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Meat Is Murder
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| THE SMITHS Studio Album | |
|---|---|
| Name | Meat Is Murder |
| Release | 11 February 1985 3 April 2012 (remaster) |
| Length | 39:46 |
| Recorded | Autumn 1984 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Producer | The Smiths |
| Art work | Unknown Soldier "In The Year Of The Pig" (1969) by Emile de Antonio |
| Vinyl Etching | ILLNESS AS ART DOING THE WYTHENSHAWE WALTZ |
| Publisher | Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US) |
| Format(s) | Vinyl, CD |
| Chart position | UK #1 US #110 |
| Studio Album chronology | |
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The Smiths ← Meat Is Murder → The Queen Is Dead
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| Singles | |
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Track list
UK CD Edition
[HMV CDCSD3787]
- The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Meat Is Murder – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
Vinyl
UK - [Rough Trade ROUGH81]
US - [Sire 9 25269-1]
Side A
- The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
Side B
- Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Meat Is Murder – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
US CD Edition
[Sire 9 25269-2]
- The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
- I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
- What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
- How Soon Is Now? – 6:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
- Meat Is Murder – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)
Personnel
- Morrissey - Vocals
- Johnny Marr - Guitars, piano
- Andy Rourke - Bass guitar
- Mike Joyce - Drums
- Producer - The Smiths
- Producer - John Porter (US CD Edition)
- Engineer - Stephen Street
Sleeve Artwork
Original cover art. (1985)
Alternate cover art. (1985)
"The Making Of" video
Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)