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[[File:Last-Of-The-Famous_International_Playboys.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | [[File:Last-Of-The-Famous_International_Playboys.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | ||
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[[File:Playboys2013digital.jpg | thumb | right | Reissue cover art (Digital)]] | |||
{{Discobox | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | | Name = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | ||
| Total Length = 3:40 | | Total Length = 3:40 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Street | | Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Stephen Street]] | ||
| Producer = [[Stephen Street]] | | Producer = [[Producer::Stephen Street]] | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Morrissey | | Art = Photo of Morrissey, "aged seven, up a tree in a park in Chorlton-on-Medlock" - [[Peepholism: Into The Art Of Morrissey|Peepholism]].<br>Layout: [[Mention::Caryn Gough]]<br>Photo with [[Rick Astley]] backstage at BBC's "[[Top Of The Pops]]" in 1989 (Reissue) | ||
| Vinyl Etching = ESCAPE FROM VALIUM (A-side)<br>RETURN TO VALIUM (B-side) | | Vinyl Etching = ESCAPE FROM VALIUM (A-side)<br>RETURN TO VALIUM (B-side) | ||
| Publisher = [[HMV Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)<br>[[Parlophone Records]] (Reissue) | | Publisher = [[HMV Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)<br>[[Parlophone Records]] (Reissue) | ||
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| ReissueDescription = reissue | | ReissueDescription = reissue | ||
| ReissuePrevious = Suedehead (Mael Mix) | | ReissuePrevious = Suedehead (Mael Mix) | ||
| ReissuePreviousLink = Suedehead ( | | ReissuePreviousLink = Suedehead (single) | ||
| ReissueNext = | | ReissueNext = Satellite Of Love (live) | ||
| ReissueNextLink = | | ReissueNextLink = Satellite Of Love (single) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Information== | |||
Notorious gangsters [[Mention::Reggie Kray]] and [[Mention::Ronnie Kray]] are mentioned in this song. | |||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
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| 03link = Michael's Bones | | 03link = Michael's Bones | ||
| 03-duration = 3:10 | | 03-duration = 3:10 | ||
}} | |||
===7" Vinyl Picture Disc (Reissue)=== | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | |||
| 01link = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 3:40 (Morrissey/[[Stephen Street|Street]]) | |||
| 02 = People Are The Same Everywhere | |||
| 02link = People Are The Same Everywhere | |||
| 02-duration = 2:50 (Morrissey/[[Jesse Tobias|Tobias]]) | |||
}} | |||
===CD (Reissue)=== | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | |||
| 01link = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 3:40 | |||
| 02 = Action Is My Middle Name | |||
| 02link = Action Is My Middle Name | |||
| 02-duration = 2:45 (Morrissey/Boorer) | |||
}} | |||
===Digital Download (Reissue)=== | |||
{{tracklist | |||
| 01 = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys | |||
| 01link = The Last Of The Famous International Playboys (single) | |||
| 01-duration = 3:40 | |||
| 02 = The Kid's A Looker | |||
| 02link = The Kid's A Looker | |||
| 02-duration = 3:09 (Morrissey/Boorer) | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem> | |||
Dear hero imprisoned, | |||
With all the new crimes that you are perfecting | With all the new crimes that you are perfecting | ||
Oh I can't help quoting you | Oh I can't help quoting you | ||
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The last of the famous | The last of the famous | ||
International playboys | International playboys | ||
</poem> | |||
== Sleeve Artwork == | == Sleeve Artwork == | ||
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File:Last-Of-The-Famous_International_Playboys.jpg | Cover art. (1989) | File:Last-Of-The-Famous_International_Playboys.jpg | Cover art. (1989) | ||
File:Playboys2013.jpg | Reissue cover art. (2013) | File:Playboys2013.jpg | Reissue cover art. (2013) | ||
</gallery> | |||
==Image Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Playboys advertisement nme 19890204.jpg | NME ad (February 4, 1989). [[https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/25873/MORRISSEY_ADVERT_1989 Source]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk1wUKoXL20</youtube> | |||
===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
* Directed by [[Tim Broad]] | * Directed by [[Director::Tim Broad]] | ||
{{CommonSongSections | Artist = Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}} | {{CommonSongSections | Artist = Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}} | ||
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|RelatedForumThreads=148127 | |||
|DiscogsReleaseId=409748 | |||
|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=678420, 4458702, 4458308 | |||
|WikipediaPageTitle=The_Last_of_the_Famous_International_Playboys | |||
}} | |||
{{PageDate | |||
|Date=1989-02-11 | |||
}} |
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