Releases
Years Of Refusal: Album cover artwork and information
5 December 2008
The baby pictured with Morrissey on the cover of Years of Refusal is Sebastien Pesel-Browne, who is the son of Charlie Browne, who has been Morrissey's Assistant Tour Manager for many years. Sebastien's mother (Susan) met Charlie at a Morrissey concert in Boston.
Photo: Album artwork
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Morrissey concerts in London and Manchester in May 2009; New album and single release dates
4 December 2008
Morrissey will play at London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday, 11th May 2009, and at Manchester Apollo on his 50th birthday, Friday, 22nd May, and on Saturday, 23rd May.
Support on all shows will be Doll And The Kicks.
Tickets will be onsale on Friday, 5th December.
Morrissey's new studio album Years Of Refusal will be released on 16th February 2009 on Polydor, preceded by the single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" one week prior.
Morrissey tour information; Years Of Refusal, Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris release details
30 October 2008
US dates will now precede the projected tours of New Zealand and Australia for 2009. Years of refusal now has a release date of February 23rd, which will also see the start of a lengthy US tour. New Zealand and Australia will now follow the US dates.
BMG issue a redesigned and re-mastered Southpaw Grammar, and Universal issue a redesigned and re-mastered Maladjusted one week after Years of refusal.
The new album is preceded by I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris as a single release. CD1 and CD2 will be supported by two new songs Because of my poor education and Shame is the name. Both songs were recorded with Jerry Finn as part of the refusal sessions, and Shame is the name features additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.
Morrissey now managed by Irving Azoff; Southpaw Grammar: Album re-issue release date and other information
1 October 2008
Morrissey is now managed by Irving Azoff.
BMG have announced 26 January 2009 as the release date for the re-issued 'Southpaw grammar'.
Full track-listing is : 1 The Boy Racer
2 Do Your Best and Don't Worry
3 Reader Meet Author
4 Honey, You Know Where to Find Me
5 Dagenham Dave
6 Southpaw
7 Best Friend on the Payroll
8 Fantastic Bird
9 The Operation
10 The Teachers are Afraid of the Pupils
11 You Should Have Been Nice to Me
12 Nobody Loves Us
The album also features new sleeve artwork by Anthony Lui, including previously unseen photographs by Linder Sterling. Anthony had also designed the sleeves for 'Ringleader of the Tormentors,' 'Live at Earls Court' and 'Greatest hits' plus the last eleven UK singles. Tracks 4, 8 and 11 of the new 'Southpaw grammar' are previously unreleased.
Southpaw Grammar: Album re-issue information and artwork
22 September 2008
BMG's re-issue of Morrissey's Southpaw grammar has gone back to a January release. The CD will include three previously unreleased tracks.
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Message from Morrissey
14 August 2008
MESSAGE FROM MORRISSEY.
The slapdash release of Morrissey live at the Hollywood Bowl is done by Warner without any consultation to me whatsoever, and is in breach of their terms as laid out by themselves in an agreement made for the film between Warner and my ex-manager. Being Warner, predictably the sleeve art is appalling. It is the work of cash-hounds, and I urge people NOT to buy it. I am not signed to Warner, and no royalties from this dvd will come to me. Please spend your money elsewhere.
thank you, MORRISSEY.
Years Of Refusal: New album release date and other information
9 August 2008
At the wish of Universal Music, Years of refusal has been put back to a February 2nd release. There is also, at this stage, still no US label for the album since Morrissey withdrew from Decca US after their poor promotion for the Greatest hits release. There are no further live dates planned for the remainder of 2008.
It is understood that Warner Music in London are releasing a Smiths Greatest Hits album in the final quarter of 2008. This release is without Morrissey's approval or involvement.
All You Need Is Me: Single chart position in the UK
8 June 2008
"All You Need Is Me" has entered the UK singles chart at #24.
All You Need Is Me: New single released today in the UK
2 June 2008
Morrissey's fantastic new single - "All You Need Is Me" - is released on Polydor/Decca today in the UK and will be available for one week only.
The new single is from Morrissey's Greatest Hits compilation and is available in the UK on CD and two 7" vinyl formats.
The UK CD single tracklisting is:
"All You Need Is Me"
"Children In Pieces"
The UK 7" vinyl single 1 tracklisting is:
"All You Need Is Me"
"Drive-in Saturday" (recorded live at the Orpheum Theater, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 May 2007)
The UK 7" vinyl single 2 tracklisting is:
"All You Need Is Me"
"My Dearest Love"
You can order the single on the CD and 7" vinyl formats at recordstore.co.uk and hmv.co.uk.
Also, two versions of "All You Need Is Me" - the studio version and a live version recorded at the Roundhouse in London in January 2008 - are available for download in the UK. You can order the downloads at iTunes UK.
Photos: "All You Need Is Me" UK CD and 7" vinyl single sleeves
Years Of Refusal: New album information; Southpaw Grammar: Remastered version details; Ireland festival and concert dates
30 May 2008
Morrissey's new studio album 'Years of Refusal' is now complete, and is set for a September release by Polydor UK (Universal). It has yet to be decided which Universal label will release the album in the US.
'Years of Refusal' has 12 tracks and is produced by Jerry Finn.
Prior to this, Sony-BMG will issue a remastered version of 'Southpaw Grammar' in July. This album, first released in 1995, will include three previously unreleased tracks, and new artwork.
In addition to the Cork Festival on June 26th, Morrissey will play a concert at Kilmainham Hospital in Dublin on June 28th.
