Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Spirits1979Soul Mining1983studioBurning Blue SoulThe The - Burning Blue Soul original cover.jpgOriginal 1981 coverMatt Johnson7 September 1981Spring–summer 1981Post-punk44:16Warner Bros.,
4ADMatt Johnson,
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The album was re-released in 1993 under Johnson's band's name, The The. Johnson requested that 4AD do this so that all his albums would be racked together in record stores.

Despite rumours to the contrary, all releases of Burning Blue Soul contain the same mix.

Track listingEdit

All tracks composed by Matt Johnson

  1. "Red Cinders in the Sand" – 5:42
  2. "Song Without an Ending" – 4:35
  3. "Time (Again) for the Golden Sunset" – 3:51
  4. "Icing Up" – 7:36
  5. "(Like a) Sun Rising Through My Garden" – 5:01
  6. "Out of Control" – 2:01
  7. "Bugle Boy" – 2:27
  8. "Delirious" – 3:33
  9. "The River Flows East in Spring" – 3:33
  10. "Another Boy Drowning" – 5:53

PersonnelEdit

  • Matt Johnson – vocals, producer, instrumentation
  • Ivo Watts-Russell – producer (tracks 2, 4–8, 10)
  • B.C. Gilbert & G. Lewis – producers (tracks 3 & 9)
  • B.C. Gilbert – guitar (track 9)
  • Graham Lewis – "karate chop" piano (track 9)
  • Pete Maben – producer (track 1)
  • Andy Johnson – artwork, illustrations
  • Neville Brody – original artwork
  • Fiona Skinner – design & layout, typography. Bespoke typeface – hand cut in lino. Hand tinted photo. Inner sleeve & back cover design
  • Darren Laws – original 1981 (psychedelic eye) cover photography;
  • AJ Barrett – photography, portrait photography (1983 issue)
  • Ian Pye – liner notes (1993 issue)
  • Howie Weinberg – digital remastering (CD issue)

ReferencesEdit

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