Swords - Tracklisting

[Irregular Regular]

Swords will be released by Universal in the UK on Monday 26/10/09.
It will be available on CD and 2xLP.

The LP tracklisting is as follows:

Disc 1 - Side 1
1. Good Looking Man About Town
2. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
3. If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me
4. Ganglord

Disc 1 - Side 2
1. My Dearest Love
2. The Never-Played Symphonies
3. Sweetie Pie
4. Christian Dior

Disc 2 - Side 1
1. Shame Is The Name
2. Munich Air Disaster 1958
3. I Knew I Was Next
4. It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small
5. Teenage Dad On His Estate

Disc 2 - Side 2
1. Children In Pieces
2. Friday Mourning
3. My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye
4. Drive-In Saturday
5. Because Of My Poor Education

The initial CD orders come superbly packaged with a bonus disc recorded live in Warsaw. It contains 8 tracks never before released, recorded during his current 2009 world tour and captures Morrissey in awesome form.

[EPbabe]

Do you also know how we can preorder it?

[Irregular Regular]

Originally Posted by EPbabe

Do you also know how we can preorder it?

At the moment I can only see it available for pre-order at Spin in Newcastle.
Here is a link to their website...

http://www.spincds.com/product.asp?id=9021843

I would wait a few days/weeks before ordering, it is bound to be available at most mainstream retailers (maybe at a lower price too).

[EPbabe]

Originally Posted by Irregular Regular

At the moment I can only see it available for pre-order at Spin in Newcastle.
Here is a link to their website...

http://www.spincds.com/product.asp?id=9021843

I would wait a few days/weeks before ordering, it is bound to be available at most mainstream retailers (maybe at a lower price too).

Thanks a lot, that's what I'll do.

[Spicer]

Thanks for posting this news, Irregular Regular.

[vivabob]

good to know , we should see the cover soon then

[Uncleskinny]

It would have been poorer had Teenage Dad not been on. His best b-side for years. In my opinion. I can't be arsed looking right now, but what has been left off that could have gone on? It would also be interesting to know how the co-writing credits split up on the tracks.

Peter

[Irregular Regular]

Originally Posted by Uncleskinny

It would have been poorer had Teenage Dad not been on. His best b-side for years.
Peter

I agree Peter, although I am personally disappointed about the exclusion of The Slum Mums.

"six filthy children, from six absent fathers..."

[Maurice E]

Originally Posted by Irregular Regular

Swords will be released by Universal in the UK on Monday 26/10/09.
It will be available on CD and 2xLP.

The LP tracklisting is as follows:

Disc 1 - Side 1
1. Good Looking Man About Town
2. Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice
3. If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me
4. Ganglord

Disc 1 - Side 2
1. My Dearest Love
2. The Never-Played Symphonies
3. Sweetie Pie
4. Christian Dior

Disc 2 - Side 1
1. Shame Is The Name
2. Munich Air Disaster 1958
3. I Knew I Was Next
4. It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small
5. Teenage Dad On His Estate

Disc 2 - Side 2
1. Children In Pieces
2. Friday Mourning
3. My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye
4. Drive-In Saturday
5. Because Of My Poor Education

it's a pretty good selection. well done Moz!
only criticism is the inclusion off all the ROTT b-sides which were generally not great. I Am Two People would've been better. glad to see none of those latter day Quarry b-sides got on. they were dire!

but on this album we have 6 or 7 genuinely great songs (which we haven't had on a Morrissey album for many years).

[spleenhead]

Originally Posted by Uncleskinny

It would have been poorer had Teenage Dad not been on. His best b-side for years. In my opinion. I can't be arsed looking right now, but what has been left off that could have gone on? It would also be interesting to know how the co-writing credits split up on the tracks.

Peter

Mexico isn't there, for one...

