Issued in a gloss sleeve with a top opening picture/lyric inner sleeve which has a small die cut thumb section. The reissue notably included several edits, including removing a verse from 'Ouija Board Ouija Board' and restoring a previously cut verse to 'Piccadilly Palare'.

Moz was instead often writing songs about England's past-- whether the dissolution of key facets of its national identity in "Everyday Is Like Sunday", decades-old gangsters in "The Last of the Famous International Playboys", or out-of-fashion slang in "Piccadilly Palare"-- while the generation behind him was re-writing UK indie's future.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The album is also significant for including the first tracks by Morrissey to chart in the United States.

The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track "Piccadilly Palare". Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Think it’s time to split this entry in two releases, the UK one with Obi and Limitation to 75o and the one w/out obi which seems to be widely available throughout the world.

The years covered by Bona Drag coincided directly with the crossover of acid house and subsequent emergence of Madchester, a hopeful injection of youth, optimism, and hedonism, traits met with suspicion if not outright hostility in Morrissey's worldview. November Spawned a Monster" was released in May 1990 to modest success; the album and the single " Piccadilly Palare" followed, both released on the same day that October. Bona Drag launched Morrissey's career in the US, and in many ways it marked the turning point after which he became less popular in the UK but achieved increasing success in America. The album name meaning nice outfits is an example of the subculture slang Polari explored further on the album's first track " Piccadilly Palare".He had fallen out with producer Stephen Street, plus former Smiths bandmates Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke-- all of whom had played key roles in that successful string of hits. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Would highly recommend, especially if you have not got any other Morrissey albums, this would be the one to start with for me! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. In sum, the songs are a nice addition to the Morrissey catalog, all worth hearing though none perhaps necessary. Even without those additions, this would be one of the most complete and necessary compilations in rock history, working both as a functional and utilitarian way to catch up with Morrissey outside of the UK and as a way to re-assess him within it.

And without the weight of being an A-side, buried in the middle of the record, even "Ouija Board" comes off as charming. Bona Drag (LP Compilation Limited Edition Reissue Remastered Stereo Teal) - Discogs release: https://www.