I don't have a direct answer to your question, as I don't know, but I'd like to add a comment. I don't blame Morrissey, if he has indeed removed 'Ordinary Boys' from his back catalogue because the song is absolutely lifeless. Wouldn't even cut it as a b-side.Ordinary Boys, Papa Jack and Roy's Keen are now unavailable to purchase. It is a peculiar move is it not?
Adds to the intrigue.
Ordinary Boys, Papa Jack and Roy's Keen are now unavailable to purchase. It is a peculiar move is it not?
Adds to the intrigue.
I'm not sure he "got away with it" exactly. It was a dreadful album, got terrible reviews and sold badly (for a Bowie album). It's hard to imagine how he could have done more damage to his credibility. He should have reissued it as a blank disc.Interesting. Thanks. Just had a listen to it and it does deserve never to be heard again. It's truly awful. How did Bowie get away with so much of the absolute crap he released? I guess that's for another thread. Zzzzzzzz
Probably trying to f*** over a particular co-writer, I'd guess.
Yes I have the songs and I really like all 3 of them but my point really, and I may not have explained myself properly, is that it is extremely unusual for a recording artist to make songs from their back catalogue unavailable purposely. I can only think of The KLF who have done something similar.
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The reasoning for removal by Moz is not fully known other than he wanted the remastered Viva & Maladjusted to be 'his way' so tracks made way for his choices and others added. That said, the lack of availability is simple: providers have just updated their versions of the albums to reflect the remasters as probably required by Morrissey - as not only are the 'old' versions on a different label, but they don't provided multiple versions of the album as a choice. Thus, the songs are not really deleted, but replaced by a version of an album without them on.Ordinary Boys, Papa Jack and Roy's Keen are now unavailable to purchase. It is a peculiar move is it not?
Adds to the intrigue.