Morrisey: Southpaw Grammar (RCA)
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, September 1995
Wherein Morrissey discovers the missing link between The Byrds' jingle-jangle and Young/Cobain grunge. In contrast to Vauxhall And I, often gentle of mood and sentiment, his debut on the label of Presley and Lou Reed plays loud all the way.
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