My Early Burglary Years
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My Early Burglary Years is a compilation album by Morrissey
that was released in September of 1998 in the United States
on Reprise Records
. It follows in the tradition of his previous compilation albums Bona Drag
and World of Morrissey
in that it collects various single a-sides and b-sides, some album tracks, live tracks and previously unreleased material.
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
that was released in September of 1998 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
. It follows in the tradition of his previous compilation albums Bona Drag
Bona Drag
- 2010 re-release :The 2010 re-release features the following additional tracks:* "Happy Lovers at Last United" * "Lifeguard on Duty"...
and World of Morrissey
World of Morrissey
World of Morrissey is a compilation album released in 1995 by Morrissey. It was one of three Morrissey releases EMI deleted from its catalogue on December 14, 2010 along with Beethoven Was Deaf & Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey.-Track listing:...
in that it collects various single a-sides and b-sides, some album tracks, live tracks and previously unreleased material.
Track listing
- "SunnySunny (Morrissey song)"Sunny" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in December 1995. It was released by EMI to try and cash in on Morrissey's Southpaw Grammar album that had been released that year by RCA and consisted of three songs that Morrissey had recorded while under contract to EMI."Sunny" had initially...
" – 2:43 [single A-side] - "At Amber" – 2:44 [B-side of "Piccadilly Palare"]
- "Cosmic DancerElectric WarriorElectric Warrior is the sixth album by British rock group T. Rex, and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases. Electric Warrior reached number thirty-two in the US; it went to number one for several weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest album of 1971...
" [live in Costa Mesa, June 1, 1991] – 3:56 [previously unreleased, T. RexT. Rex (band)T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
cover] - "Nobody Loves Us" – 4:50 [B-side of "Dagenham DaveDagenham Dave (song)"Dagenham Dave" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in August 1995, a week prior to the release of Southpaw Grammar. It was Morrissey's first release on RCA, the label he had signed to after leaving EMI...
"] - "A Swallow on My Neck" – 2:50 [B-side of "Sunny"]
- "Sister I'm a Poet" – 2:27 [B-side of "Everyday Is Like SundayEveryday Is Like Sunday"Everyday Is Like Sunday" is the third track of Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate, and the second single to be released by the artist. It made number nine in the UK Singles Chart and remains one of his best-known songs...
"] - "Black-Eyed Susan" – 4:07 [B-side of "Sunny"]
- "Michael's Bones" – 3:08 [B-side of "The Last of the Famous International PlayboysThe Last of the Famous International Playboys"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" was the third single released by Morrissey. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was not featured on one of Morrissey's main studio albums, but can be found on the compilation album Bona Drag along with the B-side "Lucky Lisp"...
"] - "I'd Love To" [US version] – 4:50 [B-side of "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I GetThe More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in February 1994. It was taken from the then-unreleased Vauxhall and I album and was the first Morrissey single to be produced by Steve Lillywhite....
" US CD single] - "Reader Meet Author" – 3:42 [from Southpaw GrammarSouthpaw GrammarSouthpaw Grammar is the fifth solo album by the British alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released in August 1995 and charted at number 66 in the United States and at number 4 in the United Kingdom...
] - "Pashernate Love" – 2:23 [B-side of "You're the One for Me, FattyYou're the One for Me, Fatty"You're the One for Me, Fatty" was a single by Morrissey released in April 1992. It was taken from the then-unreleased Your Arsenal album and was the second Morrissey single to be written by Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson....
"] - "Girl Least Likely To" – 4:51 [B-side of "November Spawned a MonsterNovember Spawned a Monster"November Spawned a Monster" is a song by Morrissey. It was released as a single in 1990. It was written by Morrissey and Clive Langer. It also features one of Morrissey's former colleagues from The Smiths, Andy Rourke...
"] - "Jack the Ripper" [live in Paris, December 22, 1992] – 4:11 [from Beethoven was DeafBeethoven Was DeafBeethoven Was Deaf is a live album by Morrissey, recorded around the time of the tour for Your Arsenal. The songs were recorded live at Paris Zenith on 22 December 1992, except for the titles followed by a *, which were recorded live in London 2 days before. The sleeve notes incorrectly state that...
& B-side of "Now My Heart Is FullNow My Heart Is Full"Now My Heart Is Full" is a song by British artist Morrissey from his fourth solo album Vauxhall and I. Critics have suggested the song's refrain of "Dallow, Spicer, Pinkie, Cubitt" addresses the gangsters from Graham Greene's 1938 novel Brighton Rock and so has a thematic link with Morrissey's...
"] - "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" [US version] – 3:14 [edited version of B-side of "My Love LifeMy Love Life"My Love Life" was a single by Morrissey released in September 1991. It was a stand alone single rather than taken from any studio album, although it was included on the compilation album Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey....
"] - "The Boy Racer" – 4:45 [from Southpaw Grammar]
- "BoxersBoxers (song)"Boxers" is a song by Morrissey, released in January 1995 to promote a tour of the same name.The single reached number 23 in the UK singles chart, despite not featuring on album at the time of the release...
" – 3:30 [single A-side]