Meat Is Murder pushed the Smiths further into uncomfortable territory. Where the band's debut often concealed its sharpest observations beneath melody and melancholy, their second album pressed more directly on exposed nerves, pairing Marr's bright, intricate guitar work with lyrics preoccupied by cruelty in its various forms, from the schoolyard to the slaughterhouse.
The sleeve, adapted from Emile de Antonio's Vietnam War documentary In the Year of the Pig,repeats an image of an American soldier whose helmet inscription has been replaced with the album title. The result is accusatory and immediately legible, a pop record presented as a protest object.
Released by Rough Trade in 1985, Meat Is Murder arrived during a period when British pop rarely lacked opinions, but seldom expressed them with quite so much conviction. Equal parts sermon, provocation, and collection of songs, the album remains one of the more singular musical artifacts of the decade.
Meat is murder (1985), the smiths
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Meat Is Murder pushed the Smiths further into uncomfortable territory. Where the band's debut often concealed its sharpest observations beneath melody and melancholy, their second album pressed more directly on exposed nerves, pairing Marr's bright, intricate guitar work with lyrics preoccupied by cruelty in its various forms, from the schoolyard to the slaughterhouse.
The sleeve, adapted from Emile de Antonio's Vietnam War documentary In the Year of the Pig,repeats an image of an American soldier whose helmet inscription has been replaced with the album title. The result is accusatory and immediately legible, a pop record presented as a protest object.
Released by Rough Trade in 1985, Meat Is Murder arrived during a period when British pop rarely lacked opinions, but seldom expressed them with quite so much conviction. Equal parts sermon, provocation, and collection of songs, the album remains one of the more singular musical artifacts of the decade.
A first U.K. pressing of Meat Is Murder, the Smiths' landmark 1985 second album. Issued on Rough Trade Records with the sleeve's iconic soldier imagery and distinctive green typography.
Each Reserve collectible is thoughtfully custom-packaged to Jacques Marie Mage standards, with tailored care to each artifact. Each collectible is accompanied by a JMM Certificate of Authenticity and ID card.
