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The Smiths’ 2011 remasters to be released individually on CD this spring

The Smiths’ 2011 remasters to be released individually on CD this spring

If you didn’t buy The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box set last year because you’d rather cherry pick which albums to get, you’re in luck: Later this month, Rhino Records will release, in the U.K., standalone CD editions of each title in the set — all four of the band’s studio album, plus three compilations and a live album.

Readers Poll 2011: Best compilations, box sets and live albums of the year

Readers Poll 2011: Best compilations, box sets and live albums of the year

As 2011 quickly winds to an end, we’re happy to roll out the first of four days’ worth of results from our second-annual Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll, in which nearly 500 of you cast ballots for your favorite new, reissued and freshly compiled music of the year. First up: Your Top 10 compilations, box sets and/or live albums.

New releases: Thomas Dolby, Magazine, Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel

New releases: Thomas Dolby, Magazine, Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Thomas Dolby (first in 20 years!), Magazine (first in 30 years!) and Skinny Puppy, plus the U.S. version of The Smiths’ deluxe ‘Complete’ box set, the Peter Gabriel ‘New Blood: Live in London’ DVD/Blu-ray and ‘Fac. Dance,’ a compilation of Factory Records 12-inches.

New releases: Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths, R.E.M., Robert Smith, PWEI, The Proclaimers

New releases: Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths, R.E.M., Robert Smith, PWEI, The Proclaimers

This week’s new releases include Jane’s Addiction’s new studio album (‘The Great Escape Artist’), the U.S. release of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box set, R.E.M.’s ‘We All Go Back To Where We Belong’ digital single, The Japanese Popstars’ remix EP of the Robert Smith-assisted ‘Take Forever’ and reissues form Pop Will Eat Itself and The Proclaimers.

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce to play, discuss 2 hours of The Smiths on East Village Radio today

Mike Joyce, former drummer of The Smiths, will dedicate his weekly Coalition Chart Show on New York City’s East Village Radio entirely to his old band this morning, playing two hours of hand-picked cuts from the new Rhino Records-released ‘Complete’ box set.

New releases: Erasure, PWEI, Dinosaur Jr, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain

New releases: Erasure, PWEI, Dinosaur Jr, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Erasure (‘Tomorrow’s World’) and Pop Will Eat Itself (‘New Noise Designed by a Sadist’), plus vinyl reissues of Dinosaur Jr’s first three albums, the U.K. vinyl-only and CD-and-vinyl editions of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box set and the final two Jesus and Mary Chain reissues.

Video: The Smiths ‘Complete’ U.K. deluxe ‘iTunes LP’ promo commercial

Video: The Smiths ‘Complete’ U.K. deluxe ‘iTunes LP’ promo commercial

To promote this week’s U.K. release of The Smiths’ career-spanning ‘Complete’ box set in CD and digital formats, the U.K. arm of Rhino Records put together this minute-long commercial to advance the “iTunes LP” edition of the set. Check it out.

New releases: The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nirvana, Erasure, The Bangles

New releases: The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nirvana, Erasure, The Bangles

This week’s new releases include the U.K. CD-only version of The Smiths ‘Complete’ box set, reissues of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Automatic’ and ‘Honey’s Dead,’ the 20th anniversary reissue of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind,’ the new single from Erasure and a new album from The Bangles (‘Sweetheart of the Sun’).

Contest: Win The Smiths ‘Complete’ box set — 8 CDs, 8 LPs, 25 7-inches, 1 DVD and more

Contest: Win The Smiths ‘Complete’ box set — 8 CDs, 8 LPs, 25 7-inches, 1 DVD and more

While initially announced as U.K.-only, Rhino Records has decided to release a limited number of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box sets in the U.S. exclusively through Rhino.com. Even better: They’ve given us a copy of the deluxe CD-and-vinyl edition to give away to one very lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader.