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On the cover of the original The Last of the Famous International Playboys the letter M has a 'genus' symbol on it. Anyone know why?
It has to do with Jim HensonOn the cover of the original The Last of the Famous International Playboys the letter M has a 'genus' symbol on it. Anyone know why?
I don't get your joke.It has to do with Jim Henson
I looked that up and to my eye it is definently not that. Also, the Morrissey I know always does things for a reason when it comes to design amd I don't figure something so specific would be just for a Gothic touch.í'd always pegged it as a double overlaid tilde, but eitherway, it all added to the "rather Gothique" whole, as per Jo Slee.
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Thanks for posting the image! Very kind of you. I looked up a paragraph symbol and it is called a 'pilcrow'. It does not look like this symbol at all. But I did find that the symbol on the cover is actually called a 'section' sign, not a 'genus' synbol as I had originally called it. Here's the wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_sign One of the descriptions given for the sign is a 'double S'. I found this interesting for the fact that the name Morrissey has double S's in it. Maybe it was his own inside joke referencing that his name has two S's in it not one as it is sometimes misspelled by those who are oblivious or just don't care. Or maybe he just thought it looked cool. Lol. I hate not knowing. These are the things that kill me. I wish I could ask him about it over tea.I always thought of it as a "paragraph" (§) symbol. Since the song is one of those dealing with "the romance of crime" I always assumed that the sign was a nod to this topic. I could be completely wrong though.
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Thanks for posting the image! Very kind of you. I looked up a paragraph symbol and it is called a 'pilcrow'. It does not look like this symbol at all. But I did find that the symbol on the cover is actually called a 'section' sign, not a 'genus' synbol as I had originally called it. Here's the wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_sign One of the descriptions given for the sign is a 'double S'. I found this interesting for the fact that the name Morrissey has double S's in it. Maybe it was his own inside joke referencing that his name has two S's in it not one as it is sometimes misspelled by those who are oblivious or just don't care. Or maybe he just thought it looked cool. Lol. I hate not knowing. These are the things that kill me. I wish I could ask him about it over tea.
Uhm, yeah, I think this was a (translation) mistake on my side. English is not my first language and the "section sign" is called a "paragraph mark" in my first language. So I was referring to the right thing using the wrong term because I was too lazy to look it up.
Anyway, like I said, I believe that the topic of the lyrics being crime has something to do with the symbol being used on the cover because it is always used in legal code. But I like your theory about the 'double S' as well.
Uhm, yeah, I think this was a (translation) mistake on my side. English is not my first language and the "section sign" is called a "paragraph mark" in my first language. So I was referring to the right thing using the wrong term because I was too lazy to look it up.
Anyway, like I said, I believe that the topic of the lyrics being crime has something to do with the symbol being used on the cover because it is always used in legal code. But I like your theory about the 'double S' as well.
The pattern on that single reminded me of that God awful sweater I saw Morrissey wearing in that photo Danton Supple posted a few days back. Yuck.Jo Slee was very descriptive in Peepholism - the fact it isn't mentioned there is odd or such an in joke we'll never know.
The first few singles all had an almost William Morris (arts & crafts movement) art style to them - Playboys more so with the butterflies.
Definitely one of his oddest bits of iconography.
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Can't find it on the 7", 12" or cassette single of Interesting Drug.The SS is Stephen Street's initials. That's how I saw it. I thought I saw it on Interesting Drug also but I could be wrong.
MY money is still on Stephen Street.Can't find it on the 7", 12" or cassette single of Interesting Drug.
That's because it's not on there. lol.Can't find it on the 7", 12" or cassette single of Interesting Drug.
The SS is Stephen Street's initials. That's how I saw it. I thought I saw it on Interesting Drug also but I could be wrong.
I doubt Moz would put the initials of a guy that he wouldn't even allow on stage with him onto his OWN NAME on the cover.
I don't see how not wanting Street on stage would equate with his initials not appearing on a sleeve he co wrote. Maybe Morrissey's post Smiths stage appearance was more about performing live with musicians he's worked with before and showing the audience that he was here to stay by presenting everyone that was in The Smiths apart from Johnny Marr. As in we don't need Marr.I doubt Moz would put the initials of a guy that he wouldn't even allow on stage with him onto his OWN NAME on the cover.
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