A thread for the Cure reissues

VERY nice -- I know what I'm listening to when I get into work. Is that the 'Tienanmen Square' version of "Faith" at the end there?

So that's why he says "this is for everyone that died today in China" - thanks, and yes, it is.

The drumless, almost folky version of 2 Late is EXCELLENT (what a shame that song didn't make the album).

They will be streaming a full live show (Dallas) from that era starting May 24th on that site as well, by the way.

wtf

why am I enjoying the demo version of "Closedown" way more than I've ever enjoyed the final, released song

(ans: because it's only like a minute long)

Haha well there you go. And it does sound lovely.

"Babble" instrumental = awesome

Wish I had Flash player at work so I could listen to these songs before tonight... jealous!

I do like, um, "Fuknnotfunk," it's like they were still wondering "Wait are we going Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me again with this album or not?"

is a reissue of an album that I've already purchased on vinyl, cassette, and cd (twice) over the years really going to be my third cd purchase of the year? yeah probably.

If it is of any consolation, I just bought Exile on Main Street for the nth time.

my God, I always forget how much I love "Fear of Ghosts"

finally! is it weird that they didn't include the 12"/extended versions of all the singles though? i like adding as much length to this album as possible.

download link just below the picture here http://craigjparker.blogspot.com/2010/05/disintegration-alternative-rarites.html

is it weird that they didn't include the 12"/extended versions of all the singles though?

Those'll be included in the Mixed Up reissue, I figure.

They were *supposed* to be what the original "Mixed up" was going to be comprised of.

My guess: A box set of CD singles, one day...

A version of Mixed Up without that Orbit remix of "Inbetween Days" or the Saunders remix of "A Forest" is a Mixed Up I refuse to contemplate.

The drumless, almost folky version of 2 Late is EXCELLENT

That it is.

I'm impressed that this is the stuff they left off the actual bonus disk.

oh boy, that harmony line on "Lovesong"... taking that out was a good move

oh holy fuck, this iteration of "Prayers For Rain"

basically PFR is a career-defining song that is impossible for them to do poorly

oh boy, that harmony line on "Lovesong"... taking that out was a good move

I noticed that and went "Er."

For a half second in "Prayers For Rain" I thought he was about to let loose the held note!

Can't wait to hear the full Dallas show based on these tracks they've got here!

Good grief, and the conclusion of "Disintegration" from that show!

Similarly the extra guitar at the end of "Untitled." This band, I gotta say.

I love these guys so fucking much

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zx4eWPvBTGM/SYX_oYU0aNI/AAAAAAAACtQ/AZ1RAe5kp7I/s400/com-fanboy-anatomy.jpg

the Babble demo is tryly something

truly even

thanks for pointing this out, have listened to a good part of this and sounds good. can't wait until i can get my hands on that 3CD set.

Loving these demos.

http://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/51080

The Cure stream 20 unreleased Disintegration rarities online

Robert Smith and co upload a collection of unheard demos and live tracks
May 14, 2010

Entitled Alternative Rarities 1988-1989, the collection of live tracks and demos are not set to be released or are they part of the remastered version of their 1989 album Disintegration, which is released on May 24 (in the UK, June 8 in US).

Including instrumental versions of "Pictures Of You" and "Fascination Street" and live recordings from their 1989 Dallas gig of Faith and Disintegration, the bonus material is being streamed at www.TheCureDisintegration.com

The tracklisting for Alternative Rarities 1988-1989 is as follows:

1. Closedown - RS Home Demo (Instrumental)
2. Last Dance - RS Home Demo (Instrumental)
3. Lullaby - RS Home Demo (Instrumental)
4. Tuned Out On RTV5 - (Instrumental Rehearsal)
5. Funknnotfunk' - (Instrumental Rehearsal)
6. Babble - (Instrumental Rehearsal)
7. Plainsong - (Instrumental Demo)
8. Pictures Of You - (Instrumental Demo)
9. Fear Of Ghosts - (Instrumental Demo)
10. Fascination Street - (Instrumental Demo)
11. Homesick - (Instrumental Demo)
12. Delirious Night - (Instrumental Demo)
13. Out Of Mind - (Studio Instrumental Jam)
14. Late - (Studio 'WIP' Mix)
15. Lovesong - (Studio 'WIP' Mix)
16. Prayers For Rain - (Studio 'WIP' Mix)
17. The Same Deep Water As You - (Live Dallas Starplex)
18. Disintegration - (Live Dallas Starplex)
19. Untitled - (Live Dallas Starplex)
20. Faith - (Live Rome Palaeur - Crowd Bootleg)

That "Faith" is just killing me. It's like it's personal or something.

wow what sad hater put together that fanboyanatomy.jpg

feel bad for that guy

These "discarded" rarities have me p stoked for the box - £11.99 on Amazon UK is top value for me as I don't have Disintegration in anything other than vinyl & downlooted mp3.

Disintegration has really grown on me in recent years, despite my hissy fit about it beating Faith, Pornography & Seventeen Seconds in the albums poll. I think it might be second behind Pornography for me now.

oh did u say disintegration was better than faith? funny that I can still hear you seeing as how you are DEAD TO ME

Yeah, I'd take Faith over Pornography I think.

Faith for me as well as the album above all the others. I never tire of it.

oh did u say faith was better than all the rest?
funny that I can still hear you seeing as how you
are NED TO ME

So I assume these outtake, er, outtakes will get officially released at some point, right? Stream-only is like a sucker punch tease.

lol no Stan I put Pornography over Faith but to say Faith < Disintegration is still madness to me

tbh though I think I've listened to the Cure exactly once in the past 10 years and am mainly just memory-laneing here for lols

xpost -- No I'm figuring this is it for any kind of formal release. There's the download link above that's posted if you want a rip of the stream.

I am still missing the b-sides from those 2 CD Deluxe editions. Yes, I know they are all on "Join The Dots", but they would sort of complete the individual albums had they been included on those second CDs instead of some of those alternative versions or live versions.

So I assume these outtake, er, outtakes will get officially released at some point, right? Stream-only is like a sucker punch tease.

Like Ned says. It's been, what, nine years since they last did a similar streaming microsite of unreleased alt versions, and no sign of a release on those.

(it's a huge shame on this one, if they could have just released Entreat Plus as it's own album!)

So.. Delirious Night! I love it! I wonder why they didn't do something proper with that?

Huh? Already? Just got a message, the 3cd has been despatched from universal.co.uk

Nice!

They will be streaming a full live show (Dallas) from that era starting May 24th on that site as well, by the way.

Sadly I don't think this is true - looks like it's just going to be the tracks from Disintegration, rather than the whole show :-( Also it's not streaming yet, anyway.

Looks like you're right, I hadn't looked at the setlist before. :-(
Still, I don't expect it to be bad :-)