Morrissey Central “BONFIRE DOUSED” (February 7, 2023)

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Morrissey is ‘too diverse’ for Universal Music Group.
Capitol Records (Los Angeles) will not, after all, release Morrissey’s 2021 album ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’. At the same time, Capitol Records (Los Angeles) are holding on to the album.

Although Morrissey officially signed to Capitol Records Los Angeles, there has been no mention of Morrissey on Capitol’s website or on their Artists roster.

Morrissey has said that although he does not believe that Capitol Records in Los Angeles signed ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ in order to sabotage it, he is quickly coming around to that belief.

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Related items:

• Fiona Dodwell: "Why An Unsigned Morrissey Proves A Lack Of True Diversity In Music" (February 5, 2023)
• [Morrissey Central] "Bonfire Unlit" (November 14, 2022)

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Media item:

• NME: "Morrissey is “quickly coming around to that belief” that Capitol is “sabotaging” his new album" - February 7, 2023

 

[Uncleskinny]

Lack of diversity. Of what? Older white males?

More batshit bunkerness from someone who will never, ever take responsibility for his own actions and blames everyone but himself.

 

[A Man Escaped]

Moz recorded BOT himself didn't he? And then he sold the recordings to Capitol? In that case he may have retained copyright of the material. He would have the option to sign over copyright ownership to Capitol (if he did he is crazy) - or retain copyright ownership himself and simply grant Capitol a licence to exploit the recordings. If he retained copyright of the songs then he could do as you suggested.

I could be wrong but when Central announced Capitol were releasing Bonfire, did it state that it did not include the UK?

If that's the case, if he can release it through someone else in the UK, anyone could buy it online.

 

[Anne]

He signed the recordings to Capital, doesn’t he still have the copyright? Why couldn’t he record the songs anew right now in France and put them out, maybe a double LP with WMTWD?

Taylor Swift is doing something like that, no?

 

[T. H. Auden]

And does the manager have anything to say about this on e.g. Twitter?

 

[SuedeMoz]

Well, at least SER clarified that he hasn't managed to get Morrissey to believe his conspiracy theory yet - though he's going to keep trying.

Of course, there's no self-reflection on whether his own actions in any way contributed to this outcome.

 

[gashonthenail]

I could be wrong but when Central announced Capitol were releasing Bonfire, did it state that it did not include the UK?

If that's the case, if he can release it through someone else in the UK, anyone could buy it online.

Yes you are right that is what was said. Good luck though getting a UK label to release an album that suggests people should have been more angry about an Islamist terrorist attack in Britain.

 

[Anonymous]

We should all write to Capitol and ask them to release the album

Whilst it's frustrating, I do believe that in the long term, Capitol NOT releasing it might be the best thing for all of us.

1) This might finally be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and convince Morrissey to self-release in future, instead of trying to sign with the old major labels he idolised as a kid. The result would be he could release records whenever he wanted, and we'd no longer have to go into a 3-5 year 'wilderness years' period between each contract as he shops himself around.

2)He's in the studio right at this minute, and can re-record the 'Bonfire' songs and release a new version of the album himself. He's licensed out the masters for the previous version, but Capitol would not own any new recordings. And based on the engineering on 'Rebels', it would probably sound a lot better.

He has the finances to set up his own vanity label and self-release. At this stage, the only person holding Morrissey back is himself.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Why do these things keep happening to Morrissey? Why do these things ONLY ever happen to Morrissey?

It’s kind of cool to be a practicing troublemaker when you’re in your twenties and maybe a few years into your thirties (not really, though), but after that it’s just pathetic and if you still can’t keep your career in order after 40 years in the business, you just look foolish.

 

[Lucifer Sam]

He should sing several different Bonfire tracks each night at various upcoming gigs and release them all as live bonus songs on the "Without Music.." album. That's assuming that album sees the light of day.

Excellent idea. It could even be a live album in its own right, not just a bonus disc. Hire a new producer to meticulously record the songs over a series of nights, in concerts and at soundchecks. If the live performances of Rebels against the studio version are any indication, a live album would be a significant improvement over the Watt travesty. After all, the songs from The Queen Is Dead sound so much better on Rank than on the album itself. The rich, layered, lachrymose electric guitars on I Know It's Over against the limp, gauzy, acoustic strumming on the album; the fire and fury on Bigmouth, &c. Indeed, make it a live album.

 

[j*e*t]

I can't believe they would use the wordplays 'Bonfire doused' and 'Bonfire unlit' if they really cared about the victims of the Manchester terrorist bombing.

 

[gashonthenail]

Lack of diversity. Of what? Older white males?

Diversity of opinion and point of view. Something those who praise 'diversity' don't seem to approve of.

 

[tonymaroneypony]

re-record the songs under J.C. and release on his own website...

 

[BookishBoy]

This whole thing is a genius art project, obviously. All of it.

Capitol are now preventing Bonfire from happening. Just as, in Morrissey's view, the UK security forces (run from "the capital", London) should have prevented the "bonfire" itself from happening.

Once again, Morrissey has outwitted us all!

 

[The Wild Turkey]

They need to change their name to Capitol B,
cause this is a capitol bummer.

 

[Lionsy]

I wish he wouldn't post everything like this, potential record labels probably feel like they need to watch what they say lest it turns up on Morrissey Central

It can't help with negotiation when all the dirty laundry is always on show

 

[Anonymous]

Help us Adam Omega you’re our only hope

 

[RBG]

How about live album with all Bonfire songs?

 

[gashonthenail]

I wish he wouldn't post everything like this, potential record labels probably feel like they need to watch what they say lest it turns up on Morrissey Central

It can't help with negotiation when all the dirty laundry is always on show

Very true. The public laundry washing is all a bit Prince Harry.
Unfortunately the odds are now growing that Moz may never release another studio album in his lifetime. The labels will run a mile.

 

[Hamburger]

How about live album with all Bonfire songs?

Some live recordings might sound better than the helium/auto-tune version of Rebels...

 

[caramel sea salt]

The music industry is full of conformists, not rebels. Being signed to a major label is like working for a big company - if you don't fall in line you're out.