This band survived the purge of "The" from the band names because there was nowhere to hide. I doubt if I need to go into much of a history of this band. Pretty much anyone interested in music is familiar with the musical work of Matt Johnson, the founder & only constant member of The The.
This version of Soul Mining, The The's first full-length comes with a bonus 12" 45rpm limited edition...
Side A -
I've Been Waitin' for Tomorrow (All of My Life)
This is the Day
The Sinking Feeling
Uncertain Smile
Side B -
The Twilight Hour
Soul Mining
Giant
The The - Perfect limited edition bonus 12", Epic XPR1250, 1983.
Side A (over) -
Perfect
Side B -
Fruit of the Heart
Soup of Mixed Emotions
Perfect
Side B -
Fruit of the Heart
Soup of Mixed Emotions
Enjoy,
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Soul Mining
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Surely one of my 100 most played of all times. When i was in my late teens and last class of school it helped me a lot. Best one can say of an album. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good word on a great album. Stay well.
DeleteHey thanks for all the amazing shares, just checking you have a copy of the bonus tracks on the cassette of Soul Mining, here they are with a couple of extra 12-inch versions.
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Thanks for the comment & thanks for the link.
DeleteIt famously has an accordeon and that was daring in 1983. First time I heard it I was like a child, after a first visit at the zoo, and when asked how he liked it, could only say "there were French Fries" . I love this album dearly, and I never knew there was a bonus 12'' thank you
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, & check out the links above & in Sorgual for more different The The.
DeleteThanks mate. I reckon it's about time i re-assessed this band's output after many years' biased rejection of them - during my student days it was de rigeur to like The The, and because i was heavily into my Groucho Marxist phase at the time ("i refuse to belong to any club that would have me as a member") i shunned their output. Yup, naive and self-destructive. Time to put things right, wouldn't you agree?
ReplyDeleteWhen I share these Musick the Needed Work, it's not always a recommendation of approva. Just stuff that was stuck in a dead-end folder & needed rescued to its proper place. You must make of it what you think. By the way, I'm still a Groucho Marxist.
DeleteYou're right. Once a Groucho Marxist, always a Groucho Marxist. One grouping i'm proud to be a card-carrying member of.
DeleteQuel grand album que j'ai beaucoup écouté à son achat en 1983.
ReplyDeleteJ'avais aussi bien aimé Mind Bomb de 1989.
Mais la vraie surprise est cet album de 2024, leur meilleur ?
Un petit lien pour Ensoulment :
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Merci cela me donne envie d'écrire un futur article sur cet album !
Merci pour le commentaire et pour le lien vers Ensoulment. J'espère que tu feras un article sur The The ; il sera sûrement meilleur que celui-ci. Ce n'était qu'un de leurs morceaux qui était resté coincé dans le dossier « À retravailler ».
DeleteMister Dubby a request GARY CLAIL-:Violence + keep the Faith.
ReplyDeletemany thanx great Selecter ciao
truedeeth23, your wish is my command, MekaLekaHi.
DeleteJombi sez: Only have them in FLAC though...
Gary Clail - Keep the Faith, Yelen Musiques YEL 481402-2, 1995
https://mega.nz/file/H5lXhKxR#83AJMPqSsYF9u6LbZQHEdFKe71K5YezoldLp-k8uz5U
Gary Clail Sound System - Violence, Gary Clail self-released, 2022.
https://mega.nz/file/2kNRRCia#2Kt90GGcwmqx2vUxlYuIGfRF8EL9peVwY8_DzP1KG8s
Thank you!
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