Smiths - Queen Is Dead
- The Queen Is Dead (2011 Remastered Version)
- Frankly, Mr. Shankly (2011 Remastered Version)
- I Know It's Over (2011 Remastered Version)
- Never Had No One Ever (2011 Remastered Version)
- Cemetary Gates (2011 Remastered Version)
- Bigmouth Strikes Again (2011 Remastered Version)
- The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (2011 Remastered Version)
- Vicar in a Tutu (2011 Remastered Version)
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remastered Version)
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2011 Remastered Version)
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Tracks
- 10
Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1986 album from the legendary British quartet. The Queen Is Dead is The Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. Opening with the storming track, the album is harder rocking record than anything the band had attempted before. Johnny Marr has created here a wide range of guitar styles that provide a musical bed for Morrissey's best set of lyrics. From which is crafted some of their finest, most affective songs, particularly ""The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"" and the epic ""There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,"" two masterpieces that provide the foundation for a remarkable album.
- The Queen Is Dead (2017 Master) 6.24
- Frankly, Mr. Shankly (2017 Master) 2.17
- I Know It's Over (2017 Master) 5.47
- Never Had No One Ever (2017 Master) 3.36
- Cemetry Gates (2017 Master) 2.38
- Bigmouth Strikes Again (2017 Master) 3.11
- The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (2017 Master) 3.15
- Vicar in a Tutu (2017 Master) 2.22
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2017 Master) 4.02
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2017 Master) 3.16
- The Queen Is Dead (Full Version) 7.14
- Frankly, Mr. Shankly (Demo) 2.18
- I Know It's Over (Demo) 5.48
- Never Had No One Ever (Demo) 4.4
- Cemetry Gates (Demo) 3.01
- Bigmouth Strikes Again (Demo) 3.06
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Demo) 3.57
- The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (Demo Mix) 3.18
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1) 4.25
- Rubber Ring (Single B-Side) [2017 Master] 3.54
- Asleep (Single B-Side) [2017 Master] 4.02
- Money Changes Everything (Single B-Side) [2017 Master] 4.41
- Unloveable (Single B-Side) [2017 Master] 3.55
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Rock
- Discs
- 2
- Tracks
- 23
Two CD edition including bonus CD containing demos and b-sides. Digitally remastered edition. Widely considered to be both The Smiths' finest work and one of the greatest albums ever made, The Queen Is Dead has cast a significant influence over subsequent generations since it was first released in the summer of 1986. The album spent twenty-two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #2. Across the Atlantic, it reached #28 in Canada on the RPM 100 album chart and #70 on the Billboard 200 chart. It has sold consistently well ever since and has received unanimous critical acclaim, with NME listing it as the greatest album of all time in 2013. ""You cannot continue to record and simply hope that your audience will approve, or that average critics will approve, or that radio will approve,"" says Morrissey. ""You progress only when you wonder if an abnormally scientific genius would approve - and this is the leap The Smiths took with The Queen Is Dead."" Johnny Marr adds, ""The Queen Is Dead was epic to make and epic to live.""
