I acquired my '
Vauxhall and I' LPs and CDs yesterday afternoon. So the 'previously unused' photographs have been used, not on a Morrissey record admittedly, but by 'Time Out' magazine in June 2004 {that's 10 years after the release of '
Vauxhall and I'} to accompany the Morrissey/Jake Arnott interview that coincided with Morrissey's Meltdown festival. All the work of photographer Frank Bauer.
The original 'Jake back rub 1oz pendant' rear sleeve has been replaced with~
~ with the tracklisting positioned in the dark space beneath the bridge, along with 'Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Recorded in England, Summer 1993.'
{Shot at the English Martyrs Club, Chamber Street, Whitechapel, Saint Patrick's Day 2004.}
The gatefold centrefold is this reclining stud ~
{Shot at the disused Aldwych tube station, Saint Patrick's Day 2004.}
The inner picture bag features this image on one side ~
~ and a close up of the English Martyrs Club street sign on the other side.
{Shot at the disused Aldwych tube station, Saint Patrick's Day 2004.}
The lovely heavyweight vinyl is graced with a beautiful centre label. It's a vintage 'Parlophon' piece, similar to this design ~
Carl Lindström AG being the German record company from which EMI bought the Parlophon label, and added an 'e'. {Interestingly, the £ logo of the label is nothing to do with cash, but is based on the L of Lindström.}
And, again, no run-out etching
The bonus Theatre Royal February 1995 concert CD features 14 tracks, excising the 2 final songs of that night 'Speedway' and 'Shoplifters..' probably due to the fact that most people would rather not
listen to stage invasions...
The front sleeve image is still, for me, the worst cover he's ever done. The original Dean Freeman photograph, as shot, is lovely enough, but for some unknowable reason Morrissey decided to 'render' it with some effect, which I assume was intended to make it look vintage, or printed on canvas, but instead makes it look like a 3rd generation fax of a photo, that has then been coloured in by a backward child. The new releases make it even worse as the front contrasts so glaringly with the flipside English Martyrs Club shot, which is reproduced pristinely.
Anyway, enough 'legacy', who's up for a new one.......?