Video: Watch The Smiths’ 17-minute ‘lost’ documentary for ‘Best…’ compilation

The folks over at the U.K. arm of Rhino Records continue to dig through the video archive of material left behind by The Smiths, and now — following last month’s discovery of a cheeky suicide-themed ad — they’ve unearthed this “lost” 17-minute documentary about the band, which they believe was commissioned by the label in 1992 to send out to the press in support of the then-new 14-track Best… compilation.

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS:

• ‘The Smiths — Complete’ box set: 8 albums on vinyl, CD; plus 25 7-inch singles, DVD
• Video: Cheeky ad for The Smiths’ ‘Best…’ spoofs comp as suicide soundtrack
• ‘Fuck Morrissey-solo.com’: Morrissey attacks his own fansite with naughty T-shirt
• The Smiths’ ‘Queen is Dead’ released 25 years ago today; watch ‘Rank’ concert
• Stream: Morrissey debuts three new songs on Janice Long’s show on BBC Radio 2

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