Artist: The
Genre: Alternative Rock
The The is a British musical project founded in 1979 by Matt Johnson that has produced some of the most distinctive alternative rock of the post-punk era. Albums including 'Soul Mining,' 'Infected,' and 'Mind Bomb' combined electronic experimentation with political commentary and emotional depth. Johnson's literate, passionate approach created music that engaged intellectually and emotionally. The The's influence on alternative rock and their demonstration that electronic-based music could accommodate complex ideas was substantial. Matt Johnson represented post-punk's most thoughtful and musically adventurous possibilities.
The vinyl records
20074 The new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
THE BANGLES Walk Like An Egyptian (1986 Spanish wide-centred single-sided promotional vinyl 7 with custom yellow & black printed label and housed in a commercial picture sleeve with No 1 en USA sticker on the front and lyrics on reverse)
£14.00 used
THE BANGLES Manic Monday (1985 Dutch wide-centred 7 vinyl single also including In A Different Light picture sleeve. The sleeve has only some minor ringwear and the vinyl looks barely played A-6796)
£9.00 used
IAN MATTHEWS If You Saw Thru My Eyes (1971 first UK issue 12-track stereo LP on the large Vertigo swirl label housed in a textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light wear & complete with the poly die-cut swirl inner so often missing from most copies. There is a small annotation to the label and the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play on the vinyl at all - a great copy at a great price
£106.00 used
THE PRETTY THINGS Parachute (1970 US first issue 13-track stereo LP on Rare Earth a Motown off-shoot intended for Psychedelic & underground Rock releases. This album carries right on from where the magnificent SF Sorrow left off & is equallydeserving of prime shelf space gatefold pocket picture sleeve with deletion cut
£67.00 used
LIONS & GHOSTS Velvet Kiss Lick Of The Lime (1987 Japanese EMI America 11-track white label promotional sample vinyl LP issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the release date the debut album from the American quartet including thesingles Contradiction Mary Goes Round and Passion housed in the picture sleeve with a promo sticker to the back and comes with the fold-out picture / lyric insert and obi-strip RP28-5517) Track Listing: A1
£28.00 used
THELMA HOUSTON Ready To Roll (1978 Japanese Victor label 9-track white label promo sample vinyl LP issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the release date including the single Saturday Night Sunday Morning housed in the picture sleeve with the Japanese text / lyric insert and obi-strip
£23.00 used
THE PARACHUTE CLUB Small Victories (1987 Japanese 9-track white label promo sample vinyl LP issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the release date the third & final album from the Canadian rockers including the singles Love Is Fire Love And Compassion & Walk To The Rhythm Of Your Heartbeat housed in the promo-stickered picture sleeve complete with the picture & Japanese text / lyric inserts plus obi-strip RPL-8365) Track Listing: A1
£20.00 used
CHERRY CHERRY The American Train (Rare 1988 Japanese-only 9-track white label promo sample vinyl LP issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the release date. Produced by Joey Carbone this album released exclusively for the Japanese market was the one & only album from the American trio featuring Jennifer & Shawna Bizik and Samantha Newark [best known for her iconic voice-over work as Jem & Jerrica in Jem & The Holograms housed in the promo-stickered picture slee Track Listing: ve complete with the Japanese text / lyric insert and obi-strip
£50.00 used
THE DUTCH SWING COLLEGE BAND Spotlight On The Dutch Swing College Band (1974 UK 28-track double compilation LP with record one in Mono & record two in Stereo front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes inside. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of scuffing at the corners & the vinyl is flawless) Track Listing: Mono Hodge Podge 3:00 I Aint Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll 3:40 Strange Peach 2:55 Royal Garden Blues 3:05 Stealin The Blues 3:09 Snake Rag 2:48 Dutch Swing College Blues 3:08 Original Dixie - Land One - Step 2:47 Absent Minded Blues 2:40 1919 Rag 3:00 Buddy Bolden Blues 3:05 Frog - I - More Rag 2:57 Doctor Jazz 2:22 Weary Blues 3:42 Stereo Kansas City Stomp 3:30 Squeeze Me 4:48 Tennessee Waltz Rock 3:00 Tiger Rag 3:06 Please Dont Talk About Me When Im Gone 4:12 Fidgety Feet 4:45 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate 4:30 Big Butter And Egg Man 2:38 Blues For Soprano 3:13 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brazil) 2:09 The Last Time 4:33 Clarinet Marmalade 3:41 Corned Chop Suey 3:22 Story Stomp 2:56
£14.00 used
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Dance To The Music (1968 UK 9-track stereo LP the vital second album for anyone charting the development of Funk & Psychedelic Soul but also just a great sixties record. As Sly concludes in the album notes... I wouldnt trade my group for all the tea in Mexico front laminated picture sleeve
£42.00 used