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Matt Johnson

Real Name:
Matt Johnson
Profile:
Born in East London, UK, than moved to New York, USA, in 1993, and moved to Sweden in 1995.
He composed some music under his own name, but he's especially known as founder of The The.
Sites:
thethe.com, interzone23.com/thethe
In Groups:
Gadgets, The, Marc And The Mambas, The The
Variations:
All | Matt Johnson | Johnson | M. Johnson
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Discography

Releases:
Burning Blue Soul (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD ... 1981
Remixes:
Perfect (Single, Maxi) ◄ (6 versions) Perfect Epic 1983
Soul Mining (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Perfect Epic ... 1983
This Is The Day ◄ (2 versions) Mental Healing Process Epic 1983
Bible Belt ◄ (2 versions) Bible Belt Parlophone 1988
Dogs Of Lust (Single) ◄ (4 versions) The Violence Of Truth ... Epic 1992
Making A Difference (CD, Maxi) Making A Difference (C... LadyBud Productions AB, Sigma Music Ltd. 1998
45 RPM - The Singles Of (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Perfect (Original 7" V... Epic 2002
Promo Only Mainstream Club: November 07 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Higher (Matt Johnson C... Promo Only 2007
Production:
Perspectives And Distortion (LP, Comp) What Stanley Saw Cherry Red 1981
Perfect (Single) ◄ (5 versions) The Nature Of Virtue (... Epic 1983
Soul Mining (Album) ◄ (14 versions)   Epic ... 1983
This Is The Day (Single) ◄ (8 versions)   Epic 1983
Uncertain Smile (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic ... 1983
Flesh And Bones (7", S/Sided, Promo) Flesh And Bones Epic 1985
If You Can't Please Yourself You Can't, Please Your Soul (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Flesh And Bones EMI Records ... 1985
Heartland (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic ... 1986
Infected (Album) ◄ (13 versions)   Epic ... 1986
Infected (Single) ◄ (11 versions)   Epic 1986
Slow Train To Dawn (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) The Nature Of Virtue, ... Epic 1986
Soul Mining (12")   Epic 1986
Sweet Bird Of Truth (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Epic 1986
Hi-Voltage (LP, Comp, Ltd, Promo) Red Cinders In The Sand New Musical Express 1987
Bible Belt ◄ (3 versions) Bible Belt Parlophone 1988
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic 1989
Gravitate To Me (7", S/Sided, Promo)   Epic 1989
Gravitate To Me ◄ (6 versions)   Epic 1989
Interview And Live Music ◄ (2 versions) Kingdom Of Rain, This ... Epic 1989
Kingdom Of Rain (12", Promo)   Epic 1989
Kingdom Of Rain (7", Ltd, Promo)   Epic 1989
Mastercrime (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Parlophone ... 1989
Mind Bomb (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1989
Runaway Freedom Train (12")   Parlophone 1989
Runaway Freedom Train (CD, Single)   Parlophone 1989
The Beat(en) Generation (Maxi, Single) ◄ (9 versions)   Epic 1989
Ish (CD, Comp) Bible Belt Some Bizzare 1990
Jealous Of Youth (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic 1990
Shades Of Blue (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic ... 1991
Dogs Of Lust (Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Epic 1992
Burning Blue Soul (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   4AD ... 1993
Love Is Stronger Than Death (Single) ◄ (5 versions) Love Is Stronger Than ... Epic 1993
Slow Emotion Replay (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1993
Disinfected EP (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic ... 1994
Hanky Panky (Album, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic ... 1994
Solitude (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic ... 1994
That Was The Day (CD, Single, Promo)   Epic 1994
Threesome: Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) That Was The Day Epic Soundtrax 1994
I Saw The Light (Single, Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic ... 1995
The The vs. Hank (CD, Promo)   550 Music 1995
NakedSelf (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Nothing Records ... 2000
ShrunkenMan (CD, Single, Promo)   Nothing Records 2000
The Whisperers (CD, Single, Promo)   Nothing Records 2000
45 RPM - The Singles Of (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Epic 2002
Alternative Eighties (2xCD) This Is The Day Columbia, Sony Music TV 2002
London Town 1983 - 1993 (Box + 4xCD + CD, Maxi)   Epic 2002
Collaborations (CD, Comp) Kingdom Of Rain (Album... EMI Records 2005
