Agreed. What makes this all the more ironic, is that during the seven year drought between "Maladjusted" and "YATQ," Morrissey refused to release new music directly to his fans via digital downloads, etc. when he was without a label. His reason being he didn't want to release to a niche market, rather continue to be a pop star. Consequently, he waited for a record deal to come along and as history has shown Mozzer made a smashing comeback. I wonder now about the logic of releasing material exclusively on vinyl, which is destined to be purchased by hard core Morrissey fans who don't mind buying vinyl. Is this not the same as releasing to a niche audience?
Maybe it's Manchester thing. Ian Brown's singles last year were released in almost the exact same way: CD single + 2 7"s, one of which was limited, and all of which had unique b-sides. I'm sure there are many others, and I confess to knowing nothing about Ian Brown's stature in the music world over there (niche vs. pop star, etc.) I just wanted the singles because of whom he was collaborating with