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Boomerrissey Bored Me
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There is one more question that should be asked though; Is there a record label out there that Morrissey at some point in the past hasn't upset, turned down or split less than amicably from?
it's actually quite different this time.
the sales for YOR have been pretty disastrous.
Quarry sold 1.2 million, worldwide, ROTT about 600,000 and YOR between 200-300,000.
with that kind of trajectory, he'll be very lucky to get a conventional deal with a major label, unless he waits 4 or 5 years to try and recreate the pre-Quarry hype.
What a worrying thought! Pre-Quarry hype was pretty full-on and back then it seemed that Morrissey was unstoppable.
What will happen next?
All this, assuming he wants a contract.
Warner might come knocking on his door, after all, they wanted him last time around.
BTW, Swords has been released in the US but onlythe standard edition it appears, I tried to get the 2 CD set edition at Amoeba and they didn't have it
Yeah, but that was before the fuss over the "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" DVD.
The 2-cd edition is only out on November the 17th in North America. Same with the LP.
Stephane
My guess is any hope of him re-signing a new and extended deal with Universal went out the window when Moz decided to leave Decca USA and move to Universal's US Lost Highway Division, as he said, he was very unhappy with their promotion of the Greatest Hits album in the US, and we all know how much he hates it when things don't go his way, LOL.
If Morrissey wants a record contract he will get one. He won't have millions thrown at him, but then I don't think he ever has. He seems to record quite cheaply and deliver on time and sells a respectable amount. He is also a prestige artist so a lot of record companies will be happy to give him a small deal even if he doesn't make them any money. It looks good on their roster.
But my impression is he's winding down at the moment and will probably take a break.
I don't buy the story that he struggled for years to get a contract last time. I don't think he had the desire to have one. Again, I think he needed time out.
For all his protestations about his shyness, and I do beleieve he is shy in social situations, he craves the adulation he recieves from his fans and also from the general public. It is for this reason that I don't think Moz can just hang it up. If he could he would have done so durinf his LA wilderness years. Those tours he undertook must have been his decision, in 99 and 02 he didn't have any new product to plug he just loves being onstage. Although, I must admit that a world without Morrissey doesn't bear thinking about in my opinion. There is one more question that should be asked though; Is there a record label out there that Morrissey at some point in the past hasn't upset, turned down or split less than amicably from?