chrisarclark
Boycott Moz
can someone explain why Moz seems incapable of issuing a proper, satisfying, logical re-release?
ive juste now noticed that the to-be-released "Glamorous Glue" singles hav Viva Hate outtakes as b-sides- "Safe, Warm Lancashire Home" and "Treat Me Like A Human Being". isuppose it's part of a greatest hits (which spans only Viva Hate to The World Of Morrissey), but would these not be more appropriately placed on a Viva Hate-era re-issue?
this has been going on forever;
in 1997, EMI re-released Viva Hate with 8 bonus tracks- of these, 1 was a live version of a Viva Hate b-side, 3 were Bona Drag-era, 1 was a Kill Uncle-era, 2 were Your Arsenal-era and finally 1 Vauxhall And I-era. sensible....
on the re-issue of Southpaw Grammar in 2009, included was an unreleased song from 1992, Your Arsenal-era, to the exclusion of the excellent SG-b-side, "You Must Please Remember".
the Maladjusted re-issue of 2009 did not mix eras, it just sucked- didn't offer anything new (like, say, "Kit") and actually removed material (though "Papa Jack" was not missed much, the removal of "Roy's Keen" was shocking).
the re-release of "Everyday Is Like Sunday" in 2010 included a version that had a 1991 live cover of the New York Dolls' "Trash"- a cover that is solidly placed in the Kill Uncle-era thanks to its frequent play on that tour and inclusion on the Live In Dallas video. and really, even re-issuing EDILS, a Viva Hate single, as part of a Bona Drag re-release seems a little stupid- should it not have been something like "November Spawned A Monster" (especially since the other b-side was the horrible "November The Second").
speaking of the 20th anniversary edition of Bona Drag, theres another butchering. the first obvious mistake on the original that shouldve been corrected on the re-release was replacing the edit version of the classic "Will Never Marry" with the original full length version- instead, they replaced the original final edit of "Piccadilly Palare" with the inferior "full length version" along with unnecessary edits of "Interesting Drug", "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" and "Suedehead". add 2 previously unreleased/never should hav been released Viva Hate outtakes, another Viva Hate-era outtake in "Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness", an actual Bona Drag-era outtake in "Oh Phoney" (surprisingly logical inclusion), a fair enough if not pointless early version of "At Amber" and a Your Arsenal b-side and you've got another failure.
and now a "Glam Glue" single with Viva Hate-era outtakes (a lot of those kickin'round).
a pretty sorry track record indeed- and that's without even commenting on the lacking, misguided and/or useless track selection on The World Of Morrissey, My Early Burglary Years, Swords and the various greatest hits comps (and even the original Bona Drag). why should this be so difficult?
ive juste now noticed that the to-be-released "Glamorous Glue" singles hav Viva Hate outtakes as b-sides- "Safe, Warm Lancashire Home" and "Treat Me Like A Human Being". isuppose it's part of a greatest hits (which spans only Viva Hate to The World Of Morrissey), but would these not be more appropriately placed on a Viva Hate-era re-issue?
this has been going on forever;
in 1997, EMI re-released Viva Hate with 8 bonus tracks- of these, 1 was a live version of a Viva Hate b-side, 3 were Bona Drag-era, 1 was a Kill Uncle-era, 2 were Your Arsenal-era and finally 1 Vauxhall And I-era. sensible....
on the re-issue of Southpaw Grammar in 2009, included was an unreleased song from 1992, Your Arsenal-era, to the exclusion of the excellent SG-b-side, "You Must Please Remember".
the Maladjusted re-issue of 2009 did not mix eras, it just sucked- didn't offer anything new (like, say, "Kit") and actually removed material (though "Papa Jack" was not missed much, the removal of "Roy's Keen" was shocking).
the re-release of "Everyday Is Like Sunday" in 2010 included a version that had a 1991 live cover of the New York Dolls' "Trash"- a cover that is solidly placed in the Kill Uncle-era thanks to its frequent play on that tour and inclusion on the Live In Dallas video. and really, even re-issuing EDILS, a Viva Hate single, as part of a Bona Drag re-release seems a little stupid- should it not have been something like "November Spawned A Monster" (especially since the other b-side was the horrible "November The Second").
speaking of the 20th anniversary edition of Bona Drag, theres another butchering. the first obvious mistake on the original that shouldve been corrected on the re-release was replacing the edit version of the classic "Will Never Marry" with the original full length version- instead, they replaced the original final edit of "Piccadilly Palare" with the inferior "full length version" along with unnecessary edits of "Interesting Drug", "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" and "Suedehead". add 2 previously unreleased/never should hav been released Viva Hate outtakes, another Viva Hate-era outtake in "Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness", an actual Bona Drag-era outtake in "Oh Phoney" (surprisingly logical inclusion), a fair enough if not pointless early version of "At Amber" and a Your Arsenal b-side and you've got another failure.
and now a "Glam Glue" single with Viva Hate-era outtakes (a lot of those kickin'round).
a pretty sorry track record indeed- and that's without even commenting on the lacking, misguided and/or useless track selection on The World Of Morrissey, My Early Burglary Years, Swords and the various greatest hits comps (and even the original Bona Drag). why should this be so difficult?
