What some people will do for a buck or two ....

I think that this will only find an end when Morrissey manages to release his new material, then he'll be respected enough and they will have to think twice about what they are doing. I'm so shocked that didn't happen already, today I was reading how the Tindersticks simply found another "alternative" label because they were not satisfied with Islands. I know very well that alternative ceases to be so when everybody does that, but that's not the point, being "alternative" or not - what's important is to continue that fascinating "music school" of the 90s and 10s of introspection, poetry and thought - those are the values to be defended, while being "alternative" would still be the commercial side of it.

If you're a new Mozzer - please, please, please buy the original lp's.

I thought nobody was going to buy the CD?

ha,

that's almost as bad as this bootleg i saw at bleeker bob's that featured a track entitled "bigmouse strikes again", or this other bootleg that listed 'bigmouth strikes again' as "sweetness"....

WTF!?!

I don't understand why Jeff submits the correct answers, actually.

Maybe when they were doing the layout for this CD, they were just a little company, few employees, little revenue, and the album was going to be a bootleg. Then the guy in the mailroom who just got the job, a true Morrissey fan with the pomp, sideburns, Morrissey ticket stub from 1992 in his wallet next to a picture of Morrissey which is next to his mother's picture won the lottery found out about the bootleg & begged his boss to make it a national release with his winnings.

Then, all too excited about his boss okaying the album being made, the mailroom clerk overlooked that the bootleg layout was kept.

I am sure that everyone has seen the early live Smith's Concerts, one mistake I have seen, FAR too many times, the track "The Crack in the Head" on the lists.

As for John Ported, they should be dragged out & shot for that. Even my mother knows that. Alls I can say is that the "R" is just above the "D" on the keyboard. Again, too excited was the mailroom clerk with A thorn in his side.

Perhaps for Morrissey's Very Best Of, they'll call Suedehead, "I'm So Sorry" as I have heard it has been called on the West Coast*.

* no offense to all on the West Coast intended... because my heart dreams of LA.

Thanks recort company peaple for gret Morisey relese!
Specally, Bigmice Strike Again is wundeful!

Sankful fan... :-)

AFKA Bean

maybe this is what they meant by re-mastered.

the folks at warner we're surelly picking their noses on this one

you guys were complaining that this record was going to be "just like" the other three compilations, nothing original about it.

  Well, there you are, two new Smiths songs that can't be found on any other alblum.

I hope someone writes a letter thanking the record execs for unlocking the vaults and releasing this new material.

What a great day!

Is john porter of smiths fame the same john porter from roxy music? Does anybody know? i'm guessing you do, please enlighten me. i watched totp2 whilst eating my tea and it was a roxy music special you see.

THOSE BASTARDS!

What is going on in the world these days? IS THERE NO SANITY LEFT?!!!
Is this sarcasm, or the gospel truth? Meh, you all decide, I've other thing to worry about!

Oh so sincerely,
DeB of the West Sider Riders ;-)

As we all well know, Morrissey has turned down numerous contracts by many labels. Of course no one but the man himself knows why...we can only make our assumptions.

I would have to assume that the labels are getting tired of waiting around for Morrissey to give them some new material (at their price) so they are digging around re-releasing the old stuff. There's plenty of the old stuff to go around and as long as 'the fans' buy it, they make their money either way. New material or not.

If we want to get NEW material from Morrissey we MUST NOT buy these re-issued re-packaged CD's they feed us. Show the labels that he's worth his asking price.

reminds me of those cheap concert bootlegs where are the songs are misnamed and moz's name is only spelled with a single R. how funny!

upsetting.

Very Best Of appears to contain two new tracks, depending on your definition of new.

'Last Night I Dreamt' is the 7" edit, previously only available on the 'Last Night I Dreamt' 7" vinyl.
'Ask' appears to be a new mix. Has the Steve Lillywhite mix been released before? I don't have my other albums to check. There's also a couple of remastering credits on this track.

Nothing to write home about, I'll grant you, but good for the completist.

Back in 1992 when Moz played in Düsseldorf a guy tried to sell me a T-Shirt with Moz on it and a big "Morrissy". I asked him where the "e" was left and he seemed to be completely surprised about the misspelling. He was kind of shocked and asked me not to tell anyone of the fans in front of the venue. I didn´t, but I didn´t buy the shirt as well...

I can't find it anywhere.

Who knows, with these errors it might become a collectors item.

Completely unforgivable!
Unfortunately, there are more heads than there are
guilotines!

There is one new-ish thing on this CD, and that is the seven-inch edit of "Last Night" is on CD for the first time. Previously it had only been on the.. erm.. seven-inch. It is exactly the same as the LP/12" version, except that it edits out the long ambient part at the beginning of the track.

I find all it all to typical for these errors to have occured and have happened. It is what I called "Let's just put out anyway, any Smiths-Morrissey fan will buy it" It is such a shame that The Smiths and Morrissey do not get their hard earned respect from such Record Company as Warner UK. Whoever is responsible for these errors should be fired!
What is so ironic though is that hard-core fans will buy it regarless because we trully are devoted and supportive fans.

Maybe they had Pedro Guerrero print the CD booklet and case.
Remember, this ex-Dodger did get out of serving time by the claims of his lawyers that he was too stupid to balance his own check book, let alone make his own bed.

that is absolutely horrid!! i officially do not like this comp