New Stones, Morrissey, Morrison releases due soon

Tempting new rockpop releases already announced for 2008 include:

· Rolling Stones - Shine A Light, the soundtrack to the new Martin Scorsese film documenting the last tour, is due in March.

· Morrissey’s Greatest Hits, the first compilation from his post-1997 releases, comes out on 11 February. It will be followed by a new studio album in the autumn.

· Van Morrison’s new CD, Keep It Simple, is due in March. And a programme of (slightly) enhanced back catalogue re-releases starts with seven albums on 28 January.

All will be worth a careful grown-up listen, even if none promises to be exactly Earth-shattering.


Gerry Smith