"I Am Not A Dog On A Chain" - pre-order, format details and exclusives summary; new bundles site

Following on from the Amazon thread, Crash indicate:

Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain:
CD Album,
Standard Black Vinyl LP or
Indies Exclusive Coloured Vinyl LP

The vinyl colour that is exclusive to indies is to be confirmed (but rumour has it: clear red vinyl edit: now confirmed as clear red vinyl):

Release Date Friday 20th March

Morrissey
I Am Not A Dog On A Chain

CD Album £11.99
Standard Black Vinyl LP £19.99
Indies Exclusive Coloured Vinyl LP £19.99
(colour to be confirmed)

Tracklist:

Jim Jim Falls
Love Is On Its Way Out
Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know
I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
What Kind of People Live in These Houses?
Knockabout World
Darling, I Hug A Pillow
Once I Saw the River Clean
The Truth About Ruth
The Secret of Music
My Hurling Days Are Done

There is no second disc as Amazon first indicated.

The press release (cut and paste from the Warner's sales portal) doing the rounds with the album details is brief:

"First new studio album since 2017, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain was recorded at La Fabrique in France in 2018. The eleven track album, which was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, launches officially on the 10th of January 2020 and will be released on Friday 20th March 2020."

https://www.crashrecords.co.uk/prod...indies-exclusive-coloured-vinyl-lp-pre-order/

Piccadilly Records now list it too with the same information (and have added It's Over to buy on the 24th too):

https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=132856

Same via Rough Trade (they, too, have added It's Over 7"):

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/morrissey/i-am-not-a-dog-on-a-chain

Amazon (UK), since last night, now have the CD & black vinyl versions added and listed separately.

Now for something via superdeluxe and it brings a couple of exclusives too.

Clear vinyl:

And an exclusive cassette.
All found here - this is official and is a portal to buy pretty much everything except the indie red vinyl:

https://morrissey.tmstor.es/

As linked to here:
https://morrissey.lnk.to/chain

There is an extended bit of press release there and Joe is quoted:

‘I Am Not A Dog On A Chain’ was produced by the Grammy Award-winning producer Joe Chicarelli (Beck, The Strokes, The Killers). It was recorded during sessions at Studio La Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California.

"I have now produced four studio albums for Morrissey,” said Chicarelli. “This is his boldest and most adventurous album yet. He has pushed the boundaries yet again - both musically and lyrically. And once again proving that as a songwriter and singer, he is in his own category. In truth, no one can be Morrissey but… Morrissey!”



So, to summarise:
Digital download,
CD,
Black vinyl,
Mporium w/l 'test pressing' (Limited to 100 copies?),
Indie only clear red vinyl,
Website only clear vinyl,
Website only cassette.

Apologies for the long post, lots of information happened at the same time.
Regards,
FWD.

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For the press release in full, please see here via Shorefire.com:

https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/morrissey-i-am-not-a-dog-on-a-chain-march-20th

(link courtesy of @JoeSellMozza).

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Central's post:
Morrissey Central: "Album Pre Order Links" - January 11, 2020

 

[Anonymous]

Is this the real cover? I don't dislike it but it reminds of the CD bootlegs I used to buy in the 90s.
Any writing credits for the tracks?
Cheers.

totally , that's exactly what it looks like .

 

[esteban]

Is that the real cover?! Sam has really outdone himself this time!

 

[Anonymous]

Ok. Fair enough, if your going back to the days of Vauxhall and whittering on about sleeves ect .... so what.... if you think that moz has done f*** all since them days , well why follow him, us , now ... your time has gone so leave us alone on this glourious day so that we can be moderately pleased without paupers and peasants pissing us off....

Because posters here who don’t like ‘Bobby’ are using ‘Refusal’ as their artistic high bar set to be eclipsed, how can someone with that viewpoint be taken seriously when critiquing anything?

‘Bobby’ sounds like Moz has finally upped his game. Let’s hope ‘chain’ bares that out.

 

[ninetimesfined]

I don’t know whether the cover is supposed to be ironic or not. Based on the genuinely poor standard of sleeve art over the past few years, it could very well be regarded as a valiant effort.

