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Blurb via Rough Trade:

A slick redesign integrating the classic text and photographs with expanded imagery from the archives of Angie Marr, this enhanced edition of Johnny Marr’s bestselling autobiography is so much more than the story of the much-loved guitar wizard. It’s the inside track of popular music over the last forty years, laid bare by a musical legend at the heart of it all and never far from the Top 10. A true collector’s item, Johnny Marr: Set the Boy Free also includes a brand-new introduction by Marr and his previously unpublished, highly personal eulogy for Smiths bassist and school friend Andy Rourke.

Published to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original edition of Set the Boy Free and the 40th anniversary of the release of The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead – voted the greatest album of all time by...

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June 26 sees the physical and digital release of the 'deluxe' Notre-Dame in yellow vinyl 12" and a variety of digital formats. YouTube and Spotify et al will probably drip through according to time zone.
Originally scheduled for release on his birthday, it was put back from May 22->June 26. The need for a delay was never made clear and Warner reps were adamant that the product was made in time to release for May 22. This appears to be an accurate assessment, as copies were found in the wild as early as May 23. Just to confuse things, despite everywhere listing the record for purchase from the 26th, there have been 2 Central posts stating it was for sale in Norway on the 24th and fully released on the 25th - despite record shops being unaware of this fact.

Besides being an opportunity to get the Make-up Is A Lie extra tracks (Hello Hell and Happy New Tears) on vinyl, the main selling point was the Notre-Dame (Orchestrated Version) which credits...