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Morrissey convinced he is no longer signed to a label
By Aly Barchi | Published on Tuesday 19 August 2014
So poor old Morrissey is on his own again (label deals-wise, at least), with his fansite True To You now insisting that he has, as many might’ve already believed, been fired by his one-time label, Universal’s Capitol/Harvest.
The clarification came following a Billboard story stating that Moz was definitely still signed to Harvest, in spite of a previous post on True To You which stated that the label had “ended their relationship” with the one-time Smith “as directed by label boss Steve Barnett”.
Reacting to the Billboard article, a new post on True To You reinforced the info that Moz is now sans a label deal, with the site writing that Morrissey and his lawyers have emails from Barnett confirming that Moz’s time at the label is over. The site also says that there was never a deal to break anyway.
It explains: “No recording agreement with Capitol/Harvest was ever signed by Morrissey, and Morrissey retains full ownership of [Moz’s latest LP] ‘World Peace is None Of Your Business’. Contrary to the assured Billboard report, Capitol-Harvest have very clearly stated that they would have no interest in licensing a second album by Morrissey. Russells (London), who represent Morrissey, are presently concluding Morrissey’s relationship with Harvest Records. Once again, Morrissey is in search of a new label”.
And most importantly of all, Morrissey later added a postscript of his own on the True To You site, informing fans: “I am so glad that you understand. I am so sorry that Harvest Records did not understand what they had. You have explained it to them, and I will always be in your debt”.
Universal did not respond to a request for a statement.
