Vauxhall And I (LPAlbumReissueRemasteredGatefold) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/5740593-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I Peaking at No.5 in the UK charts, it’s difficult to argue with NME‘s contention that Suedehead was: “The best No.1 1988 ever gave us.”

The album's title may be a reference to the 1987 film Withnail and I. Vauxhall is an area of London noted for its gay clubs, and there is also a British car manufacturer of the same name.In 2014, even listeners who dislike Moz certainly have enough to say about him. Morrissey has been made mythos — his prodigious Autobiography was met with enormous sales and critical praise earlier this year, and he will be the subject of a forthcoming unofficial biopic directed by the Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Mark Gill. Morrissey is also still making music that is staunchly his own, as evidenced by the spoken-word (!) promos for World Peace is None of Your Business, out July 15th on Harvest. Despite this, Morrissey still can’t resist ‘tweaks’ to the front cover, changing the typefaces, removing the quotation marks around ‘Vauxhall And I’ and adding a horrible red square Parlophone logo, bottom right. The latter is like a splat of blood drawing unwanted attention to itself and rather spoiling the beauty of the matinee-idol front cover image with its soft pink hues.

Parlophone (UK) to issue Vauxhall and I by Morrissey on June 2nd as re-mastered by Bill Inglot; Photograph of Morrissey at La Fabrique Studios in France where the forthcoming WPINOYB has been recorded - release information (March 14, 2014)You will not find much of the notable sardonic wit which makes most of Morrisseys lyrics have an edge of humour too them - the subject matter is too dark. However even in the depths of despair the man cannot fail to take tongue in cheek swipes at the London existence he finds himself in. Of course, the presence of the Midas-blessed Steve Lillywhite on production doesn’t hurt – nor does the uncredited presence of the then Mrs Lillywhite, Kirsty MacColl, on B-sides, Used To Be A Sweet Boy and I’d Love To, which is every bit the equal of The More You Ignore Me… Morrissey’s occasional boxing fetish is to the fore again on Southpaw Grammar, the sleeve features a shot of lightweight Kenny Lane. The music’s mostly pugnacious and the characters that populate its narratives are rough and tough. A wheelchair-bound Morrissey, cultivating an air of suitable boredom, is pushed down a winding corridor by footballer Joey Barton. Cut to the band cranking up the song, with Moz now sprawled on a plastic chair, hands winged enigmatically behind his head. From here, it’s a sedentary performance enlivened slightly by a blink-and-you-miss-it scarf-twirling artiste of indeterminate gender. Barton, meanwhile, pops peanuts and manages to look both impressed and indifferent.

As declarations of independence go, few come much better than Morrissey’s first single after The Smiths broke the hearts of indie fans by calling it a day.Morrissey’s emotional over-enunciation takes on new dimensions on Vauxhall and I, to mixed results. “The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get” became a hit single on both sides of the Atlantic, and for reasons that are still evident: it’s a sterling pop gem, jangling yet airy, with Morrissey going the extra mile to put the “play” in wordplay. “I will be in the bar/ With my head on the bar”, he croons, grinning at his own deceptive daftness. But he’s also toying with his own public image as a sexless recluse while neatly turning the tables on his hordes of obsessive fans by lampooning the way they might feel about Morrissey himself.

In our complete guide to the solo career of Morrissey we look at one of the true godfathers of Britpop… Written by David Burke. Romero, Michele (25 March 1994). " Vauxhall and I". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 18 November 2015. It has been stated that Vauxhall feels and sounds like it was intended to be a swansong. A final, epic recording, after which Morrissey could go out on top. Evidently we know now that this was not the case, but the album’s honest, confessional lyrics hint towards it.

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Although the whole London thing provides the only moments of humour on the album, they also brilliantly serve to highlight Morrisseys loneliness in his 'fish out of water' existence away from his northern roots, which only accentuates further his loss. And what a coup it was to secure an appearance by legendary actress Billie Whitelaw alongside Cheryl Murray, alias Suzie Birchall in Morrissey’s beloved Coronation Street. Vauxhall And I (LPAlbumGatefold, Misprint) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1585938-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I From 1990’s Bona Drag to 2011’s Very Best Of Morrissey, there are plenty of compilation albums dedicated to Mozzer. Here’s Classic Pop‘s own mixtape: