The Queen Is Dead

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THE SMITHS Studio Album
Name The Queen Is Dead
Release 16 June 1986
3 April 2012 (remaster)
20 October 2017 (deluxe edition)
Total Length 37:07
Recorded Winter 1985
Writer/composer Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer Morrissey
Johnny Marr
Art work Cover star: Alain Delon in "L'insoumis" (1964) by Alain Cavalier
Deluxe edition - Live In Boston cover star: Jack Kerouac
2017 artwork: Esteban and Darren Evans.
Layout: Caryn Gough
Sleeve: Morrissey
Vinyl Etching FEAR OF MANCHESTER
THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Publisher Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) Vinyl, CD, Cassette, 180g Vinyl, Boxset
Chart position UK #2
US #70
UK #10 (Collector's Edition)
UK Vinyl Chart #1 (Collector's Edition)
Studio Album chronology
Meat Is Murder
The Queen Is Dead
Strangeways, Here We Come
Singles
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Information

Both George Martin and Tony Visconti were suggested to produce the album prior to Stephen Street's engineering involvement.

The Hated Salford Ensemble is a fictitious name for the emulated string sections on the album.

Track list

CD Edition

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGHCD96]
US - [Sire 9 25426-2]

  1. The Queen Is Dead – 6:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. I Know It's Over – 5:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Never Had No One Ever – 3:36 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Cemetry Gates – 2:39 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. Bigmouth Strikes Again – 3:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
  7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:15 (Morrissey/Marr)
  8. Vicar In A Tutu – 2:21 (Morrissey/Marr)
  9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
  10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)

Deluxe Edition - Additional Recordings

  1. The Queen Is Dead (Full Version) – 7:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly (Demo) – 2:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. I Know It's Over (Demo) – 5:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Never Had No One Ever (Demo) – 4:41 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Cemetry Gates (Demo) – 3:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. Bigmouth Strikes Again (Demo) – 3:07 (Morrissey/Marr)
  7. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Demo) – 3:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
  8. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Demo Mix) – 3:19 (Morrissey/Marr)
  9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1) – 4:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
  10. Rubber Ring (Single B-Side) – 3:54 (Morrissey/Marr)
  11. Asleep (Single B-Side) – 4:02 (Morrissey/Marr)
  12. Money Changes Everything (Single B-Side) – 4:41 (Marr)
  13. Unloveable (Single B-Side) – 3:56 (Morrissey/Marr)

Deluxe Edition - Live In Boston

  1. How Soon Is Now? – 5:25 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Hand In Glove – 2:58 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:24 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Never Had No One Ever – 3:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Stretch Out And Wait – 3:09 (Morrissey/Marr)
  6. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – 3:34 (Morrissey/Marr)
  7. Cemetry Gates – 3:01 (Morrissey/Marr)
  8. Rubber Ring + What She Said – 4:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
  9. Is It Really So Strange? – 3:23 (Morrissey/Marr)
  10. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 4:09 (Morrissey/Marr)
  11. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:51 (Morrissey/Marr)
  12. The Queen Is Dead – 5:08 (Morrissey/Marr)
  13. I Know It's Over – 7:39 (Morrissey/Marr)

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Discogs Information

Credits

  • Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] - Andy Rourke
  • Drums [The Drums] - Mike Joyce
  • Engineer [Engineered By] - Stephen Street
  • Guitar [Guitars], Harmonium, Arranged By [String Arrangements By], Music By [All Music By] - Johnny Marr
  • Layout [Layout By] - Caryn Gough
  • Model [Cover Star] - Alain Delon
  • Orchestra [Orchestration By] - The Hated Salford Ensemble
  • Photography By [Group Photography By] - Stephen Wright (4)
  • Producer [Produced By] - Johnny Marr
  • Producer [Produced By] - Morrissey
  • Voice, Words By [All Words By], Sleeve [Sleeve By] - Morrissey

Notes

Recorded in England, Winter 1985.


Gatefold sleeve. Printed inner sleeve. Some copies with folded A2 black and white poster with the same image as inside of gatefold.

Also a (very similar) MPO pressing of [r=8368319] exists.

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Recorded in England, Winter 1985.


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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Recorded in England, Winter 1985.

℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd. © 1986 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. Alain Delon photo © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

On CD: Made in France. Cat# Spine/Back: ROUGH CD96 Cat# CD: ROUGH CD 96

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Recorded in England, Winter 1985.

℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd. © 1986 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. except 'Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty' © B. Feldman/EMI Music

Cover star Alain Delon photos © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc

Issued with printed inner sleeve

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Comes in a single open pocket gatefold sleeve with a replica of the original inner sleeve. There may be a 'Made in Germany' sticker on the back cover. On the shrink-wrap is a circular pink sticker.

[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.

[Runouts] '✺' appears to be an error, possible '0', that has been scratched over. Variant 10: '31T' is inverted and '21T' is mirrored.

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Round silver hype sticker on shrink: '5 LP BOX SET featuring the 2017 Master of the seminal album, additional recordings and an unreleased live album, all heavyweight vinyl 0190295785628'. All three issued with gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeves. Made in the EU.

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Wikipedia Information

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The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 16 June 1986 in the UK by Rough Trade Records, and on 23 June 1986 in the US by Sire Records. The album was produced by the singer, Morrissey, and the guitarist, Johnny Marr, working predominantly with engineer Stephen Street, who had engineered the Smiths' previous album, Meat Is Murder (1985). Marr wrote several songs while the Smiths toured Britain in early 1985, working out arrangements with the bassist, Andy Rourke, and the drummer, Mike Joyce during soundchecks. The title of the album is from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel Last Exit to Brooklyn. The cover art features the French actor Alain Delon in the 1964 film L'Insoumis.The Queen Is Dead spent 22 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, reaching number two. It reached number 70 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA in late 1990. Critically acclaimed, in 2020, Rolling Stone ranked The Queen Is Dead 113th on its updated list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In its 2013 list, NME named The Queen Is Dead the greatest album of all time.

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