Great story, but no info on a Moz tour yet.

no new pics in this book, all are published
in musicmags and the likes , or covershots
for a Morrissey single.

and photos from world tour 1991, mhhh, haven't I
got that book?

If you've taken trouble to go to the exhibition please post in here what you think of the photos on display and the general ambience of this event etc. I would also be very interested to hear what Moz/Smiths fans/tourists visiting London think of the exhibition.

Is the reporter from the Evening Standard correct in stating that the exhibition is strictly for Moz/Marr afficionados only? Does one have to be a Smiths fan to attend this space? Is it a non-event?

I'll be attending on Friday, so hold your breath for my two penneth point of view...

I've ordered the book, but apparently the quality of the original print run was poor for both the hard and soft backed copies, and they (Vision On) had to do a total reprint onto quality paper.

Amazon says it's out "April 4th" - that's obviously not right, since it's april 9th and we've got nothing.

Such lovely, wonderful photographs, well most, well some, well nevermind.

Gimme break dear. You don't want to give a toss about some nobodies who appeared in Big Brother? And James whatshisname is wellknown because he's Kylie Minogue's boyfriend.
This big do will soon appear in the pages of 'Hello', you know, thats why they shipped so-called celebrities by the truckload. It wouldn't be half as media-friendly if some really interesting people would have gone. Goodbye bedsit, hello PR office.

This is my debut post! Hello Moz fans everywhere!
        I went to see Kevin Cummins' exhibition on Thursday (11/04/02). The gallery itself, Proud Central, is quite small, the top floor is only the size of a couple of large rooms, and it has photos of various celebrities, politicians and sporting heroes, aswell as other photos. The bottom floor is completely given over to the Smiths and Beyond exhibition, and is quite a good deal larger. The first thing you notice on entering the gallery is Moz's dulcet tones! I don't know if it is on repeat play all day, but 'The Very Best Of The Smiths' was being played when I visited. It was really a delight to look at the pictures with this soundtrack (although perhaps 'Kill Uncle', or even a live show might have been more appropriate considering the exhibition's themes).
        There are probably around a hundred or so pictures in the exhibition (I don't
remember exactly). They are all in black and white. Roughly speaking, as has been reported, there are photos from the Tatton Park 1983 shoot, a few other Smiths' performances, a handful from the Wolverhamption '88 gig, a shoot at Rochdale canal, Morrissey's 'Kill Uncle' Tour and a few of Johnny Marr post-Smiths, and some of Electronic. The majority were from the 'Kill Uncle' tour, and showed Moz on stage, backstage, soundchecking, and in various poses (such as the 'Penis is mightier than the sword' shot). There were also loads of shots of the fans, I wonder how many of them know that they are featuring here? A particular gem was a Japanese fan with 'Morrissy'(sic) written across his chest, as well as a whole host of Moz-mad Dubliners in another picture, half of whom seemed to be sporting imitations of the famous quiff. Another particularly brilliant photo for me was Jonny Marr in front of the Salford lads club in 1991 (it's different to the one in the 'The Smiths and Beyond' book) with Marr positively glaring back at the camera, it seemed to show at once all the frustration he maybe felt about his legacy, how he wanted to move one. Another favourite was the photo featured in the book, Marr with a fake tattoo saying 'ex-Smith, '82-'87'. Of course most of the Morrissey shots are absolutely brilliant, I'm sure the live ones will be very evocative for those lucky
enough to have seen the Kill Uncle tour (having only seen the 'Live in Dallas' DVD myself). The only people who might feel slightly left out are the Smiths' 'engine room' - only a couple of individual shots of Rourke and none of Joyce alone (as far as I can remember). With it being called 'The Smiths and Beyond' you might have expected a few more.
        You could also buy a pack of 14 postcards for £10, else they were £1 each. I bought them, they are really good quality, and a fairly representative selection. One is not a photo at all but one of the pages from the Cummins book, the Morrissey quote 'I would never ever do anything as vulgar as having fun'. I think I'll put that one on my door at Uni next term! You could also buy signed copies of the book 'The Smiths And Beyond'. The funny thing was, it wasn't advertised that they were signed at all, I only found out when I got mine home. Not all of the pictures in the book are in the exhibition, and not all of the pictures in the exhibition are in the book - but it does feature some great photos, and some excellent quotes from El Morrissey. All of the pictures on show had a price tag beneath them, ranging from just over a hundred pounds to five hundred pounds
for the best ones of Morrissey (the ones of the fans, for example, were quite a bit cheaper). Someone had written in the guest book '£3 is a rip-off for the priveledge of buying photos at extortionate prices'. Personally I enjoyed my visit immensely and at only £3 (or a mere £2 if you're an impovrished student like me) there really is no excuse if you live near London. There were many other touching and heartfelt comments in the guestbook, obviously written by genuine fans of the gr

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