The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead

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Label:	Rough Trade – RTRANZ 013
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Australia
Released:	Jun 23, 1986
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1	The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (Medley) Vocals ["Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty"] – Cicely Courtneidge Written-By ["Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty"] – Godfrey*	6:23
A2	Frankly, Mr. Shankly Engineer – 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 – 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

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – CBS Productions Pty. Limited
Distributed By – CBS Productions Pty. Limited
Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX217359
Lacquer Cut At – CBS Records, Artarmon – MX217360
Pressed By – CBS Records, Artarmon

Credits

Arranged By [Strings] – Johnny Marr
Bass – Andy Rourke
Drums – Mike Joyce
Engineer – Stephen Street
Guitar – Johnny Marr
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ∆] – Tony Taurins
Layout – Caryn Gough
Music By – Johnny Marr
Orchestra – The Hated Salford Ensemble
Photography By [Group] – Steve Wright*
Producer – Morrissey
Sleeve – Morrissey
Voice – Morrissey
Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Some copies include a fold-out poster.

Recorded in England, Winter 1985
"The Queen Is Dead" contains a sample of "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" from the 1962 film "The L-Shaped Room."

Cicely Courtneidge recording courtesy of Thorn EMI Elstree Studios Ltd
Cover Star: Alain Delon photos © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

All tracks published by Warner Bros. except "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" Warner Bros,/Control
℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records, Ltd./Sound recording made by Rough Trade Records, Ltd. - first published ℗ in U.K. 1986.
Made and distributed under license by CBS Productions Pty. Ltd.
All tracks © 1986 Warner Bros. Music Limited.

"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
This track fades in like on all other releases but then stays at the same volume unlike most other pressings where the track fades quickly again before coming back.
This version is only available on some Australian pressings.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): MX217359
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): MX217360
Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side A): ∆ MX 217359 RTRANZ 013-1
Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side B): ∆ MX 217360 RTRANZ 013-2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	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
Recently Edited	The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Rough Trade	70 444, 70444		1986
Recently Edited	The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, Gatefold, Pink Spine Lettering)	Rough Trade	92 54261	Canada	1986
Recently Edited	The Queen Is Dead (LP, Album, EMI Records Pressing, Gatefold)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 96	UK	1986