Morrissey is selling new versions of The Smiths iconic merchandise, but with his name on the items instead.

The soloist and former frontman of the legendary Manchester band has quietly launched the merch on the UK branch of his official online store, MPORIUM.

The new T-shirt designs are based on the official artwork for The Smiths’ classic albums ‘Meat Is Murder’ (1985) and ‘The Queen Is Dead’ (1986). However, both display Morrissey’s name instead of the group’s logo.

Another tee features Salford Lads Club, which is the location of an iconic Smiths photograph from 1985. The original image, shot by Stephen Wright, was used on the inner-sleeve of ‘The Queen Is Dead’.

The T-shirts are priced between ÂŁ30 and ÂŁ35. Check out the preview images in the posts below:

The Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ celebrated its 40th anniversary on June 16.

This spring, Morrissey claimed responsibility for the initial idea for the photo of The Smiths taken outside Salford Lads Club in Greater Manchester. He said it was “solely my idea, to which as usual the other three initially viewed as more unnecessary Morrissey lunacy”.

The singer also shared another statement at the time, in an attempt to correct Johnny Marr on the history of the band and Rough Trade.

This followed Morrissey sharing his intention to sell off all his business interests in The Smiths last autumn, saying he was “burnt out by any and all connections” to his former bandmates.

“I have had enough of malicious associations. With my entire life I have paid my rightful dues to these songs and these images,” he explained at the time. “I would now like to live disassociated from those who wish me nothing but ill-will and destruction, and this is the only resolution.”

A year earlier, Morrissey had claimed that Marr now owned all of the “trademark rights and Intellectual Property” of The Smiths, and could therefore tour as a band without him.

The long-running feud between the pair reignited just last week, when Morrissey launched a lengthy attack on Marr.

Morrissey. CREDIT: David Mushegain

“Marr has intentionally divided the Smiths audience into Marr or Morrissey factions; he has legally claimed the Smiths trademark name as his – knowing full well that the name was devised by Morrissey,” he wrote.

“He has devoted his entire life to killing Morrissey in whatever way available.”

In August 2024, Morrissey hit out at Marr for turning down a “lucrative” Smiths reunion tour, alleging that the guitarist “ignored” the offer.

The singer later said he was keen to embark on a comeback trek as a “thank you for those who have listened for what suddenly feels like a lifetime”. He denied that he wanted to tour because of any “emotional attachment” to Marr.

Marr, meanwhile, hit back at Morrissey’s claims on Twitter, simply writing: “I didn’t ignore the offer – I said no”. In an interview last year about turning down the “eye-watering amount of money”, he added: “I’m not an idiot, the vibe’s not right.”

Morrissey also previously alleged that a Smiths ‘Greatest Hits’ album had been “blocked” by the guitarist.

Speaking to NME in 2019, Marr was asked about the impact of Morrissey’s support for far-right party For Britain, which resulted in The Smiths’ albums briefly being banned from record stores.

“I don’t think you can change history,” Marr told us. “I’ve said that before. I’m not worried. It’s got nothing to do with my world or my life. The songs are out there for people to judge, relate to and hear.”

Meanwhile, Morrissey is set to embark on a UK arena tour this winter in support of his latest solo album ‘Make-Up Is A Lie’. He played what had been billed as his only UK concert of the year at The O2 in London in February.

He is currently out on a run of European summer shows after cancelling numerous live dates earlier this year, including one in Valencia “due to sleep deprivation”.

In other news, Morrissey recently shared an update on his legal battle with “the very worst case of online identity fraud”.

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