The Queen Is Dead (Expanded Edition)

CD1 ORIGINAL ALBUM 2017 REMASTER

1. The Queen Is Dead
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly
3. I Know Its Over
4. Never Had No One Ever
5. Cemetry Gates
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
8. Vicar In A Tutu
9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

CD2 ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS

1. The Queen Is Dead (full version)
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly (demo)
3. I Know Its Over (demo)
4. Never Had No One Ever (demo)
5. Cemetry Gates (demo)
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again (demo)
7. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (demo)
8. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (demo mix)
9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (take 1)
10. Rubber Ring (b-side)
11. Asleep (b-side)
12. Money Changes Everything (b-side)
13. Unloveable (b-side)

Widely considered to be both The Smiths’ finest work and one of the greatest albums ever made, ‘The Queen Is Dead’ has cast a significant influence over subsequent generations since it was first released in the summer of 1986. Now Warner Bros. Records can confirm details of a newly mastered and expanded version of the album that will be released on 20^th October.

This reissue represents the first time that The Smiths’ back catalogue has been revisited in such a way. It follows two recent limited edition vinyl singles sourced from the archives: a demo mix of ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’ which was released for Record Store Day, and ‘The Queen Is Dead’ which debuted at #1 on the official vinyl chart when it was released in June.

The album features several of the band’s finest moments including the title track and ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’, as well as the iconic singles ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’ and ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’.

‘The Queen Is Dead’ will be released on digital and streaming formats as well as the following physical formats – all of which feature the 2017 master of the original album:

2CD version – featuring the 2017 master and additional recordings.

"You cannot continue to record and simply hope that your audience will approve, or that average critics will approve, or that radio will approve,” says Morrissey. “You progress only when you wonder if an abnormally scientific genius would approve – and this is the leap The Smiths took with The Queen Is Dead."

Johnny Marr adds, “The Queen Is Dead was epic to make and epic to live.”