On July 11, 1989, “Some Bizzare/Epic” label released “Mind Bomb”, the third The The studio album. It was recorded October 1988 – May 1989, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Roli Mosimannand and Matt Johnson.
Personnel:
- Matt Johnson– vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Johnny Marr– guitar, harmonica
- James Eller –bass guitar
- David Palmer –drums
- Sinéad O’Connor- vocal
- Wix– piano, keyboards, hammond organ, accordion
- Warne Livesey– keyboards, banjo, acoustic guitar
- Pandit Dinesh– percussion
- Danny Cummings– percussion
- Pedro Haldermann– percussion
- Chris White– saxophone
- Philip Todd– saxophone
- Ashley Slater– trombone
- John Eacott- flugel horn
- Mark Feltham– harmonica
- Danny Thompson- upright bass
- Sarah Homer– clarinet
- Dai Pritchard- bass clarinet
- Hilary Storer– oboe
- Gavyn Wright- Arabian fiddle
- Astarti String Section- strings
- Matt Howe – engineer
- Roii Mosimann – additional engineering
- Fiona Skinner – logo illustration, artwork
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Matt Johnson, except where noted.
- Good Morning, Beautiful
- Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
- The Violence of Truth
- Kingdom of Rain
- The Beat(en) Generation
- August & September
- Gravitate to Me – Matt Johnson,Johnny Marr
- Beyond Love
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