







The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (VG/VG+) – LP, EU 2012
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The Queen Is Dead is an LP by The Smiths from 2012 released on the Rhino Records label.
About this album
The Queen Is Dead is The Smiths at their sharpest, funniest and most emotionally cutting, a landmark 1986 album that helped define indie rock’s melancholy wit. Built around Johnny Marr’s chiming guitar lines and Morrissey’s theatrical, often savage lyricism, it balances social satire with heartbreak across songs such as the title track, Bigmouth Strikes Again and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. Produced by Morrissey, Marr and Stephen Street, the album widened the band’s reach beyond the UK indie scene and is widely regarded as their definitive statement, a record whose influence on alternative guitar music has endured for decades.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: The SmithsLabel: Rhino Records – 2564665887Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: EuropeReleased: 2012Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-PunkA1 The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (Medley)
A2 Frankly, Mr. Shankly
A3 I Know It'S Over
A4 Never Had No One Ever
A5 Cemetry Gates
B1 Bigmouth Strikes Again
B2 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
B3 Vicar In A Tutu
B4 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
B5 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
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Description
- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
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The Queen Is Dead is an LP by The Smiths from 2012 released on the Rhino Records label.
About this album
The Queen Is Dead is The Smiths at their sharpest, funniest and most emotionally cutting, a landmark 1986 album that helped define indie rock’s melancholy wit. Built around Johnny Marr’s chiming guitar lines and Morrissey’s theatrical, often savage lyricism, it balances social satire with heartbreak across songs such as the title track, Bigmouth Strikes Again and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. Produced by Morrissey, Marr and Stephen Street, the album widened the band’s reach beyond the UK indie scene and is widely regarded as their definitive statement, a record whose influence on alternative guitar music has endured for decades.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: The SmithsLabel: Rhino Records – 2564665887Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: EuropeReleased: 2012Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-PunkA1 The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty) (Medley)
A2 Frankly, Mr. Shankly
A3 I Know It'S Over
A4 Never Had No One Ever
A5 Cemetry Gates
B1 Bigmouth Strikes Again
B2 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
B3 Vicar In A Tutu
B4 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
B5 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others




















