Release Info

Morrissey's new studio album, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, is scheduled for March 2020 release by BMG. The album was recorded in St-remy, France, with producer Joe Chiccarelli. The eleven tracks are:

Jim Jim Falls
Love Is On Its Way Out
Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?
I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
What Kind Of People Live In These Houses?
Knockabout World
Darling, I Hug A Pillow
Once I Saw The River Clean
The Truth About Ruth
The Secret Of Music
My Hurling Days Are Done

Morrissey has described I Am Not A Dog On A Chain as:

" … the very best of me … too good to be true … too true to be considered good … ", and concludes Morrissey's contract with BMG Records.

The first single is "Bobby, Don't You Think They Know?", which features vocals by Thelma Houston. The B-side is "Rainbow Valley", a cover of the UK hit by The Love Affair.

BMG will re-issue and re-master several Morrissey albums in 2020, with updated artwork and sleeve notes. These albums are: Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted, You...

https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/it-s-somewhere

"IT’S … SOMEWHERE
November 22, 2019

Today is the official release date for "It's Over"/"It Happens Every Time" single/45 on BMG.

No sign of the disc as yet here at M-central. Please let us know if one pops up in your local scrap metal merchants. Thank you. -VH "

Smooth.

Remind me again ~ do we know who the hell VH is?

Viva Hate?
Vida Hope?

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Related items:

• "It's Over" 7" vinyl appears on Italian record sites with Dec. 13, 2019 release date, updated sleeve - Nov. 14, 2019...

New crop / moved lettering artwork via an Italian record site:


(Apologies - only a small image currently)

The original image on Morrissey Central (Oct. 12, 2019):

Update (Nov. 14):

Although this release isn't on the indie store Warners release sheets for the 6th, 13th or 20th of December - it is showing on the Warner's sales portal with a release date of December 13th.
The Warner's product number is: "4050538559873".
If searched for, this code gets 2 hits for Italian record shops:

https://www.ibs.it/it-s-over-vinile-morrissey/e/4050538559873#

https://www.mondadoristore.it/It-s-over-Morrissey/eai405053855987/

Both with changed artwork and cite a December 13th release date too.

I'm sure there will be more details to follow and as there isn't 100% certainty (which I prefer when it comes to people spending their money), please appreciate this information could change.
That said, this the most tangible...

IT’S STARTING

October 12, 2019

https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/it-s-starting

Regards,
FWD.

BMG.

"It's Over" is now scheduled for release in the second week of November.
The B side is a version of Tim Buckley's "It Happens Every Time".

https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/bmg

Regards,
FWD.

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Related items:

• BMG have decided against releasing 'It's Over' as a single - Morrissey Central - Sep. 30, 2019
• MozCentral: New Single - "It's Over" / "It Happens Every Time"; "Lady Willpower" scrapped - Sep. 18, 2019

Is it over with BMG?

1. October: BMG axed the It´s over single!

Update. - Morrissey Central

BMG have decided against releasing 'It's Over' as a single.

Morrissey has described BMG's decision as "heartbreaking."

Morrissey is presently on tour in the USA, and describes the audiences as "fantastic … and full of hope… at an urgent time when most modern music cannot provide one genuine insight."

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Related item:

• MozCentral: New Single - "It's Over" / "It Happens Every Time"; "Lady Willpower" scrapped - Sep. 18, 2019

Today is the official release date for ¡The Best Of! Morrissey.
This is the first time it has been available on black/clear 180g vinyl.
The black Parlophone vinyl has been available almost a week prior in many UK indie shops and one clear ltd. vinyl Rhino version of the record has been spotted via Twitter so far (insert with the record states 1600 made):

The standard version is showing in the majority of usual suppliers.
A selected few:
HMV (their online ordering is finally fixed)
Amazon UK /...

LADY WILLPOWER / Rainbow Valley. - Morrissey Central
August 22, 2019

Rights to use the photograph from the film 'Eva' (1962) for the "Lady Willpower" 45 - as previously unveiled on M-central - has been denied. The sleeve is now changed and features Lili St Cyr. This will delay the single release for a few weeks.

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Related items:

• Morrissey Central (again): "Lady Willpower" (August 5, 2019) - Aug. 5, 2019
• "Lady Willpower" c/w "Rainbow Valley" - physical single release (available Aug. 23, 2019); artwork - July 10, 2019