{"id":2089450,"date":"2026-08-11T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089450"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:30:30","slug":"morrissey-and-johnny-marr-have-both-worked-on-new-rare-vinyl-release-from-the-smiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089450","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey and Johnny Marr have both worked on new rare vinyl release from The Smiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/morrissey_johnny_marr.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Morrissey and Johnny Marr have both worked on new rare vinyl release from The Smiths<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It will be part of a new boxset of classic singles from Rough Trade Records, also including The Fall, Aztec Camera and Scritti Politti among others<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T19:30:30+01:00\">11th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/morrissey_johnny_marr-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"The Smiths\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Johnny Marr and Morrissey of The Smiths pose under the branches of a willow tree in London in 1983. (Photo by Clare Muller\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Morrissey\u00a0and\u00a0Johnny Marr\u00a0have\u00a0both helped to create a rare new seven-inch release from\u00a0The Smiths, as part of an upcoming Rough Trade boxset.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary London independent label will release its second volume of newly printed classic singles, titled \u2018Rough Trade 45s: Volume 2\u2019, on October 30. It will comprise tracks from The Fall,\u00a0Aztec Camera,\u00a0Mazzy Star,\u00a0Scritti Politti,\u00a0Robert Wyatt and more, and the boxset will be\u00a0limited to just 1000 copes, released\u00a0on\u00a0October 30. Pre-order\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among them is a new release from The Smiths, with \u2018The Headmaster Ritual\u2019 on the A-side, and \u2018I Want\u00a0The\u00a0One I Can\u2019t Have\u2019 on the\u00a0flip side. Both songs originally appeared on the band\u2019s second album \u2018Meat Is Murder\u2019 in 1985, but they were never released as a single\u00a0on Rough Trade.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they will\u00a0be available as a single for the first time, with Morrissey and Marr both requesting the two\u00a0tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey has also overseen the creation of the new artwork, choosing a 1939 image of the American actor Billy Halop. It follows in the tradition of The Smiths\u2019 artwork throughout their career, with Morrissey having previously selected the likes of Truman Capote, Candy Darling, Alain\u00a0Delon\u00a0and\u00a0Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db5XGi6oPIU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Morrissey and Marr have\u00a0also both\u00a0contributed sleeve notes for the release, and the booklet will also include writing from\u00a0Elvis Costello,\u00a0Stewart Lee, Green Gartside,\u00a0Jonathan Richman\u00a0and\u00a0The Go-Betweens\u2018 Robert Forster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The boxset will also boast a new interview with Rogh Trade co-directors Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee and photography from Anton Corbijn and others.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of singles is:<\/p>\n<p>The Fall \u2013 \u2018Totally Wired\u2019<br \/>\nScritti\u00a0Politti\u00a0\u2013 \u2018The Sweetest Girl\u2019<br \/>\nRobert Wyatt \u2013 \u2018Shipbuilding\u2019<br \/>\nAztec Camera \u2013 \u2018Oblivious\u2019<br \/>\nThe Go-Betweens \u2013 \u2018Cattle\u00a0And\u00a0Cane\u2019<br \/>\nJonathan Richman \u2013 \u2018That Summer Feeling\u2019<br \/>\nThe Smiths \u2013 \u2019The Headmaster Ritual\u2019<br \/>\nThe Sundays \u2013 \u2018Can\u2019t Be Sure\u2019<br \/>\nMazzy Star \u2013 \u2018Five String Serenade\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Rough Trade released The Smiths\u2019 debut single \u2018Hand\u00a0In\u00a0Glove\u2019 in\u00a01983\u00a0and the band signed with them later that year. They released all four studio albums on the label, before splitting in 1987.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morrissey and Marr have been publicly feuding in recent years, with the guitarist repeatedly distancing himself from Morrissey\u2019s politics. In 2019,\u00a0Marr told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that \u201cI don\u2019t think you can change history\u201d\u00a0and said the singer\u2019s support for the far-right party For Britain had \u201cnothing to do with my world or my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024,\u00a0Morrissey said Marr had \u201cignored\u201d a lucrative offer for a Smiths reunion tour in 2025, which he himself had accepted.\u00a0Marr responded: \u201cI didn\u2019t ignore the offer \u2013 I said no.\u201d He later said, \u201cI\u2019m not an idiot, the vibe\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey has also claimed that\u00a0Marr blocked a greatest hits album and had taken sole control of The Smiths\u2019 name, potentially allowing him to tour with another\u00a0frontman. Marr\u2019s team rejected the claims, saying\u00a0he had registered the trademark to stop a third party from using it\u00a0and\u00a0stating\u00a0that Morrissey had not responded to his approach.<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey also expressed his desire to sell his business interests in The Smiths last\u00a0year, and\u00a0recently\u00a0accused Marr of intentionally dividing the band\u2019s fanbase, claiming the guitarist had \u201cdevoted his entire life to killing Morrissey in whatever way available\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u00a0cancelled a four-show Las Vegas residency last week, citing \u201cunforeseen logistical challenges\u201d, and is set to play Riot Fest in Chicago next month. 