Infected
The The
1986
Infected is a Alt/Indie album by The The, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 87 pressings tracked, owned by 21 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- dense
- cynical
- political
About
Infected was The The's second album (if one excludes Burning Blue Soul and The Pornography Of Despair, which was never officially released), released in 1986. It is reputed that the album used 67 different musicians and 3 producers. The money lavished on it and its companion full-length video seemed at the time to be extravagant for an obscure band. Many of the tracks carried on with Johnson's main topics of his feeling of alienation from society as all whole and the melancholy that this generates in young males. However around this time Johnson was becoming aware of "World Issues" or .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Infected4:49
- A2Out Of The Blue (Into The Fire)5:10
- A3Heartland5:01
- A4Angels Of Deception4:37
Side B
- B1Sweet Bird Of Truth5:22
- B2Slow Train To Dawn4:14
- B3Twilight Of A Champion4:22
- B4The Mercy Beat7:22
Credits
Performers
- David PalmerDRUMS
- Luis JardimPERCUSSION
- Matt JohnsonVOCALS GUITAR KEYBOARDS
- Tessa NilesBACKING VOCALS
- Zeke ManyikaBACKING VOCALS
- Dan K. BrownBASS ELECTRIC BASS BASS GUITAR
- Guy BarkerTRUMPET
- Jeff ClyneACOUSTIC BASS BASS
- Warne LiveseyARRANGED BY WRITTEN-BY BACKING VOCALS
- The Astarti String OrchestraSTRINGS ORCHESTRA
- Pete BeachillTROMBONE
- Judd LanderHARMONICA
- Steve HogarthPIANO
- The CroquetsBACKING VOCALS
- Steve BrownELECTRIC BASS BASS
- Bashiri JohnsonPERCUSSION
- Roli MosimannPERCUSSION PROGRAMMED BY DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Bob MintzerSAXOPHONE
21 collectors on Gatefold own this · 87 pressings tracked on Gatefold