About to spin recently found Morrissey “Tomorrow”, extremely rare 1992 US Sire 12” promo only purple #vinyl record. Clearaudio turntable looks happy with that partner!
Advertising poster for The Smiths single:
“What difference does it make”, 1984Cover star: Terence Stamp in an outtake
from the film:”The Collector” 1965
Cool promo poster! #TheSmiths, 1984.
Morrissey I Want The One I Can’t Have (Glastonbury 2011) (by ErmmMusic)
The Smiths 2011? Almost! Awesome performance!
Morrissey Action Is My Middle Name (Glastonbury 2011) (by ErmmMusic)
New song by Morrissey at Glasto’11. Brilliant vocal melodies! Stunning vid & audio
Twenty-five years ago today, The Smiths released their third — and, arguably, best — album, the 10-track The Queen is Dead, a note-perfect marriage of Johnny Marr’s peerless pop songcraft and Morrissey’s pointed political commentary, lovesick laments and wicked humor.
Released June 16, 1986, in the U.K. and a week later in the U.S., the album reached No. 2 in the British charts, and spawned a pair of unforgettable singles “The Boy With the Thorn In His Side” and “Bigmouth Strikes Again,” as well as perhaps the most beloved song in the band’s canon: “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.”
To mark the anniversary of one of the landmark albums of the ’80s, we offer up this (nearly) complete video of the band’s Oct. 23, 1986, Queen is Dead tour stop at the National Ballroom in Kilburn, from which the live album Rank was culled. You can watch it in the playlist posted here, or check out individual tracks at Slicing Up Video.
A gem in pop history!
Found in my mailbox: #TheSmiths ‘What difference does it make’, — a bit of an obsession rightnow!—, 1984 original japanese 12” #vinyl, complete with obi plus insert. All in immaculate condition. Now, where do these guys in Japan get this vinyl from, in such a pristine condition, given the decades past? They care a lot in keeping these items in perfect shape!
What difference does it make? It makes some! The Smiths 7 inchers. Left, Terence Stamp sleeve after the movie The collector; this, in particular, is a reissue contained within the Singles Box recently released by Rhino. At your right is the real thing: Morrissey sleeve, US 7” Rough Trade, 1984, promo copy. A very scarce item.
