The The
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The The is an English musical and multimedia group that has been around since 1979 in various forms, with Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between but over the years The The has sold several million albums internationally.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Matt Johnson - vocals, bass guitar
- Eric Schermerhorn - guitars
- Earl Harvin - drums
[edit] Past members
- Johnny Marr - guitars (1988–1994) (see also The Smiths)
- J. G. Thirlwell - Tapes, samples, percussion (1979–2006) (see also Foetus)
- Jools Holland - Piano (1982)
- Steve Hogarth - Piano (1986)
- Thomas Leer - Keyboards (1979–1983)
- Sinéad O'Connor - vocals (1988–1989)
- Neneh Cherry - vocals (1985–1986)
- Anna Domino - vocals (1985–1986)
- James Eller - bass guitar (1988–1994)
- Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar (1994–1996)
- Dave Palmer - drums (1988–1994) (see also ABC)
- Keith Laws - keyboards
- D.C. Collard - keyboards (1991–1997)
[edit] Discography
- Spirits (1979) (Unreleased)
- Burning Blue Soul (1981) (originally credited to Matt Johnson - re-release as The The)
- The Pornography Of Despair (1982) (Unreleased)
- Soul Mining (1983)
- Infected (1986)
- Mind Bomb (1989)
- Dusk (1992)
- Solitude (1993)
- Hanky Panky (1995)
- Gun Sluts (1997) (Unreleased)
- NakedSelf (2000)
- 45 RPM (2002)
- London Town Box Set (2002)
With NakedSelf, the band moved from its previous label, Sony, to Interscope.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
| UK | USA Modern Rock | |||
| 1980 | Controversial Subject | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Cold Spell Ahead | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Uncertain Smile | # 68 | - | Soul Mining |
| 1983 | Perfect | # 79 | - | Soul Mining |
| 1983 | This Is the Day | # 71 | - | Soul Mining |
| 1983 | Uncertain Smile (reissue) | # 100 | - | Soul Mining |
| 1986 | Sweet Bird Of Truth | # 88 | - | Infected |
| 1986 | Heartland | # 29 | - | Infected |
| 1986 | Infected | # 48 | - | Infected |
| 1987 | Slow Train To Dawn | # 64 | - | Infected |
| 1987 | Sweet Bird Of truth (reissue) | # 55 | - | Infected |
| 1989 | The Beat(en) Generation | # 18 | # 13 | Mind Bomb |
| 1989 | Gravitate to Me | # 63 | # 15 | Mind Bomb |
| 1989 | Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) | # 70 | - | Mind Bomb |
| 1989 | Kingdom of Rain | - | # 16 | Mind Bomb |
| 1990 | Jealous of Youth | - | # 7 | Solitude |
| 1991 | Shades Of Blue EP | # 54 | - | - |
| 1993 | Dogs of Lust | # 25 | - | Dusk |
| 1993 | Slow Emotion Replay | # 35 | - | Dusk |
| 1993 | Love Is Stronger Than Death | # 39 | - | Dusk |
| 1994 | Dis-Infected EP | # 17 | - | - |
| 1995 | I Saw the Light | # 31 | - | Hanky Panky |
| 1999 | Shrunken Man | - | - | Naked Self |
