The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead

Label:

Rough Trade – ROUGH 96

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold

Country:

Ireland

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley))
Written-By ["Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty"]Godfrey*
6:23
A2 Frankly, Mr. Shankly
EngineerJohn Porter
2:17
A3 I Know It's Over 5:48
A4 Never Had No One Ever 3:36
A5 Cemetry Gates 2:39
B1 Bigmouth Strikes Again
Backing VocalsAnn Coates
3:12
B2 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 3:15
B3 Vicar In A Tutu 2:21
B4 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 4:02
B5 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 3:14

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByThe Cartel
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Copyright ©B. Feldman Music
  • Pressed ByEMI Records

Credits

  • Bass GuitarAndy Rourke
  • DrumsMike Joyce
  • EngineerStephen Street
  • Guitar, Harmonium, Arranged By [Strings], Music ByJohnny Marr
  • LayoutCaryn Gough
  • Model [Cover Star]Alain Delon
  • OrchestraThe Hated Salford Ensemble
  • Photography By [Group]Steve Wright*
  • ProducerMorrissey
  • Voice, Words By, SleeveMorrissey

Notes

Recorded in England, Winter 1985.

UK Gatefold sleeve.
UK Printed inner sleeve.

Translucent brown when held to light.

Shorter matrix than UK pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 5661
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etching): FEAR OF MANCHESTER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1-
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etching): THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, Gatefold) Rough Trade MD 7961 Benelux 1986
The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, ARC Pressing) Rough Trade 1-25426, 9 25426-1 US 1986
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The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, Gatefold) Rough Trade 70 444, 70444 1986
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The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, Gatefold, Pink Spine Lettering) Rough Trade 92 54261 Canada 1986
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The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, EMI Records Pressing, Gatefold) Rough Trade ROUGH 96 UK 1986

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  • cameronmoncaster's avatar
    Picked a NM VG+ copy up in a record store in Camden around 2018.

    Fantastic piece of history. Incredible album.

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