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Meat Is Murder
| THE SMITHS Studio Album | |
|---|---|
| Name | Meat Is Murder |
| Release | 11 February 1985 3 April 2012 (remaster) |
| Total Length | 39:46 |
| Recorded | Autumn 1984 |
| Writer/composer | Morrissey/Marr |
| Producer | The Smiths |
| Art work | Marine Cpl. Michael Wynn 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, Cassette, 180g Vinyl (reissue) |
| Chart position | UK #1 US #110 |
| Studio Album chronology | |
| 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)
Discogs Information
Credits
- Bass Guitar - Andy Rourke
- Drums - Mike Joyce
- Engineer - Stephen Street
- Guitar, Piano, Music By - Johnny Marr
- Layout - Caryn Gough
- Mastered By - Tim Young
- Producer - The Smiths
- Voice, Words By, Sleeve - Morrissey
Notes
Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey. Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984.
Comes with printed innersleeve with lyrics.
The runouts are etched except "⋀" in all variants, and "4", "D", "1" "0" in variant 4.
Images
- Meat Is Murder - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4186
- Meat Is Murder (LP Album CBS) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/373240-The-Smiths-Meat-Is-Murder
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
℗ 1985 Rough Trade Records Ltd. © 1985 Warner Bros Music Ltd. CD: Made in JAPAN Packaging: Made in the UK.
No barcode. Some initial copies of this CD were manufactured in Japan.
Images
- Meat Is Murder (Album) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/5649247-The-Smiths-Meat-Is-Murder
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Cream cassette, White labels, dark grey text.
Images
- Meat Is Murder (Album Cream shell) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/13110635-The-Smiths-Meat-Is-Murder
Discogs information (additional release)
Notes
Vinyl Plus. Includes a code to download mp3 version of this album. www.vinyl-plus.com
Made in the UK - UK distribution by TEN.
Images
- Meat Is Murder (LP Album Reissue 180 Gram) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/2068680-The-Smiths-Meat-Is-Murder
Related Forum Threads
- The Smiths A-Z: "Meat Is Murder" - Morrissey-solo (Apr 28, 2022)