The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
Label: | Rough Trade – ROUGH 81 |
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Format: | |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Headmaster 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.
- Mixed At – Island Studios
- Distributed By – The Cartel
- Recorded At – Amazon Studios
- Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
- Mastered At – CBS
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
- Drums – Mike Joyce
- Engineer – Stephen Street
- Guitar, Piano, Music By – Johnny Marr
- Layout – Caryn Gough
- Mastered By – Tim Young
- Producer – The Smiths
- Voice, Words By, Sleeve – Morrissey
Notes
Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey.
Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984.
Comes with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
The runouts are etched except "⋀" in all variants, and "4", "D", "1" "0" in variant 4.
Cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig' (1969) used by permission.
Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984.
Comes with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
The runouts are etched except "⋀" in all variants, and "4", "D", "1" "0" in variant 4.
Cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig' (1969) used by permission.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Label Code: LC 5661
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped): ⋀
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 1): ROUGH 81 A1 ILLNESS AS ART
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 1): ROUGH 81 B1 DOING THE WYTHENSHAWE WALTZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 2): ROUGH 81 A2 ILLNESS AS ART
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 2): ROUGH 81 B1 DOING THE WYTHENSHAWE WALTZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 3): ROUGH 81 A2 ILLNESS AS ART
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 3): ROUGH 81 B2 DOING THE WYTHENSHAWE WALTZ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 4): ROUGH. 81 A1 4 D ILLNESS AS ART
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 4): ROUGH. 81 B2 1 0 DOING THE WYTHENSHAW WALTZ ⋀
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 5): ROUGH 81 A2 ILLNESS AS ART ⋀
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 5): ROUGH 81 B1 DOING THE WYTHENSHAW WALTZ B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 6): ROUGH. 81 A1 D ILLNESS AS ART
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 6): ROUGH. 81 B2 DOING THE WYTHENSHAW WALTZ ⋀
Other Versions (5 of 191)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Is Murder (LP, Album, Stereo) | Megadisc | MD 7999 | Netherlands | 1985 | |||
Recently Edited | Meat Is Murder (LP, Album, Allied Pressing) | Sire, Sire, Rough Trade, Rough Trade | 1-25269, 9 25269-1 | US | 1985 | ||
| Meat Is Murder (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | TM/RT 81 | Portugal | 1985 | |||
Recently Edited | Meat Is Murder (LP, Album) | Rough Trade, Nuevos Medios, Rough Trade | 43 123 L, 43 1 23 | Spain | 1985 | ||
Recently Edited | Meat Is Murder (Cassette, Album, Reissue) | Virgin, Rough Trade | 50314 | France | 1985 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I really like the sonic signature of the mastering here. I got it NM, very silencious, not a single click or crac. It is a very clear sounding records, quite agressive and dry. As others states, if there is a dryness color of the sound, I see it as the main sounding caracteristics of the post new wave era. This is the kind of sound that I expect from a band like the Smiths.
Previously, I didn't take care so much about The Smiths in my musical journey. I have already listen them (cd, k7 maybe) but I never entered in connection with their sound & melodies. Luckily to me, I found a quite cheap copy of this particular version of the album, an original first press, I couldn't let it behind me. I bought it.
And you know what, I found myself loving this album. The more I listen it, the more I love it.
Therefore, because it is the version of my connexion with The Smiths, I have to say this pressing is really good for me. 
I wish this whole album gets a whole remaster/remix. Songs like the headmaster ritual and barbiasm begins at home will be amazing if the mix has been improved to make the song feel more lively.
As has been said, this pressing sounds really bloody good.- Edited 4 years agoA nice sounding piece of vinyl. Coherent drums and fluid bass drive the tracks. A nice saturated, warm sound that is vibrant and detailed is produced. Rich and smooth. I have different pressings of different Smiths’ albums and I think the UK originals sound the best and have a slightly higher definition and better clarity than the US Sire pressings. I have some club editions as well. They don’t sound horrible but they are the last down the vinyl line. I would definitely avoid them (unless you find them for cheap) and go for the original UK Rough Trades and the US Sires as a second bet. The US Sire issues don’t sound great though, buried guitar, lacking vocal crispness, not as punchy and dynamic. The original UK releases offer the best sound quality imo. I haven’t heard any reissues, curious how they compare.
- My copy (bought in the first week of release) has a 24" x 12" promo poster included
- My copy displays "ROUGH 81 A2" and "ROUGH 81 B2" as opposed to A1 and B1. Any info on that?
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