Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Headmaster Ritual	4:52
2	Rusholme Ruffians	4:20
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	6:45
7	Nowhere Fast	2:37
8	Well I Wonder	4:00
9	Barbarism Begins At Home	6:55
10	Meat Is Murder	6:08

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
• Recorded At – Amazon Studios
• Mixed At – Island Studios
• Manufactured By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
• Distributed By – Warner Music Japan Inc.

Credits

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

Notes

Original LP released on Rough Trade in February 1985.
Replica of the original LP packaging with bonus booklet containing lyrics in English & Japanese.

Original LP had only 9 tracks which is reflected on the outer packaging.
CD actually contains 10 tracks, How Soon Is Now? is the bonus track.

Cover star culled from Emile De Antonio's 'In The Year Of The Pig" .

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

℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.
© 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 943674 066186

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, RE, Ltd, 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	1988

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