James Dean Is Not Dead

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Name James Dean Is Not Dead
Author Morrissey
Pages 48
Release 1983, 1984, 1997
Publisher Babylon Books, Manchester

Information

1st edition
first published by Babylon Books in 1983

  • ISBN: 0 907 188 06 0

A "rather thick pamphlet" as Morrissey himself puts it, nothing new here, but Dean's obsession with death is clearly exposed. This is the first edition, published before the Smiths became famous.


2nd edition
published by Babylon Books around 1984

  • ISBN: 0 907 188 06 0

This is the second edition with Morrissey's name on the cover, repressed after the Smiths had become big in England.


3rd edition
Published by Babylon Books around 1997

  • ISBN: 0 907 188 06 0

This is the third edition limited to 1000 copies. Each copy comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by John Muir, the owner of Babylon Books.