The The Sng 1982 Uncertain smile

Hay grupos que merecerían ser redescubiertos desde sus inicios. The The, fundado en 1977 por Matt Johnson, exigiría una larga explicación. Innumerables cambios de formación. Estilos diversos, combinando la tradición del pop inglés basada en la melodía con experimentos sonoros. En los años 80 cosecharon un merecido reconocimiento, al hilo de la publicación de su segundo LP., Soul Mining (1983). Destaca su voluntad de introducir cierto aire vanguardista sin rechazar las fuentes del pop. Este single, editado en 1982, refleja a la perfección el espíritu del grupo a principios de esa década. Una pequeña obra maestra sin aspiraciones elevadas pero que confluye en la búsqueda de un sonido y su ocupación en una época de enorme creatividad.

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In 1982, the intended debut album by The The (The Pornography of Despair) was recorded, but was never officially released. Johnson apparently ran off some cassette copies for friends, and several tracks were subsequently re-recorded and issued as b-sides, but the album remains unmixed and unissued. Steve James Sherlock played flute and saxophone on the re-recordings of Three Orange Kisses From Kazan and Waitin' For The Upturn, two of the songs from the album which saw the light of day as b-sides. Instead, in 1983 The The released their official album debut, the synth-noir classic Soul Mining. It featured the minor UK #71 hit This Is the Day, as well as a new recording of Uncertain Smile. Produced by Johnson and Paul Hardiman it featured guest appearances from Orange Juice's drummer Zeke Manyika, Jools Holland, Thomas Leer and J. G. Thirlwell (aka Foetus).

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The The Sng 1982 Uncertain smile