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Listen: The Smiths, 'The Queen is Dead' —  previously unreleased live recording

Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Queen is Dead’ — previously unreleased live recording

As part of the promotion for this fall’s expanded reissue of The Smiths’ landmark third album The Queen is Dead, previously unreleased live versions of each track on the record will be released each Monday for the next 10 weeks — starting today with the title track. Stream it right here.

The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album

The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album

The upcoming expanded reissue of The Smiths’ classic 1986 album The Queen is Dead, it turns out, will be bigger than originally thought. Rhino Records this morning formally announced the first-ever expanded reissue from the legendary band, revealing that it will be be released as a 3CD/1DVD boxed set.

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' (Take 1)

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ (Take 1)

There’s not yet been an official announcement of the upcoming expanded reissue of The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead, yet the band’s Facebook page today debuted one of the bonus cuts on that set: the so-called “Take 1” of “There is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Hear it right here.

The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' expected to receive expanded 2CD/1DVD reissue this fall

The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ expected to receive expanded 2CD/1DVD reissue this fall

In the wake of last month’s surprise release of a new “The Queen is Dead” single, The Smiths’ Facebook page has been hinting that something more is in the works involving the band’s beloved 1986 album. And today, it seems, came the first evidence of what many have suspected: The Queen is Dead will receive an expanded reissue.

The Smiths mark today's 'The Queen is Dead' anniversary with new vinyl single release

The Smiths mark today’s ‘The Queen is Dead’ anniversary with new vinyl single release

As had been hinted at last week, a pair of new vinyl releases from The Smiths — 7-inch and 12-inch singles of “The Queen is Dead” — slipped into U.K. shops unannounced today to mark the 31st anniversary of the original release of the band’s classic third album, The Queen is Dead.

The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' getting new 7- and 12-inch vinyl releases next week?

The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ getting new 7- and 12-inch vinyl releases next week?

Rumors have circulated since early this year that the title track to The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead would receive a new 12-inch vinyl single release — and they appear to have been substantiated today by Morrissey’s longtime guitarist Boz Boorer through a photo he posted to Facebook.

The Smiths to issue unreleased versions of 2 songs on Record Store Day 7-inch

The Smiths to issue unreleased versions of 2 songs on Record Store Day 7-inch

Rhino/Warner Bros. will release a limited-edition 7-inch single by The Smiths on Record Store Day next month that features previously unreleased versions of the band’s 1985 single “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side” and its original B-side, “Rubber Ring.” Record Store Day is April 22.