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Morrissey - Bootlegs
Vinyl Collection, Tapes, Ephemera Paul McDermott Vinyl Collection, Tapes, Ephemera Paul McDermott

Morrissey - Bootlegs

A few words on Morrissey bootlegs taking in: The Smiths, Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Dublin’s National Stadium, The Stone Roses at Spike Island, FM broadcasts, cassette bootlegs, New Order, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lollapalooza 1992, vinyl bootlegs, DVDs, and “art vs. the artist”. Today is the 33rd anniversary of Morrissey’s second solo gig. His 27 April 1991 National Stadium show was his first solo outing since the December 1988 Wolverhampton Civic gig and the opening night of the European leg of his Kill Uncle tour.

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My #CassetteTape Top 10
Top 10s, Tapes Paul McDermott Top 10s, Tapes Paul McDermott

My #CassetteTape Top 10

In Issue 15 (Aug-Sept 2023) of The Goo I reviewed High Bias - The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape by Marc Masters (University of North Carolina Press). As I read High Bias I started listening to some old tapes that I’d stored in my attic years ago.

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