An article that appeared in The Guardian newspaper on Saturday was all about 7" singles. It mentions Morrissey, Linder and Ludus


Seven Inches of Heaven (http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,839748,00.html)
http://arcane.morrissey-solo.com/smiths/disc/miserable.jpg

What does it say?

"Some of the most exciting images emerged in the full flourish of punk's DIY ethos, a time when musicians realised that they could control the whole product. Art critic Matthew Collings was at college when he first saw the sleeve of the Buzzcocks' Orgasm Addict. "I suppose what I like about it now is that it's a refreshing take on dada. It's silly and clever. It doesn't matter if you don't know about dada. These days, I immediately go to sleep when someone mentions situationists or dada in that context, because it's a minefield of clichés." The Buzzcocks collage was put together by Linder Sterling, the lead singer of Mancunian art-noodlers Ludus and Morrissey's best friend. Without her influence, would it have occurred to Morrissey that he could have overseen not just the record, but the whole product?"

I think it WOULD have more than just occurred to Morrissey that he could design/ oversee the sleeve and posters and everything about the The Smiths singles. I guess Morrissey existed pretty much with the sole aim of doing this. And it was curious for me to see teh other day that on 'Hissing of Summer Lawns' Joni Mitchell describes how she designed the sleeve and concept for the album and how it was inspired by a poem etc, and this was a favourite Morrissey record in 1975. I'm sure Mozzer absorbed this like a sponge.