To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, on 27th September, EMI will release through the resurrected 1960s Major Minor label, with Morrissey’s full cooperation, a remastered Special Edition of Bona Drag.
The compilation has now been remastered and overseen by Morrissey, and is updated with the addition of six previously unreleased and much coveted songs from the era:
- Happy Lovers At Last United (Outtake from ‘Sunday’ sessions)
- Lifeguard On Duty (Outtake from Viva Hate sessions)
- Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness (demo)
(Outtake from Viva Hate, previously covered by Sandie Shaw)
- Oh Phoney (Outtake from Bona Drag sessions)
- The Bed Took Fire (early version of ‘At Amber’)
- Let The Right One Slip In (alternate long mix)*
Directing the artwork for the reissue, Morrissey has chosen to return the cover art – taken from the ‘November’ video – back to its natural colour, so his shirt is black. In addition, he has also decided to update the back and inner artwork with a selection of favourite, hand-picked and rarely-seen photos.
The LP version will be a double heavyweight 180g vinyl, housed in a wide-spine sleeve with a pull-out poster. The CD will be housed in a gatefold, card sleeve with an eight-page booklet, which will contain the aforementioned photos.
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