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  NVCD001CD  £10.00

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  NVLP001Long Player  £15.00

Label

Warners

Johnny Marr

The Messenger

'The Messenger' was recorded in Manchester and Berlin, and mastered at London's Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright. The pair previously worked together on remastering work for The Smiths' box set 'Complete'.

'The Messenger' sees Marr turn frontman after years as star sideman and guitarist-for-hire. He said of the album: "The underlying idea of the record is my experience of growing up in Europe. When you're away from your home city you're more compelled to write about it, whether that's because you're homesick or you’ve got more objectivity, I don't know. Growing up in the city influences you, and I've continued to see stories and energy in it."

Tracklist

• 1. The Right Thing Right
  2. I Want The Heartbeat
  3. European Me
  4. Upstarts
  5. Lockdown
  6. The Messenger
  7. Generate! Generate!
  8. Say Demesne
  9. Sun & Moon
  10. The Crack Up
  11. New Town Velocity
  12. Word Starts Attack