The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

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

• Licensed From – Rough Trade
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company
• Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △12791
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar, Harmonium, Arranged By [Strings] – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Lead Vocals, Artwork By [Sleeve] – Morrissey
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Orchestrated By – The Hated Salford Ensemble
• Other [Cover Star] – Alain Delon
• Producer – Johnny Marr, Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty © B.Feldman/EMI Music.
Cicely Courtneidge recording courtesy of Thorn EMI Elstree Studios Ltd.
Recorded in England, Winter 1985.
Cover star Alain Delon photos © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Sire Records Company, 3 East 54th Street, New York, New York 10022. Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1986 Sire Records Company
℗ 1985, 1986 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.

Gatefold sleeve. Issued with a printed inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7599-25426-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [Etched]): 1 25426 A SH2 B-23803-SH2 ∆12791 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [Etched]): 1 25426B SH2 B-23804-SH2 ∆12791-X 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Sides A and B [Allied Records "a" Stamp]): a

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 96	The Smiths	The Queen Is Dead ‎(LP, Album, EMI)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 96	UK	1986
0190295785628, QIDLP 2017	The Smiths	The Queen Is Dead ‎(Box, Dlx + LP, Album, RM + 2xLP, Comp + 2xLP, Albu)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	0190295785628, QIDLP 2017	UK, Europe & US	2017
ROUGH C 96	The Smiths	The Queen Is Dead ‎(Cass, Album)	Rough Trade	ROUGH C 96	Philippines	1986
ROUGH 96	The Smiths	The Queen Is Dead ‎(LP, Album, Promo, W/Lbl)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 96	UK	1986
SMITHS 4, 4509-91896-1	The Smiths	The Queen Is Dead ‎(10", Album, Ltd, Num, RE)	WEA, WEA	SMITHS 4, 4509-91896-1	UK & Europe	1993

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