Sold Date: September 11, 2015
Start Date: September 3, 2015
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Brand new record.

Smiths, The - The Queen Is Dead

(180 Gram Remastered Vinyl) (1986 reissue includes their hits Bigmouth Strikes Again, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out )   

Rhino Records    RHI 520967    825646885619    LP    Rock, Alternative Pop   

Long-awaited LP reissues of the last Smiths studio album. Remastering supervised by Johnny Marr.
Meat Is Murder may have been a holding pattern, but The Queen Is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. Opening with the storming title track, The Queen Is Dead is a harder-rocking record than anything the Smiths had attempted before, but that's only on a relative scale - although the backbeat is more pronounced, the group certainly doesn't rock in a conventional sense. Instead, Johnny Marr has created a dense web of guitars, alternating from the minor-key rush of 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' and the faux rockabilly of 'Vicar in a Tutu' to the bouncy acoustic pop of 'Cemetry Gates' and 'The Boy With the Thorn in His Side,' as well as the lovely melancholy of 'I Know It's Over' and 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.' And the rich musical bed provides Morrissey with the support for his finest set of lyrics. Shattering the myth that he is a self-pitying sap, Morrissey delivers a devastating set of clever, witty satires of British social mores, intellectualism, class, and even himself. He also crafts some of his finest, most affecting songs, particularly in the wistful '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.
Tracks
1  The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty) [medley]  6:23
2  Frankly, Mr. Shankly  2:17
3  I Know It's Over  5:48
4  Never Had No One Ever  3:36
5  Cemetry Gates  2:39
6  Bigmouth Strikes Again  3:12
7  The Boy With the Thorn in His Side  3:15
8  Vicar in a Tutu  2:21
9  There Is a Light That Never Goes Out  4:02
10  Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others  3:14

RECORD: M
COVER: M

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Record Grading

Mint (M): New condition.

Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect, a record with no obvious signs of wear, a perfect sleeve with no more than the most minor defects and signs of slight handling.

Very Good Plus (VG+): A very good plus record will show signs that it was played, but was taken good care of by the previous owner. Record surface may show slight signs of wear or minor scuffs that do not affect play. Picture sleeves may have slight wear, lightly turned up corners.

Very Good (VG): A very good record will show groove wear and may have a few vinyl imperfections which will affect the sound. Picture sleeves will show slightly more wear with perhaps a frayed top edge, ring wear or seam breakdown.

Good (G) / Good Plus (G+): A good record will show significant wear and /or scratches, but will play through without skipping. It will have considerable surface noise. Picture sleeves may have seam splits @ bottom & spines, tape, writing, ring wear, stickers and other defects that will start to overwhelm the item. A good or good plus item is usually acquired to fill a hole in a collection until a better copy comes along.

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