{"product_id":"the-smiths-rank-376711","title":"The Smiths – Rank (2xLP)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths' \u003cem\u003eRank\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the group's only official live album, originally released in 1988 but drawn from a show at Kilburn's National Ballroom on October 23, 1986, just months before the band split. That timing matters: this is The Smiths onstage near the end, with the set assembled by Morrissey from a BBC-recorded performance rather than presented complete. Even in that edited form, it works as a sharp document of how a band so often praised for studio precision could hit with real force in a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album catches the 1986 touring line-up in a more muscular mood, with Johnny Marr's guitar lines pushing hard through songs that already felt bigger than indie-pop convention allowed. \u003cem\u003eThe Queen Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e arrives with real charge, \u003cem\u003eI Know It's Over\u003c\/em\u003e turns especially stark and exposed, and Marr's instrumental \u003cem\u003eThe Draize Train\u003c\/em\u003e gets a valuable spotlight. The selection famously leaves out several songs from the night, which gives \u003cem\u003eRank\u003c\/em\u003e a slightly selective, curated feel, but also a strong pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a piece of Smiths history, \u003cem\u003eRank\u003c\/em\u003e does more than fill a gap in the catalogue. It preserves the band's stage chemistry, Morrissey's personality between songs, and the sense that by late 1986 The Smiths could sound tougher, looser and more expansive live without losing the emotional tension that made their records linger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003ethese 14 songs capture the Smiths performing in full-on rock-star mode.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/rank-mw0000201460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-smiths\"\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Rhino Records\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_usa\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; 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