Meat Is Murder
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Meat Is Murder is a 1985 album by English rock band The Smiths, noted for its politically charged lyrics, especially its outspoken stance on vegetarianism and animal rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meat Is Murder canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| achieved | number-one album on the UK Albums Chart ⓘ |
| artist | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | photograph from the 1967 documentary In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | The Smiths (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | The Queen Is Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtFeatures | photograph of a U.S. Marine with helmet slogan "Make War Not Love" altered to "Meat Is Murder" ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential in alternative rock
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outspoken on vegetarianism ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| format |
LP record
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compact disc ⓘ digital album ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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indie rock ⓘ jangle pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Johnny Marr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barbarism Begins at Home
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I Want the One I Can’t Have NERFINISHED ⓘ Meat Is Murder (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowhere Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusholme Ruffians NERFINISHED ⓘ That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore NERFINISHED ⓘ The Headmaster Ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ Well I Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ What She Said NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | yes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 39 minutes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal rights
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anti-meat consumption ⓘ vegetarianism ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableWork | Meat Is Murder (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Smiths discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Stephen Street
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The Smiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985-02-11 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Rough Trade Records
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Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
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