Meat Is Murder

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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	Unknown Soldier "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
Chart position	UK #1 US #110
Studio Album chronology
The Smiths ← Meat Is Murder → The Queen Is Dead
Singles

Track list

UK CD Edition

[HMV CDCSD3787]

1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
3. I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
4. What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
5. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
6. Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
7. Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
8. Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
9. Meat Is Murder – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)

Vinyl

UK - [Rough Trade ROUGH81]
US - [Sire 9 25269-1]

Side A

1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
3. I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
4. What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
5. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)

Side B

1. Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
3. Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
4. Meat Is Murder – 6:06 (Morrissey/Marr)

US CD Edition

[Sire 9 25269-2]

1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. Rusholme Ruffians – 4:20 (Morrissey/Marr)
3. I Want The One I Can't Have – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
4. What She Said – 2:42 (Morrissey/Marr)
5. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – 4:59 (Morrissey/Marr)
6. How Soon Is Now? – 6:47 (Morrissey/Marr)
7. Nowhere Fast – 2:37 (Morrissey/Marr)
8. Well I Wonder – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
9. Barbarism Begins At Home – 6:57 (Morrissey/Marr)
10. 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

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  Original cover art. (1985)

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  Alternate cover art. (1985)

"The Making Of" video

Video was originally broadcast on "The Old Grey Whistle Test", BBC 2 (12 February 1985)