1988 02 13 Morrissey "Suedehead" news, NME

His master's voice

MORRISSEY will have his debut solo single ‘Suedehead’ released on the reactivated HMV label, through Parlophone, on Monday.

And he makes his acting debut next month in the second Brookside spin-off South.

The single is backed by ‘I Know Very Well How I Got My Name’, and the 12 inch includes an extra track, ‘Hairdresser On Fire’. All songs have been co-written by Morrissey and producer Stephen Street.

The HMV label’s last contemporary release was almost 20 years ago, ‘I Wouldn’t Go Back To The World I Knew’ by Joyce Grenfell, and Morrissey will now be the only contemporary artist on the label.

Morrissey will appear on the sleeve of the single himself, the first time he has ever graced one of his own record covers. The photograph was taken by Smiths fan Geri Caulfield at the band’s London Palladium show in 1986.

The acting role should be screened at the end of March, but it is only a brief appearance in which Morrissey appears as himself. He describes his performance as “compulsive non-viewing, essential kettle-on-time”.

Meanwhile, NME understands that Rough Trade plan to release a live Smiths album, recorded at the Kilburn National Ballroom, in late spring. The cover star is likely to be Alexandra Bastedo, best
remembered for her role in the 1960s TV hit The Champions.