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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. The reissue will be available as a one-LP heavyweight vinyl record as well as the two-CD deluxe edition. Romero, Michele (25 March 1994). " Vauxhall and I". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 18 November 2015. Vauxhall And I (AlbumReissueRemastered) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/5752777-Morrissey-Vauxhall-And-I 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.

Behind the board this time was producer Steve Lilywhite, and you can tell he did his best to make the songs – and, more particularly, Morrissey’s voice – achieve the epic and pristine quality of a once-in-a-lifetime classic. Hence, from the moment you hit play and the first notes of “Now My Heart is Full” start to reverb in your head, you know you’re in for something special – not just lyrically and vocally, but also sonically. Volk, Steven (7 April 1994). "Morrissey: Vauxhall and I". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001 . Retrieved 15 June 2020. Stephen Street’s services were dispensed with on Morrissey’s transitional second solo full-length. With Boz Boorer yet to be employed, the singer turned to Fairground Attraction’s Mark Nevin. An odd couple for sure, with Nevin later admitting that he felt frustrated at times by Mozzer’s working methods.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. Vauxhall and I was a success in the United States, making the top 20. It was also Morrissey's second solo album to reach the top of the charts in Britain, the first being Viva Hate. 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)

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.

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Whether you listen to the aforementioned “Now My Heart is Full” as a call to arms against the mundane rules of grown-up life, or as an admittance of defeat against hopelessness and incurable loneliness, it would be difficult to name a more powerful song in Morrissey’s solo career – in terms of emotional impact, sonic beauty, and lyrical pathos – than this one. Yes, it is that good. So great that nothing else can help but falter in comparison. But it’s not as simple as that, I’m afraid. You see, I was always appreciative of The Smiths. So many great tunes, tapping into the more angst-ridden aspects of my psyche. And as lead singer of said band, Morrissey was one quarter of the collective and whilst he had his outspoken moments, the band were the most important thing. After the split, Morrissey became numero uno and he seemed – to me anyway – to become increasingly vocal and patronising on a great many things. To hear his rants and raves, surly political faux pas and general pomposity, simply put me off giving any of his musical endeavours the time of day. At No.3 in the UK, it was his highest-charting single ever along with Irish Blood, English Heart. Read more: This Is Morrissey review Only For The Brave

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