Johnny Marr mixtape: The missing link between the Cribs and the Smiths

The Cribs guitarist lists the songs that link his old band with his new one. It's a mixtape. Or a Marrxtape, if you will ...A lot of friendships are formed on the music you like. Before we even had the idea of me playing with the Cribs, we'd kick around what music we all liked – and I think a lot of people would be surprised. For instance, Gary told me the first single he bought was Aztec Camera, whereas Ross is a big fan of early Beatles stuff. So the link between the Smiths and the Crib...

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