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Morrissey stops BBC from airing demo

Former Smiths singer calls in lawyers to prevent broadcast of previously unheard recordingMorrissey clearly wants to keep some things on the cutting-room floor. Lawyers representing the singer threatened the BBC with an injunction last week, ordering the organisation not to broadcast one of the singer's early demos. The 20-second clip was removed at the last minute from a new radio documentary about producer Stephen Street.The offending clip is an out-take from Morrissey's early solo career, rec...

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09:43 on May 7 2010

Morrissey stops BBC from airing demo

Guardian Music — Former Smiths singer calls in lawyers to prevent broadcast of previously unheard recordingMorrissey clearly wants to keep some things on the cutting-room floor. Lawyers r... more info

22:34 on May 6 2010

Morrissey halts the broadcast of unheard demo tape

NME — Singer calls in his lawyers to ban the airing of the 20-second clip more info

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18:16 on May 6 2010

Morrissey - Morrisseys Fury Over Unheard Demo Tape

ContactMusic — Rocker MORRISSEY has called in his lawyers - to ban the broadcast of a 20-second tape of him singing.The segment of a previously-unheard demo tape recorded early in... more info

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19:20 on May 6 2010