Contents
- 1 Members
- 1.1 Current
members
- 1.2 Past
members
- 2 Discography
- 3 Singles
- 4 External
links
Members
Current members
- Matt Johnson - vocals, bass
guitar
- Eric Schermerhorn - guitars
- Earl Harvin - drums
Past members
- Johnny Marr - guitars and
harmonica (1988–1994) (see also The Smiths and Modest
Mouse)
- J. G. Thirlwell - Tapes, samples,
percussion (1979–2006) (see also Foetus)
- Jools Holland - Piano (1982)
- Steve Hogarth - Piano (1986)
- Thomas Leer - Keyboards (1979–1983)
- Sinéad O'Connor - vocals (1988–1989)
- Neneh Cherry - vocals (1985–1986)
- Anna Domino - vocals (1985–1986)
- James Eller - bass
guitar (1988–1994)
- Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar
(1994–1996)
- Dave Palmer - drums
(1988–1994) (see also ABC)
- Keith Laws - keyboards
- Keith Joyner -
guitar, vocals
- D.C. Collard -
keyboards (1991–1997)
- Zeke Manyika - Drums
(see also Orange Juice)
- Peter Ashworth - Drums aka Triash
- Tom Johnson - bass guitar
Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover:The The - Sweet Bird
Of Truth
Discography
- See Without Being Seen
(1978) (Lazarus - very limited cassette release)
- Spirits
(1979) (Unreleased)
- Burning Blue Soul
(1981) (originally credited to Matt Johnson - re-release as The The)
- The Pornography Of Despair
(1982) (Unreleased)
- Soul Mining
(1983)
- Infected
(1986)
- Mind Bomb (1989)
- Dusk
(1992)
- Solitude
(1993)
- Hanky Panky
(1995)
- Gun Sluts (1997)
(Unreleased)
- NakedSelf (2000)
- 45 RPM
(2002)
- London Town Box Set
(2002)
- Silent Tongue
(2002) (Unreleased, a compilation of The The’s film music.)
- SnagelTooth the Epic
Journey (2006) (unreleased due to copyright of
the band name SnagelTooth.)
With NakedSelf, the band moved from its
previous label, Sony,
to Interscope.
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
Album |
| UK |
USA Modern Rock |
| 1980 |
Controversial Subject |
- |
- |
- |
| 1981 |
Cold Spell Ahead |
- |
- |
- |
| 1982 |
Uncertain Smile |
# 68 |
- |
Soul Mining |
| 1983 |
Perfect |
- |
- |
Soul Mining |
| 1983 |
This Is the Day |
# 71 |
- |
Soul Mining |
| 1986 |
Heartland |
# 29 |
- |
Infected |
| 1986 |
Infected |
# 48 |
- |
Infected |
| 1987 |
Slow Train To Dawn |
# 64 |
- |
Infected |
| 1987 |
Sweet Bird Of truth |
# 55 |
- |
Infected |
| 1989 |
The Beat(en) Generation |
# 18 |
# 13 |
Mind Bomb |
| 1989 |
Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) |
- |
- |
Mind Bomb |
| 1989 |
Gravitate to Me |
- |
# 15 |
Mind Bomb |
| 1989 |
Kingdom of Rain |
- |
# 16 |
Mind Bomb |
| 1990 |
Jealous of Youth |
- |
# 7 |
Solitude |
| 1991 |
Shades Of Blue EP |
- |
- |
- |
| 1993 |
Dogs of Lust |
# 25 |
- |
Dusk |
| 1993 |
Slow Emotion Replay |
# 35 |
- |
Dusk |
| 1993 |
Love Is Stronger Than Death |
# 39 |
- |
Dusk |
| 1994 |
Dis-Infected EP |
# 17 |
- |
- |
| 1995 |
I Saw the Light |
# 31 |
- |
Hanky Panky |
| 1999 |
Shrunken Man |
- |
- |
Naked Self |
| 2007 |
Mrs Mac |
- |
- |
TBA |
External links