 

[gordyboy9]

Is that the real cover?! Sam has really outdone himself this time!

sam had nothing to do with it as famous posted earlier,the photo is taken from a few years back.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Again, some people here celebrate seemingly small advances so Morrissey would climb to new heights. He's not. He has to be measured against his own past and that makes the new material sound helpless and bold.

It starts with Chiccarelli as producer, the alienation from his source of inspiration England and ends with the songwriters whose style doesn't suit him very well.

From my circle of acquaintances, there is only "thumbs down" for the new single. People like me, who have a UK-Indie background don't want the loud, metallic rattling sounds of the last records or the extremely exposed organ/saxophone platitudes of the new single.

A friend who hasn't known The Smiths and Morrissey that long, but likes them, doesn't know every record and is a musician himself, likes the new sound of the single. The withdrawal of the guitars is positive. I asked him to listen to the studio version of "Sister l'm a poet" (He doesn't know the song before) for comparison to understand why he was once so idolatrously loved and where he himself came from and how to love "Bobby" now. He understood that, but said Morrissey now has a completely different voice and the production wants to draw a completely different picture of him. "Maybe he should record some Rockabilly stuff with Brian Setzter in Memphis now", my friend said.

 

[Deleted member 29227]

Yeah but the thing is, P&O, like the rest of us, Morrissey has aged & he, & his music, has matured/moved on, & now looks & sounds different.

Someone makes a similar but equally relevant point in another thread referencing the Beatles first single Love Me Do, with an Abbey Road track (I Want You (She's So Heavy))...much as we'd like to, we & Morrissey can't live in the past. See 3rd post by Anon: https://www.morrissey-solo.com/thre...t-you-think-they-know.145448/#post-1987244432


If Morrissey wrote Sister I'm a Poet and released it now, it wouldn't sound right or fit with who he is, & I suspect people wouldn't like it, or he'd get slammed in the press.

Much as I love the track, & all of Moz's works, the earlier stuff has had its day, & only fans would listen to/play it. These things are Moz legacies which we need to love & cherish.

I'm just grateful that he still going at age 60, & delivering superb quality music. He won't be around forever, sadly.

 

[Anonymous]

Someone makes a similar but equally relevant point in another thread referencing the Beatles first single Love Me Do, with an Abbey Road track (I Want You (She's So Heavy))...much as we'd like to, we & Morrissey can't live in the past. See 3rd post by Anon: https://www.morrissey-solo.com/thre...t-you-think-they-know.145448/#post-1987244432

This comparison doesn't really hold water imho. When the Beatles evolved from 'love me do' to 'abbey road' it wasn't just their own sound the Beatles were evolving but the sound of popular music in general. They were at the forefront of musical innovation. As for Morrissey, he was never a musical innovator to begin with and that was never his appeal. His appeal was a specific style and staying true to it.

And yes, he is mixing it up now (some would say diluting it), but not in any innovative way. If I want to hear a diva belting out "Lord have mercy UHUH" or long drawn out organ solos there is a treasure trove of sixties and seventies music i'd rather listen to than the unholy abomination that is Morrissey's new single.

 

[Flibberty]

I have to smile when people suggest that Morrissey should go back to working with his previous musicians. When he was working with them, a huge number of people were saying that he needed to find a new band!

The music has been well-received for the past couple of original albums (better received than the lyrics) and with good reason. It has certainly been a lot more varied and interesting than the chugging rock that made up quite a chunk of the previous couple.

I'm not suggesting that everybody should love the new song, but let's not pretend that if he were to release the likes of That's How People Grow Up or All You Need is Me (the first singles from Refusal) now that they would be getting widespread praise on these pages.

 

[Thewlis]

I have to smile when people suggest that Morrissey should go back to working with his previous musicians. When he was working with them, a huge number of people were saying that he needed to find a new band!

The music has been well-received for the past couple of original albums (better received than the lyrics) and with good reason. It has certainly been a lot more varied and interesting than the chugging rock that made up quite a chunk of the previous couple.

I'm not suggesting that everybody should love the new song, but let's not pretend that if he were to release the likes of That's How People Grow Up or All You Need is Me (the first singles from Refusal) now that they would be getting widespread praise on these pages.

