Burning Blue Soul

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Released September 7, 1981 Length 44:16 Artist The The Label 4AD		Recorded 1981 Burning Blue Soul(1981) Soul Mining(1983) Release date 7 September 1981 Genre Post-punk

Spirits(1979) Burning Blue Soul(1981) Producers Matt Johnson, Ivo Watts-Russell Similar The The albums, Post-punk albums

Matt johnson red cinders in the sand 1981

Burning Blue Soul is the debut album released by Matt Johnson in 1981. The album is commonly regarded as an accomplished debut, with a mix of guitar riffs, tape loops, experimental electronics and heavily filtered vocals.

The album was re-released in 1993 under Johnson's band's name, The The. Johnson requested that 4AD do this so that all his albums would be racked together in record stores.

Despite rumours to the contrary, all releases of Burning Blue Soul contain the same mix.

Matt johnson the the burning blue soul bugle boy

Track listing

All tracks by Matt Johnson

"Red Cinders in the Sand" – 5:42
"Song Without an Ending" – 4:35
"Time (Again) for the Golden Sunset" – 3:51
"Icing Up" – 7:36
"(Like a) Sun Rising Through My Garden" – 5:01
"Out of Control" – 2:01
"Bugle Boy" – 2:27
"Delirious" – 3:33
"The River Flows East in Spring" – 3:33
"Another Boy Drowning" – 5:53

Personnel

B.C. Gilbert – Producer

G. Lewis – Producer

Ivo Watts-Russell – Producer

Pete Maben – Producer

Matt Johnson – Vocals, Producer, Instrumentation

Andy Johnson – Artwork, Illustrations

Darren Laws – Original 1981 (psychedelic eye) cover photography;

AJ Barrett – Photography, Portrait Photography later version of cover

Ian Pye – Liner Notes

Howie Weinberg – Digital Remastering

Songs

1Red Cinders in the Sand5:41
2Song Without an Ending4:35
3Time Again for the Golden Sunset3:52

References

Burning Blue Soul Wikipedia

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