The Story
When we posted Your Arsenal on Facebook as "the last Morrissey solo album that mattered," Labheads rushed to the defense of Vauxhall and I. On the strength, I revisited the 1994 release, and immediately realized I was wrong. Is there a better Moz opener than "Now My Heart Is Full"? "I Am Hated For Loving" perfectly encapsulates the asexual Moz prose-speak floating over simple melodies. "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" is the lineage of Moz declarative songs such as "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," and "The Lazy Sunbathers" creates another vague character in the Moz-verse next to Fatty, Alsatian Cousin, Bengali In Platforms, etc. And apparently, the original pressing of this is super-rare, going for $150-200 on the secondhand market (before this, the first vinyl repressing).
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- UK import
- housed in gatefold jacket w/ printed insert
- original release year: 1994
- music label: Parlophone 2014
reviewed by the mgmnt 06/2014
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
When we posted Your Arsenal on Facebook as "the last Morrissey solo album that mattered," Labheads rushed to the defense of Vauxhall and I. On the strength, I revisited the 1994 release, and immediately realized I was wrong. Is there a better Moz opener than "Now My Heart Is Full"? "I Am Hated For Loving" perfectly encapsulates the asexual Moz prose-speak floating over simple melodies. "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" is the lineage of Moz declarative songs such as "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," and "The Lazy Sunbathers" creates another vague character in the Moz-verse next to Fatty, Alsatian Cousin, Bengali In Platforms, etc. And apparently, the original pressing of this is super-rare, going for $150-200 on the secondhand market (before this, the first vinyl repressing).
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- UK import
- housed in gatefold jacket w/ printed insert
- original release year: 1994
- music label: Parlophone 2014
