Bona Drag

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Product Description To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Morrissey's much acclaimed compilation Bona Drag is now being reissued as a remastered and expanded edition on CD and double LP. Originally released in October 1980, Bona Drag brings together his first seven singles, four of which went Top 10: his Top 5 debut, "Suedehead"; the anthemic "Everyday Is Like Sunday"; "Interesting Drug", and "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys". Completing the album come the Top 20 hits "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned A Monster" and "Piccadilly Palare" alongside a selection of high quality b-sides from all the singles. With Morrissey's full involvement, the original album has been remastered and expanded with six previously unreleased tracks, the first four of which will be completely new to fans as they have never before been heard:- 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)* Previously unheardDirecting the artwork for the reissue, Morrissey has chosen to return the cover art to its natural colour and to update the back and inner artwork with a selection of favourite, hand-picked and rarely-seen photos. Review "Bona Drag shows that Morrissey was still writing great songs in the aftermath of The Smiths." **** -- Uncut, November, 2010"Bona Drag was a self-imposed grab-bag of all the good stuff released between 1987-1990 and, as such, is a strong set. Top 10 hits abound, but it's less well-known tracks that, unsuprisignly, affect today... Morrissey really was a creative power house in the late 80s." *** -- Record Collector, November, 2010"British pop seldom came any better than this." **** -- Mojo, November, 2010"This reissue, remastered.. also adds six previously unreleased tracks, including the jauntily self-parodic demo of Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness, later donated to Morrissey heroine Sandie Shaw, and maudlin Viva Hate out-take Lifeguard On Duty... Twenty years on, it's all bona" **** -- Q, November, 2010