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PERFECT (CDN PROMO 12" EXTENDED)
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The The was the guise of Matt Johnson, a mercurial singer/songwriter
whose music ran the gamut from dance-pop to country. Born August 15,
1961, in London, Johnson was raised in the flat above his father's pub,
the Two Puddings, a haven for well-known celebrities and criminals; he
also became exposed to music at the nightclubs and dancehalls owned by
his uncle, where he saw performers like Howlin' Wolf, the Kinks, and
Muddy Waters. Johnson formed his first band, Roadstar, when he was 11;
at the age of 15, he was hired as a tea boy for the DeWolfe music
publishing company, and within three years, he was working in their
recording studio as an assistant engineer.
After the
demise of the duo the Marble Index in 1979, Johnson formed the first
incarnation of The The with synth player Keith Laws; after playing
their debut gig opening for Scritti Politti, the group issued its first
single, "Controversial Subject," on the 4AD label in 1980. A year
later, contractual obligations forced Johnson to issue the LP Burning
Blue Soul under his own name; that year, he also recorded as a
guitarist with the band the Gadgets, and The The contributed a track to
the Some Bizzare Album compilation.
In 1982, The The
-- now essentially a Johnson solo project, backed by a revolving
coterie of musicians -- recorded the album The Pornography of Despair,
which a dissatisfied Johnson chose not to release; a 1983 single
recorded with Orange Juice's Zeke Manyika, "This Is the Day," formed
the centerpiece of The The's proper debut, 1983's Soul Mining, an
excursion into dance-flavored pop. Illness sidelined Johnson for much
of the following year, and The The did not return until 1986's
Infected, an eclectic commentary on the state of Britain in the modern
world. Recorded with the aid of talents like Neneh Cherry, Art of
Noise's Anne Dudley, and Swans' Roli Mosimann, Infected was also
accompanied by an ambitious album-length video.
When
The The returned with the dissonant Mind Bomb in 1989, they were once
again a true band, with Johnson joined by ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny
Marr as well as bassist James Eller and former ABC drummer Dave Palmer.
The same lineup remained for 1993's pared-down Dusk, but 1995's Hanky
Panky marked yet another new direction when Johnson was joined by
guitarist Eric Schermerhorn, keyboardist D.C. Collard, harmonica player
Jim Fitting, and drummer Brian MacLeod. The first in a series of
occasional albums celebrating the work of legendary performers, Hanky
Panky was a brooding covers collection honoring the music of country
great Hank Williams. NakedSelf followed in early 2000.
Tracks include:
Perfect
Uncertain smile
PROMOTIONAL 12" release
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| | Price: | | $13.55 | |
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| | Category: | | BRITPOP | |
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| | Media: | | 12" | |
| | Records in set: | | 1 | |
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| | Label: | | EPIC | |
| | Release Number: | | 12EXP-8552 | |
| | Manufactured: | | CA | CANADA |
| | Release Date: | | 12/31/81 | |
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| | Condition of Media: | | NM | "Near Mint" (See this seller's Grading Policies) |
| | Condition of Cover: | | NM | (Near Mint) |
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| | Availability: | | ONE IN STOCK | |
| | Last Updated: | | 4/1/09 | |
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| | Seller Item Ref #: | | THEPERFECTCEPIC12EXP855212 | |
| | GEMM Reference #: | | GML760295829 | |
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