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"It's as disappointing as baked beans for Christmas dinner. "The Smiths' 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' finds Morrissey making the unlikely claim, 'Now I now how Joan of Arc felt,' and moaning, 'I've got no right to take my place in the human race.' Fortunately, guitarist Johnny Marr kicks ass, and the whole group rocks harder than they did on the last album."
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Also check out the 12-inch's flip, a pretty ballad called 'Unloveable'." How anyone can croon lines like 'Sweetheart, I was only joking when I said/You should be bludgeoned in your bed' and convey warmth, vulnerability, and irony at the same time is a continuing mystery. "The Smiths' self-mockingly-titled 'Big Mouth Strikes Again' is another guitar-laden dazzler. Morrissey in Melody Maker 26 September 1987 "I would call it a parody if that sounded less like self-celebration, which it definitely wasn't. New Zealand: Stock copies of the 7" were distributed with a DEMONSTRATION RECORD sticker on the b-side label. Greece: Some stock copies of this 12" were stamped SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE on the a-side label. The stamp states "Disque gratuit interdit a la vente", the words forming an embossed circle in the top left corner of the sleeve. A various artists sampler cassette titled "What's Instore" (SAMP113C) was also sent to radio to promote this single.įrance: Stock copies of the 7" were stamped with a promo warning so they could be used for promotion of the single.
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The promo 12" sleeves were also stamped, but the records' labels were unaltered. The 7" had an added promo warning printed on the now standard red and green labels, and the record sleeve was stamped in gold on the back. A very limited number of stock copies of the 7" were also sent to media with a plugger sticker on them.Īustralia: Promos were produced in both 7" and 12" formats. Some copies included a 12"x24" promo poster, others a press sheet and a promo photo. UK: White label copies of the 12" format were distributed to radio for promotion of this single. The b-side etching is a line from Oscar Wilde. The a-side etching was seen on a banner in "Hobson's Choice", one of Morrissey's loved movies. The other single is "Panic".īEWARE THE WRATH TO COME / TALENT BORROWS, GENIUS STEALS This is one of only two singles with only the word "Smiths" on the cover. Loehr supplied the photo (as well as the one used on the "Strangeways Here We Come" album), hence the mix-up. Incorrectly credited to David Loehr in the sleeve notes. James Dean photographed in 1948 by Nelva Jean Thomas. Collectors could therefore buy two single reissues every week, or wait at the end of the programme to get all of them in the box, alongside the two bonus 7"s. On each of the five weeks leading to the release of the latter box, two singles from it were put up for sale individually. The 2008 reissue of the 7" single by Rhino UK was also included in the "Smiths Singles box" which compiled the band's first 10 UK singles (plus two bonuses). The 12" is sometimes mistaken for a Russian release because of the Greek text on its cover (Greek and Russian alphabets are both cyrillic-derived). "Bigmouth Strikes Again" was released later in 1986 in Greece as an EP featuring tracks from the UK "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and "Panic" singles. 7" single Holland 7" single (some copies) 12" single Greek 12" single UK 7" single back alternate Holland 7" single back UK 12" single back Greek 12" single back