The Smiths: Complete Box

11 x LP, 12" book, poster

Label: Rhino Records (2) Cat. No.: 2564665908 »view this copy on Discogs

Purchased new in 2011, played a handful of time. Albums were kept in protective plastic sleeves and are mostly NM.
Box, book and poster were kept in storage and are pristine. LPs are all VG+ and show hairlines under bright sunlight with a few stronger marks as noted below. All inner sleeves have a 2” to 3” split on one side only (see first photo below for example). Hype sheet from outside of box has bends and creases. Further grading details and photos of flaws are below. (Click or tap on photos to zoom.)

This set will ship double-boxed. All LPs have been transferred into Diskeeper poly inner sleeves to avoid any further seam splits to printed inners during shipping.

The Smiths

LP: VG+ brushmarks only
Jacket NM
Inner: corner bump

Hatful of Hollow

LP: VG+ brushmarks and a few hairlines
Cover: NM

Meat Is Murder

LP: hairlines, one more prominent scratch on side 1 (does not sound)
Cover: NM
Inner: small corner ding

The Queen Is Dead

LP: brushmarks, one prominent hairline
Cover: NM
Inner: tiny (2mm) tear on opening

Strangeways, Here We Come

LP: brushmarks
Cover: NM

Rank

LP one: brushmarks, so close
LP two: NM (Not even dusty. Never played?)
Cover: slightest corner bump (1mm)

The World Won't Listen

LPs: brushmarks
Cover: faint 1” crease at front bottom spine

Louder Than Bombs

LP one: close to NM
LP two: close to NM except for scratches on C4 (play tested fine)
Cover: UV fade on spine (mustard yellow)