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Here is a great pic of The Smiths.  I couldn’t find a date but it has to be between 1983-1985

For you Dan!

Here are the top 20 Album sales for week ending June 8, 2019

*NCT #127 We Are Superhuman: The 4 Mini Album (EP)
*Aladdin Soundtrack
*When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
*Map Of The Soul: Persona – BTS
*40 – Stray Cats
*Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture – Soundtrack
*California Son – Morrissey
*Father of Asahd – DJ Khaled
*Flamagra – Flying Lotus
*Escape From New York – Beast Coast
*IGOR – Tyler, The Creator
*My Songs – Sting
*Rammstein – Rammstein
*Cuz I love You – Lizzo
*I Am Easy To Find – The National
*Hurts 2B Human – P!nk
*43VA Heartless – Moneybagg Yo
*A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
*Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) – Queen
*Diamonds – Elton John

You can find the rest of the top 100 Album Sales here:

Top 100 Album Sales – June 8

Morrissey had a week long Broadway residency from May 2-11 at Lunt-Fontanne Theater.  For the first time ever, he sang ‘I Won’t Share You’ and it sounded great.  Listen for yourself!


 

BBC is reporting that Morrissey is done with his new album but the reason it’s not out is because the lack of a record label to put it out. He said on his site:

“The follow-up to Years of Refusal is ready and fluttering wildly against the bars. There is still no record label and the years shuffle like cards. My talents do not lie in DIY.”

I’m a huge Morrissey fan. Well actually more The Smiths but his first couple solo albums were great. Well on September 26 he is re-releasing his 1988 single ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ and it’s coming in 3 different versions along with rare photos. Here’s how they are coming and what’s on them.

“Everyday Is Like Sunday” (CD):
01 Everyday Is Like Sunday
02 November the Second
03 Everyday Is Like Sunday (Original Promo Video)
04 Everyday Is Like Sunday (“Top of the Pops”, June 9, 1988) (previously unreleased)

“Everyday Is Like Sunday” 7″ (Version 1):
A1 Everyday Is Like Sunday
B1 Trash (Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1991) (previously unreleased)

“Everyday Is Like Sunday” 7″ (Version 2):
A1 Everyday Is Like Sunday
B1 Everyday Is Like Sunday (Hollywood Bowl, June 8, 2007) (previously unreleased)

No not Paul but his daughter Stella will be working with Morrissey on a line of leather free shoes that will come out next year.  It’s still in the early stages but I’m sure fans of Morrissey will buy them no matter how ugly they are.  Ok I guess they could be nice.

I posted too soon about his singles box set. It turns out that Morrissey does NOT want us to purchase them. He isn’t getting a dime from the release of his own music. This really sucks and is one of the many reasons why people hate record companies.

“Morrissey receives no royalty payments from EMI for any back catalogue, and has not received a royalty from EMI since 1992. Morrissey also does not approve of, and was not consulted on, the Rhino box of Smiths CDs, or the Warner releases of Smiths LPs on 180 gramme vinyl.”

That just sucks.