The Smiths - Hateful Of Hollow (1984)

Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 12 November 1984 by Rough Trade Records. 

The album features tracks from BBC Radio 1 sessions, their first single "Hand in Glove" (a different mix of which had been included on their first album) and two new singles and their B-sides. It was eventually released in the United States on 9 November 1993 by Sire Records, who had initially declined to release the album in the US. Sire instead released Louder Than Bombs in the US in 1987—which is effectively a hybrid of Hatful of Hollow and a subsequent UK compilation album The World Won't Listen plus some tracks which do not appear on either.

The album consists mainly of songs recorded over several BBC Radio 1 sessions in 1983. Tracks shown in bold were included on the album.

1. For John Peel on 18 May 1983 (broadcast 31 May): "Handsome Devil", "Reel Around the Fountain", "Miserable Lie", "What Difference Does It Make?" (all four songs were later released as the Peel Sessions EP)
2. For David Jensen on 26 June 1983 (broadcast 4 July): "These Things Take Time", "You've Got Everything Now", "Wonderful Woman"
3. For Jensen on 25 August, 1983 (broadcast 5 September): "Accept Yourself", "I Don't Owe You Anything", "Pretty Girls Make Graves", "Reel Around the Fountain"
4. For Peel on 14 September, 1983 (broadcast 21 September): "This Charming Man", "Back to the Old House", "This Night Has Opened My Eyes", "Still Ill"

When first broadcast, these radio sessions mainly featured songs which were otherwise unavailable. All were subsequently re-recorded for singles or for the band's debut album the following year. "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" was recorded in the studio in June 1984, but the only version ever released was the September Peel session.

Hatful of Hollow also features the band's debut single, "Hand in Glove", and their two most recent singles prior to the album's release, "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "William, It Was Really Nothing", along with their respective B-sides, "Girl Afraid", "How Soon Is Now?" and "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want".

"How Soon Is Now?" would receive a separate single release in 1985 in both the UK and the US. It reached No. 24 in the British charts, but failed to chart in the US. Morrissey and Johnny Marr lamented the lack of chart success of what they considered their strongest song thus far. "How Soon Is Now?" also featured on the soundtrack to the 1986 film Out of Bounds, but wasn't included on the accompanying soundtrack album.

In 2000, Q magazine placed the album at No. 44 on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever". 

Tracklist

1. William, It Was Really Nothing  (Single A-side) - 2:09

2. What Difference Does It Make?  (John Peel session, 18/5/83) - 3:11

3. These Things Take Time  (David Jensen session, 26/6/83) - 2:32

4. This Charming Man  (Peel session, 14/9/83) - 2:42

5. How Soon Is Now?  (B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing) - 6:44

6. Handsome Devil  (Peel session, 18/5/83) - 2:47

7. Hand in Glove  (Single A-side mix) - 3:13

8. Still Ill  (Peel session, 14/9/83) - 3:32

9. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable No  (Single A-side) - 3:33

10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes  (Peel session, 14/9/83) - 3:39

11. You've Got Everything Now  (Jensen session, 26/6/83) - 4:18

12. Accept Yourself  (Jensen session, 25/8/83) - 4:01

13. Girl Afraid  (B-side of "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now") - 2:48

14. Back to the Old House  (Peel session, 14/9/83) - 3:02

15. Reel Around the Fountain  (Peel session, 18/5/83) - 5:51

16. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want  (B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing") - 1:50

All lyrics are written by Morrissey; all music is composed by Johnny Marr

Personnel

• Morrissey – vocals
• Johnny Marr – guitars, harmonica, mandolin, slide guitar on "How Soon Is Now?"
• Andy Rourke – bass guitar
• Mike Joyce – drums, tambourine

Additional musicians

• John Porter – electronic percussion on "How Soon Is Now?"

Production

• John Porter – producer
• The Smiths – producers
• Roger Pusey – producer
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – producer
• Martin Colley - engineer
• Mike Robinson – engineer ("Accept Yourself")

Notes

Released: 12 November 1984 

Recorded: 1983–1984 

Genre:  Alternative rock, indie pop

Length: 56:11 

Producer (s):  John Porter:  The Smiths, Roger Pusey, Dale "Buffin" Griffin

Label:  Rough Trade Records

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