The The Rarities - interview, singles, remixes TheThe torrent

A treasure chest of TheThe rarities. I know the proper spelling is The The as two words, but I spell it as one to make searching on my system easier.


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Alive - 1989 Promo interview CD with live and studio tracks

Kingdom Of Rain 5:42
Why Tour Now? 1:26
How Did You Create The Band? 0:59
The Beat(en) Generation (Live) 2:18
Creation Of The Live Show 1:07
Heartland (Live) 4:29
Johnny Marr 2:35
This Is The Day 4:52
Band And Self-Progression 2:28
Why Use Pop Music? 1:16
Infected (Live) 4:18
Sinead O'Connor And Kingdom Of Rain 0:52
Does Beyond Love Mean Rebirth? 1:31
Beyond Love (Live) 6:44


Matt Johnson interviewed about Mind Bomb.
Live tracks recorded at the Horden Pavilion, Sydney, Australia on August 4, 1989

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I Saw The Light single - 1995 US CD version

I Saw The Light 2:41
I'm Free At Last 2:35
Someday You'll Call My Name 2:38
There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues 2:49

The three non-album tracks have some chatter and false starts on them, so I also included some edited versions.

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Interpretations: Issue One - ShrunkenMan - 2000

Instead of putting non-album tracks or tedious remixes on the first single from his "Nakedself" album, he invited three other artists to reinterpret the song in their own way.

TheThe – ShrunkenMan (single mix) 4:52
DAAU – ShrunkenMan 4:49
John Parish – ShrunkenMan 4:24
Foetus – ShrunkenMan 5:00

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Jealous of Youth - 1990 non-album single

Jealous of Youth (7" Version) 4:18
Beyond Love 4:20
Jealous of Youth (12" Version) 6:41

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Slow Emotion Replay CD single - 1993

1 Slow Emotion Replay 3:56
2 Scenes From 'Arctic Twilight' 8:51
Part 1 Ancient Lights
Part 2 Wounded
Part 3 Balloon
Part 4 Unseasonable Weather
Part 5 Arctic Twilight

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Cold Spell Ahead single, originally issued on vinyl in 1981, this is from the 1992 CD re-release

Cold Spell Ahead 3:55 (if you're not familiar with this, it could be considered a demo version of Uncertain Smile)
Hot Ice 5:35

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Dogs of Lust 1992 Promo CD Single - I got this as a bonus when I bought "Dusk" at a midnight release party.

Dogs of Lust (Album Version) 3:08
Dogs of Lust (Spermicide Mix) 5:55
Dogs of Lust (Squirmicide Mix) 4:15

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Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) - 1989 CD single

Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) (Album Version) 5:44
Nature of Virtue 4:47
Mental Healing Process 3:44
Perfect 5:41

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Solitude - 1994 This is a non-UK combination of the "Shades of Blue" and "Dis-Infected" EPs, plus a bonus remix

That Was The Day
Dis-Infected
Jealous of Youth
The Violence of Truth (Remix)
Helpline Operator (Sick Boy Mix)
Another Boy Drowning (Live)
Solitude
Dolphins
Dogs of Lust (Germicide Mix)

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Untitled - 1981 track from the "Some Bizarre" compilation. This is from the 2008 remastered re-release.

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.wma format, variable bit rate, except the last one is mp3.