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Wonder if this was ever noted on solo?
Mark E Smith parodies Morrissey NME front cover, 1988
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‘This wonderful and frightening photo of MES has long perplexed fans. My theory was that it was a deliberate parody of Morrissey's topless NME cover from just a few weeks previous to the publication of Spex.
So I recently tracked down the photographer, Wolfgang Burat, and asked him. And he kindly took the time to reply and confirm that I was right - it was a satire of Morrissey's picture.’
Mark E Smith parodies Morrissey NME front cover, 1988
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‘This wonderful and frightening photo of MES has long perplexed fans. My theory was that it was a deliberate parody of Morrissey's topless NME cover from just a few weeks previous to the publication of Spex.
So I recently tracked down the photographer, Wolfgang Burat, and asked him. And he kindly took the time to reply and confirm that I was right - it was a satire of Morrissey's picture.’