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The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths, album cover

First-year pressing

The Queen Is Dead 1986 UK Pressing (ROUGH 96)

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Artist
The Smiths
Title
The Queen Is Dead
Label
  • Rough Trade ROUGH 96
Country
UK
Released
June 16, 1986
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
MPO Pressing, Gatefold

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • ROUGH 96 A1X FEAR OF MANCHESTER MPOSide A, variant 1
  • ROUGH 96 B1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS MPOSide B, variant 1
  • ROUGH 96 A1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER MPOSide A, variant 2
  • ROUGH 96 B1 THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS MPOSide B, variant 2
  • ROUGH 96 A1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER MPOSide A, variant 3
  • ROUGH 96 B1X THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS MPOSide B, variant 3
  • ROUGH 96 A1X FEAR OF MANCHESTER MPOSide A, variant 4
  • ROUGH 96 B1X THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS MPOSide B, variant 4
All 86 pressings of The Queen Is Dead