http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hSDODDNs4
In which Morrissey is showered with flowers during “This Charming Man.” No wonder a critic in 1983 wrote: “If the boy’s head is anything to go by, The Smiths are going to be B-I-G.” A born frontman, I say. (Still waiting for vintage footage to surface of the band playing “Panic” as Moz is fanned and fed grapes.) Either way, can’t wait to read his memoir.
This earliest known live review of The Smiths, originally published in a fanzine called City Fun, is noteworthy for a number of reasons — some intriguing and others a bit unsettling. To wit, this priceless bit about the band’s 23-year-old frontman: “If the boy’s head is anything to go by, The Smiths are going to be B-I-G.”
If artifacts like this are your thing, I highly suggest you swing by the place where I uncovered this scan: Manchester District Music Archive.