The Smiths: soft pack CD album reissues - due December 6 onwards (December 5, 2024)

Showing on HMV as due December 6.
Other sources: December 10.
Amazon UK due December 6.
Also looking like it can be imported via Amazon.com for those Stateside later in December.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Nice.

 

[Anonymous]

J. Marr, in his effort to exercise sole ownership of The Smiths name, has without Morrissey's input or approval mandated the shoddy reissue of The Smiths albums on soft pack CD formats. Morrissey will not receive royalties from these releases and encourages his audience not to buy them.

[pixelated image of a toddler Dame Judi Dench photoshopped being throttled by Johnny Marr, © 2021 SER]

 

[Skylarker]

Pretty cool. God just look at that album art and think of what's on each one. What a majestic, miraculous run they had.

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

For the Netflix kids. They know what a vinyl is but won’t have a clue what a CD is.

Booyah, one supposes?

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

J. Marr, in his effort to exercise sole ownership of The Smiths name, has without Morrissey's input or approval mandated the shoddy reissue of The Smiths albums on soft pack CD formats. Morrissey will not receive royalties from these releases and encourages his audience not to buy them.

[pixelated image of a toddler Dame Judi Dench photoshopped being throttled by Johnny Marr, © 2021 SER]

Quite rightly too.

Marr waffling on about the Smiths legacy and he’s single-handedly butchering it. The mere pittance this will make and he could have had his bread buttered with rocking horse shit from a one song gig with Mozzeriguts.

Marr on mandolin, nibbling on a piece of Lancashire wheat while M thrashes out Golden Lights in full guttural quality leveraging on lavatorial. A million each right there.

 

[Luddy]

Nice.

I'm guessing these will feature the Marr & Arkwright 2011 masters? Or are these a new remaster?

 

[Anonymous]

It's a shame they keep cropping the images for Hatful of Hollow and The World Won't Listen.
I remember Morrissey complaining about the "puffy cheek boy" on the cropped covers of The World Won't Listen.
Even Meat is Murder was supposed to be four images in the style of Andy Warhol's prints.
With cassettes there was a different aspect ratio, so there needed to be some cropping, but I don't know why they do this with CDs.

 

[Andy W]

Quite rightly too.

Marr waffling on about the Smiths legacy and he’s single-handedly butchering it. The mere pittance this will make and he could have had his bread buttered with rocking horse shit from a one song gig with Mozzeriguts.

Marr on mandolin, nibbling on a piece of Lancashire wheat while M thrashes out Golden Lights in full guttural quality leveraging on lavatorial. A million each right there.

This was obviously approved by both Morrissey and Marr.

 

[Odbmke]

Anyone interested in these, should track down the Japanese mini LP cd’s instead. Properly cropped covers and the attention to detail is insane. Rank has the mini poster…

I believe they came out when I happened to be in Tokyo in 2009. I was able to buy them all at once (including the Jobriath titles) at a Tower. There went all my money

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

This was obviously approved by both Morrissey and Marr.

I smell a reunion!

 

[Famous when dead]

Given the vinyl restocks throughout the year via Warners, I'd guess this was more of the same.
The rep I deal with implied they can reissue/stock existing products without permission and in perpetuity. If they were remastered and had new art etc, then we'd be in the realms of Morrissey and Marr needing to agree.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[Uncleskinny]

Slip them into different sleeves. Buy both and feel deceived.

 

[mozhug25]

Good to see that The Sound of The Smiths (with smiling Morrissey cover) will also be reissued. Somehow I missed it first time round, and have never seen it to buy it. I know it's on Ebay but I prefer real shopping to online!

 

[🐈🐈🐈]

This was obviously approved by both Morrissey and Marr.

Of course it was and quite rightly too.

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

What’s that, £106 for the lot? Go on then, you’ve twisted my arm.

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

Anyone interested in these, should track down the Japanese mini LP cd’s instead. Properly cropped covers and the attention to detail is insane. Rank has the mini poster…

I believe they came out when I happened to be in Tokyo in 2009. I was able to buy them all at once (including the Jobriath titles) at a Tower. There went all my money

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I’ve got the Guns N’ Roses version of this. Lovely item.

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

What’s that, £106 for the lot? Go on then, you’ve twisted my arm.

Amazon not delivering till Thursday next week. Might have a look in town on the way home tomorrow.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Slip them into different sleeves. Buy both and feel deceived.

you’ll never forget the lyrics from your one true love.

 

[Gaylord Deepstar]

No thank you.