This sounds wonderful, but elephant in the room : the record and sleeve are dated 2017. Hardly Black Friday RSD? The code "12QID2017A/B" doesn't help either as it is atypical to any other Smiths record code and, again, the date is in the code - hardly for RSD and the date in the code is just bizarre.
The debate elsewhere also states the barcodes relate to a 7 and 12 inch picture disc from the Warner Bros information.
The guy getting frustrated that people are questioning it will have to bite his lip until there is a definitive statement.
Poppy Cocteau got a reaction from poweredbytrust in Smiths - Queen is dead 12" single