Did Morrissey have a cold whilst recording Southpaw Grammar?

[Shame]

Just sounds like it on a few tracks.

 

[SparkleBoy]

No.

 

[CrystalGeezer]

I've often wondered that.

 

[silentandgrey]

So have I.

 

[Raphael Lambach]

I guess his voice is stronger on this album.

 

[Orson Swells]

I'm sure he did when recording "...Paris" though.

 

[fergal_41]

I'm pretty sure that in the sleeve notes for the 2009 remaster of Southpaw Grammar that he alludes to this?

 

[Raphael Lambach]

I'm pretty sure that in the sleeve notes for the 2009 remaster of Southpaw Grammar that he alludes to this?

Where exactly did you find it?
I read it again & again and didn't see anything alluding to this kinda thing.

 

[Jamie]

Where exactly did you find it?
I read it again & again and didn't see anything alluding to this kinda thing.

I believe it's noted in the Southpaw entry in Goddard's Mozipedia. I'm not at home at the moment, so I can't verify that. I, too, definitely remember reading that at some juncture. His presentation is clearly different than on other period recordings (i.e., Your Arsenal to Maladjusted).

 

[Shame]

I believe it's noted in the Southpaw entry in Goddard's Mozipedia. I'm not at home at the moment, so I can't verify that. I, too, definitely remember reading that at some juncture. His presentation is clearly different than on other period recordings (i.e., Your Arsenal to Maladjusted).

You are very right about the Mozipedia entry - "Many tracks suffer from an audibly 'blocked' delivery, as Danton Supple elaborates. 'One of the constant problems with Morrissey was that he often got colds... You can hear it on a couple of tracks on Southpaw, where his voice is quite stuffy.'"

We have our answer, and we must all join in feeling enlightened and clever.