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The Smiths - Meat Is Murder - VINYL LP

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Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1985 album from the legendary British quartet. With their second proper album Meat Is Murder, The Smiths began to branch out and diversify, while refining the jangling guitar pop of their debut. InchThe Headmaster RitualInch and InchI Want the One I Can't HaveInch are fine elaborations of the formula they laid out on the debut, while InchRusholme RuffiansInch is an infectious stab at Rockabilly. Such was their creative thrust at this point; they were seen as the most important British band since Joy Division. Above all though, there was no other British group making music quite like this in 1985.

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  • Genre
    Rock
    Description
    Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1985 album from the legendary British quartet. With their second proper album Meat Is Murder, The Smiths began to branch out and diversify, while refining the jangling guitar pop of their debut. InchThe Headmaster RitualInch and InchI Want the One I Can't HaveInch are fine elaborations of the formula they laid out on the debut, while InchRusholme RuffiansInch is an infectious stab at Rockabilly. Such was their creative thrust at this point; they were seen as the most important British band since Joy Division. Above all though, there was no other British group making music quite like this in 1985.
    Artist
    The Smiths
    Title
    Meat Is Murder
    Format
    VINYL
    Label
    Rhino
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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 3 reviews

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Worthy Sophomore Outing for the Smiths

    Lacks the song by song emotional impact of the Smiths' debut album, but also moves boldly into more interesting song structures and themes.

    Posted by Sean

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must

    Perfect pressing. No complaints. Very silent, audio and stereo separation are loud and clear

    Posted by FishFloyd

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good not great

    This version does not have how soon is now but still has some great tracks.

    Posted by Lcordova5

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