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Critically acclaimed Smiths album 'The Queen is Dead' released 30 years ago

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The song "Frankly Mr. Shankly" is today's Morning Edition music selection.

The song was recorded by the Smiths, for their album "The Queen is Dead," which was released 30 years ago today.

The album was a big favorite with critics. SPIN Magazine put it at No. 5 on their list of the best albums of the last 30 years.

In his review, SPIN critic Andrew Unterberger writes, "The pervasive sense of mirth undercutting the misery of "'he Queen Is Dead' is what keeps it from surviving solely as a totem; it's what makes the ten-track masterpiece an LP that music fans don't merely nod to in reverence, but sing along to front-to-back at the top of their lungs."