Morrissey says The Smiths’ greatest hits album “blocked” by Johnny Marr
nme.comThe Smiths has been “blocked” by Johnny Marr, according to Morrissey.In a new post on his website shared last night (September 11), Morrissey revealed that a “proposed greatest hits album by the Smiths entitled ‘Smiths Rule OK!’ has been blocked by J Marr”.
He went on to add that a re-issue of the band’s 1983 debut single ‘Hand In Glove’ has similarly been blocked from release by his former bandmate.But according to Morrissey, that’s not all – the singer wrote in his blogpost that the greatest hits album and ‘Hand In Glove’ reissue were scheduled for release this year alongside “a deluxe box release of The Smiths’ first album” and “a new 7-inch” of their 1992 track ‘This Charming Man’.
The “deluxe box release” of their 1984 self-titled debut album was meant to “commemorate its 40-year anniversary”.Morrissey also alleged that Warner Records had approached him and Darren Evans to “assemble artwork for all four releases, all of which were rejected and halted out of hand by J Marr”.Marr has yet to comment on Morrissey’s latest claims.Morrissey’s claims of Marr blocking The Smiths’ greats hits album comes after he previously revealed late last month that Marr had “ignored” a lucrative offer from AEG Entertainment Group to reunite the band.
Morrissey claimed at the time that he had agreed to the offer, which would’ve seen The Smiths tour “throughout 2025”.The update continued: “Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in November.
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