THE SMITHS, The Queen Is Dead PROMO USA 1st pressing EXCELLENT- LP

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Smiths, The?– The Queen Is Dead Label: Sire ?– 1-25426, Sire ?– 9 25426-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 23 Jun 1986 Genre: Rock Style: Indie Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley)) Written-by [Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty] – Mills*, Scott*, Godfrey* 6:23 A2 Frankly, Mr. Shankly Engineer – John Porter 2:17 A3 I Know It's Over 5:48 A4 Never Had No One Ever 3:36 A5 Cemetry Gates 2:39 B1 Bigmouth Strikes Again Backing Vocals – Ann Coates 3:12 B2 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 3:15 B3 Vicar In A Tutu 2:21 B4 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 4:02 B5 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 3:14 Companies etc Licensed From– Rough Trade Copyright (c)– Sire Records Company Phonographic Copyright (p)– Sire Records Company Pressed By– Allied Record Company Mastered At– Sheffield Lab Matrix Marketed By– Warner Bros. Records Inc. Published By– Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd. Credits Bass– Andy Rourke Drums– Mike Joyce Engineer– Stephen Street Guitar, Harmonium, Arranged By [Strings]– Johnny Marr Layout– Caryn Gough Lead Vocals, Artwork By [Sleeve]– Morrissey Music By– Johnny Marr Orchestrated By– Hated Salford Ensemble, The Other [Cover Star]– Alain Delon Producer– Johnny Marr, Morrissey Words By– Morrissey Notes Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty © B.Feldman/EMI Music. Cicely Courtneidge recording courtesy of Thorn EMI Elstree Studios Ltd. Recorded in England, Winter 1985. Cover star Alain Delon photos © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Sire Records Company, 3 East 54th Street, New York, New York 10022. Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company. © 1986 Sire Records Company ? 1985, 1986 Sire Records Company Made in U.S.A. Gatefold sleeve. Issued with a printed inner sleeve.

USA PROMO PRESSING VINYL LP IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: SIDE A: 1 25426 A SR2 SRC 1-1 / SIDE B: 1 25426 B SR1 SRC.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER AND EDGE WEAR. PROMO STAMP ON FRONT. INNER SLEEVE HAS SMALL MIDDLE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES AND NO NOTICEABLE SPINDLE WEAR, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH SUPERB AUDIO.

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