Tag: The Queen is Dead

Listen: The Smiths, 'Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring' — off 'Live in Boston'

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring’ — off ‘Live in Boston’

The promo team working the reissue of The Smiths’ classic 1986 The Queen is Dead today interrupted their own series of weekly unreleased live tracks that won’t appear on the upcoming deluxe edition to debut one of the live cuts that will be included on the 3CD/1DVD package. Hear it here.

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ — unreleased live take from Berkeley 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ — unreleased live take from Berkeley 1986

The promotional juggernaut behind the reissue of The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead continues with today’s premiere of the latest unreleased live version of a cut off that record. This week it’s “Bigmouth Strikes Again” recorded at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 23, 1986. Stream it here.

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Cemetry Gates’ — unreleased live take from Manchester 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Cemetry Gates’ — unreleased live take from Manchester 1986

Here we go again: Another week, another previously unreleased live version of a track off The Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen is Dead. This week it’s “Cemetry Gates,” recorded Oct. 30, 1986, at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester during the band’s second leg in support of that album.

Morrissey announces new album 'Low in High-School,' plus Hollywood Bowl concert

Morrissey announces new album ‘Low in High-School,’ plus Hollywood Bowl concert

Morrissey today announced the release of his first album in three years and 11th overall as a solo artist, a collection titled Low in High-School that will arrive Nov. 17 via his new Etienne Records imprint on the BMG label, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Never Had No One Ever’ — unreleased live take from Nottingham 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Never Had No One Ever’ — unreleased live take from Nottingham 1986

Another week, another previously unreleased live version of a track off The Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen is Dead. This week it’s “Never Had No One Ever,” recorded Oct. 21, 1986, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham during the band’s second leg in support of that album. Stream it here.

Listen: The Smiths, 'I Know It's Over' — unreleased live take from Los Angeles 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘I Know It’s Over’ — unreleased live take from Los Angeles 1986

It’s week three of the roll-out of unreleased live versions of songs off The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead, which means it’s time for “I Know It’s Over.” So here’s a nearly 8-minute version of the fan favorite recorded Aug. 25, 1986, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Hear it right here.

Listen: The Smiths, 'Frankly Mr. Shankly' — unreleased live take from Milwaukee 1986

Listen: The Smiths, ‘Frankly Mr. Shankly’ — unreleased live take from Milwaukee 1986

The plan to issue a previously unreleased live take of a song off The Smiths’ landmark third album The Queen is Dead continued today with the debut of a live recording of “Frankly Mr. Shankly” from the band’s concert at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Aug. 16, 1986. Stream it here.