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Soul Mining

Soul Mining is the debut studio album by the English post-punk and synth-pop band the The. Matt Johnson, the lead singer and songwriter behind the The, began recording the album in New York City, after a bidding war between major record labels resulted in the group signing a recording contract with CBS Records. The initial recording sessions were aborted…

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Background and initial New York recording sessions

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Critical reception

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Recording

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Genres
Pop · post-punk · synth-pop
Labels
Some Bizzare · Epic
Length
41:42
Producers
Paul Hardiman · Matt Johnson
Recorded
1982–1983
Released
21 October 1983

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Background and initial New York recording sessions

Composition and themes

Recording

Artwork

Release and promotion

Critical reception

Track listing

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Soul Mining

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples184
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
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Soul Mining

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related to Release and promotion · 29
Soul Mining → B-sides, Canadian, CD, Day, Early, Europe, Fruit, Giant, Heart, However, In, In Australia, It, Johnson, Johnson's, June, Mixed Emotions, New Zealand, October, Perfect
related to Critical reception · 28
Soul Mining → As, Cashbox, Dave Henderson, Don Watson, Holland, However, Ignore, In, In Melody Maker Steve, In Record Mirror Jim, It, Johnson, Johnson's, Kurt Loder, Loder, LP, Matt Johnson, More, NME, Reid
related to Artwork · 25
Soul Mining → African, Andrew, Andy, Andy Dog, Andy's, As, CD, Day, Electronic Sound Johnson, Fela Kuti, Fiona Skinner, Graphic, In, Johnson, Johnson's, Matt Johnson, Matt Johnson's, Skinner's, Soul Mining's, The
related to Composition and themes · 23
Soul Mining → All, Although Johnson, Braithwaite House, CBS, De Woolf, Despair, Finsbury, Fiona Skinner, Giant, Having, He, Highbury, I've Been Waiting, In, Johnson, Johnson's, London, My Life, Portastudio, The
related to Recording · 21
Soul Mining → Advision, Although, Christmas Eve, February, Following, Garden, Hardiman, Hardiman's, Johansen's, Johnson, London, New York, Paul Hardiman, Perfect, Sarm, Shoreditch, Stevo, The, Thorne's, UK
related to Legacy and accolades · 15
Soul Mining → Albums, August, Hear Before You Die, In, It, Johnson's, Melody Maker, Mojo, NME, November, PopMatters, Record Mirror, Reviewing, Sounds, The Guardian
related to CD · 14
Soul Mining → All, CD, Day, Giant, I've Been Waitin, Matt Johnson, My Life, Perfect, The, The Sinking Feeling, The Twilight Hour, This Is, Tomorrow, Uncertain Smile
related to UK and Europe cassette · 11
Soul Mining → All, Day, Giant, I've Been Waitin, My Life, Side, The Sinking Feeling, The Twilight Hour, This Is, Tomorrow, Uncertain Smile
Studios · 4
Soul Mining → Advision (London), Mediasound (New York City), SARM (London), The Garden (London)
Genres · 3
Soul Mining → Pop, post-punk, synth-pop

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johnson album soul mining new johnson's record york one perfect release version uk matt london 1983 released uncertain smile day

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Soul MiningGenresPop1.00infobox
Soul MiningGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
Soul MiningGenressynth-pop1.00infobox
Soul MiningLabelsSome Bizzare1.00infobox
Soul MiningLabelsEpic1.00infobox
Soul MiningLength41:421.00infobox
Soul MiningProducersPaul Hardiman1.00infobox
Soul MiningProducersMatt Johnson1.00infobox
Soul MiningRecorded1982–19831.00infobox
Soul MiningReleased21 October 19831.00infobox
Soul MiningStudiosMediasound (New York City)1.00infobox
Soul MiningStudiosThe Garden (London)1.00infobox
Soul MiningStudiosAdvision (London)1.00infobox
Soul MiningStudiosSARM (London)1.00infobox
Soul Miningis adebut studio album by the English post-punk and synth-pop band the The0.90text
Soul Miningis apost-punk and synth-pop album with influences of the early 1980s New York club scene0.90text
Soul Miningis abrilliant and very idiosyncratic album0.90text

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