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合計収録時間 | 00:54:55

Personnel: Morrissey (vocals); Alain Whyte (guitar, background vocals); Boz Boorer (guitar, clarinet, saxophone); Jonny Bridgewood, Gary Day (bass); Woodie Taylor, Spencer Cobrin (drums); Chrissie Hynde (background vocals). Producers: Steve Lillywhite, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Mick Ronson, Stephen Street. Engineers: Danton Supple, Chris Dickie, Peter Jones. Recorded in England between 1989 and 1994, and live at the Zenith, Paris, France on December 22, 1992. Personnel: Morrissey (vocals); Boz Boorer (guitar, clarinet, saxophone); Alain Whyte (guitar, background vocals); Woodie Taylor, Spencer Cobrin (drums); Chrissie Hynde (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Bob Clearmountain. Recording information: Olympic Studios, London, England (1989-1994); Zenith, Paris, France [live] (1989-1994). Photographer: James O'Brien. Released to coincide with Morrissey's brief winter tour of England in 1995, World of Morrissey follows none of the accepted rules for compilations. It's not a hits collection, nor is it a best-of -- the disc is filled with album cuts, live tracks, a couple of B-sides and a new single, all of which dedicated Morrissey fans already own. However, the choice of songs does mean something -- the choice of the vaguely threatening "Spring-Heeled Jim" over "Now My Heart Is Full" and the sad "Billy Budd" over "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" makes the calm Vauxhall and I seem darker than it is. But that melancholy is cut by the sly taunt of "Have-a-Go Merchant" and the perennial "Last of the Famous International Playboys," as well as a long, bizarre crawl through "Moon River." Only hardcore fans will notice such subtle matters as running orders; for them, World of Morrissey is a mix tape. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine