THE THE – MIND BOMB LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A1 UK INDIE MATT JOHNSON

The The – Mind Bomb
(Epic Records  1989  4633191)
Matrix No’s: A1/B3 – UK Pressing

Textured Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– small dink on bottom right corner and a little rubbing/discolouration
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

The The are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. The The achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles (seven reaching the Top 40), and their most successful album, Infected (1986), spent 30 weeks on the chart. They followed this with the Top Ten albums Mind Bomb (1989) and Dusk (1993).

Mind Bomb is the third studio album by The The, released by Some Bizzare/Epic on July 11, 1989 and recorded between October 1988 and May 1989.

Track listing

Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.

1. “Good Morning, Beautiful” – 7:28
2. “Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)” – 5:40
3. “The Violence of Truth” – 5:40
4. “Kingdom of Rain” – 5:51
5. “The Beat(en) Generation” – 3:04
6. “August & September” – 5:45
7. “Gravitate to Me” – 8:09 (Johnson, Johnny Marr)
8. “Beyond Love” – 4:22

Personnel

The band

• Matt Johnson – Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Johnny Marr – guitar, harmonica
• James Eller – bass guitar
• David Palmer – drums

Additional musicians

• Sinéad O’Connor – Female vocal on “Kingdom of Rain”

• Wix – Piano/Keyboards/Hammond Organ/Accordion
• Warne Livesey – Keyboards/Banjo/Acoustic Guitar

• Pandit Dinesh – Percussion
• Danny Cummings – Percussion
• Pedro Haldermann – Percussion

• Chris White – Saxophone
• Philip Todd – Saxophone
• Ashley Slater – Trombone
• John Eacott – Flugel Horn

• Mark Feltham – Harmonica

• Danny Thompson – Upright Bass on “August & September”

• Sarah Homer – Clarinet
• Dai Pritchard – Bass Clarinet
• Hilary Storer – Oboe

• Gavin Wright – Arabian Fiddle
• Astarti String Section – Strings