The Smiths/Morrissey

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The Smiths/Morrissey
Original artwork for the album cover Meat Is Murder, 1981, Rough Trade Records including: a dummy proof of the album cover, the hand-coloured photocopied image and hand-painted lettering pasted onto an album cover for The Del Shannon Story; a separate layout page for the back cover with track listing in Morrissey's hand in black felt pen; a page of handwritten lyrics in Morrissey's hand for Shoplifters Of The World Unite, thirty-two lines in black felt pen; a large cardboard envelope inscribed in Morrissey's hand with large letters in red crayon Meat Is Murder, Morrissey; and a mock-up of the 12 inch single cover Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, 1987, with record credits and cover design instructions in Morrissey's hand; a page of handwritten instuctions for a cassette design [probably for The World Won't Listen]; and a autograph postcard, signed, to the designer of all the above artwork telling her ..This layout has made me especially happy. You are unbearably talented, chucky egg. Morrissey (a lot)

Literature

SLEE, Jo Into The Art Of Morrissey: Peepholism, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1994, pp.1, 26 & 27

Lot Essay

According to Jo Slee, from the start all The Smiths' artwork ...was conceived and controlled by Morrissey, whose instinct for presentation was unerring...from a hoard of assembled images came the inspiration for each new design. He was always appreciative of the end result, at times seeming almost astonished to see his own ideas made concrete...

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