Their crowning glory, ‘The Queen Is Dead’, is 25 years old this month, and to commemorate that landmark anniversary we’ve talked to everyone involved in the record (OK, one of the interviews ...

The Smiths’ discography abounds with beautiful ballads. There’s the aching “I Know It’s Over” off The Queen Is Dead; there ... is how I feel on the inside,” he sings at one point ...

She wound up recording versions of “Hand in Glove” and another Smiths song with the group’s members serving as her backing band. Shaw’s cover of ... album The Queen Is Dead.

Subsequent albums like “Meat Is Murder” (1985), “The Queen Is Dead” (1986 ... have cited The Smiths as a major influence on their work. Newer bands frequently cover and reference their ...

Cemetry Gates (from The Queen Is Dead ... Smiths as a pop phenomenon and changed the lives of so many forever. 30. Half A Person (Shoplifters Of The World Unite B-side, 1987) Far more enjoyable and ...

They signed with Rough Trade Records in 1983 and their first album, “The Smiths,” was released in 1984. Hit albums include” Meat Is Murder” (1985), “The Queen Is Dead” (1986 ...