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	How Soon Is Now?	6:43
B2	Nowhere Fast	2:35
B3	Well I Wonder	4:00
B4	Barbarism Begins At Home	6:55
B5	Meat Is Murder	6:02

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Amazon Studios
• Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
• Mixed At – Island Studios
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company

Credits

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

Notes

℗© 1985 Sire Records Company

Specialty Pressing; variant label has SIRE at bottom of logo, ® instead of ™

Custom inner sleeve includes lyrics/credits

Track B1 not listed on cover

Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey
Mixed at Island Studios, London, Winter 1984

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Print): 0 7599-25269-1
• Barcode (Scan; format: UPC_A): 075992526913
• Matrix / Runout (A side etch, except SRC[logo] stamp): 1 25269 A RE1 SR3 SRC
• Matrix / Runout (B side etch, except SRC[logo] stamp): 1 25269 B RE1 SR2 SRC
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, CBS)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 81	UK	1985
25RTL-3001	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Rough Trade	25RTL-3001	Japan	1985
WPCR-14542	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	WEA	WPCR-14542	Japan	2012
9 25269-2	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, LON)	Sire	9 25269-2	US	1985
L 30107, ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Festival Records, Rough Trade	L 30107, ROUGH 81	Australia	1989

Tracklist

1	The Headmaster Ritual
2	Rusholme Ruffians
3	I Want The One I Can't Have
4	What She Said
5	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
6	Nowhere Fast
7	Well I Wonder
8	Barbarism Begins At Home
9	Meat Is Murder

Notes

Original LP released on Rough Trade in February 1985.

Replica of the original LP packaging.
CD has only 9 tracks as the original LP release.

On the CD:
℗ & © 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 25646 65871 8

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, CBS)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 81	UK	1985
25RTL-3001	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Rough Trade	25RTL-3001	Japan	1985
WPCR-14542	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	WEA	WPCR-14542	Japan	2012
9 25269-2	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, LON)	Sire	9 25269-2	US	1985
L 30107, ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Festival Records, Rough Trade	L 30107, ROUGH 81	Australia	1989

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Headmaster Ritual	4:52
2	Rusholme Ruffians	4:19
3	I Want The One I Can't Have	3:13
4	What She Said	2:40
5	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore	4:57
6	How Soon Is Now? Producer – John Porter	6:43
7	Nowhere Fast	2:35
8	Well I Wonder	4:00
9	Barbarism Begins At Home	6:55
10	Meat Is Murder	6:02

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D102693
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company
• Published By – Morrissey / Marr Songs, Ltd.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
• Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
• Recorded At – Amazon Studios
• Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
• Mixed At – Island Studios
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar, Piano – Johnny Marr
• Mastered By – Tim Young
• Music By – Johnny Marr
• Producer – The Smiths (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10)
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Sleeve [Layout] – Caryn Gough
• Voice – Morrissey
• Words By – Morrissey

Notes

Club edition repress issued between 1994 - 1997. Much like Meat Is Murder but pressed with SID codes.

Mixed - Winter 1984.

© 1985 Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. except "How Soon Is Now?" © 1984 Morrissey/Marr Songs Ltd. All rights for the Western Hemisphere administered by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI. All rights outside of the Western Hemisphere administered by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

Cover star culled from Emile de Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig' used by permission.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: 1 25269-2 SRC+02 M1S11
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7C
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, CBS)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 81	UK	1985
25RTL-3001	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Rough Trade	25RTL-3001	Japan	1985
WPCR-14542	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	WEA	WPCR-14542	Japan	2012
9 25269-2	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, LON)	Sire	9 25269-2	US	1985
L 30107, ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Festival Records, Rough Trade	L 30107, ROUGH 81	Australia	1989

Tracklist

A1	The Headmaster Ritual	4:52
A2	Rusholme Ruffians	4:20
A3	I Want The One I Can't Have	3:14
A4	What She Said	2:42
A5	That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore	4:58
B1	Nowhere Fast	2:37
B2	Well I Wonder	4:00
B3	Barbarism Begins At Home	6:57
B4	Meat Is Murder	6:07

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Record Company – Rough Trade Records
• Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
• Recorded At – Amazon Studios
• Mixed At – Island Studios
• Mastered At – CBS
• Distributed By – Rough Trade
• Distributed By – EFA – EfA 12-3028

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar, Piano, Music By – Johnny Marr
• Layout [Sleeve Layout] – Caryn Gough
• Mastered By – Tim Young
• Mastered By [Vinyl] – G.P.*
• Producer – The Smiths
• Vocals, Lyrics By – Morrissey

Notes

Recorded at Amazon Studios, Liverpool and Ridge Farm, Surrey. Mixed at Island Studios, London in Winter 1984.

Includes printed inner sleeve.

Vertrieb: Rough Trade und Energie für Alle. RTD 28/EfA 12-3028

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 5661
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): ROUGH 81A G.P. RTD 28 - A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): ROUGH 81B G.P. RTD 28 - B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, CBS)	Rough Trade	ROUGH 81	UK	1985
25RTL-3001	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Rough Trade	25RTL-3001	Japan	1985
WPCR-14542	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	WEA	WPCR-14542	Japan	2012
9 25269-2	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(CD, Album, LON)	Sire	9 25269-2	US	1985
L 30107, ROUGH 81	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Festival Records, Rough Trade	L 30107, ROUGH 81	Australia	1989

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