New Uncut Magazine

[Uncleskinny]

As was previously pointed out, has a special feature on the making of The Queen Is Dead (Smiths on the cover), written by the very learned Mr. Simon Goddard.
Interviews with all band members, and some good quotes. I'd transcribe it, but it's just too long, and with many "side-boxes". Some notable bits...

1) Rick Parfitt of Status Quo very briefly thought he was in The Smiths

2) Johnny Marr says "Why would we NOT reform? I've never been asked that before"

3) My hearing never picked up what Goddard reveals - at the very beginning of The Queen Is Dead, just before "...farewell", Morrissey sings "By land, by sea"

4) Andy Rourke on the famous Steven Wright Photo - "It looks like I've got two cocks!"

By the way, the issue has an excellent cover CD, featuring John Peel favourites such as The Fall, Half Man Half Biscuit, The House Of Love, Felt, The Wedding Present, Camper Van Beethoven (guess which one!) and the Sugarcubes amongst others.

 

[Bluebirds]

Is it out today? I'm assuming so. Sounds like a good CD. Take The SKinheads Bowling?

 

[Uncleskinny]

> Is it out today? I'm assuming so. Sounds like a good CD. Take The
> SKinheads Bowling?

Yes and yes.

Sk./Peter

 

[Tingle]

Is that some kind of magazine for Gentiles?
You must visit some very specialist shops Sk.

> As was previously pointed out, has a special feature on the making of The
> Queen Is Dead (Smiths on the cover), written by the very learned Mr. Simon
> Goddard.
> Interviews with all band members, and some good quotes. I'd transcribe it,
> but it's just too long, and with many "side-boxes". Some notable
> bits...

> 1) Rick Parfitt of Status Quo very briefly thought he was in The Smiths

> 2) Johnny Marr says "Why would we NOT reform? I've never been asked
> that before"

> 3) My hearing never picked up what Goddard reveals - at the very beginning
> of The Queen Is Dead, just before "...farewell", Morrissey sings
> "By land, by sea"

> 4) Andy Rourke on the famous Steven Wright Photo - "It looks like
> I've got two cocks!"

> By the way, the issue has an excellent cover CD, featuring John Peel
> favourites such as The Fall, Half Man Half Biscuit, The House Of Love,
> Felt, The Wedding Present, Camper Van Beethoven (guess which one!) and the
> Sugarcubes amongst others.

 

[dazzak]

> 3) My hearing never picked up what Goddard reveals - at the very beginning
> of The Queen Is Dead, just before "...farewell", Morrissey sings
> "By land, by sea"
Does he mean the bit that most people say is "God... bless them" or some other bit I cannot hear?

 

[stinky]

Don't forget the last page in the mag Uncleskinny!
Great full page feature on an interview with Morrissey in a Reading hotel room 1984.

Best wishes.

> As was previously pointed out, has a special feature on the making of The
> Queen Is Dead (Smiths on the cover), written by the very learned Mr. Simon
> Goddard.
> Interviews with all band members, and some good quotes. I'd transcribe it,
> but it's just too long, and with many "side-boxes". Some notable
> bits...

> 1) Rick Parfitt of Status Quo very briefly thought he was in The Smiths

> 2) Johnny Marr says "Why would we NOT reform? I've never been asked
> that before"

> 3) My hearing never picked up what Goddard reveals - at the very beginning
> of The Queen Is Dead, just before "...farewell", Morrissey sings
> "By land, by sea"

> 4) Andy Rourke on the famous Steven Wright Photo - "It looks like
> I've got two cocks!"

> By the way, the issue has an excellent cover CD, featuring John Peel
> favourites such as The Fall, Half Man Half Biscuit, The House Of Love,
> Felt, The Wedding Present, Camper Van Beethoven (guess which one!) and the
> Sugarcubes amongst others.

 

[Uncleskinny]

> Don't forget the last page in the mag Uncleskinny!
> Great full page feature on an interview with Morrissey in a Reading hotel
> room 1984.

> Best wishes.

You're right - Awww bless him - he's so innocent and unjaded in that interview.

Ta,

Sk./Peter

 

[Uncleskinny]

Pavement and hidden track

I've just put the cover CD on to play. Each and every one a gem. Then...track 10 - Pavement - Gold Soundz......oh, just a joy ...took me right back it did, what a wonderful song.

And wait for track 16 (not listed) - Peel alone saying..."We on the John Peel wing-ding like The Smiths very much, I must say, and Walters and myself were just talking, well I suppose, more accurately, I was being talked at by Walters, but we agree there was a kind of spiritual, not musically, like a similarity in a way, between The Smiths and The Nightingales, neither of them would be pleased about that, but we noticed it anyway."

Nice.

Sk./Peter