Nail on head! A decade ago people on here were always complaining about Moz always sticking to the same pub-rock-format and rarely trying something new. Now that he does they are suggesting he should go back to the old sound. I'm just happy with the new directions he has been taken, musically, over the last couple of albums.
It makes for a richer musical spectrum, and like I said, it suits his voice really well, too.

 

[Deleted member 29227]

Nail on head! A decade ago people on here were always complaining about Moz always sticking to the same pub-rock-format and rarely trying something new. Now that he does they are suggesting he should go back to the old sound. I'm just happy with the new directions he has been taken, musically, over the last couple of albums.
It makes for a richer musical spectrum, and like I said, it suits his voice really well, too.

I would love to go
Back to the old sound
But I never will
I never will
I never will

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Just shut up. Morrissey destroys himself. This idea that some "they" are trying to destroy him doesn't help him in any way. You're just feeding the delusion.

They claim The Wild Turkey has the 'lusion,
When indeed The Wild Turkey has the union.

 

[ACTON]

.....I'm just grateful that he still going at age 60, & delivering superb quality music. He won't be around forever, sadly.

But that's the point. Where is the superb quality music? Maybe the new song will sound better in the context of the new album. But I haven't heard anything superb since Life Is A Pigsty. If Moz released an album now with 'November Spawned A Monster, My Love Life, Jack The Ripper, Nobody Loves Us, Springheel Jim, Now My Heart Is Full, I've Changed My Plea To Guilty, Disappointed, The More You Ignore Me, Irish Blood', nobody would say: hey thats crap and doesn't suit his voice. They'd say: "that's a brilliant album. Finally Moz gets the songwriters he deserves". The fact is that Moz is comfortable with his band, despite their songwriting limitations. The sound started to go downhill after Ringleader, in my opinion. Ever since Ringleader I've been hoping for Moz to hook up with good singwriters but I don't think it will happen at this stage. A pity because his voice is better than ever.

 

[ACTON]

Nail on head! A decade ago people on here were always complaining about Moz always sticking to the same pub-rock-format and rarely trying something new. Now that he does they are suggesting he should go back to the old sound. I'm just happy with the new directions he has been taken, musically, over the last couple of albums.
It makes for a richer musical spectrum, and like I said, it suits his voice really well, too.

Personally I wouldn't mind if he took a new direction and joined Kraftwerk, or started singing duets with Gary Numan. As long as the songs are good. The best new direction Moz could take now is to release great songs.

 

[ACTON]

I have to smile when people suggest that Morrissey should go back to working with his previous musicians. When he was working with them, a huge number of people were saying that he needed to find a new band!

The music has been well-received for the past couple of original albums (better received than the lyrics) and with good reason. It has certainly been a lot more varied and interesting than the chugging rock that made up quite a chunk of the previous couple.

I'm not suggesting that everybody should love the new song, but let's not pretend that if he were to release the likes of That's How People Grow Up or All You Need is Me (the first singles from Refusal) now that they would be getting widespread praise on these pages.

I'm thinking I should wait until I hear the new album a few times before I say if I like it or not. I really enjoyed the last two albums (World War Is Everybodys Business, High In Low School) and might be pleasantly surprised by Choke Chain.

 

[Girlmostlikely]

This was taken on a tour pit stop by Donnie K. last Sept.
'Morrissey in Marfa':
https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/marfa-texas
Regards,
FWD.

Thank you!! Missed that one.

 

[marred]

Is this just another one of those youtube singles or will it be made of plastic with some extra songs when you flip it over?

 

[mcrickson]

Is this just another one of those youtube singles or will it be made of plastic with some extra songs when you flip it over?

Mark your calendar for about a year from now when BMG releases the physical single.

 

[PIVI16]

Pre-order also on French Itunes Store, nine weeks before release.... It's usual ???

 

[ACTON]

Ha ha the vinyl just jumped up to £28.99 on Amazon. What a joke.
CD jumped up to £13.99. A few people preordering must have driven up the price. Amazon is very bad for upping prices all the time.