Cover of Ringleader of the Tormentors

[Vauxhall95]

Honestly. I think we're all slipping. How did that get past us obsessive freaks?

"The picture of you holding the violin on the cover of Ringleader Of The Tormentors is brilliant! What was the inspiration for it?

Michelle
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

There is an American film from 1946 called "Humoresque" in which Oscar Levant holds up a copy of a magazine with John Garfield on the front playing the violin, as he does throughout the film. I thought the Garfield picture was so touching, so I tried to copy it. Interestingly, my right hand is cupped on the European version, but is straight on the US version."

-Vaux

 

[jetboyla]

Here is a link to the "inspiration"

http://www.movieactors.com/actors/johngarfield.htm

 

[Not Right in the Head]

Honestly. I think we're all slipping. How did that get past us obsessive freaks?

That's exactly what I thought when I read that. But has anyone verified whether it's true?

 

[dislocate my shoulder]

That's exactly what I thought when I read that. But has anyone verified whether it's true?

Discussed on the TTY Q and A thread, beginning with
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=592963&postcount=58

 

[Vauxhall95]

Discussed on the TTY Q and A thread, beginning with
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=592963&postcount=58

Yes, but after the TTY Q & A... Where were we before the article?

-Vaux

 

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I remember a thread about the tiny line of type under "Ringleader of the Tormentors", and how the text varied on some people's copies.

I had to look really hard to find an image of the flat-hand cover. I finally found it in Wal-Mart's online music store. Nowhere else, every other site is using the same stock image of the American cover with the curved hand. They are mislabeled in the thread that was pointing to.

I guess no one ever noticed. But I haven't been here all that long, either. So, yeah, what's up? Slipping on the obsessiveness?

 

[dislocate my shoulder]

Yes, but after the TTY Q & A... Where were we before the article?

-Vaux

I know I know... It would be less crazy (or cruel?) if we found it out some five years later, and not by Morrissey himself pointing it for us...

 

[Vauxhall95]

"I guess no one ever noticed. But I haven't been here all that long, either. So, yeah, what's up? Slipping on the obsessiveness?"

On the upside, I guess my medication is working!

-Vaux

 

[Dan133269]

Moz cupping his hand? is he being suggestive?

 

[Vauxhall95]

Moz cupping his hand? is he being suggestive?

Whatever do you mean???

-Vaux

 

[robert]

Can't say I noticed this, even though I probably have about 8 different versions of the CD! Here's a pic. US on left, Taiwan version on right.

 

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I never bothered to ask this, but the curled up hand with the curled up pinky is the more "correct" one, isn't it? Don't ask me, I studied Voice, not violin...

 

[Not Right in the Head]

I never bothered to ask this, but the curled up hand with the curled up pinky is the more "correct" one, isn't it? Don't ask me, I studied Voice, not violin...

Depends on the style of playing. I was taught that for classical violin, the proper position is all fingers on the bow, but spread out a bit. Fiddlin' is a whole different matter.

Classical:

Indian:

I never really played violin, but my wife did, so I could be talking out of my ass.

 

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Looks owey either way. I have bad wrists...