Re: The gun on the cover of You are the Quarry

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> In Mojo's Smiths/Morrissey special there is a small blurb concerning the
> cover (pg 139 for those who wish to reference):

> Sleeve Notes Back like he means it, Morrissey appears immaculate in
> pinstripe suit and tie, wielding a Thompson sub-machine gun, complete with
> Chicago gangster style drum magazine. Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime
> Prime Minister, was photgraphed with an identical weapon in the early days
> of World War II in an image that was later hijacked by the Nazis for
> propaganda purposes. This is the image that Morrissey is referencing.

That where I read that! That was Meltdown time too.
 
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