Mozz Lover writes:

I work at the WEA Boston office and we just got our sales new release catalogs in for Oct. 17th. Here is the tracklist for the "Oye Esteban" DVD release:

1. Everyday Is Like Sunday
2. Suedehead
3. Will Never Marry (Live)
4. November Spawned A Monster
5. Interesting Drug
6. Last of the Famous International Playboys
7. My Love Life
8. Sing Your Life
9. Seasick, Yet Still Docked
10. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
11. Glamorous Glue
12. Tomorrow
13. You're the One For Me Fatty
14. The More You Ignore Me
15. Pregnant For the Last Time
16. Boxers
17. Dagenham Dave
18. Boy Racer
19. Sunny

"Seasick, Yet Still Docked" is an exclusive.

Related link: "Best Of Morrissey" CD mulled for Reprise contest; "Oye Esteban" DVD Sept. 5 release (June 6, 2000)

Does anyone here believe the Radiohead albums (The Bends #2, OK Computer #4) deserve such high rankings?

David T (different) writes: The Virgin All Time Top 1,000 Albums lists The Queen is Dead as No. 10 in the Chart. No doubt there will be other entries further down their chart, but I have only found details of the top 10 in a BBC news report: Radiohead gun for Beatles' Revolver.

Link to CNN article from Alejandro Silva Barron: Beatles, Radiohead albums voted best ever

The top 10 albums according 'Virgin All Time Top 1,000 Albums'
1. Revolver -- The Beatles
2. The Bends -- Radiohead
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band -- The Beatles
4. OK Computer -- Radiohead
5. The White Album -- The Beatles
6. Automatic For The People -- REM
7. Blood On The Tracks -- Bob Dylan
8. Abbey Road -- The Beatles
9. Dark Side Of The Moon -- Pink Floyd
10. The Queen Is Dead -- The Smiths
Source: Virgin poll

UPDATE Sept. 6: From Cindy, a link to the top 100 at BBC news. The Smiths at #56. Excerpt: "...Music from the 1960s and 70s dominate the top 100 but contemporary bands such as Radiohead and U2 and 80s bands like The Smiths have established their musical credentials in the hall of fame."

Heaven knows, he's a lot less miserable now - Link to Johnny Marr interview in The Independent (London, Sept. 3) from TrblLuvsMe.

Sweet, Johnny! - Link to short Marr interview at nme.com from Mozsing.

Reggie Kray freed - Former East End gangster Reggie Kray, who is seriously ill with cancer, is to be released from jail on compassionate grounds. BBC news link from brady.

SirMoz writes: According to AOL News, it appears that British gangster icon Reggie Kray is suffering from bladder cancer and near death. They are saying he has only days to live. Check out the Krays family website. There is also quite a bit of info on Ronnie and Reggie at this site.

Nicole writes:

In the October issue of Spin Magazine (with David Lee Roth on the cover), Ezra Martin, a member of The Salford Lads, explains what he would like to do with Morrissey if he had one day to spend with him... there is a pic of him with Morrissey and Smiths stuff in the background (scan from Rachel)...

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Fabio D'Antonio writes:

Finally (after many troubles and 4 years of work) the Italian tribute to the Smiths will definitely (maybe) out 7th October 00. I'm updating daily on the Speedway homepage all the news about the project. Only 1000 copies will be released. I'm very sorry to all the people that have patiently waited... Details on reserving a copy will be available soon.

Kevin writes: There will be a Morrissey / Smiths night in London on Monday 18th September. The venue is Liquid Lounge, Pentonville Road, Kings Cross (Nearest Tube: Kings X, Thames Link exit). Doors open at 9pm.