The Queen Is Dead (super deluxe edition)

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Annotation

from Warner Bros. Records official site:

Deluxe 3CD / 1 DVD box set – featuring the 2017 master of the album; additional recordings featuring demos, b-sides and alternative versions; the ‘Live In Boston’ album recorded at the Great Woods Center For The Performing Arts on 5th August 1986; and a DVD featuring the 2017 master of album in 96kHz / 24-bit PCM stereo and ‘The Queen Is Dead – A Film By Derek Jarman’."

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-15 15:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 2017 Master
2▶CD: Additional Recordings
3▼CD: Live In Boston
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1How Soon Is Now? (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
How Soon Is Now? (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Johnny Marr and Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
5:25
2Hand in Glove (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Hand in Glove (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Glad Hips Music, Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
2:57
3I Want the One I Can’t Have (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
I Want the One I Can’t Have (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:23
4Never Had No One Ever (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Never Had No One Ever (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Never Had No One Ever
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:25
5Stretch Out and Wait (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Stretch Out and Wait (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Stretch Out and Wait
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:11
6The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:34
7Cemetry Gates (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Cemetry Gates (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:01
8Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Rubber Ring (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
live recording of:
What She Said (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4:17
9Is It Really So Strange? (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
Is It Really So Strange? (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Is It Really So Strange?
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
3:22
10There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:09
11That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
4:50
12The Queen Is Dead (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
The Queen Is Dead (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
5:05
13I Know It’s Over (live in Boston)
bass:
Andy Rourke (on 1986-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer) (on 1986-08-05)
guitar:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-08-05)
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1986-08-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States (on 1986-08-05)
live recording of:
I Know It’s Over (on 1986-08-05)
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
7:35
4▶DVD-Video: DVD 2017 Master / The Queen Is Dead - A Film By Derek Jarman

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
graphic design:Caryn Gough
remastering:Dan Hersch (mastering engineer) (in 2017)
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer) (in 2017)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
remastered at:d2 Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2017)
Isonic (in 2017)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11025699 [info]
ASIN:UK: B073ZBHG1R [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://store.warnermusic.com/rhino/artists/the-smiths/the-queen-is-dead-3cd-1dvd.html [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Bigmouth Strikes Again
I Know It’s Over (demo)
Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring (live in Boston)
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (take 1)
covers:The Queen Is Dead by Janice Whaley
The Smiths Is Dead by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
included in:Complete
part of:CFNY: Top 10 Albums of 1986 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 3) (order: 3)
7th Annual Smash Hits Reader’s Poll – Best LP (number: 9) (order: 9)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 13) (order: 13)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 25) (order: 25)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 28) (order: 28)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 66) (order: 66)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 77) (order: 77)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 113) (order: 113)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 113) (order: 113)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 142)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 216) (order: 216)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 218) (order: 218)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 582) (order: 583)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/20137 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/nwvr [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_smiths/the_queen_is_dead/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000194895 [info]
Wikidata:Q853308 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths/The+Queen+Is+Dead [info]