Thank you David.
This is alway useful when I can't access my hard copy.
Appreciated.
FWD.
Thank you David.
I seeded the torrent for quite a while - interest dwindled, but it wasn't without encouraging people to d/l the entire thing at the time.
If any could be so kind to seed this, that would be great! I am stuck at 99.9%.
Hello David, it’s Dylan. I’ve trying to find some bootleg versions for the Smiths. If possible would you be able to share this link to my email address below please?Hello! I’d like to share my large Smiths collection with you.
In the 1990s I found a bootleg of The Smiths at a local record fair. I was amazed that there were live recordings of my favourite band. It was before the internet so until that day all I knew of were the albums in the record stores along with a few singles. From that point, it turned into something of a mission to go to the record fairs and collect rarities and live recordings.
In 2006, I established that I could start sharing these recordings with other people on the internet using torrents, so I set up smithstorrents and offered up what I had. There were already low-quality MP3s on the internet but I wanted to try and collect the best possible versions at the highest possible quality. Gradually people started sharing what they had and the site built up some momentum. A turning point was when Steve Catterall at Soundsville International started sharing what he had recorded when he unofficially toured with the Smiths.
Over the years the collection grew. More rarities were uncovered and often live recordings were direct from the master tape. Sometimes fans would remaster to improve sound quality or to stitch together tapes to create full recordings. Old VHS tapes were dusted off; I collected ticket stubs from eBay; I shamelessly plagiarised clippings and photos from other sites and I saved and sorted any time anything Smiths-related showed up on the internet, TV or radio. Some of that got put on smithstorrents, some of it did not.
There are some things that eluded me. I’d like to archive Grant Showbiz’s sounddesk recordings, but despite a friendly pub conversation, those remain in his attic. I’d like to have a good copy of the Decibelle and Drone demos. I have no idea why I still can’t find a good Jensen version of Wonderful Woman, but I shouldn’t focus on what’s missing but on what great recordings we have.
Here’s a 365 GB torrent of the archive. It’s not my torrent and I’m not seeding it, so I’m afraid I can’t help if it doesn’t have seeds, but it seems well-seeded at time of writing. Your torrent software will let you choose which parts of the archive you'd like to download. Alternatively, the archive is available via Google Drive, PM me your email address and I’ll add you.
Some of you might find the FLAC files to be an inconvenience. Likewise, DVD VOB files. In both cases, the goal was to preserve them in the best available quality. There are tools that will help you convert to something that suits your needs better, should you need it.
Smithstorrents has probably passed its sell-by date. It uses an unsupported tracker plugin for an unsupported forum system. I hope that by sharing the archive here then it will live on even if the site eventually dies. I’m sorry but I really only collected The Smiths. I don’t have the Morrissey section of the site.
There are a few things here that are available commercially. I’ve left them for completeness but please consider supporting content creators where possible. If the consensus is that they shouldn’t be available then I’ll delete them from the archive.
Thanks to everyone who contributed in one way or another over the years. Too many to name, but if you’ve shared your recordings, collated, remastered or documented then I appreciate your efforts. Thank you.
When I click on the link nothing happens. What do I do please help
Yes, i have used torrents for a while both U and bit and its ain't working for me either.Smiths Archive - Public - Google Drive
drive.google.com
Click the link in the OP, not old ones in thread.
FWD.
The link in the post you quote works fine (on PC and android at least).Yes, i have used torrents for a while both U and bit and its ain't working for me either.