SMITHS / MORRISSEY - Sale List (Updated)
Robert Blanck
SMITHS/MORRISSEY ITEMS FOR SALE
1/THE SMITHS - by Mick Middles
- Omnibus Press (1985).
- ISBN# 0-7119-0693-9
- 10" x 7" Softcover edition.
- 96 pages including lots of great black & white
pictures, as well as 8 pages of color shots.
- From the back cover: "A detailed biography and
critical look at The Smiths, the Manchester
quartet led by self-confessed celibatarian
aesthete Steven Morrissey, the most curious pop
star to have emerged in the eighties."
- Book is in VG+ condition, only very slight
cover wear.
- Price is $22.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas Air Mail is $25.00(U.S.).
2/ THE SMITHS "In Quotes" - Compiled by Mike West
- Babylon Books (UK) 1985.
- ISBN# 0-907188-26-5
- 10.5" x 8" Softcover edition.
- 48 Pages of quotes & photos. Quotes are lifted
from various interviews, and are arranged by
subject mater. Lots of great photos by Kevin
Cummins, both color, and black & white.
- Book is in VG condition, only slight cover wear.
- Price is $22.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas Air Mail is $25.00(U.S.).
3/ THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN - Songbook
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK) 1987. VF1404
- 12" x 9" Softcover edition.
- 84 Pages, including complete words & music to
17 Smiths tunes, as well as 4 full page color
photos.
- Book is in VG condition, only slight cover wear.
- Price is $25.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas Air Mail is $28.00(U.S.).
4/ MEAT IS MURDER - Songbook
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK) 1985. KY 19300
- 12" x 9" Softcover edition.
- 52 pages, including complete words & music to
9 songs, as well as a one page UK discography,
and 8 outstanding full page color photos.
- PLUS: A color poster (folded), still stapled
into the middle of the book (14" x 22").
- Book is in VG+ condition.
- Price is $25.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas Air Mail is $28.00(U.S.).
5/ 6 Different UK Cassette Singles
- Each of these is in a standard plastic cassette
case, and includes a custom, full color, foldout
insert, complete with full credits. While the
cases show some wear, though nothing serious, the
inserts & tapes are in Excellent condition.
- Tapes are priced at $12.00(U.S.) each, and that
includes postage to anywhere. Two or more of these
tapes reduces the price to $10.00(U.S.) each.
- Ask/Cemetry Gates/Golden Lights (RTT 194C)
- Girlfriend In A Coma/Work Is A Four-Letter Word/
I Keep Mine Hidden (RTT 197C)
- Suedehead/I Know Very Well How I Got My Name/
Hairdresser On Fire/Oh Well,I'll Never Learn
(TCPOP 1618)
- Everyday Is Like Sunday/Sister I'm A Poet/
Disappointed/Will Never Marry (TCPOP 1619)
- The Last Of The Famous International Playboys/
Lucky Lisp/Michaels Bones (TCPOP 1620)
- Interesting Drug/Such A Little Thing Makes Such
A Big Difference/Sweet And Tender Hooligan(live)
(TCPOP 1621)
6/ LOUDER THAN BOMBS - Promotional Poster
- SIRE Records/Rough Trade (USA) 1987.
- 21"H x 32"W (Rolled)
- The poster is the same as the LP cover,
orange with white lettering, close-up
shot of the album's cover girl.
- Top reads: "THE SMITHS" in large letters.
Bottom: "Louder Than Bombs" in smaller print.
- Poster is on durable cardboard stock, VG+
condition. Only things of note, two small
droplet stains, visible, but fairly light
not serious.
- Price is $20.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas AIR MAIL is $25.00(U.S.).
7/ MORRISSEY - Poster (NOT a promo)
- 27"H x 18"W (Rolled)
- Shot of Morrissey, wearing a "The Queen Is
Dead" t-shirt, with a jean jacket slung over his
shoulder. Partially visible on the back of the
jacket is a large Elvis face. Top left corner
is a tiny shot of one of their 12"'s (I believe
it's Elsie Tanner on the cover).
- Entire poster is in the same green tone as
"The Queen Is Dead" lp cover art.
- Poster is VG+ condition.
- Price is $17.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas AIR MAIL is $22.00(U.S.).
8/ MEAT IS MURDER - Promotional Poster
- SIRE Records (USA) 1985.
- 22"H x 16.5"W (Rolled)
- The poster is the same as the LP cover,
only at the bottom, in the same olive green
type, it reads "Featuring HOW SOON IS NOW?"
- VG condition, only slight wear along some
of the edges, and a few tiny staple holes
at the corners, nothing serious.
- Price is $20.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas AIR MAIL is $25.00(U.S.).
9/ Promo 12"
- The Headmaster Ritual (LP Version)(4:52) /
The Headmaster Ritual (Edit)(3:45)
- Sire/Rough Trade PRO-A-2333 (USA) 1985.
- 12" 33.3 RPM in plain white cardboard sleeve.
- Record is in EX condition.
- Price is $12.00(U.S.), postage & insurance
will be added.
10/ Sheila Take A Bow / Is It Really So Strange? /
Sweet And Tender Holligan
- 12" EP
- Line Records LIEP 3.00011 E (W.Germany) 1987.
- White Vinyl
- Last two songs are John Peel/BBC recordings.
- Cover is in VG+ cobdition, still in shrinkwrap.
- Record appears to be in VG+ condition, white
vinyl makes it a bit hard to tell.
- Price is $15.00(U.S.), postage & insurance
will be added.
11/ 5 Song Maxi-Single (12" Vinyl)
- Bigmouth Strikes Again / Panic / The Draize
Train / Money Changes Everything / Unloveable
- Virgin/Rough Trade VG-2071-Z (Greece) 1986.
- Great sleeve photo of James Dean on motorcycle.
- Sleeve is in VG+ condition.
- Record is in EX condition.
- Price is $12.00(U.S.), postage & insurance
will be added.
12/ DETAILS: April 1994 - Cover is Morrissey "Yippee
-ki-yay", interview with nice pics!
- Also: Soundgarden/Meat Puppets
- Complete Issue, VG Condition, slight scar where
subscription label was removed
- Price is $10.00(U.S.), includes postage to U.S.
or Canada. Overseas AIR MAIL is $12.00(U.S.).
13/ Also Available: Great Morrissey Buttons!
Please e-mail me for details on these.
Thanks! Rob
bm...@freenet.carleton.ca
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