Linder Sterling took the shots of Morrissey in El Paso which we used for the Southpaw Grammar reissue.

The reissue of Southpaw Grammar can be had from Amazon.

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One of my favourite bands Thursday ran a T-shirt design comp towards the end of 2007. I submitted a couple of designs and while this one didn’t make the cut (the one that made it to the shortlist was this) I received an e-mail from their management asking if they could use it.
“Fuck yes”, was [...]

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This design made the shortlist for a merch contest that Thursday held last year.
It ended up coming in fourth but a few weeks after the competition ended Thursday’s management contacted me and asked to use this design in an upcoming range. As per the Heart design it’s not seen the back of a sweaty meathead [...]

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‘All You Need Is Me’ was the second release from Greatest Hits. The patterned paper on this was made of snakes, globes, eyes and stars.
Also released as two 7″s and a CD wallet.
See also Morrissey Greatest Hits and That’s How People Grow Up
Cover photography by Jake Walters.

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Morrissey had been residing in Rome while writing and recording Ringleader and we wanted the design to echo the inspiration.The cover was shot by Fabio Lovino who also shot M on the streets of Rome with every allusion to Italian life and industry—on a Vespa, next to political graffiti eating gelato, in front of an [...]

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