Soul Mining

Soul MiningProduct Info Limited LP : Black Vinyl More Info Originally released in 1983, Soul Mining is the debut major label album by post punk outfit, The The, fronted by Matt Johnson. Including the singles Uncertain Smile, Perfect, and the iconic This Is The Day, the album, which is Gold certified in the UK, has been long out of print on vinyl, except as part of a limited run 30th anniversary 2 LP boxset reissue in 2014. Featuring a host of talented musicians,

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it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor

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• Although these albums have all appeared on CD reissues at different times over the years

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