Burning Blue Soul

Burning Blue Soul
Studio album by The The
Released	September 7, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Post-punk
Length	44:16
Label	Warner Bros., 4AD
Producer	Matt Johnson, Ivo Watts-Russell, Pete Maben, BC Gilbert & G Lewis
The The chronology
Spirits (1979)Spirits1979 Burning Blue Soul (1981) Soul Mining (1983) Alternative cover Original "psychedelic eye" cover Original "psychedelic eye" cover 1983 reissue cover 1983 reissue cover Soul Mining1983

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Burning Blue Soul (1981) is an album released under the artist name of Matt Johnson. This album was re-released in 1993 under Matt 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. The original 1981 Matt Johnson credited release is highly sought after by collectors. The album is an accomplished debut, with a unique mix of guitar riffs, tape loops, experimental electronics and heavily effected vocals, which sometimes obscure the political lyrics of certain songs. Despite rumours to the contrary, all releases of Burning Blue Soul contain the same mixes.

Track listing

All tracks by Matt Johnson

1. "Red Cinders in the Sand" – 5:42
2. "Song Without an Ending" – 4:35
3. "Time (Again) for the Golden Sunset" – 3:51
4. "Icing Up" – 7:36
5. "(Like a) Sun Rising Through My Garden" – 5:01
6. "Out of Control" – 2:01
7. "Bugle Boy" – 2:27
8. "Delirious" – 3:33
9. "The River Flows East in Spring" – 3:33
10. "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

External links

• Retrospective review for reissue