{"product_id":"the-the-art-print-of-albums-and-musicians-discography-map","title":"The The \/ Matt Johnson Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for The The fans who have spent forty years explaining that it is one man and not a band, because this maps fourteen releases and only one line runs the whole way across. They own the records already. Everyone else on the print is a visitor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from See Without Being Seen in 1979 to Ensoulment in 2024, including the soundtracks, the Radio Cinéola project, and the albums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this The The discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt Johnson is the only continuous line on the print. Around him, the map keeps emptying and refilling with entirely different people, which is what happens when a band is really a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guest list crosses from Wire to the New York Dolls to The Smiths. It rewards every closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt Johnson is credited on all fourteen. Burning Blue Soul brings in Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis of Wire, and then they are gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoul Mining is the record where the map first opens up. Jools Holland plays the piano on Uncertain Smile, David Johansen of the New York Dolls plays harmonica on Perfect, Zeke Manyika of Orange Juice plays drums, and one credit reads simply sticks on Giant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfected in 1986 is the densest station, with Neneh Cherry, Anne Dudley, Guy Barker, Steve Hogarth, Bob Mintzer and a full string orchestra all arriving at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnny Marr joins for three consecutive stations, Mind Bomb, Dusk and Solitude, the longest anyone other than Johnson has stayed. Mind Bomb also brings in Sinéad O'Connor and Danny Thompson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDusk adds Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Paul Webb of Talk Talk. Hanky Panky brings in Gail Ann Dorsey, and Naked Self carries Lloyd Cole and Earl Harvin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Radio Cinéola Trilogy is a station of guest voices rather than a band, and Ensoulment closes the map in 2024 with Barry Cadogan, Terry Edwards and James Eller, whose line first appeared thirty-five years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs The The a band or one person?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne person. Matt Johnson is the only line that reaches both ends of the map, which is the clearest way to see it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is Johnny Marr in the band?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree consecutive releases, Mind Bomb, Dusk and Solitude, between 1989 and 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich release has the most credited musicians?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfected in 1986, which brings in a horn section, a string orchestra and a long list of guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the soundtracks included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The Cinéola soundtracks and the Radio Cinéola Trilogy all appear as stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is on the 2024 album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnsoulment brings in Barry Cadogan and Terry Edwards, alongside James Eller and Earl Harvin from earlier in the catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-icons-tube-maps\" title=\"music icons tube maps and discography art prints\"\u003eMusic Icons collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnny Marr plays on three of these records, so the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/johnny-marr-the-smiths-map\" title=\"Johnny Marr and The Smiths discography map art print\"\u003eJohnny Marr Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a direct companion piece, and Lloyd Cole's appearance on Naked Self connects it to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/lloyd-cole-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Lloyd Cole discography tube map art print\"\u003eLloyd Cole Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080265933175,"sku":"10-THETHE-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080265965943,"sku":"30-THETHE-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080266031479,"sku":"20-THETHE-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080266064247,"sku":"50-THETHE-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/THE-THE-MATT-JOHNSON-MUSIC-MAP-01.jpg?v=1778849778","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/the-the-art-print-of-albums-and-musicians-discography-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}