The SmithsMeat Is Murder

Label:

Rough Trade – ROUGH 81

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , MPO

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Heaster Ritual 4:52
A2 Rusholme Ruffians 4:19
A3 I Want The One I Can't Have 3:13
A4 What She Said 2:40
A5 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 4:57
B1 Nowhere Fast 2:35
B2 Well I Wonder 4:00
B3 Barbarism Begins At Home 7:00
B4 Meat Is Murder 6:05

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByThe Cartel
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Pressed ByMPO
  • Recorded AtAmazon Studios
  • Recorded AtRidge Farm Studios
  • Mixed AtIsland Studios

Credits

  • Bass GuitarAndy Rourke
  • DrumsMike Joyce
  • EngineerStephen Street
  • Guitar, PianoJohnny Marr
  • LayoutCaryn Gough
  • Mastered ByTim Young
  • ProducerThe Smiths
  • SleeveMorrissey
  • VoiceMorrissey
  • Written-By, Music ByJohnny Marr
  • Written-By, Words ByMorrissey

Notes

℗ 1985 Rough trade Records Ltd.
© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey.
Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984.
Comes with printed innersleeve with lyrics.
Cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig' (1969) used by permission.
Sleeve layout by Caryn Gough at Ai.
Differs From:
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder This one is not pressed by MPO

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched (var. 1)): ROUGH 81 A2x Illness As Art MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched (var. 1)): ROUGH 81 B2x Doing The WythenshaweWaltz MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched (var. 2)): ROUGH 81 A2 Illness As Art MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched (var. 2)): ROUGH 81 B2x Doing The WythenshaweWaltz MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched (var. 3)): ROUGH 81 A1 4 Illness As Art MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched (var. 3)): ROUGH 81 B^ Doing The WythenshaweWaltz MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched (var. 4)): ROUGH 81 A2 Illness As Art MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched (var. 4)): ROUGH 81 B2 Doing The WythenshaweWaltz MPO
  • Label Code: LC 5661

Other Versions (5 of 192)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Meat Is Murder (LP, Album, CBS) Rough Trade ROUGH 81 UK 1985
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Meat Is Murder (LP, Album, Stereo) Megadisc MD 7999 Netherlands 1985
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Meat Is Murder (LP, Album, Allied Pressing) Rough Trade 1-25269, 9 25269-1 US 1985
Meat Is Murder (LP, Album) Rough Trade TM/RT 81 Portugal 1985
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Meat Is Murder (LP, Album) Rough Trade 43 123 L, 43 1 23 Spain 1985

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Reviews

  • Rudolf_Jouda's avatar
    Rudolf_Jouda
    Nice soundstage, however the cymbals and singing exhibit fair amount of sibilance. Can’t do more than 3*
    • Misannthorpe's avatar
      Misannthorpe
      On my copy, the label looks almost black instead of grey and the inner sleeve is quite thin paper.
      • Eoin96's avatar
        Eoin96
        Mine doesn't have the X after A2 or B2 etched on the matrix/runout. Any info on that?

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