Morrissey
First Among Equals
NOT FOR SALE TO G.A.S (GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND)
THE FIRST EVER SOLO MORRISSEY SHOW NOW AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL
Several months before the Smiths dissolved, Morrissey enlisted Stephen Street as his personal producer and new
song-writing partner, with whom he could begin his solo career. By September 1987, he had begun work on his first solo
album, Viva Hate, recorded with musicians Vini Reilly and Andrew Paresi.
Morrissey's first solo performance took place at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall in December 1988. The event attracted huge
crowds, with NME observing that "the excitement and atmosphere inside the hall was like nothing we have ever experienced
at any public event".
Backing Morrissey were ex-Smiths Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke, as well as the one-time Smith, Craig Gannon, filling in as
lead guitarist. The set-list featured a mix of Morrissey songs with Smiths tracks from 1987, so none of it had been
performed in front of a live audience before. Admission was free to anyone wearing a Smiths or Morrissey t-shirt.
Recorded for live radio broadcast but not previously released on vinyl, this short but dynamic show is now available
here for the first time. Including too, Morrisseys final interview while still a member of The Smiths, the final track
includes the full conversation the man had with journalist and presenter Muriel Gray in November 1987.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release
26-03-2021
Label
Item-nr
547132
EAN
0803343167061
Availability
Exp. 26-03-2021
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
STOP ME IF YOU THINK YOUVE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE
2
DISAPPOINTED
3
INTERESTING DRUG
4
SUEDEHEAD
1
THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS
2
SISTER IM A POET
3
DEATH AT ONES ELBOW
4
SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN
5
MORRISSEY INTERVIEW 1987