Get in. And a remastered Southpaw Grammar - it's a forgotten classic. Hope we can expect some tracks on the upcoming dates.

Peter

I am really looking fwd to the southpaw Grammar reissue any new tracks are welcome, I would loved a cleaned up Honey you know where to find me. I also like the new album title.

Glad to see "Southpaw Grammar" getting reissued, but sadly it will be lacking if 'Nobody Loves Us' and 'You Must Please Remember' is not included.

Fantastic news.

I'm sceptical about these "unreleased" tracks, hope they aren't just b-sides.

Another great title! Can't wait for it's release, and Southpaw Grammar II!

This is awesome news. Southpaw Grammar is my fave album...a remastering plus 3 unreleased tracks! W00t! Have any of the other albums been remastered recently? Really interesting that they picked this one to suddenly remaster and release. But I am very, very happy about it.

Not sure about the title of the new record, but I am glad to see Finn back at the switch.

Dude, it's kinda cool to see Southpaw released again. That album rocks! I just, like, hope there isn't a butt photo on the sleeve or something. That would be kinda lame. That photo sucks, man.

theUShillbillybloke

Its getting the recogniton it deserves. :D
Love that album, looking forward to hear the new tracks.

he is such a master of words.

I love the title for the new album!

Also, Southpaw always seemed like it was a little emaciated, so now perhaps it'll be a more full length album! I hope that the 3 new songs are dispersed throughout the album and not just tacked onto the end...

I like this title- very Morrissey. When do we get a track listing?
thetexasbloke

A few more Years Of Refusal to tour Canada.

Probably.

A few more Years Of Refusal to give us that Smiths box set too.

Looks like this falls gonna be major with a new Moz lp AND new Oasis aswell...excellent!!! Maybe both will do some UK festivals together....Hey no one said it was illegal to dream...Im afraid the perriers gone to my head.

I don't believe this, a months ago the same new was posted here.

Will be "Honey You Know Where To Find Me", "Laughing Anne", and "You Should Have Been Nice To Me"...

These are the ONLY 3 unreleased tracks from the Southpaw era that have been confirmed to be recorded with vocals.

Why people are bringing up "Kit" I have no idea...especially seeing as it was recorded during the Maladjusted sessions and is owned Mercury...NOT Sony...who is releasing the new Southpaw remaster.

then go to www.myspace.com/morrisseysavedourlives

You'll find the vocal demo of "Honey You Know Where To Find Me" there, and the acoustic demo, with vocal, of "Reader Meet Author". And a lot more.

A LOT more.

Great News!

I'm 100% SURE Southpaw will only include the B-sides we already have. There are no other finished songs from that era, otherwise we'd have them one way or another. That just seems realistic. I still look forward to it as I love this album...I hope they insert the extra songs into the actual album to give it a different running feel, rather than stick them at the end as bonus tracks.

I hate having a reason to wish Summer would pass quickly...I wish he'd release in June!

Owwwww yeah! What an excellent title 'Years Of Refusal'. I only hope that the producing from Mr. Finn is better than You Are The Quarry.

Didn't Morrissey say that the original artwork for Southpaw wasn't even approved by him? Its great that this will now be rectified. It is a great album- imagine Boyracer remastered to ear splitting volumes?!

Anyway I hope this brings about all of his and that other groups (what were they called again?) albums remastered and released with bonus material.

Oh and a new album!

Viva La Moz!

Sound quality is pretty decent as is.

... that can be read on many different levels.

Much better title than both "Quarry" or "Ringleader".

And while I'm not expecting the record to top or even equal "Vauxhall", it would be nice, after so many years, to have a really good Morrissey album, perhaps the equal of "Your Arsenal". It's been a long time since his last great album - 14 years to be exact. So here's hoping.

"Southpaw" is poor though, a strange reissue choice when "Bona", "Arsenal" and "Vauxhall" would all better serve to remind people of Morrissey's pedigree.

As to the new songs, I think "Skull" is a good upbeat piece of indie-pop, maybe not as strong a single as "First of the Gang", but certainly in the vein of something like "Glamorous Glue".

"Goodybe, Farewell" - LOVE the trumpet, hope it remains on the record. Another good song.

"Paris" - pretty but underdeveloped and I think the lyrics are cliche for Morrissey. Still, some journalists like Simon Goddard have singled it out for praise as one of his "languid ballads".

"Mama" - great stuff. Pounding drums, some nice effects, dark lyrics. Another very good song.

"Children in Pieces" - OK, but sounds like it should have been on ROTT. Good idea to dispatch it now - the new album should be completely fresh.

Now, I panned Quarry when it came out and I still think that is a largely average album. ROTT I liked a bit better, but still thought it average overall. But I have high hopes for "Years of Refusal". Let's hope they come true.

I'm shorn but uncut.
Mine is for Adam's Apple.
It's easier to rent, boy.
Your facepaint makes me look like a clown.
Ordering in my meals.
Time to deny the rumors.
As soft as my handshake.
Never with Y.
Who am I kidding?
Pushing my father into shame.
Do you really blame Johnny?

bonus track.
My name is a trademark.

Great news about the new album - can't wait. Less enamoured with the news re the Southpaw Grammar Re-issue.

For me it is a poor album overall and whilst it does have some points of interest it's no Vauxhall.

Teachers - fantastic orchaestration - but waaaaaaaaaaytoo long.
Reader Meet Author - awful singing on this track.
The Operation - Drum solo - errrrr. No No No No No.
Dagenham Dave - Worst morrissey single by some distance.

I could go on.

Overall an attempt to do somethind different but proof that cranking up the geeeeeetars to 11 does not make for good songs. I also think that lyrically Moz sells himself short.

Consider that he/they/someone left off Nobody Loves Us - a song that pisses over anything else on the record in terms of melody, lyrics etc. I find that baffling.

Reminds me of the Elvis Costello quote which i used to say was total bollocks - "Great song titles, but where are the songs"

In the age of Deluxe Reissues - the addition of 3 tracks is something of a piss take. Yet again I feel short changed. The handling of Morrissey's back catalogue is nothing but shameful.

Why not release all the SG sessions, demos, perhaps even a selection of live tracks/ a whole gig from that period, a tie in DVD - no imagination whatsoever.

And what's with this remastering - surely there comes a point where this "new" technology kicked in so remastering is unncessary ? 1995 not too long ago. That said, i'm happy to be shouted down on this point but to my ears i've found DM matters little unless were talking about something recorded/mastered in a very ancient way.

I fear we may just get the B-Sides and 1 other track.

Martin C

Is it a charity thing?

I hope they include "something's squeezing my skull"

The anticipation is high, boys! Check out Roger Manning's comments on his website...a bit of a technical insight into the recording sessions with Jerry Finn. http://rogermanning.com/ [rogermanning.com] and then click on news.

and a tacky badge.

Great Title, can't wait to hear all the new tracks together. A remastered album is always fun too :)

Now all we need is another US tour!

I know SOMEONE out there has a Moz version of "Kit," and the track, with vocals of "You Should Have Been Nice To Me" because the lyrics are on the PJLM site. Would the lucky someone please post these for the rest of us?

It would be much appreciated!

While the hopes for an accomplished album of the same poignancy and brilliance as Your Arsenal, Vauxhall & I, and well much of the Stephen Street era still remain, we've been through this song and dance before.

I predict that it will be yet another radio rock slog. I don't see Morrissey becoming interested in allowing the music to trump his vocal melodies at this point in his career. It's all about him.

Southpaw Grammar, imo, was simply shit. It was a lazy album meant to fulfill a contractual agreement. He was keeping his seat at the table. The album still symbolizes Morrissey's sudden slide into the bizarre world of overproduced, top 40 Karaoke Music. He has yet to recover artistically.

Finally, Morrissey has become like the much maligned Hollywood screen writers who write scripts based on movie titles. He seems to use the same formula, and well, it's starting to sound formulaic. No, wait, it's been sounding formulaic for 14 years.

So, in a sense, he has finally fulfilled Elvis Costello's old complaint about him.

Like a bad habit, I will investigate the release, but my expectations are incredibly low.