{"product_id":"steven-morrissey-the-smiths-handwritten-letter-197955","title":"Steven Morrissey (The Smiths) Handwritten letter 1979","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original handwritten letter written by Steven Morrissey before he rose to fame with the smiths The letter refers to buying records from the Sparks via an ad in sounds magazine The letter reads: “Steven Morrissey 384- Kings Road Stretford Manchester-M32 8 GW Hello Re your sounds ad, I offer the following: \"Girl from Germany (Sparks 2nd single, a white label Promotional copy) - £4-00, and \"Big Boy a 'DJ only Copy' - £3-00 Stay in the Swing Steven Morrissey” The letter comes with a note from the original owner. The note reads: \"Ive just rediscovered three letters sent to me by a pre-Smiths Steven Morrissey in, I think, 1979 when I was 16. I had put an ad in Sounds magazine to buy records by the US pop group Sparks and he replied. I bought some records from him and exchanged further letters\". The original owner also contacted Ron Mael (one half of the band Sparks) who replied: \"Wow, that's incredible. Those letters are practically musical history now - Morrissey selling records from his bedroom before he started selling out arenas. Pure poetry indeed [LOL]. You're sitting on a piece of indie rock legend, my friend!\" The letter measures 29.1 x 20.8 cm The condition is excellent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fab Four Memorabilia Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54228226670931,"sku":"STV-MRR-THE-SMT1","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/2680\/2259\/files\/Steven_Morrisey_handwritten_letters_2.jpg?v=1783448580","url":"https:\/\/fabfourmemorabilia.co.uk\/products\/steven-morrissey-the-smiths-handwritten-letter-197955","provider":"Fab Four Memorabilia Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}