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    Morrisseysmum on Twitter

    Old news by now I suspect but just realised the farce of Morrisseysmum on Twitter seems to be at an end- "Go to @ODyrbrm @MorrisseysMum Nowhere (Fast)" On instruction of lawyers,please note that anything tweeted here has nothing to do with the mother or any other family member of the...
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    "The Smiths File" - proposed new Smiths book

    Indeed. And in the current publishing climate without being pessimistic I'm not sure the odds are that great. But if you think it's really worth all the time and what little money would be left for you at the end of it after the writers/photographers get their cut then carry on and good luck!
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    "The Smiths File" - proposed new Smiths book

    In theory it sounds a nice idea, like a scrapbook for those who never did keep a scrapbook at the time. The one aspect which does concern/puzzle me is what you say about clearance. Over the years I've met many people who work in the music press, both journalists and photographers, and one...
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    The Smiths File - Proposed New Smiths Book

    "Omnibus Press has declined to publish the book, and instead will consider putting out an expanded re-issue of a previously published Smiths book title to compete with Mr Fletcher's biography" Ah! That means a revised Severed Alliance, then.
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    New Song | Art-Hounds

    Always hard to judge a song on one listen at distortingly loud volume. To my ears it was sort of in same vain as The Boy Racer, Southpaw LP-type "punk" charge. The chorus bit in falsetto "My life is opera" (?) is very catchy but as the song progressed I did shudder at some of the lyrics. "But...
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    Lokeren - Lokerse Feesten (Aug. 4, 2011) post-show

    It amazes me that people come to this site this far into the tour still expressing surprise that he's playing Satellite Of Love, which he's played virtually every gig since this tour began back in June (or whenever?) as Morrissey-Solo has constantly reported - one of the great positives of this...
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    Favourite Smiths Unreleased Instrumental Track From This List?

    Shouldn't the "Click Track" be listed as its correct title "Fast One"?
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    David thrown out of Copenhagen show! Question?

    Re: David deserved to be ejected by Morrissey. I bought a ticket and I now feel exactly the same as you. Are we going to have to fill in loyalty questionnaires now before they let us in to every gig?
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    Morrissey borrows books and does not return them.

    I read another story somewhere about a photographer who lent him some Oscar Wilde books and "hasn't seen them since". Is that what he means by "genius steals" ???
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    Research Help.

    I agree. It's either in the Family or Religion/Catholicism(?) entry in the former you'll find the info about the alcoholic uncle. He died and it turned his parents away from the church or something like that.
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    Stop giving out about the band murdering This Charming Man

    The issue I and others have with his This Charming Man is that it's not the right chords as his band play it. Sorry if this sounds all muso but it's true. They stay on the same verse chord for too long. When he sings "I would go out tonight but I haven't got a stitch to wear", in the Smiths...
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    Perth (15th June)

    I've been told that a good local pub is The Twa Tams on Scott Street and to avoid the pubs near the venue called Ring Of Bells and Half Tanner. This is from a Perth local!!!
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    Why is Morrissey not vegan?

    Attacking Morrissey for not being vegan is harsh considering all he has done for vegetarianism and animal rights. Veganism is the absolute ideal, the ultimate animal-free lifestyle. For whatever reasons, personal or practical, not everybody can achieve that ideal but to be vegetarian is ENOUGH...
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    early morrissey interview 1984

    Reader meet author. That bloke with the dodgy haircut and jacket interviewing Morrissey is Tony Fletcher, the guy who is now writing a new book about The Smiths. He no longer has hair by the way... twitter.com/tonyfletcher
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    Information regarding EMI catalogue - TTY

    This is logical to some extent. World Of and Suedehead are both non-essential compilations featuring single tracks that could just as easily be included on expanded reissues of the original EMI albums. And Beethoven Was Deaf is a great live album but since it is mostly Your Arsenal live...
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