When their lead singer isn't adding colorful commentary to a tragedy in Norway, the disbanded but still prominent The Smiths are organizing all of their work EVER to present to you in the greatest box set of all time, The Smiths Complete - Deluxe Collectors Box Set. Per Rhino's description, you can look forward to finding:
A heavyweight trunk boxset including:
All eight album releases taken back to original tape sources and remastered by Johnny Marr and Frank Arkwright,
All eight albums on Mini LP replica style CDs in gatefold card wallets,
All eight albums on 12” vinyl LPs (5 singles, 3 doubles),
25 7" Singles (the entire The Smiths Singles collection) including specially reproduced rarities,
A 36" x 24" poster of all album and single cover artwork,
The Complete Picture DVD of the band's music videos,
An 8-page 12" booklet featuring expanded liner notes,
8" x 12" art prints of each album cover artwork
AND
An exclusive code to download the whole catalogue as high quality MP3s (320k).
Holy shit. I just had a music-gasm. However, there's only 3,000 copies of the box set and sales will be worldwide starting October 3, which means this will be a rare find around the globe. The box set starts at £249.99, which estimates to roughly $407.99 without shipping. However, if you're not that obsessed with The Smiths, you can also get the CD or vinyl box sets for a vastly cheaper price.
(via P4k)