Vauxhall And I

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Romero, Michele (25 March 1994). " Vauxhall and I". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 18 November 2015.

Morrissey‘s 1994 solo album Vauxhall And I will be reissued in June, just four months after Parlophone Label Group re-released its 1992 predecessor Your Arsenal. Vauxhall And I (LPAlbumLimited EditionReissueRemasteredRepressBlue) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/15768050-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 2014 anniversary remaster includes the previously unavailable 1995 concert from Theatre Royal, London.Vauxhall And I (AlbumReissueRemastered) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/5752777-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I

Whatever the reasons for the Smiths’ demise in 1987, eyebrows were arched at the prospects for an enduring Morrissey solo career without the musical nous of Johnny Marr. Yet, 34 years on years on from the release of Viva Hate, Moz continues to confound the critics – occasionally appearing to go out of his way to piss them off – by metaphorically waving his gladioli for perennial outsiders everywhere.Dave replaces his girlfriend’s name with ‘Moz’ on his car windscreen, and later splits from ‘Karen’ when she rejects his gift of a framed record, presumably one of Morrissey’s. After the break-up the roles are reversed, with Morrissey now pursuing Dave… it doesn’t end well. The second single from You Are The Quarry, after Irish Blood, English Heart, The First Of The Gang To Die gave Morrissey his first brace of Top 10 hits since The Last Of The Famous International Playboys and Interesting Drug in 1989.

For someone almost as quintessentially English as the Carry On movies, Morrissey possesses a particular Irish sensibility, perhaps most pronounced in his proclivity for sadness. The callused fingerprints of guitarist Jesse Tobias are all over this strident lead single from the majestic Ringleader Of The Tormentors. The highbrow references in the lyric mentions Pier Paolo Pasolini’s classic 1961 film Accattone (a tale about prostitution in the slums of Rome), the Italian actress Anna Magnani and Italian director Luchino Visconti, as Morrissey’s love affair with the Mediterranean outpost is fully consummated. For fans of Morrissey, 5/5. This is the Holy Grail of Morrissey’s career. Your Arsenal is more fun, Viva Hate is more closely related to Smiths music, but Vauxhall and I was Morrissey at his peak.

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Vauxhall And I (LPAlbumGatefold, Misprint) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1585938-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I Vauxhall And I was Morrissey’s fourth solo album and is widely regarded as one of his very best, although this writer still thinks Viva Hate has the edge. The record was produced by Steve Lillywhite and features the hit single The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get. It also saw significant commercial success for the singer with the album reaching the top 20 in the US and number one in the UK. The live CD sounds equally good but I would’ve preferred content across a Blu Ray or DVD. That would’ve been more fitting of a 20 th anniversary edition. But for fans, I am sure this previously unreleased live audio is still a great thing to have. For the two pressings with the same fonts for the album title on each label - https://www.discogs.com/release/20814643-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I and [r=23805038]. Released in February 1988, the NME said: “It makes you feel vulnerable and provokes emotions you’ve forgotten about.”

Volk, Steven (7 April 1994). "Morrissey: Vauxhall and I". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001 . Retrieved 15 June 2020. For whatever reason Morrissey has stated that, during the whole process of writing and recording, he felt Vauxhall And I would be his last album release. And there is a degree of regret and a sense of farewell about the whole enterprise – liberally interspersed with dangerous amounts of self-obsession which does sometimes stray into whiny territory. The resulting collection is certainly slighter than its predecessor Viva Hate, though not without its moments – namely, the hilarious caustic Our Frank, Mute Witness and There Is A Place In Hell For Me And My Friends.Morrissey’s final album of the new millennium’s first decade would also be producer Jerry Finn’s swansong – he died of a brain haemorrhage shortly after recording was completed. It’s not a bad legacy to leave, as he oversaw a set that is equal parts amusing and acerbic – staple Morrissey, in other words – and somewhat concerned with issues of mortality.