Peter Noble PR sends:

For Immediate Release

Reynolds & Hearn are set to publish two extraordinary music books in mid November, 'The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life', and 'The Unknown Paul McCartney'.

For full press release and downloadable pack shot: http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/reynolds_h/smiths.htm

Songs That Saved Your Life is the first book to chronicle the complete recordings of The Smiths. The readers of the New Musical Express recently voted the band the most influential band of all time, beating the Beatles and the Sex Pistols. The book takes a detailed look at all The Smiths' released and previously unreleased songs including the rare "Matter of Opinion".

With a revealing foreword by Smiths drummer, Mike Joyce, 'Songs That Saved Your Life' is brilliantly researched and written by renowned music journalist Simon Goddard. It is timely that Goddard's first book is being hailed as the most important Smiths document to be published since Johnny Rogan's infamous 'The Severed Alliance' biography in 1992.

Interest in The Smiths is currently at an all time high due to Morrissey's recent live concert appearances and the fact that he is currently in the midst of negotiating a new recording contract. In 2002 we need The Smiths, now, more than ever.
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KB writes:

This article was on the nme.com site. A foreward by Mike Joyce... should be interesting

Much-anticipated Smiths book out shortly - NME.com, Sept. 30, 2002
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Related items:

• "A Matter Of Opinion" - 'lost' Smiths track unearthed during Simon Goddard's research for new book - May 24, 2002
• "The Smiths - Songs That Saved Your Life" by Simon Goddard out now - Dec. 2, 2002

GurgleJerk writes:

Doing a search for Smiths' images on Google yielded this find,

http://www.wayno.com/rhino_art/smiths.html
(you can also select www.wayno.com / Entertainment Giants / The Smiths )

An illustration made by artist "Wayno" of the four memebrs of The Smiths. It was commissioned by Rhino Records. If you then figure that Rhino would only be needing illustrations of artists they have a stake in, you might then assume that this is a precursor to a future Smiths' Rhino release of some sort.

Click to enlarge (original illustration at wayno.com)

Steve writes:

As unbelievable and unfound as it may sound, The Smiths were played not once but twice this morning on New York City's #1 rap and hip hop station, 97.1FM. At approximately 7:45am this morning (Sept. 30th, 2002), The Smiths' "Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before" was aired in its entirety. The same song was again played at around 8:20am. There were no alterations done to the song nor was it a remix of any kind. It is not known at this point why The Smiths would get air time on 97.1, which only broadcasts the likes of Nelly, Jay-Z, and other hip-hop and contemporary R&B artists.