EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
single
(26 September 2010)
BONA DRAG
(20th Anniversary Edition)
4th October, 2010
EMI will release through the resurrected 1960s Major Minor label, with Morrissey's full cooperation, a special edition of his timeless 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' single.
Selected by Morrissey himself for the re-release, the timeless single has been lovingly remastered, re-artworked with rare photos and now appears alongside a feast of bonus material, with every format featuring previously unreleased tracks. Available on enhanced CD, two vinyl 7 inch singles and digital download.
Originally released in 1988, 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' reached no. 9 on the UK singles chart. The song is one of Morrissey's - if not the - greatest and most-loved English pop singles ever released, in what has proved an inimitable and prolific career, from an artist who has redefined the cultural landscape. Its distinctive opening bass line and stabbing and sweeping strings frame a melancholic, yet uplifting anthemic lament of apocalyptic foreboding, amidst a forgotten seaside town.
Written in language which evokes the poetic prowess of John Betjeman or Philip Larkin, 'Everyday Is Like Sunday' is a gloriously eternal piece of high-pop-art, which has endured to become a favourite of each new generation.
In keeping with the song's pop classicism, it will be made available on two vinyl 7-inch singles – the first with an orange Major Minor label and a rare Morrissey photo on the cover; the second with a red, black and white MM label and range bag - as well as an E-CD and digital download, with all formats featuring previously unreleased songs, including the alternate version of 'November Spawned A Monster', 'November The Second' (E-CD), and an incredibly rare TOTPs performance of 'Everyday Is Like Sunday', which is unavailable anywhere, including YouTube.
All of this has been remastered and overseen by Morrissey himself.
Formats:
- 7-inch single no. 1
A. Everyday Is Like Sunday
B. Trash (live at Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1991) (previously unreleased)
- 7-inch single no. 2
A. Everyday Is Like Sunday
B. Everyday Is Like Sunday (live at the Hollywood Bowl, June 8, 2007)
(previously unreleased)
- E-CD single
1. Everyday Is Like Sunday
2. November The Second (previously unreleased)
E-CD section:
Everyday Is Like Sunday (original promotional video)
Everyday Is Like Sunday (on Top Of The Pops, 9th June, 1988) (previously unreleased)
- Digital Download
1. Everyday Is Like Sunday
2. November The Second (previously unreleased)
3. Everyday Is Like Sunday (live at the Hollywood Bowl, June 8, 2007) (previously unreleased)
Bona Drag: 20th Anniversary vinyl and CD editions release information
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, on 27th September, EMI will release through the resurrected 1960s Major Minor label, with Morrissey's full cooperation, a remastered Special Edition of Bona Drag.Originally released to much acclaim in October 1990, Bona Drag perfectly captures Morrissey's effortless transition in becoming a solo artist. It brings together his exceptional first seven singles, four of which went Top 10: his triumphant Top 5 debut, "Suedehead"; the anthemic, apocalyptic lament to wet seaside towns, "Everyday Is Like Sunday"; "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"; and "Interesting Drug". The Top 20s "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned A Monster", and "Piccadilly Palare" and a selection of high quality b-sides from the singles complete the album.
The compilation has now been remastered and overseen by Morrissey, and is updated with the addition of six previously unreleased and much coveted songs from the era:
- "Happy Lovers At Last United"(Outtake from "Sunday" sessions)
- "Lifeguard On Duty"(Outtake from Viva Hate sessions)
- "Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness" (demo)
(Outtake from Viva Hate, previously covered by Sandie Shaw)
- "Oh Phoney"(Outtake from Bona Drag sessions)
- "The Bed Took Fire" (early version of "At Amber")
- "Let The Right One Slip In" (alternate long mix)
Directing the artwork for the reissue, Morrissey has chosen to return the cover art - taken from the "November" video - back to its natural colour, so his shirt is black. In addition, he has also decided to update the back and inner artwork with a selection of favourite, hand-picked and rarely-seen photos.
The LP version will be a double heavyweight 180g vinyl, housed in a wide-spine sleeve with a pull-out poster. The CD will be housed in a gatefold, card sleeve with an eight-page booklet, which will contain the aforementioned photos.
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