Tracks:
01. The Queen Is Dead - The Boo Radleys
02. Frankly Mr. Shankly - The High Llamas
03. I Know It's Over - The Trash Can Sinatras
04. Never Had No One Ever - Billy Bragg
05. Cemetery Gates - The Frank & Walters
06. Bigmouth Strikes Again - Placebo
07. The Boy With A Thorn In His Side - Bis
08. Vicar In A Tutu - Therapy
09. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Divine
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Supergrass
The Smiths Is Dead is a tribute album to the 1980s' English alternative rock band The Smiths, released in 1996. It was compiled by the French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles and released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of 1986's The Queen Is Dead. The album was released at the height of the Britpop phenomenon and contained covers by many popular Britpop acts such as The Boo Radleys, Supergrass, Bis and Placebo. The cover is of David Bradley in a promotional shot for the 1969 film adaptation of A Kestrel for a Knave, entitled Kes.
