The Smiths ?– Meat Is Murder LP Rough Trade ?– ROUGH 81 (A2/B2 Matrix)
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Description

The Smiths ?– Meat Is Murder

Label:

Rough Trade ?– ROUGH 81

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country:

UK

Released:

1985

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Headmaster Ritual 4:52 A2 Rusholme Ruffians 4:19 A3 I Want The One I Can't Have 3:13 A4 What She Said 2:40 A5 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 4:57 B1 Nowhere Fast 2:35 B2 Well I Wonder 4:00 B3 Barbarism Begins At Home 7:00 B4 Meat Is Murder 6:05

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – The Cartel
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Pressed By – MPO
  • Recorded At – Amazon Studios
  • Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
  • Mixed At – Island Studios

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
  • Drums – Mike Joyce
  • Engineer – Stephen Street
  • Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
  • Layout – Caryn Gough
  • Mastered By – Tim Young
  • Producer – The Smiths
  • Sleeve – Morrissey
  • Voice – Morrissey
  • Written-By, Music By – Johnny Marr
  • Written-By, Words By – Morrissey

Notes

? 1985 Rough trade Records Ltd.
© 1985 Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey. 
Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984.
Comes with printed innersleeve with lyrics.
Cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig' (1969) used by permission.
Sleeve layout by Caryn Gough at Ai.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): ROUGH 81 A2x Illness As Art MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): ROUGH 81 B2x Doing The WythenshaweWaltz MPO
  • Label Code: LC 5661


Info


1st Pressing A2/B2 matrix
Printed lyrics on inner sleeve

Great Punchy sound quality.

Cleaned on a record cleaning machine. 

Condition 

Cover - Excellent 
Vinyl -  Side 1:  VG+ (visable surface scratch across last 3 tracks, not affecting play) 
Side 2: Excellent 
Labels - Near mint 
 The record is check under a strong light.   MINT (M) The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint. 

EXCELLENT (EX) The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little or no lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. 

VERY GOOD (VG)  The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. 

GOOD (G) The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 

FAIR (F) The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 

POOR (P) The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 

BAD (B) The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.   Postage - Uk - Free Europe - £11.80(signed for) Rest of the world - £15 (signed for)   Will combine with other records to reduce postage


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