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Artist:	The The
Title:	Infected
Label:	Some Bizzare
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	EPC 26770
Barcode:	5099702677011
Date:	1986
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	9 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The The	Infected	Matt Johnson	Rate
A2	The The	Out Of The Blue (Into The Fire)	Matt Johnson	Rate
A3	The The	Heartland	Matt Johnson	Rate
A4	The The	Angels Of Deception	Matt Johnson	Rate
B1	The The	Sweet Bird Of Truth	Matt Johnson	Rate
B2	The The	Slow Train To Dawn	Matt Johnson	Rate
B3	The The	Twilight Of A Champion	Matt Johnson, Roli Mosimann	Rate
B4	The The	The Mercy Beat	Matt Johnson	Rate

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artiemestieri 14th Nov 2017		My copy with THIS sleeve also includes the poster (featuring the artwork, by Andy Dog, that was used for the sleeve of the 'Heartland' single) that was included with the issues of 'Infected' with the 'torture sleeve'. I guess they still had a few left when the sleeve design was changed...



sladesounds ● 13th Dec 2013		Infected's sound still suggests dance-pop, especially on the title track. But don't get the impression that it's made for dancing. Instead of the light fare displayed on Soul Mining, Infected's songs seethe instead of preen, and Matt Johnson's lyrics are laced with tension. Thematically, he plunges a lance into the exposed midsection of Great Britain, analyzing the state of modern urban life in the country. "This is the land where nothing changes," Johnson sings on the World Party-ish "Heartland." "A land of red buses and blue bloody babies/This is the place where the hearts are being cut from the welfare state." "Angels of Deception" matches rain-slicked verses to a powerful chorus flavored with gospel backup singers and enormous reverb percussion. With production tricks like this, Infected aligns itself with the dance-pop sound of its predecessor (and the prevailing sound of British pop music at the time). But there's no denying the record's acerbic lyricism or dark-toned instrumentation. "Sweet Bird of Truth" is gritty pop tinged with wartime radio chatter and muscular horns that somehow manage to be apocalyptic, and the sweaty finale "Mercy Beat" has a drink with the devil while dance-pop burns brightly in the background, sending embers into the London night sky. Synthesized horns and crashing drums converge around a mirthful Johnson lyric before the song finally fades to the weird tones of a looped guitar. Infected was the first true indication of Johnson's mercurial nature, and established the dissonance and reinvention of his later work. Johnny Loftus

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Linked Releases

UK - Some Bizzare - 1986

Australia - Epic - 1986

Yugoslavia - CBS - 1987

See Also

The The - Infected - Some Bizzare - UK (1986)

The The - Soul Mining - Some Bizzare / Epic - Canada (1983)

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