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Breaking news: I just got this press release for Morrissey's Live at the Hollywood Bowl DVD for release in the UK on October 6th.
Read an excerpt:
Warner Music Entertainment is pleased to announce the UK release of Morrissey ‘Live At The Hollywood Bowl’ on Monday October 6th.
This forthcoming DVD captures Morrissey ‘Live at the Hollywood Bowl’ 15 years after his last gig at the legendary venue. A 17,000 plus audience is captivated with a career defining performance that includes The Smiths’ classic tracks ‘The Queen Is Dead’, ‘The Boy With The Thorn In His Side’, ‘Girlfriend In A Coma’, ‘How Soon Is Now?’, Please, Please, Please Let me Get What I Want’ and ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’.
Morrissey’s darkly raw and witty lyrics are teamed with a flamboyant stage persona as we see at least 2 shirt strips and a constant flow of impassioned stage invaders. He delivers an unforgettable set spanning three decades of new and classic material on a night where his voice and performance is at it it’s very peak.
Morrissey collectors would've already own the bonus audio CD on the limited version of Morrissey's Greatest Hits which features only a portion of this show.... now you can get the entire performance (including encores) on the new DVD out in the UK only.
As of this writing, I'm not aware that this DVD will be released in the US, our last major DVD release for Morrissey was Who Put the M in Manchester in 2005.
You Brits are so lucky.
UPDATE: Of course this is typically Morrissey. Given the opportunity, he denounces everything from Babylon Books to Johnny "rodent" Rogan. What he doesn't say that he actually does get music publishing royalties, granted it may not be a lot of money derived from the DVD sales... Anyway, you gotta love the guy.
Message from Morrissey
14 August 2008MESSAGE FROM MORRISSEY.
The slapdash release of Morrissey live at the Hollywood Bowl is done by Warner without any consultation to me whatsoever, and is in breach of their terms as laid out by themselves in an agreement made for the film between Warner and my ex-manager. Being Warner, predictably the sleeve art is appalling. It is the work of cash-hounds, and I urge people NOT to buy it. I am not signed to Warner, and no royalties from this dvd will come to me. Please spend your money elsewhere.
thank you, MORRISSEY.
UPDATE 8/27: This doesn't surprise me, given Morrissey's dispute in the matter, that I have been told "The Morrissey 'Live At The Hollywood Bowl' DVD has been postponed pending a new release date."
