Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Marr , the group signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records , on which they released four studio albums , `` The Smiths '' ( 1984 ) , `` Meat Is Murder '' ( 1985 ) , `` The Queen Is Dead '' ( 1986 ) and `` Strangeways , Here We Come '' ( 1987 ) .
They signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records . On this , they released four studio albums : `` The Smiths ( 1984 ) , `` Meat Is Murder '' ( 1985 ) , `` The Queen Is Dead '' ( 1986 ) and `` Strangeways , Here We Come '' ( 1987 ) .