{"product_id":"the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead-indie-exclusive-pic-disc-vinyl-7","title":"The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (Indie Exclusive Pic Disc) Vinyl 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e7” pressing of the title track from what is arguably \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Morrissey%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lp-4340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ebest album\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e released 31 years to the day before this release. “The Queen Is Dead” appears here for the first time on a single, and is a rare edit which omits the sing-along intro (a sample of “Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty” from 1962 film \u003cem\u003eThe L-Shaped Room\u003c\/em\u003e). We don’t have much info on the extent to which \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Morrissey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorrissey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=johnny+marr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e were involved in this, but it contains all the trappings of a typical \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Morrissey%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSmiths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e release, including the melodramatic portrait nicked from a film still on the front (in this case, \u003cstrong\u003eMargherita Caruso\u003c\/strong\u003e portraying the Virgin Mary in 1964’s \u003cem\u003eIl Vangelo Secondo Matteo\u003c\/em\u003e). The b-side contains “I Keep Mine Hidden,” which is apparently the last song \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Morrissey%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e recorded before their publicly dramatized breakup and which previously appeared as the b-side to \u003cem\u003eGirlfriend In A Coma\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead-indie-exclusive-vinyl-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e Also available as a 12” maxi single\u003c\/a\u003e with the rare instrumentals “Oscillate Widly,” “Money Changes Everthing” and “The Draize Train” on the b-side. Both are extremely limited (we don’t have numbers, so don’t ask) and essential for any \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Morrissey%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e completist. Which, if you’re reading this, is probably you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eindie exclusive pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on 7\" picture disc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeluxe vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warner Bros. Records 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Salford Lad 07\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"The Smiths","offers":[{"title":"7\" Vinyl","offer_id":39831110408,"sku":"lp-8787","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/smiths-queenisdead7-main.jpg?v=1759269725","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead-indie-exclusive-pic-disc-vinyl-7","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}