The Smiths announce deluxe reissue of 'The Queen Is Dead'

After releasing vinyl copies of the title-track and b-sides 'Oscillate Wildly', 'Money Changes Everything', and 'The Draize Train' earlier this year, The Smiths have now announced their plans to release a deluxe edition of their seminal album 'The Queen Is Dead'.

The reissue will include a fully remastered copy of the original album, a collection of b-sides including a new version of their 'Louder Than Bombs' track 'Rubber Ring', as well as a previously unreleased live album, recorded at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts on the 5th August 1986.

The double-disc vinyl and CD/DVD boxsets are due out on the 20th October via Warner Bros. and you can check out the full tracklisting below.

'The Queen is Dead' Tracklist:
Disc 1

01 The Queen is Dead (2017 Master)
02 Frankly, Mr. Shankly (2017 Master)
03 I know it’s Over (2017 Master)
04 Never Had No One Ever (2017 Master)
05 Cemetery Gates (2017 Master)
06 Bigmouth Strikes Again (2017 Master)
07 The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (2017 Master)
08 Vicar in a Tutu (2017 Master)
09 There is a Light That Never Goes Out (2017 Master)
10 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2017 Master)

Disc 2
01 The Queen is Dead (Full Version)
02 Frankly, Mr. Shankly (Demo)
03 I know it’s Over (Demo)
04 Never Had No One Ever (Demo)
05 Cemetery Gates (Demo)
06 Bigmouth Strikes Again (Demo)
07 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Demo)
08 The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (Demo Mix)
09 There is a Light That Never Goes Out (Take 1)
10 Rubber Ring (Single B-Side) [2017 Master]
11 Asleep (Single B-Side) [2017 Master]
12 Money Changes Everything (Single B-Side) [2017 Master]
13 Unloveable (Single B-Side) [2017 Master]

Disc 3 — Live in Boston
01 How Soon Is Now?
02 Hand In Glove
03 I Want The One I Cant Have
04 Never Had No One Ever
05 Stretch Out And Wait
06 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
07 Cemetry Gates
08 Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring
09 Is It Really So Strange?
10 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
11 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
12 The Queen Is Dead
13 I Know It's Over

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