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" - The Autumns
"Heaven Knows" - Sweet & Tender Hooligans
"Hand In Glove" - This Charming Band
"What Difference Does It Make" - Versailles
"This Charming Man" - David Glass (of Christian Death)
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" - Eva O & DJ Eric Ill
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Orlanddissey & Unwoman
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" (Spanish) - Sweet & Tender Hooligans

 

"Hand In Glove"
24Hr Service Station, 2010.

This is a reissue of material originally released on the "Godfathers Of Change" cd described above, but trimmed down to 14 tracks on one cd, and including one new cover.

"Hand In Glove" - Vanilla Swingers
"Paint A Vulgar Picture" - True Tone
"What Difference Does It Make?" - Vampire Slayers
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - Home
"Frankly Mr. Shankley" [sic] - Questionface
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" - Pulse
"Death Of A Disco Dancer" - Loomer
"This Night Has Opened My Eyes" - Underwater
"Handsome Devil" - I Buried Paul
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" - Skinnys 21
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Edison Shine
"Girlfriend In A Coma" - Thee Chinadoll
"Reel Around The Fountain" - Q-Burns Abstract Message
"I Know It's Over" - Rosewater Elizabeth

 

Janice Whaley's "The Smiths Project"
2010.

Over the length of 2010 Janice Whaley recorded the complete Smiths catalogue, including instrumentals. The music contains no instruments- everything was made using only her voice and basic effects/editing techniques. The songs are available for download and will soon be available on cd. Visit the Smiths Project webpage for the complete 71-song track listing and download/purchase information.