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Warners deal? Spokesperson confirms "discussions"

posted by davidt on Friday June 22 2007, @10:00AM

Tom Stroud writes:

UK trade magazine Music Week has this story tonight on its (subscriber only) website, confirming the Warners angle in the recent Q and As. As they point out it would reunite Morrissey with his back catalogue at the same label and may well speed up remasters, box sets, unneccessary compilations etc etc.

Morrissey in talks with Warner Bros
21 June 2007 - 17:19:00

A Warners Bros spokesperson has confirmed the music company is in discussions with Morrissey to release the singer's next solo album.

Morrissey's last solo album, Ringleader Of The Tormentors, was released on Sanctuary imprint Attack. The album was the singer's second for the label, following his 2004 comeback album You Are The Quarry, which bought both critical and commercial success for the former Smiths frontman.

The singer told fansite True-to-you.net, "I presently have the option to tour for the remainder of 2007, or start a new album. I don't have a deal, but I have an offer from Warner Brothers."

A deal with Warner would be notable for bringing him back to the label which currently owns the Smiths backcatalogue.

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I'm trying to keep score, (Score:1)

Could someone please let me know if these are facts:

Morrissey's entire back catalog, including the Smiths, through 1996 belongs to Warner Bros.

With Sanctuary being assumed by Universal and Mercury also being part of Universal, Morrissey's catalog from Maladjusted until now belongs to Universal?

Dagenham Don -- Friday June 22 2007, @10:51AM (#264407)
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- Re:I'm trying to keep score, by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday June 22 2007, @11:51AM
  - Re:I'm trying to keep score, by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday June 25 2007, @03:13PM
    - Re:I'm trying to keep score, by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday June 26 2007, @11:53AM
What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? (Score:0)

I thought that the Sanctuary deal was "the ideal deal" according to Morrissey in 2004? The resurrected Attack label was at his disposal to release his own choices (The CD singles Remma, J.Maker, Jobriath & Nancy Sinatra which were released around the time of "Quarry") and Johnny Thunders' teardrop guitar as a well-come present!
I wonder what went wrong? Morrissey has been through so many labels: Rough Trade (of course), EMI, Parlophone, RCA, Island/Mercury, Sanctuary.

I suppose it all comes down to money and corporate politics? Or is Morrissey just a nightmare to work with?

Why on Earth is he now going with one of the Biggest Corporates?

Anonymous -- Friday June 22 2007, @02:05PM (#264429)
- Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by northernleech (Score:1) Friday June 22 2007, @02:24PM
  - Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday June 22 2007, @03:49PM
    - Album of the Century by happyplants (Score:1) Friday June 22 2007, @04:35PM
- Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday June 22 2007, @04:59PM
  - Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday June 25 2007, @03:08PM
- Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday June 22 2007, @05:23PM
- Re:What Happened to the Deal with Sanctuary? by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday June 25 2007, @03:10PM
the small print, the big picture (Score:1)

Warner are looking for a good business deal, an album of new material and a "greatest Hits" perhaps.

Morrissey is bright enough and experienced enough to read the small print carefully, unlike many bands whose enthusiasm for a deal means they don't read closely enough and consequently get ripped off. No need to hurry.

There are always other possibilities; touring, resting, consolidating new material, writing, stamp collecting, really, the list is endless..

sinistra 21 -- Saturday June 23 2007, @03:39AM (#264484)
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