Just to let everyone know, this month's issue of Record Collector (January 2010, No. 371) contains a half-page news story about a rare promo cassette version of Hatful Of Hollow that's just surfaced - it has a different running order, plus two previously unreleased versions of Smiths classics. Check it out.

In a VH1 interview, Lady Gaga picks Morrissey's album as one of her favorites of 2009.

Years Of Refusal is the 19th best album of 2009, according to German online music magazine www.laut.de

Translated:
"Years Of Refusal, not only that the title sounds like an autobiography - in some kind of way it sums the 20 years solo work up to 45 minutes. He never came that close to his underrated 'Your Arsenal', than on this largely live recorded album."

MSN rank YOR sleeve among the best of the year.

"Happy to poke fun at his public image... and they say he has no sense of humour"

Do they indeed? I hadn't noticed.