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.

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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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.

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.

8 June 2008

"All You Need Is Me" has entered the UK singles chart at #24.

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.com.

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

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.

22 May 2008

Forty-nine years ago to the day, a star was born. Happy Birthday, Steven Patrick Morrissey!

In a press release, Polydor UK have announced that Morrissey's new single, "All You Need Is Me" - originally due to be released on 19 May in the UK - is now set for a 2 June release and will be available for one week only.

"All You Need Is Me" is one of the new songs to have graced Morrissey's set lists at recent concerts. He also played the song earlier this year on Later...With Jools Holland, alongside other new songs - "That's How People Grow Up" and "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" - and his classic "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys."

The new single will be available on CD and two 7" vinyl formats. Two of the B-sides - "Children In Pieces" and "My Dearest Love" - are new songs recorded in Los Angeles with composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who has won Oscars for his music for the films Brokeback Mountain and Babel, as well as BAFTAs for his music for the films The Motorcycle Diaries and Babel. The new songs feature additional production and were mixed by Jerry Finn, producer of 2004's widely acclaimed UK #2 album You Are The Quarry, who has also produced the A-side "All You Need Is Me." A third B-side is a cover version of the David Bowie song "Drive-in Saturday." The cover version was recorded live during Morrissey's North American tour in 2007.

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"
"My Dearest Love"

The UK 7" vinyl single 2 tracklisting is:

"All You Need Is Me"
"Drive-in Saturday" (recorded live at the Orpheum Theater, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 May 2007)

Jerry Finn is currently finishing production of Morrissey's new studio album, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006's UK #1 album Ringleader Of The Tormentors. The new studio album is scheduled for autumn 2008. Details will be announced soon.

Morrissey's Greatest Hits compilation is out now on Decca/Polydor. The collection spans Morrissey's 20-year solo career and includes UK Top 10 and Top 20 singles.

Morrissey will headline O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park on 4 July - his only UK date this summer. He has chosen Beck, New York Dolls, The Courteeners, Black Kids, Siouxsie Sioux, Guillemots, Dirty Pretty Things, The Wombats, and Noise Is The Best Revenge, among others, to be his guests at Hyde Park.

"All You Need Is Me" can be pre-ordered from recordstore.co.uk.

10 April 2008

In a press release, Polydor UK have announced that Morrissey's new single, "All You Need Is Me," will be released on Decca/Polydor on 19 May in the UK.

"All You Need Is Me" is one of the new songs to have graced Morrissey's set lists at recent concerts. He also played the song earlier this year on Later...With Jools Holland, alongside other new songs - "That's How People Grow Up" and "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" - and his classic "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys."

The new single will be available on CD and two 7" vinyl formats. Two of the B-sides - "Children In Pieces" and "My Dearest Love" - are new songs recorded in Los Angeles with composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who has won Oscars for his music for the films Brokeback Mountain and Babel, as well as BAFTAs for his music for the films The Motorcycle Diaries and Babel. The new songs feature additional production and were mixed by Jerry Finn, producer of 2004's widely acclaimed UK #2 album You Are The Quarry, who has also produced the A-side "All You Need Is Me." A third B-side is a cover version of the David Bowie song "Drive-in Saturday." The cover version was recorded live during Morrissey's North American tour in 2007.

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"
"My Dearest Love"

The UK 7" vinyl single 2 tracklisting is:

"All You Need Is Me"
"Drive-in Saturday" (recorded live at the Orpheum Theater, Omaha, Nebraska, 11 May 2007)

Jerry Finn is currently finishing production of Morrissey's new studio album, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006's UK #1 album Ringleader Of The Tormentors. The new LP is due for an autumn 2008 release.

Morrissey's Greatest Hits compilation is out now on Decca/Polydor. The collection spans Morrissey's 20-year solo career and includes UK Top 10 and Top 20 singles.

Morrissey will headline O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park on 4 July - his only UK date this summer. He has chosen Beck, New York Dolls, The Courteeners, Black Kids, Siouxsie Sioux, Guillemots, Dirty Pretty Things, The Wombats, and Noise Is The Best Revenge, among others, to be his guests at Hyde Park.

"All You Need Is Me" can be pre-ordered from recordstore.co.uk.

25 March 2008

Morrissey's wonderful Greatest Hits compilation is released on Decca today in the US.

The collection includes two new songs - "That's How People Grow Up" and "All You Need Is Me."

The album is available now on standard CD, limited edition two-disc deluxe CD (with Live At The Hollywood Bowl disc, including a US-only bonus track), and digital download. A double vinyl LP version will be available on April 1.

The US standard CD tracklisting is:

"First Of The Gang To Die"
"In The Future When All's Well"
"I Just Want To See The Boy Happy"
"Irish Blood, English Heart"
"You Have Killed Me"
"That's How People Grow Up"
"Everyday Is Like Sunday"
"Redondo Beach"
"Suedehead"
"The Youngest Was The Most Loved"
"The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"
"The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get"
"All You Need Is Me"
"Let Me Kiss You"
"I Have Forgiven Jesus"

The US limited edition two-disc deluxe CD tracklisting is:

Disc 1: Greatest Hits

"First Of The Gang To Die"
"In The Future When All's Well"
"I Just Want To See The Boy Happy"
"Irish Blood, English Heart"
"You Have Killed Me"
"That's How People Grow Up"
"Everyday Is Like Sunday"
"Redondo Beach"
"Suedehead"
"The Youngest Was The Most Loved"
"The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"
"The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get"
"All You Need Is Me"
"Let Me Kiss You"
"I Have Forgiven Jesus"

Disc 2: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

"The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"
"The National Front Disco"
"Let Me Kiss You"
"Irish Blood, English Heart"
"I Will See You In Far-Off Places"
"First Of The Gang To Die"
"I Just Want To See The Boy Happy"
"That's How People Grow Up" (US only)
"Life Is A Pigsty"

The US double vinyl LP tracklisting is:

"First Of The Gang To Die"
"In The Future When All's Well"
"I Just Want To See The Boy Happy"
"Irish Blood, English Heart"
"You Have Killed Me"
"That's How People Grow Up"
"Everyday Is Like Sunday"
"Redondo Beach"
"Suedehead"
"The Youngest Was The Most Loved"
"The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"
"The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get"
"All You Need Is Me"
"Let Me Kiss You"
"I Have Forgiven Jesus"

You can order the album on the CD and LP formats at Tower.com. And you can order the download of the album at iTunes USA.

Photo: Greatest Hits sleeve