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The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead

Label:	Warner Music UK Ltd. – 2564665887
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram
Country:	Europe
Released:	2012
Genre:	Rock, Pop
Style:	Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Post-Punk

Tracklist

A1	The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (Medley) Written-By ["Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty"] – Mills, Scott, Godfrey*	6:23
A2	Frankly, Mr. Shankly Engineer [Engineered By] – John 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 Vocals [Backing Voice] – Ann 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

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Recorded At – Elstree Studios
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BB45481

Credits

Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] – Andy Rourke
Drums [The Drums] – Mike Joyce
Engineer [Engineered By] – Stephen Street
Guitar [Guitars], Music By [All Music By], Arranged By [String Arrangements By] – Johnny Marr
Lacquer Cut By – F.A.*
Layout – Caryn Gough
Orchestrated By [Orchestration By] – The Hated Salford Ensemble
Other [Cover Star] – Alain Delon
Photography By [Alain Delon Photos] – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc*
Photography By [Group Photography By] – Steve Wright*
Producer – Marr*, Morrissey
Sleeve – Morrissey
Voice, Words By [All Words By] – Morrissey

Notes

Pink sticker, gatefold sleeve and original inner sleeve.

[Gatefold inside]
Warner Bros UK Ltd.

[Inner sleeve]
recorded in England, Winter 1985
Cicely Courtneidge recording courtesy of Thorn EMI Elstree Studios Ltd
Cover star Alain Delon photos © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc
"take me back to dear old Blighty"

[Labels]
℗ & © 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 8 25646 65887 9
Barcode (Scanned): 825646658879
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 1): BB4548✺1 - 01A1 =+⋀ 1 F.A.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 1): BB45481 - 01B1 ⋀=⋀
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 2): BB4548✺1 - 01A1 1 F.A. δ+1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 2): BB45481 - 01B1 >X=
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 3): BB4548✺1 - 01A1 ΤV= 1 F.A.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 3): BB45481 - 01B1 ΔXI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 4): BB4548✺1 - 01A1 1 F.A. Δ+S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 4): BB45481 - 01B1 IX⋀

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

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Adriantool Nov 26, 2021

One of my best 80 récord sound I have. Totally recommend.

Adriantool Nov 26, 2021

One of my best 80 récord sound I have. Totally recommend.

Pavol_Stromcek Mar 19, 2021

Edited 10 months ago

I'm confused by the positive comments here: I found this to be a fairly lousy pressing. First off, it suffers from terribly sibilant/distorted vocals on the inner-groove tracks, and since I use an AT micro-line cart, that is something I rarely encounter, especially on brand new LPs. But the overall sound is weirdly kind of muffled and compressed (more so on inner-groove tracks), like it doesn't breathe and there's a lack of that top-end airiness and detail. My original US Sire pressing sounds miles better, IMO (and it's not great or anything). I personally feel the 2017 pressing from the box set is also vastly superior in terms of both sound and pressing quality (dead quiet and crystal clear throughout, zero sibilance or distortion, etc.). This pressing was also filthy - covered in white, chalky dust/debris.

Unadvert Mar 17, 2021

Cover Art: 10/10
Sound Quality: 10/10
Packaging: 10/10

Total: 10/10, Recommended Masterpiece.

tangerinegripz Mar 3, 2021

The quality on Spotify is just exactly the same, since this pressing is the vinyl edition of the 2011 remaster. On my system it retains the same depth and definition. I do agree that the last tracks on each side sound muffled, but not distorted. Its probably the way it was cut for vinyl, which is weird considering this LP isn't really long.