Everyone’s favorite Brit is back. You might remember him, the former lead singer of The Smiths turned top-charting solo artist. Yes, it’s Morrissey, and in honor of his recently announced 25-date tour around the United States and updated releases of Your Arsenal and “Satellite of Love,” we’re giving away a prize pack.
Morrissey began his career as lead vocalist for The Smiths, one of the most important alternative rock bands to emerge during the ’80s. After deciding to go solo, Morrissey released an album that sent his career stratospheric in the US, titled Your Arsenal, highlighting Morrissey’s sharper pop/rock glam vibe and landing him recognition by the Grammys for Best Alternative Album in 1992.
This Tuesday, February 25, Your Arsenal will be available on CD/DVD. “Satellite of Love,” a tribute to the late and great Lou Reed released on January 28, is currently available as a 12″ single and a 7” picture disc with previously unreleased live tracks of Morrissey and a rare Renaud Monfourny photo of the singer.
The two previously unreleased tracks “Vicar In A Tutu (Live)” and “All You Need Is Me (Live)” will be included on the 12” single, and the unreleased track “You Say You Don’t Love Me” will be included on the 7” picture disc. Both singles will feature “You’re Gonna Need Someone On Your Side” and “Satellite of Love (Live).”
To top it all off, the CD/DVD Your Arsenal Definitive Master has been reworked, replacing original songs such as “Tomorrow” with superior US mixes, along with adding the later-released “Glamorous Glue,” one of Morrissey’s four chart singles.
For a chance to win the Morrissey prize pack, leave a comment below naming your favorite British solo artist. I’m going to say Tom Odell.
A winner with a North American mailing address will be chosen on release day, Tuesday, February 25.
TOUR DATES
May 7 San Jose, CA – City National Civic Auditorium
May 10 Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Sports Arena
May 13 El Paso, TX – Plaza Theatre
May 14 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
May 16 Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
May 17 Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
May 19 Lincoln, NE – Rococo Theatre
May 20 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
May 22 Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater
May 24 Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
May 25 Beaumont, TX – Julie Rogers Theatre
May 27 Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
May 28 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
May 30 St. Petersburg, FL – The Mahaffey Theater
May 31 Miami, FL – Knight Concert Hall
June 4 Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Centre
June 6 Atlantic City, NJ – Revel Ovation Hall
June 7 Boston, MA – Boston Opera House
June 10 Baltimore, MD – Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 13 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House
June 14 Flint, MI – James Whiting Auditorium
June 16 Lewiston, NY – Artpark Main Stage Theater
June 17 Wilmington, DE – Grand Opera House
June 19 Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre
June 21 New York, NY – Barclays Center
