"Meat Is Murder" [1985]

USA/Canada


rest of the world

The Headmaster Ritual
Rusholme Ruffians
I Want The One I Can't Have
What She Said
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
How Soon Is Now?
Nowhere Fast
Well I Wonder
Barbarism Begins At Home
Meat Is Murder

This is the album that proved to the world that the Smiths had staying power. With more diverse lyrical and musical styles, it shot right at number 1 in the band's home country and the success of "How Soon Is Now?" on North American college radio paved the way to the Smiths' first american tour.

For more information, see the "Meat Is Murder" card from the complete discography.