In hindsight, I was always surprised that The The introduced their new album 'Mind bomb' with one of the less surprising tracks, 'The beat(en) generation'. For lack of a better description, I would qualify it as a straightforward rock track. But the strategy did pay off: the single peaked at number 18 in the UK singles chart.Meanwhile, The The was an actual band again, Matt Johnson having recruited ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, ex-Nick Lowe bassist James Eller and ex-ABC drummer David Palmer as members.
My collection: 7" single no. 811
Found: Melody Maker, Den Haag, May 12, 1989
Cost: 6 guilders
Cost: 6 guilders
Tracks: 'The beat(en) generation' / 'Angel'
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