The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead

Label:

Rough Trade – RTRANZ 013

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

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

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Published ByWarner Bros.
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Made ByRough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Made ByCBS Productions Pty. Limited
  • Distributed ByCBS Productions Pty. Limited
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX 217359
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX 217360

Credits

  • Bass GuitarAndy Rourke
  • DrumsMike Joyce
  • EngineerStephen Street
  • Guitar, Music By [All Music By], Arranged By [String Arrangements]Johnny Marr
  • Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Δ]Tony Taurins
  • LayoutCaryn Gough
  • Model [Cover Star]Alain Delon
  • Orchestrated By [Orchestration By]The Hated Salford Ensemble
  • Photography By [Group Photography]Steve Wright*
  • ProducerMarr*
  • Producer, Voice, Words By [All Words By], SleeveMorrissey

Notes

This differs from another similar release in of the inner sleeve artwork: at the bottom right of the lyrics side of the inner sleeve, there is no number after "RTRANZ" on this release.

Outer sleeve:
℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records, Ltd./Sound recording made by Rough Trade Records, Ltd. - first published ℗ in U.K. 1986.
Made and distributed under licence by CBS Productions Pty. 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.
All tracks © 1986 Warner Bros. Music Limited. Reprinted by kind permission of Warner Bros. Music Australia Pty. Limited.

Labels:
℗ 1986 Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Track A1: Warner Bros./Control
Tracks A2 to A5: Warner Bros.
Side B: All songs published by Warner Bros.
Made and distributed in Australia under licence

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MX217359
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MX217360
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A hand-etched): Δ MX 217359 RTRANZ 013-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B hand-etched): Δ MX 217360 RTRANZ 013-2

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

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