The Smiths - Meat is Murder
Title: The Smiths – Meat Is MurderYear/Genre: 1985, Post-PunkCondition: New
Cultural Facts:
Rec...
Title: The Smiths – Meat Is MurderYear/Genre: 1985, Post-PunkCondition: New
Cultural Facts:
Recorded by the Manchester band at a time when unemployment, Thatcher-era politics, and UK youth disillusionment were shaping their outlook.
The cover uses a Vietnam War photograph with the helmet slogan altered to “Meat Is Murder,” turning antiwar imagery into a militant vegetarian statement.
Morrissey’s outspoken stance on animal rights and authority on this record helped tie The Smiths to stud...