[somebody loved me]

Thanks for posting the track listing . I would personally have replaced the Bowie cover with "Public Image". Not many artists out there can put out a B sides compilation album that's so strong . I hope he gets good reviews for that. Well I wouldn't hold my breath though. Can't wait to see the art work now.

[ItalianCousin]

Too many tracks from the YATQ bonus disc, even if in the Spin tracklisting they're listed as "album version" (probably this means they will be some seconds longer...).

[somebody loved me]

Co-writing credits split:

Good looking man about town Whyte
Don't make fun of daddy's voice Whyte
If you don't like me, don't look at me Tobias
Ganglord Whyte
My dearest love Whyte
The never played symphonies Whyte
Sweetie-Pie Farrell
Christian Dior Boorer
Shame is the name Whyte
Munich Air disaster 1958 Whyte
I knew I was next Tobias
It's hard to walk tall when you're small Whyte
Teenage Dad on his estate Whyte
Children in pieces Tobias
Friday mourning Whyte
My life is a succession of people saying goodbye Whyte
Drive-in Saturday Bowie
Because of my poor education Whyte

Alain 12 Jesse 3 Boz 1 Mickey 1

[Uncleskinny]

Originally Posted by somebody loved me

Co-writing credits split:

Good looking man about town Whyte
Don't make fun of daddy's voice Whyte
If you don't like me, don't look at me Tobias
Ganglord Whyte
My dearest love Whyte
The never played symphonies Whyte
Sweetie-Pie Farrell
Christian Dior Boorer
Shame is the name Whyte
Munich Air disaster 1958 Whyte
I knew I was next Tobias
It's hard to walk tall when you're small Whyte
Teenage Dad on his estate Whyte
Children in pieces Tobias
Friday mourning Whyte
My life is a succession of people saying goodbye Whyte
Drive-in Saturday Bowie
Because of my poor education Whyte

Alain 12 Jesse 3 Boz 1 Mickey 1

Thanks - I thought that might be the case. Good bloke, Alain.

Peter

[boy_afraid_Liverpool]

Is Drive in Saturday the live cover or did I miss something and there is a studio version?

[Maurice E]

Originally Posted by somebody loved me

Thanks for posting the track listing . I would personally have replaced the Bowie cover with "Public Image". Not many artists out there can put out a B sides compilation album that's so strong . I hope he gets good reviews for that. Well I wouldn't hold my breath though. Can't wait to see the art work now.

I'm optimistic about the reviews. There's so much more imagination (musically and lyrically) in many of these songs than on the recent studio albums.
The last three albums have all scored 70 something (out of 100) on Meta Crritic (which gives a weighted average of music press and newspaper reviews). Reckon Swords could get 80 altho the ROTT b-sides could drag it down...

[Irregular Regular]

Originally Posted by boy_afraid_Liverpool

Is Drive in Saturday the live cover or did I miss something and there is a studio version?

It's live, you didn't miss anything.

Did anyone see this?

The initial CD orders come superbly packaged with a bonus disc recorded live in Warsaw. It contains 8 tracks never before released, recorded during his current 2009 world tour and captures Morrissey in awesome form.

[ItalianCousin]

Originally Posted by Irregular Regular

I
Did anyone see this?

The initial CD orders come superbly packaged with a bonus disc recorded live in Warsaw. It contains 8 tracks never before released, recorded during his current 2009 world tour and captures Morrissey in awesome form.

Yes it is the more interesting thing, IMVHO.....also because I've read here that the Warsaw show was very good..

[Uncleskinny]

Originally Posted by ItalianCousin

Yes it is the more interesting thing, IMVHO.....also because I've read here that the Warsaw show was very good..

How very odd - 8 tracks never before released - what could they be out of this list?

Peter

[somebody loved me]

Originally Posted by Uncleskinny

How very odd - 8 tracks never before released - what could they be out of this list?

Peter

I believe these are the tracks:
Black Cloud
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
Girlfriend In A Coma
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
When Last I Spoke To Carol
I'm OK By Myself