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| The Smiths 7" boxset details at sirendisc.com, lists Dec. 8 release date |
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posted by davidt
on Wednesday October 01 2008, @09:00AM
William writes:Found this at www.sirendisc.com which is based out of California but specializes in selling UK imports, mostly singles.
You can look up The Smiths in their search of just click on Future Releases and scroll down to the S's.
The boxset will consist of 12 7" singles, 10 of which will be sold individually. ---
Singles Box Set (12x7")
A limited edition UK only 7" box set featuring two exclusive singles. The DJ "A" label promo (Cat No. R61DJ) of Still Ill / You've Got Everything Now & The Headmaster Ritual / Oscillate Wildly, originally released in July 1985, on Megadisc in Holland.
COUNTRY: UK
Format: 7" SINGLE VINYL BOX
Expected Release Date: 8-Dec-08
Best Ordered Before: 28-Nov-08
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| Len Brown interview in the Manchester Evening News |
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posted by davidt
on Wednesday October 01 2008, @09:00AM
An anonymous person writes:I just heard from a pretty good source that Morrissey has just signed with AGM: Andy Gould Management - Andy Gould manages bands like Metallica so its kind of weird - More to come I suppose ---
An anonymous person writes:
Morrissey wants more James Dean artifacts
Morrissey who recently bought the famed James Dean watch is now on the hunt for more artifacts. He had his people contact Heritage Auction house in Dallas TX. and ask them to find everything they can get related to the late actor. Price was no object.
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| NFL ad featuring "Everyday Is Like Sunday" cover on YouTube |
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posted by davidt
on Wednesday October 01 2008, @09:00AM
An anonymous person sends teh links / excerpts:
Where is Britain's national pride? Not in pop music - The Guardian
"British rock has very little by way of comparison, and is the poorer for it. Morrissey believed that Manchester had so much to answer for, and said so, but where are the other songwriters paying tribute, for better or worse, to their home towns?"
David Cameron stole my favourite author - The Guardian
"Cameron's already played his Smiths-worshipping card, defeating Hazel Blears' silly attempts to prevent him being snapped outside Salford Lads' Club. His latest revelation puts me in danger of if not actually liking him; that would be dangerously naοve at least recognizing his human-like traits, wondering exactly what his progressive vision of England looks like
It's strange to be the same age, and to share similar tastes to the probable next prime minister the inexorable march of time and all that. Although never an avid Smiths fan, I admire Morrissey's lyrics
and Boz Boorer's guitar playing, while getting the New York Dolls back together for Meltdown deserves a knighthood in itself, which he'll probably soon get."
Why records should face the vinyl curtain - The Guardian
"Morrissey was right in some regards, though - we should smash the turntables, hang the DJs and make bonfires of the scratchy crap they worship in a mass abandonment of life-cluttering, natural resource-wasting, soul-restraining, spirit-encumbering, planet-raping, petite-bourgeois "stuff"."
Murder, madness and lots of black trousers - The Guardian
"Dressed from head to toe in black, with a store of glowering songs about murder, kidnappings, mental illness and funerals, White Lies are the latest pretenders to Joy Division's gloom-pop throne. And, because the well-spoken Chiswick trio drape their dark, literate tales around skyscraping hooks and galloping, radio-friendly choruses, they are definite contenders for big-league success in 2009."
Should City be smiling? - Sky Sports
"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is." Oscar Wilde
In 1989 another sharp-tongued bard sung of the last of the international playboys but Morrissey's vision of the future has proved less than prophetic, for rather than die out in sun-kissed Marbella hideaways the modern day player buys a football club."
The 411 Music Top Five 09.17.08: Songs of the 1980s - 411mania.com
"After a couple weeks' hiatus, 411Music's Top 5 comes back strong. We list off our top 5 songs from the 1980s, which, let's be honest, might be the best decade for music ever. Come in and leave your top 5, as well!"
Morgan Marx
1. The Smiths "How Soon Is Now?" from Hatful of Hollow: I know, I know, not very original. But it was the first Smiths song I heard before I knew anything about the band (thanks Boston's WFNX "Leftover Lunch"). Johnny Marr's vibrato guitar latches onto the listener and doesn't let go. Morrissey is at his most sorrowful and his most poignant. I think everyone has experienced that feeling of going out full of promise, whether to a club or a concert, only to find yourself heading home alone. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sob into a pillow.
Were the 80s really this depressing? To me, it was a time of Voltron and an NES system for kindergarten graduation and Thundercats and shoes with dinosaur tracks on the soles. For Curtis, Morrissey, Ian McCulloch and Dave Gahan it was a time of sexual insecurity, blackness, and haunting reverb. What a difference a generation makes."
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| The Sound Of The Smiths (Nov. 3) release info, 7" singles boxset exclusive at Rhino.co.uk |
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posted by davidt
on Friday September 26 2008, @09:00AM
Looks like the compilation Hang The DJ previously described as "without Morrissey's approval or involvement" is now approved and called The Sound Of The Smiths. Sheridan Whiteside sends the link:
Morrissey and Marr collaborate for Smiths hits and rarities compilation (includes full tracklisting) - NME.com
Former Smiths singer and guitarist Morrissey and Johnny Marr are set to release a compilation of their old band's rarities in November.
Excerpt:
Morrissey came up with the title of the compilation 'The Sound Of The Smiths' while Marr supervised the mastering of the album.
The album will be available as either a one-disc or two-disc version. The one-disc version contains 23 of the band's singles or would-be singles including songs such as 'Still Ill' and 'You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby', which were originally intended to be singles but didn't end up getting released as such.
The second disc will contain 22 songs, including rare B-sides and live recordings. Included on the disc are the Troy Tate-produced 'Pretty Girls Make Graves', a cover of James' 'What's The World', and a live version of 'Meat Is Murder', the title track of The Smiths' 1985 UK Number One album.
Both discs will be available to download as well as being released on physical formats.
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billybud69 writes:Just been on rhino website looking for details of smiths best of, and found this...
"...On November 3rd 2008 Rhino will release 'The Sound Of The Smiths' On the same day the 7" vinyl Singles boxset will also be available exclusively from Rhino.co.uk. Further details to follow"
7" vinyl boxset surely nothing left to reissue?
Sleeve at rhino.co.uk:
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deanadshead sends the link to the Deluxe edition info page at Amazon.co.uk (listed release date Nov. 10), which has a different sleeve image:
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posted by davidt
on Friday September 26 2008, @09:00AM
mozandeffect writes:Johnny Marr is scheduled to be interviewed by Radio2 presenter Johnnie Walker this Sunday, 1630 to 1830. more details here. |
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