from a schizoaffective disorder, committed suicide on 26 April 1999, throwing himself in the path of an express train at Wimbledon station. Shortly before Borland's death, the Sound's back catalog was remastered and reissued by Renascent, a label which was founded to perform solely that task. (Thunder Up is the band's only studio album to not be reissued by Renascent.) Propaganda, an album of recordings the band had made in May to July 1979 when the group were transitioning from the Outsiders, was released in 1999. A second post-breakup release, The BBC Recordings, was issued in 2004, compiling two radio sessions and two live concerts. Edsel Records released two box sets compiling all of the band's recordings: Jeopardy / From the Lion's Mouth / All Fall Down...Plus in 2014 and Shock of Daylight / Heads and Hearts / In the Hothouse (Live) / Thunder Up / Propaganda in 2015. On Black Friday, November 26, 2021, SoundHaarlemlikesVinyl releases a new album 'Will and Testamen' with 3 sides of live performances from different gigs. And one side of the album, called 'Startime' with 4 demos, never earlier released. Legacy Many have said that the Sound were not given the recognition they deserved. Trouser Press questioned: "It's hard to understand why this London quartet never found commercial success. At their best, The Sound's excellent neo-pop bears favourable comparison to the Psychedelic Furs and Echo & the Bunnymen". Jack Rabid of The Big Takeover magazine stated: "The Sound? Just one of the finest bands of the 1980s." Chris Roberts of Uncut magazine wrote, "U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band's shadow". A biography of Adrian Borland, titled Book of (Happy) Memories (compiled by Willemien Spook and Jean-Paul van Mierlo) was published in 2001. In the same year, a tribute album titled In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound was released. A film about the tragic struggle of Adrian Borland, Walking in the Opposite Direction, had its world premiere at the IDFA 2016. It was produced by 'fan' Jean-Paul van Mierlo and filmmaker Marc Waltman. The film was screened worldwide in film festivals and released on DVD in 2021. The film is also available for rent or purchase on Vimeo. Influences The Sound have been cited to have been influenced by The Velvet Underground, The Stooges and Joy Division. Members Former members Adrian Borland – lead vocals, guitars (1979-1988,