These are the riches of the poor

August 12, 2013 9:40 AM

The Smiths Poster Exhibition is at BarcelonaNQ in Manchester until August 31, 2013. It features art from the personal collection of obsessive Smiths fan Marc Capella. The Guardian has a slideshow of some of the more famous pieces.
posted by mrgrimm (10 comments total)

Love this: "With extra track How Soon is Now."
posted by googly at 9:58 AM on August 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

Man, I love those German vinyl promos of The Smiths over at the 'art' link.
posted by mykescipark at 10:07 AM on August 12, 2013

That 'art' link is amazing. God bless obsessive fans.
posted by Sys Rq at 10:10 AM on August 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

Man, I love those German vinyl promos of The Smiths over at the 'art' link.

I was a pretty heavy eBay user 1997-99, and Smiths' colored vinyl was the reason why. I got burned twice, then never went back... and then I had an apartment fire and lost them all. :'-(

(However, that German tie-dyed stuff is atrocious!)
posted by mrgrimm at 10:14 AM on August 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

In most cases, "obsessive Smiths fan" is redundant.
posted by Curious Artificer at 10:16 AM on August 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

If a ten ton bus
Crashes into us,
To die by your side
Means the record collection goes to charity.
posted by ardgedee at 11:24 AM on August 12, 2013

ten-ton truck / double-decker bus
posted by mykescipark at 12:16 PM on August 12, 2013

don't care
posted by ardgedee at 6:18 PM on August 12, 2013 [1 favorite]

The Smiths & Jo Slee did the best album and single covers.

I also loved the run-out groove messages on the vinyl
posted by DanCall at 2:31 AM on August 13, 2013

Rarity 1

Rarity 2

Rarity 3

Rarity 4

The rest of the site is worth a peek.
posted by devious truculent and unreliable at 3:04 AM on August 13, 2013