Morrissey news

Following the recent announcement of the release of Morrissey's "Satellite of Love (Live)," Parlophone Records are pleased to announce the release of multi-track 7 and 12 inch, and digital download formats on Jan. 28.

The single will be available on three formats: picture disc 7", heavyweight 12" (both featuring a rare Renaud Monfourny photo of Morrissey), and digital download. All formats will include "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side," the opening track from Morrissey's 1992 album Your Arsenal, which was produced by Spiders From Mars guitarist and arranger Mick Ronson (whom also co-produced Lou Reed's original "Satellite Of Love" and its parent album, Transformer).

Across all three formats will also be four previously unreleased live tracks: "All You Need Is Me," "Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed," "Vicar In A Tutu," and a cover of Buzzcocks' "You Say You Don't Live Me," all recorded live in Hyde Park on July 4, 2008.

To precede the release of the physical single, on December 2, as a tribute to one of the most important influences on Morrissey's life and music, Morrissey's impassioned live version of Lou Reed's "Satellite Of Love," will be made available as a digital download.

This release is a timely tribute and homage to one of the most important influences on Morrissey's life and music. Morrissey's version of the song was recorded live at The Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on November 25, 2011.
     
Formats:

12" heavyweight vinyl single
A side
"Satellite Of Love (Live)"
"You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side"
B side
"Vicar In A Tutu (Live)" *
"All You Need Is Me (Live)" *
*previously unreleased, recorded live in Hyde Park on July 4, 2008

7" picture disc
A side
"Satellite Of Love (Live)"
B side
1."You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side"
2. "You Say You Don't Love Me (Live)" (previously unreleased, recorded live in Hyde Park on July 4, 2008)

Digital download
1. "Satellite Of Love (Live)"
2. "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side"
3. "Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed (Live)" (previously unreleased, recorded live in Hyde Park on July 4, 2008)

All versions of "Satellite Of Love (Live)" recorded live at The Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on November 25, 2011.
 
In related news, on December 5, Penguin Classics will publish a special hardback edition of Morrissey's hugely acclaimed and number one best-selling book, Autobiography. On the same day, the digital download Autobiography audiobook, read by actor David Morrissey, will also be released.