Talk:The Queen Is Dead

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[edit] <^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^>

[edit] "I Know It's Over"

Inaccuracy: "According to Johnny Marr (as recounted by Smiths biographers Johnny Rogan and Simon Goddard), the vocal for the epic "I Know It's Over" was recorded in one take."

Goddard's book doesn't say this, in fact it goes to far as to provide direct allusions to a slightly earlier draft of the lyrics ("icy bed" for example) - I Know It's Over's vocals as per the album were not the "first" take but one of the first takes. ToneLa 22:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cover me

I've heard ("Pop-Up Video", I think) Salford Lads' Club is on the cover of The Queen is Dead. U.S. ed? or what? Trekphiler 10:51, 18 December 2006 (UTC) (Not that I much care...)

Isn't it "Cemetery" gates? James.Spudeman 19:11, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
There is a group photo on the inside gatefold of the original LP (an alternate take of this seminal shot was used in the CD booklet) taken in front of the Salford Lads Club. The front cover and inner sleeve feature Alain Delon, while the back cover is plain green. -- Curt Woyte (talk) 13:17, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Robert Christgau

Is this review relevant? There's no critical analysis just a paragraph that seems to suggest it's the writers favourite Smiths album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.211.128.83 (talk) 19:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Expand and reference this, and it could easily be a featured article

Thoughts?--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 00:36, 26 January 2008 (UTC)