The Smiths ‎– The Queen Is Dead
Label:
Rough Trade ‎– ROUGH 96
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, EMI Records Pressing, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
16 Jun 1986
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley)
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
Written-By ["Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty"] – Mills*, Scott*, Godfrey*
6:23
A2    Frankly, Mr. Shankly
Engineer – John Porter
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
2:17
A3    I Know It's Over
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
5:48
A4    Never Had No One Ever
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
3:36
A5    Cemetry Gates
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
2:39
B1    Bigmouth Strikes Again
Voice [Backing Voice] – Ann Coates
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
3:12
B2    The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
3:15
B3    Vicar In A Tutu
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
2:21
B4    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
4:02
B5    Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey
3:14
 
Distributed By – The Cartel
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Copyright © – B. Feldman Music
Copyright © – EMI Music
Pressed By – EMI Records
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] – Steve Wright*
Producer [Produced By] – Marr*, Morrissey
Voice, Words By [All Words By], Sleeve [Sleeve By] – Morrissey
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 The Queen Is Dead exists.
Label Code: LC 5661
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 1): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-1- FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 1): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1-1- THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 2): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-1- x1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 2): ROUGH 96 B-2U-1- 1-x1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 3): ROUGH 96 A-2U-1-1 ·7 FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 3): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1-1 ⇀THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 4): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-2- FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 4): ROUGH 96 B-2U-1- 1-x1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 5): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-4 - 2 FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 5): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1-2 - x4 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 6): ROUGH 96 A-2U-1- 1 x1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 6): ROUGH 96 B-2U-1- 1 - x1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 7): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1-1 ⇀ x FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 7): ROUGH 96 B-2U-1-1 ⇀ x1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 8): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1- 1 ⇀ 1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 8): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1-1 ⇀ x1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side A, variant 9): ROUGH 96 A-1U-1- FEAR OF MANCHESTER
Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout side B, variant 9): ROUGH 96 B-1U-1- THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS