Heaven knows about a Smiths box set

photo by Mark Austin

Johnny Marr’s got a barb in his side about the Smiths record label. In an interview with Brit publication The Word, the guitarist says the label is releasing shoddy versions of Smiths albums treating their music like, well, excrement.

But he’s slowly shedding doubt about releasing DVDs, saying, "I was approached by the record company a few years ago with the box set idea, and I was somewhat skeptical until I was sent some live concerts and monitor mixes…Then it started to sound like a really good prospect.”

The Tripwire also reports since Marr now has Modest Mouse on his plate, he has no intentions of running the band on his own. And since Morrissey’s stopped pouting long enough to reply to Marr, prospects for a box set look good. If only soon were now.

Related links:
JMarr.com
The Smiths Under Review: An Independent Critical Analysis
Paste Blog - Ctrl-V: Observations after a Morrissey concert

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