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The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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By 1986, The Smiths had refined their sound to a sharper, more sardonic edge, and The Queen Is Dead captured that tension at its peak. Johnny Marr's layered guitar work pushes from jangle-pop into something harder and stranger, while Morrissey's wit lands with genuine bite across tracks like "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and the devastating title track.

Softpack CD reissue of the third studio album by English rock band The Smiths, released on 16 June 1986 by Rough Trade Records. The album was produced by the band's lead singer, Morrissey, and their guitarist, Johnny Marr, working primarily with engineer Stephen Street, who had engineered The Smiths' previous album, Meat Is Murder (1985). Marr wrote several songs while The Smiths were touring Britain in early 1985, working out the arrangements with bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce during soundchecks. The album's title is taken from the 1964 novel Last Exit to Brooklyn by American writer Hubert Selby Jr. The album cover features French actor Alain Delon in the 1964 film L'Insoumis.

Tracklist
1. The Queen Is Dead
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly
3. I Know It's Over
4. Never Had No One Ever
5. Cemetery Gates
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
8. Vicar In A Tutu
9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

UPC: 5021732374370
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 8.1.25
Format: CD