The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
(Rough Trade Records 1986 ROUGH96 EMI Press)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners, faint sticker mark in top right corner – back cover has some rubbing near the top
Hype sticker on front cover
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.
The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band The Smiths. It was released on 16 June 1986 in the United Kingdom by Rough Trade Records and released in the United States on 23 June 1986 through Sire Records.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except “Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty” (used as an intro to “The Queen Is Dead”), written by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “The Queen Is Dead” | 6:24 | |
| 2. | “Frankly, Mr. Shankly” | 2:17 | |
| 3. | “I Know It’s Over” | 5:48 | |
| 4. | “Never Had No One Ever” | 3:36 | |
| 5. | “Cemetry Gates” | 2:39 | |
| 6. | “Bigmouth Strikes Again” | 3:12 | |
| 7. | “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side” | 3:15 | |
| 8. | “Vicar in a Tutu” | 2:21 | |
| 9. | “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” | 4:02 | |
| 10. | “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” | 3:14 |
Personnel
- Morrissey – vocals
- Johnny Marr – guitars, harmonium, synthesized string instruments and flute arrangements
- Andy Rourke – bass
- Mike Joyce – drums
Production personnel
- Morrissey and Johnny Marr – producers
- Stephen Street – engineer
- John Porter – engineer on “Frankly, Mr. Shankly”
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