Attack Records is a reggae label which ran originally from 1969 to 1980 as an imprint of Trojan Records. Notable artists included The Pioneers, Gregory Isaacs, I-Roy, Big Youth and The Upsetters. In 2003 it was revived by Sanctuary who then owned it, to become Morrissey's vanity label. This section lists the Attack releases under Morrissey's hand until Sanctuary was sold to Universal in 2007. In 2009, after the poor job Decca did with his "Greatest Hits" album, Morrissey signed with American label Lost Highway for the release of "Years Of Refusal", a partnership between them and Morrissey's Attack.
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 | Morrissey "You Are The Quarry" [2004 album] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart" [2004 single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "First Of The Gang To Die" [2004 single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "First Of The Gang To Die" [2004 European 4-track cd-single] See discography entry here |
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Nancy Sinatra "Let Me Kiss You" [11 October 2004 cd-single] Tracks: Let Me Kiss You / Bossman The USA cd-single [Sanctuary 86004-2] has different artwork featuring Morrissey. Most copies were used as promos. |
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Remma "Worry Young" [11 October 2004 cd-single] Tracks: Worry Young / Sincerity / Getting Old
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James Maker & Noko 440 "Born That Way" [11 October 2004 cd-single] Tracks: Born That Way / I'm Unbearable
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Morrissey "Let Me Kiss You" [2004 single] See discography entry here |
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New York Dolls "Morrissey Presents: The Return Of The New York Dolls Live From Royal Festival Hall 2004" [album released 4 October 2004] Track listing: Looking For A Kiss / Puss n' Boots / Subway Train / Bad Girl / Lonely Planet Boy / Private World / Vietnamese Baby / Frankenstein / Babylon / Trash / Jet Boy / Personality Crisis / Human Being A DVD of this concert was released on 22 November 2004 under the title "Pre-Crash Condition". It includes more tracks than the cd. Artwork here. |
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Jobriath "Lonely Planet Boy" [album released 15 November 2004] Tracks: Heartbeat / Morning Starship / Be Still / Space Clown / I'm A Man / Street Corner Love / I Love A Good Fight / What A Pretty / Blow Away / Ecubyan / Inside / Earthling / Scumbag / Movie Queen / Dietrich/Fondyke Includes liner notes by Morrissey.
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Morrissey "I Have Forgiven Jesus" [2004 single] See discography entry here |
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Jobriath "I Love A Good Fight" [single released 11 October 2004] Tracks: I Love A Good Fight / Scumbag
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Morrissey "You Are The Quarry" - Deluxe edition [2004 album] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "Live At Earls Court" [2005 live album (featuring 2004 concert)] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" / "Redondo Beach" [live single released 2005] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "Ringleader Of The Tormentors" [2006 album] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "You Have Killed Me" [2006 single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "The Youngest Was The Most Loved" [2006 single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart" [2006 reissue on 12" single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "First Of The Gang To Die" [2006 reissue on 12" single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "In The Future When All's Well" [2006 single] See discography entry here |
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Kristeen Young "Kill The Father" [single released 21 August 2006] Tracks: Kill The Father / Life's Not Short, It's Sooooo Long
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Morrissey "I Just Want To See The Boy Happy" [2006 single] See discography entry here |
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Kristeen Young "London Cry" [single released 4 December 2006] Tracks: London Cry / This Is The Dawn Of My D-Day Released 4 December 2006. |
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Morrissey "I Just Want To See The Boy Happy" [2006 12" picture disc single] See discography entry here |
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Morrissey "Years Of Refusal" [2009 album, USA edition] See discography entry here |
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Nancy Sinatra "Nancy Sinatra" [album released 28 September 2004 (USA) and 4 October 2004 (UK)] Tracks: Burnin' Down The Spark / Ain't No Easy Way with John Spencer / Don't Let Him Waste Your Time / Don't Mean Nothing / Momma's Boy / Let Me Kiss You / Baby Please Don't Go / About A Fire / Bossman / Baby's Coming Back To Me / Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad Nancy Sinatra's "Let Me Kiss You" single [Attack 005 higher in this list] was released on Attack but this album from which the song was taken was put out by Sanctuary.
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Damien Dempsey "Seize The Day" [album released 5 October 2004] Tracks: Negative Vibes / Ghosts of Overdoses / It's All Good / Factories / Jar Song / Celtic Tiger / Apple of My Eye / Industrial School / Great Gaels of Ireland / Marching Season Siege / Seize the Day Sanctuary and Attack jointly gave an American release to this album previously released in Ireland on label IRL.
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Quotes
In an interview published in Word magazine in January 2005, Morrissey said: "I'm going to release great records that I want to release. There's no eye on commercial success. I will not be turning into a record company exec with a sword and steel toecapped boots. I'm trying to revive something good and true about pop music. I'd like to regenerate and rejuvenate some kind of faith in the pop single. I think people are tired of investing so much of their time and faith in albums that aren't worth it."