The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual

Tracklist

A	The Headmaster Ritual	4:52
B1	Nowhere Fast	2:31
B2	Stretch Out And Wait	2:49
B3	Shakespeare's Sister	2:12
B4	Meat Is Murder	5:34

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Rough Trade Records
• Distributed By – CBS, Heemstede
• Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Megadisc Records & Tapes B.V.

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Andy Rourke
• Drums – Mike Joyce
• Engineer – Stephen Street
• Guitar – Johnny Marr
• Layout – Caryn Gough
• Producer – The Smiths
• Sleeve – Morrissey
• Voice – Morrissey
• Written-By – Marr*, Morrissey

Notes

Side A from the LP "Meat Is Murder"
Side B recorded live in Oxford, 18/03/85.

Licensed from ROUGH TRADE Records. Distributed in the Benelux by CBS, Heemstede.

Made in Holland

This is the 'correct' version without misspelling on the back cover, with the correct speed "45 RPM" on the labels, without the misspelling of "Meat Is Murder" on the b-side label, and with the following credits on the labels:

Both sides: All songs published by WARNER BROS. MUSIC LTD.
℗ 1985 ROUGH TRADE/MEGADISC RECORDS & TAPES B.V.

B-side: All songs written by Morrissey & Marr

At least two 'alternate'/misprinted versions exist:

Version 1: "Shakespeare's Sister" is incorrectly written as "Shakespear's Sister" on the cover backside.

Version 2: Wrong speed "33 ⅓ RPM" printed on both labels and "Meat is Murder" is mistyped as "Heat is Murder" on the b-side label. The labels are also slightly different compared to this 'correct' version and version 1. "Shakespeare's Sister" is spelled correctly on cover backside.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): MD 125295-A/57 261-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): MD 125295-B/57 262-1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MD 5290	The Smiths	The Headmaster Ritual / Oscillate Wildly ‎(7", Single)	Megadisc	MD 5290	Netherlands	1985
RTT 215CD	The Smiths	The Headmaster Ritual ‎(CD, Single)	Rough Trade	RTT 215CD	UK	1988
PRO-A-2333	The Smiths	The Headmaster Ritual ‎(12", Promo)	Sire	PRO-A-2333	US	1985
MD 5295	The Smiths	The Headmaster Ritual ‎(7", Single, RE, RM)	Rhino Records , Megadisc	MD 5295	UK	2009
D 1079	The Smiths	The Headmaster Ritual ‎(CD, Single)	Rough Trade, Festival Records	D 1079	Australia & New Zealand	1990

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