You don't often see Morrissey touching instruments (other than touching himself, mind). Cool cover. Some trainspotter *must* recognize whose axe that is.

An amazing cover for an amazing single!
Just perfect.

very sharp and he looks great. can't wait to own this in its various incarnations.

He looks stunning! Morrissey grows handsome with age.

Does anyone know if 'Noise is the best revenge', is a different recording of the song, or is it the Janice Long version?

he's at a cemetary, right? i wonder who's at. where at? the significance? so much intrigue. uhm, anyways, he looks hot.

Unless no one mentioned it, this is the Vox guitar that Sanctuary Records presented to Morrissey when he signed the dotted line with them. A thank you gift.

I've pre-ordered all three singles.
Keep issuing, Moz, F**k The Begrudgers!!

Spriggs.

Probably the best of the singles covers associated with his comeback. I'd still like to see a return to the old cover stars/monochrome film stills though. Technicolor Morrissey seems to lose something. Nice font though, and yes, a nice picture.

This picture resonates, as another well-loved colleague aged 50 passed away yesterday, the second in a week. On top of that, the equivalent to the MD of the organisation just got unceremoniously booted for everyone’s sins.
In both cases, I could think of many other people to whom, if this happened, it would seem to me less than tragic.

Interesting to read elsewhere how TIALTNGO is a popular funeral song, maybe because it offers an alternative when people feel they’re ‘welcome no more’, time to find a new home of sorts. I was looking at the liner-notes written by author Frode Grytten for the Margaret’s album “love will haunt you down” again, and I think it helps to explain indirectly the strong effect of that song:

“I think that the rain also has a light in itself. The dark has a light in itself. The house calls with yellow windows and all that's to be found inside: Family pictures, coffee drinking, laughter, chatter, postcards, pop songs. All of the simple things that make it the heart.
To find this house. To drive down to the wharf. To hear these songs. It's a sort of homecoming. It is an amazing feeling of knowing you're welcome. To zoom over the bridge and drive right home.
This is how I define love.”

The Smiths

Pulling out the guitar for one last look at the band.

:)

i am pretty sure this is the guitar that thunders plays when the dolls did the old grey whistle test... plus here... http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://hardrockcafe.narod.ru/images/n/n ewyorkdolls1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hardrockcafe.narod.ru/n/newyorkdolls.htm&h=150 &w=200&sz=8&tbnid=21fE0-Hhfz0J:&tbnh=74&tbnw=99&start=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew %2Byork%2Bdolls%26start%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN is a link to a low quality pic of man and guitar

Could this be Morrissey's first #1 single in England? There sure is a lot of hype over the DVD and live CD. The only question is how many will go the extra mile and buy the single? I'll buy all three! Also, it's so nice to see Smiths song issued again. I went to see Moz in 1991 and 1992 and back then he didn't play any Smiths songs (the shows were still great). I missed this tour so I can't wait to see the DVD.

... if anyone is familiar with the great band Half Man Half Biscuit, this cover would be absolutely perfect for the track 'Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years'.

The whole theme of the colour pink is in evidence again on this sleeve. It's been a really big visual element of the artwork on this whole comeback and I don't care what people have said about how bad some of the previous sleeves looked, including First Of The Gang To Die, I think this style is just so distinctive and very much Moz. I think his new style of artwork is growing on his followers.

Poor choice for a single, accompanied by poor artwork.

At least Moz is consistent.

And it looks like he's got a plastic bag at his feet. That would have been much better than some dead bloke's guitar.

possiblly J Marr, esp with There is a light on the single . .

Can anyone enlarge this picture please.

I love this song but wish there was a studio version. There is so much more I think that can done with it.

Does the fact that this is a Smiths song mean that Johnny Marr will receive part of the profits?

Does the fact that it's a live performance matter at all?

Of course this is not the first Smiths song to be released on a Morrissey CD ("London" on The Boy Racer).

Just curious if anyone has insight on this ...

'When the music's over, turn out the light' - The Doors.

I was going for the DVD single but that'd mean that I wouldn't have NITBR so now I'm in conflict!

Anyone have any news of Julia by the way?

I'm relieved. Very happy with that cover!

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is offering a reward for information leading to the return of one his favorite guitars, which was stolen after a gig in London on Sept. 6th

" -But it's not that one!"
" -Who cares, you can't even play it anyway."

Hm, you're right though, it does look like a plastic bag! I think you deserve better Johnny.

Morrissey releases a Smiths song
On the cover in a graveyard
Bringing in his earliest influences

And there can't be any albums post-autobiography

This is farewell not goodbye?

Plus a Smiths song as a double A-side. Although he's put Smiths songs on b-sides as a solo artist, I didn't thnk he'd put one out as an a-side. I wonder if this signals Morrissey contemplating a return to his roots. Morrissey contemplating working with Marr again. I wonder?

broken

Elvis, Kylie, Arcade Fire, Dead 60s...

March 28

Arcade Fire - Laika
Avril Lavigne - He Wasn’t
Blood Brothers - Love Rhymes With Hideous/Car Crash
Brendan Benson - Spit It Out
Bullet For My Valentine - Four Words (To Choke On)
Busface Ft Madamoiselle E B - Circles
Caves - Polymophic Light Eruption
Cherry Falls - My Drug
The Dead 60’s - The Last Resort
Demeter - Hellfire
DJ Format - 3 Feet Deep
Do Me Bad Things - What’s Hideous?
Eighteen Visions - I Let Go
Elvis Presley - (You’re The) Devil In Disguise
Estelle - Go Gone
The Fight - Revolution Calling
Garbage - Why Do You Love Me?
Hanson - Lost Without Each Other
Jim Noir - My Patch
Jimmy Eat World - Work
Johnny 4 - Born Without
JP Project - She Will Be Loved/Shine A Little Love
Kiosk - Stratospheric EP
Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up
Lemar - Time To Grow
Longview - Falling For You [7” only]
Mariah Carey - It’s Like That
Marie Miller - Playground
Mark Knopfler - Trawlers’ Song
Max Sedgley - Devil Inside
Michael Bublé - Home
Mis-Teeq - Shoo Shoo Baby
Morrissey - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out/Redondo Beach
Nas - Just A Moment [12” only]
Patrick & Eugene - Old Times [7” only]
Pink Grease - Peaches
Rachel Stevens - Negotiate With Love
Racine (Wendy James) - Grease Monkey
Shane Lynch - Don’t Go
Slunt - The Best Thing
Studio B Ft Harry Brooks - I See Girls
Thirteen Senses - The Salt Wound Routine
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying/Just Be Your Tear
Twista Ft Faith Evans - Hope
Yeti - Never Lose Your Sense Of Wonder

hmv have their linksave for all the formats. Only £5! (But no "maxi" single though..)

Why is Morrissey now using his face instead of his heros or people he admires ?.

He Only Admires one person now.... I think that's rather obvious....

doesnt it?

I don't get why people are bashing Morrissey's cover of Redondo Beach. Stop whining about it being Reggae, you did know that Moz is a huge fan of Gregory Issacs? Only the second biggest name in that genre next to Bob Marley?

-- Ray Gaye