Runaway (12")   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2006
Mix:
Sweet Bird Of Truth (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Sweet Bird Of Truth Epic 1986
NakedSelf (Album) ◄ (4 versions) GlobalEyes, SwineFever Nothing Records ... 2000
Appears On:
Controversial Subject (7", Single)   4AD 1980
Gadgetree (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Plastic Head Records Limited ... 1980
Cold Spell Ahead (Single) ◄ (4 versions) Cold Spell Ahead, Hot Ice Some Bizzare 1981
Perspectives And Distortion (LP, Comp) What Stanley Saw, What... Cherry Red 1981
Some Bizzare Album (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Untitled Some Bizzare 1981
Discipline (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Cle)   Flexipop 1982
Silence & Wisdom (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Papier Maché ... 1982
Uncertain Smile (Single, Maxi) ◄ (9 versions)   Epic ... 1982
Untitled (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Untitled, Untitled, An... Some Bizzare ... 1982
Black Heart (12")   Some Bizzare, Some Bizzare 1983
Blue Album ◄ (2 versions)   Glass Records (2) ... 1983
Double Happiness (LP, Album)   Papier Maché 1983
Perfect (Single, Maxi) ◄ (9 versions)   Epic ... 1983
Schizophrenia (LP, Comp + Vinyl, Album) Uncertain Smile CBS, Sounds (Magazine) 1983
Soul Mining (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Giant Epic ... 1983
This Is The Day (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1983
Torment And Toreros (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Beat Out That Rhythm O... Some Bizzare ... 1983
Uncertain Smile / Perfect (7", Single, Promo)   Epic 1983
If You Can't Please Yourself You Can't, Please Your Soul (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Flesh And Bones EMI Records ... 1985
The Sound Of Today (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Uncertain Smile Arcade 1985
Heartland (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Epic ... 1986
Infected (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Out Of The Blue (Into ... Epic ... 1986
Infected (Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Epic 1986
Slow Train To Dawn (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Slow Train To Dawn Epic 1986
U.K. Now ' 86 (LP, Comp) I've Been Waiting For ... Epic 1986
Hi-Voltage (LP, Comp, Ltd, Promo) Red Cinders In The Sand New Musical Express 1987
It's Only A Long Way Across (CD, Album) Uncertain Smile Beggars Banquet, RCA 1987
Ronny's Pop Show 9 (2xLP, Comp) Slow Train To Dawn CBS 1987
Sweet Bird Of Truth (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1987
Uncertain Smile (7") Uncertain Smile Beggars Banquet 1987
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1989
Gravitate To Me (7", S/Sided, Promo)   Epic 1989
Gravitate To Me (Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Epic 1989
Love, Curiosity, Freckles & Doubt (CD, Album, RE) Checking To Make Sure,... Plastic Head Records Limited 1989
Mind Bomb (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Good Morning Beautiful... Epic ... 1989
Oblivion (12") Uncertain Smile Antler-Subway 1989
The Beat(en) Generation (Maxi, Single) ◄ (10 versions)   Epic 1989
The The V. The World 10" EP (10")   Epic 1989
The The Vs. The World (CD, Comp, Promo)   Epic 1989
Jealous Of Youth (CD, Single)   Epic 1990
Shades Of Blue (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Jealous Of Youth, Anot... Epic ... 1991
Sweeter Things: A Compilation (CD, Comp)   Warner Music (Canada) 1991
The The Versus The World (VHS, PAL)   SMV Enterprises, Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1991
Dogs Of Lust (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Epic 1992
Dusk (Album) ◄ (7 versions) True Happiness This Wa... Epic 1992
Burning Blue Soul (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   4AD ... 1993
Dis-Infected EP (EP) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic ... 1993
From Dusk 'Til Dawn (VHS, PAL)   SMV Enterprises, Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1993
Live In New York - (Yeah, It's A Bootleg) (CD, Promo)   Epic 1993
Love Is Stronger Than Death (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Epic 1993
RCD July Collection 13 (CD, Comp, Promo) Bugle Boy RCD Magazine 1993
Slow Emotion Replay (Single) ◄ (4 versions) Slow Emotion Replay Epic 1993
Volume Six (CD, Comp) Lip Tripping Volume 1993
Wavepop (CD) This Is The Day Columbia 1993
Hanky Panky (CD, Smplr, Car)   Epic 1994
