The Very Best of Morrissey with Bonus DVD 25th April

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

Moonriver (extended 9:39 version) is in the approximately top 20 of his solo releases? I like it and all but is it really one of the best of the best? Time wise they could have added two or three other songs in it's place.

 

[Vauxhall95]

Does that mean vinyl only? Noooo! Why, oh why?

Yes, I'm equally confused. Am I to understand the CD single will not have both unreleased songs?! I'm not buying the new "Very Wonderful Hits" because I could burn a copy of it tonight if I so desired. I would buy the CD single, but not if it only has one bonus track. My days of spending $12 for an import CD single are over.

Any mention of remastering any of the material? I was burning a compilation for a friend the other day (proselytizing for Moz), and I noticed songs from his older albums the sound volume dips quite dramatically compared to the newer albums. If the songs were remastered, eh, I might buy it.

The whole thing is just bizarre. I like "Break Up the Family" as much as the next person, but to include it on "The Very Best of Morrissey" seems to be a real stretch. The 9 minute version of "Moonriver?" Really?

Also, I get it: vinyl is cool and trendy, but please meet the consumer half way: most of us don't have USB turntables, and I'm not buying one for a 7" single with a single unreleased track.

 

[the_kaz]

Oh, Morrissey, Morrissey, Morrissey... I'm not digging out my old turntable for one extra B-side! Like most people, I play all my music digitally now. I'd buy the vinyl if there was a download code for the track (as lots of other artists do), but as there's no mention of that, and it didn't happen with the 'Refusal' B-sides, I have no reason to believe this will occur now. Very disappointing...

 

[2-J]

Morrissey has always made some bizarre compilation tracklisting choices, even back to the days of The Smiths... I guess it's the price EMI paid for getting his 'approval' on this...

 

[Oso Blanco]

I'm sure that some people here have that vinyl only b-side on cd already. Maybe one of them could be persuaded to leak a wav rip of this track once the vinyl is out and the song no longer falls under the "strictly confidential" category.

 

[Raphael Lambach]

I only didn't like that it has loads of songs which are on all Morrisssey's compilations - and even on Bona Drag.
Are there many other unreleased tracks?

 

[JoanOfArc]

Great news!

 

[CrystalGeezer]

The whole thing is just bizarre. I like "Break Up the Family" as much as the next person, but to include it on "The Very Best of Morrissey" seems to be a real stretch.

"I'm in love for the first time, and I don't feel bad."

 

[Mozza220559]

I predicted this months ago, but my idea was better. It feels like they've taken my idea as a fawning Moz fan and just taken a steamy EMI shaped shit on it.

Are these his VERY best songs?

I'm sure Kewpie will unearth that thread where I envisioned a nice plush legacy boxset with his very best songs.

 

[goinghome]

The news is being picked up 'all over the place' -

http://www.misformusic.com/2011/02/morrissey-to-release-new-best-of-compilation/

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/morrissey-0222-2011/

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a305265/morrissey-presents-new-best-of-album.html

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/morrissey-prepares-unreleased-material

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2011/02/soundbites-acdc-tom-williams-the-boat-lady-gaga-more/

 

[Ryan]

Honestly, it's 2011. Why still release rare tracks only on vinyl? It's totally silly.

 

[not_me_not_I]

Because he's emotionally smitten with vinyl and can't understand why other people might not be.

 

[Raphael Lambach]

I want to see the sleeve soon.
It could leak soon.

 

[joe frady]

Because he's emotionally smitten with vinyl and can't understand why other people might not be.

I'm emotionally smitten with Morrissey and can't understand why other people might not be