I can't remember when I got it, who I got it from, or for how much. But I always thought it looked like M's handwriting.
Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I can't remember when I got it, who I got it from, or for how much. But I always thought it looked like M's handwriting.
Looking for:
Pale Saints "Mrs. Dolphin" cd
Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb "Portland" Japanese mini lp cd
Stiff Little Fingers "Complete John Peel Sessions" cd
Magnetic Fields "Distant Plastic Trees" Jpn cd
Magnetic Fields "The Wayward Bus" cd, Pop Up
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I think I can pull off that chicken scratch.
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
no.....
I'm stubborn,selfish, and to old.....
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I think it might be.
People think all we do
is sit and think of how
rich we'd be if we didn't drink
We are here your worst fear
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
Send it over and I'll give it a good look.
People think all we do
is sit and think of how
rich we'd be if we didn't drink
We are here your worst fear
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
Hmmm.. yes,It could be his... but no real way of knowing...
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
What's on the record?
Last edited by Giselle; June 11, 2012 at 12:44 AM.
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
It's the test pressing for the Interesting Drug / Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference 7" single.Originally Posted by Giselle
Such A Little Thing... is one of my favourite solo songs by the way.
Why won't you change?
'I will not change
And I will not be nice'
I know why you're dreaming, because it's the only escape
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
To be perfectly honest I do think that's M's handwriting. Why would anyone mimic it at that time? Nice item!
People think all we do
is sit and think of how
rich we'd be if we didn't drink
We are here your worst fear
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I'm obviously no expert, but I have to agree with mikael and I.R. If you look at the first word in particular, the way the lines connect in the 'p's and the join at the top of the 'o' are very characteristic of Morrissey's handwriting.
(A bit off-topic, but studying Morrissey's pre-Smiths handwriting, 'P' is one of the letters that appears to have evolved the most - just in these few pages in the "Words by Morrissey" booklet, you can see it change from a neater, more rounded P, to a loopy-tailed P, to the same "scratchy" P as on the record label. Maybe I'm the only one who finds that interesting though...)
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
It does look like it, but why would Morrissey be the one to put the Rough Trade catalog number on it? Shouldn't that be done by some flunky in the head office?
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
Why would Morrissey be writing catalogue numbers on a factory test press? by 1989 would he still have been interested enough in the record making process to be in a manky factory to be there for the birth of a new baby? I doubt it. and being asked to put the catalogue number on rather than the title cant see it personally, either way nice thing.
I'm stubborn,selfish, and to old.....
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I do think Morrissey is still interested and has always been interested in the packaging and recording process of his vinyls; especially in 1989. 1989 is very much into the infancy of his solo career.Why would Morrissey be writing catalogue numbers on a factory test press? by 1989 would he still
have been interested enough in the record making process to be in a manky factory to be there for the birth of a new baby? I doubt it. and being asked to put the catalogue number on rather than the title cant see it personally, either way nice thing.
I also agree the handwriting is very similar to samples circa that time and could be Moz's.
Will Never Marry
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
Artists are often given test pressings by people at the label as a type of gift. I know Morrissey is given promos and test pressings from label reps/execs. He might have written the serial number on it so he'd know what it was when it went into his collection. He was probably also still excited to have a record with a "POP ____" serial numbers, as the label and designation was resurrected for him, as a POP release hadn't been issued since the late '60s.
Why would Morrissey be writing catalogue numbers on a factory test press? by 1989 would he still have been interested enough in the record making process to be in a manky factory to be there for the birth of a new baby? I doubt it. and being asked to put the catalogue number on rather than the title cant see it personally, either way nice thing.
Looking for:
Pale Saints "Mrs. Dolphin" cd
Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb "Portland" Japanese mini lp cd
Stiff Little Fingers "Complete John Peel Sessions" cd
Magnetic Fields "Distant Plastic Trees" Jpn cd
Magnetic Fields "The Wayward Bus" cd, Pop Up
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
Wait--aren't you answering your own question?
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
No. I was asking if others believe it was his handwriting. Not if it was plausible he crossed paths with it.
Looking for:
Pale Saints "Mrs. Dolphin" cd
Gary Ogan & Bill Lamb "Portland" Japanese mini lp cd
Stiff Little Fingers "Complete John Peel Sessions" cd
Magnetic Fields "Distant Plastic Trees" Jpn cd
Magnetic Fields "The Wayward Bus" cd, Pop Up
Re: Do ya think this is M's handwriting?
I think they're actually given to them to check how the sound came out. If they get the ok from the artist, producer, etc, they move along with the pressing.
Stephane
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