Hanky Panky (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic ... 1994
Herd Of Instinct (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Anaon, The Oasis, Load... Echo ... 1994
Solitude (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) That Was The Day, Dis-... Epic ... 1994
Threesome: Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) That Was The Day Epic Soundtrax 1994
I Saw The Light (CD, Single) I Saw The Light Epic 1995
Judge Dredd - Highlights From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp, Promo) Darkness Falls Epic 1995
Judge Dredd - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Darkness Falls 550 Music ... 1995
Live From The Bataclan (CD, EP) Dream Brother (Live) Columbia 1995
So Real (CD, Single, Promo)   Columbia 1995
The The vs. Hank (CD, Promo)   550 Music 1995
Learning Curve (CD, Album) Hardcore Sony Music Entertainment (UK), Higher Ground 1998
Music From The Motion Picture First Love, Last Rites (CD, Album) Jelly On The Table Sony Music Soundtrax 1998
Interpretations: Issue One - ShrunkenMan (CD, Single) ShrunkenMan Nothing Records 2000
NakedSelf (Album) ◄ (5 versions) BoilingPoint, Shrunken... Nothing Records ... 2000
Say It Is So (CD, Album)   Hypertension 2000
The Whisperers (CD, Single, Promo)   Nothing Records 2000
Collected Recordings By Lloyd Cole (4xCD) Memphis XIII BIS Records, The Establishment 2001
Etc. (Lost Songs, Tunes 1996 - 2000) (CD, Comp) Memphis The Establishment 2001
45 RPM - The Singles Of (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) I Saw The Light Epic 2002
Clouds Without Water (CD, Album) Our Way Of Life Middle Pillar Presents 2002
Concrete Sky EP (CD, EP) Concrete Sky Heavenly 2002
Daybreaker (CD, Album) Concrete Sky Heavenly 2002
The The Interpretations (CDr, MiniAlbum)   Mukow Productions 2003
Rats In Heaven (CD, Album)   Lujo Records 2004
Want Two (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Geffen Records ... 2004
(Don't) Give Hate A Chance (CD, Single, CD1)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
António Sérgio Apresenta Som Da Frente 1982-1993 (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Uncertain Smile EMI-Valentim De Carvalho, Lda. 2005
Collaborations (CD, Comp) Kingdom Of Rain (Album... EMI Records 2005
Dynamite (Australian Tour Edition) (CD, Album + CD, Comp) (Don't) Give Hate A Ch... Epic 2005
Le Funk (CD, MiniAlbum)   Astralwerks, EMI Music 2005
Seven Days In Sunny June (CD, Single, CD1)   Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 2005
Damp (CD, Album) Shrunken Man Ectopic Ents. 2006
Q Covered - Best Of 86/06 (CD, Comp) August And September Q Magazine 2006
The Attic Tapes (LP, Comp + 7")   Liberty & Lament 2006
A Journey From A To B (7", 1st) This Is The Day (Oui F... EMI Records 2007
High Times Singles 1992 - 2006 -Deluxe Edition- (2xCD, Comp, RM) Seven Days In Sunny June Epic Records (Japan) 2007
Hitbreaker 1/2008 (2xCD, Comp) Moving On (Radio Version) Sonocord, RM Buch Und Medien Vertrieb GmbH 2007
So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley (CD, Comp, CD-) Dream Brother Legacy, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2007
The Missing Link (CD, Album)   567 Records 2007
L'Avventura (LP, Album, RE)   Double Feature Records 2008
The Afterlife (CD) Where Can We Go But No... Vicious Circle 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Perspectives And Distortion (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) What Stanley Saw Cherry Red ... 1981
Hi-Voltage (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Red Cinders In The Sand New Musical Express 1987
Ambition - The Cherry Red Story Volume 1 (CD) What Stanley Saw Cherry Red 1991
Mai Pen Rai (CD) Burning Blue Soul 4AD 1993
Volume Six (CD, Comp) Untitled Introduction Volume 1993
Ambitious? (CD, Comp) What Stanley Saw C & S Records 1996
Ambition - The History Of Cherry Red Records Volumes 1 & 2 (2xCD, Comp, Album) What Stanley Saw Cherry Red 1997
Bangin' The Box Vol. 3 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Classic Vibes Mix Connection Multimedia 1998
Four X Harder Volume 2 (CD, Mixed, Comp) That Song With The Scr... Underground Construction 1998
L.A Dance (CD, Mixed) Get Down Like That, Cl... Up and Down Records 1998
House Repairs (CD, Mixed) Big Bad Los Angeles, R... Up & Down Records 1999
Unofficial Releases:
United - The 7"-Singles (LP, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial) Discipline Not On Label (Throbbing Gristle), Not On Label (Marc Almond And Friends) 2009
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