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It was one huge celebration\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Morrissey\u00a0and\u00a0Johnny Marr\u00a0have\u00a0both helped to create a rare new seven-inch release from\u00a0The Smiths, as part of an upcoming Rough Trade boxset.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary London independent label will release its second volume of newly printed classic singles, titled \u2018Rough Trade 45s: Volume 2\u2019, on October 30. It will comprise tracks from The Fall,\u00a0Aztec Camera,\u00a0Mazzy Star,\u00a0Scritti Politti,\u00a0Robert Wyatt and more, and the boxset will be\u00a0limited to just 1000 copes, released\u00a0on\u00a0October 30. Pre-order\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among them is a new release from The Smiths, with \u2018The Headmaster Ritual\u2019 on the A-side, and \u2018I Want\u00a0The\u00a0One I Can\u2019t Have\u2019 on the\u00a0flip side. Both songs originally appeared on the band\u2019s second album \u2018Meat Is Murder\u2019 in 1985, but they were never released as a single\u00a0on Rough Trade.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they will\u00a0be available as a single for the first time, with Morrissey and Marr both requesting the two\u00a0tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey has also overseen the creation of the new artwork, choosing a 1939 image of the American actor Billy Halop. It follows in the tradition of The Smiths\u2019 artwork throughout their career, with Morrissey having previously selected the likes of Truman Capote, Candy Darling, Alain\u00a0Delon\u00a0and\u00a0Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db5XGi6oPIU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Morrissey and Marr have\u00a0also both\u00a0contributed sleeve notes for the release, and the booklet will also include writing from\u00a0Elvis Costello,\u00a0Stewart Lee, Green Gartside,\u00a0Jonathan Richman\u00a0and\u00a0The Go-Betweens\u2018 Robert Forster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The boxset will also boast a new interview with Rogh Trade co-directors Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee and photography from Anton Corbijn and others.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of singles is:<\/p>\n<p>The Fall \u2013 \u2018Totally Wired\u2019<br \/>\nScritti\u00a0Politti\u00a0\u2013 \u2018The Sweetest Girl\u2019<br \/>\nRobert Wyatt \u2013 \u2018Shipbuilding\u2019<br \/>\nAztec Camera \u2013 \u2018Oblivious\u2019<br \/>\nThe Go-Betweens \u2013 \u2018Cattle\u00a0And\u00a0Cane\u2019<br \/>\nJonathan Richman \u2013 \u2018That Summer Feeling\u2019<br \/>\nThe Smiths \u2013 \u2019The Headmaster Ritual\u2019<br \/>\nThe Sundays \u2013 \u2018Can\u2019t Be Sure\u2019<br \/>\nMazzy Star \u2013 \u2018Five String Serenade\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Rough Trade released The Smiths\u2019 debut single \u2018Hand\u00a0In\u00a0Glove\u2019 in\u00a01983\u00a0and the band signed with them later that year. They released all four studio albums on the label, before splitting in 1987.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morrissey and Marr have been publicly feuding in recent years, with the guitarist repeatedly distancing himself from Morrissey\u2019s politics. In 2019,\u00a0Marr told\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that \u201cI don\u2019t think you can change history\u201d\u00a0and said the singer\u2019s support for the far-right party For Britain had \u201cnothing to do with my world or my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024,\u00a0Morrissey said Marr had \u201cignored\u201d a lucrative offer for a Smiths reunion tour in 2025, which he himself had accepted.\u00a0Marr responded: \u201cI didn\u2019t ignore the offer \u2013 I said no.\u201d He later said, \u201cI\u2019m not an idiot, the vibe\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey has also claimed that\u00a0Marr blocked a greatest hits album and had taken sole control of The Smiths\u2019 name, potentially allowing him to tour with another\u00a0frontman. Marr\u2019s team rejected the claims, saying\u00a0he had registered the trademark to stop a third party from using it\u00a0and\u00a0stating\u00a0that Morrissey had not responded to his approach.<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey also expressed his desire to sell his business interests in The Smiths last\u00a0year, and\u00a0recently\u00a0accused Marr of intentionally dividing the band\u2019s fanbase, claiming the guitarist had \u201cdevoted his entire life to killing Morrissey in whatever way available\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u00a0cancelled a four-show Las Vegas residency last week, citing \u201cunforeseen logistical challenges\u201d, and is set to play Riot Fest in Chicago next month. Marr, meanwhile, will\u00a0release his fifth solo album \u2018The Age\u00a0Of\u00a0Everything\u2018\u00a0on\u00a0October 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/morrissey-and-johnny-marr-have-both-worked-on-new-rare-vinyl-release-from-the-smiths-3961991&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/morrissey_johnny_marr.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Morrissey and Johnny Marr have both worked on new rare vinyl release from The Smiths It will be part of a new boxset of classic singles from Rough Trade Records, also including The Fall, Aztec Camera and Scritti Politti among others By Max Pilley 11th August 2026 Johnny Marr and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2089450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2089450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089450\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2089450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2089450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2089450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}