Soul Mining

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Soul Mining
The The - Soul Mining CD album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 October 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Studio
Genre
Length41:42
Label Some Bizzare/Epic
Producer
The The chronology
Burning Blue Soul
(1981)
Soul Mining
(1983)
Infected
(1986)
Alternative cover
Soul Mining CD Cover 2002 Release.jpg
Cover of 2002 release of CD

Charts

Chart (1983–1984)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [45] 70
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [46] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [47] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [48] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [49] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. The 1981 album Burning Blue Soul was originally released by the band's frontman Matt Johnson as a solo album, but later reissues credited it to the The.

References

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