A thread for the Cure reissues

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 :-)

damn!

Stream's up.

http://www.thecuredisintegration.com/bin/#/dallas/

Oh darn, shucks, etc.

Complete Dallas show here

Thanks for the link. It's an audience recording but there must be a soundboard of that show somewhere.

download link for the stream, the disintegration album, live in Dallas, 128 kbps:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rpdbws

I'm not trying to be contrary on purpose, but I think I prefer the alternate rarities to the ones on the actual disc and Dallas to this Entreat Plus mix.

oh...

That alternate rarities link isn't working anymore

I ordered this for myself and it somehow became a birthday present from my kids. Now I can't open it for a fortnight :(

making do with the otherarities and the Dallas gig

New download link here: http://drop.io/AlternativeRarities8889

this has leaked. be warned that they leak i have found is only at 128, in other words very poor quality.

they the

By "leaked" do you mean released on CD and vinyl and available for legal download?

no but it is out:

http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=26268

YOU CAN GET DISINTEGRATION FROM...

Universal Music Official Store:
http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/Artists/The-Cure/icat/thecure

i-Tunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/disintegration-special-deluxe/id369066825

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00318EDD8?ie=UTF8&tag=umusiccatalog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00318EDD8

HMV:
http://clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=18710&a=1673532&g=280345&url=http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/clk;209394301;31304475;x?http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=13645&affiliate=td&lpgrp=network

Play.com:
http://playcom.at/universalcatalogue?CTY=37&LID=curebanners&DURL=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/13346175/Disintegration/Product.html?NULL

AND LIKELY LOTS OF OTHER PLACES TOO!

you can get it in the US (i will buy it on the release date) on June 8, 2010.

This is just SO good. All over again....

while we wait for Wish, found this incredible piece about the Cure.

http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/story/2011mar/looking-back-cure-1991

Relating this to The Cure, they were still riding high on the unanticipated success of Disintegration and looking towards the future with an optimistic perspective. They had everything in their favor at this point...

It is a shame, really, because in early 1991, The Cure were well on their way to making a record that was going to be better than Disintegration. If these songs were not tampered with, Wish could have easily topped its predecessor. They likely chose to change directions because of the arrival of grunge and perhaps a desire to shed their gloomy, Goth image a bit - but this decision was truly tragic. If there is some early version of the record out there, I would love to hear it. The "Wendy Time" demo hints at what could have been, while the instrumental version of "The Big Hand" is shimmeringly beautiful. I hope there's a vocal version of this somewhere in the vaults, and the "Wendy Time" demo reminds me that this band, at that point in time, was merely untouchable.

Good article, thanks Bee OK. The change in Wendy Time from demo to album is remarkable.

Demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akIgJxehSI

from Town & Country Club gig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IVrG8YnEk

Interesting. I followed a lot of the links in that article, and I can see why they band sped things up or made the songs more aggressive. Most of the "Wish" tracks benefit from the decision, especially "Cut," IMO. Anyway, looking at clips lead me to this live 1979 version of "A Forest," which is likely, er, "speeded" up, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SKSL5d7tSY&feature=related

Takes a while for the band to show up.

It is a shame, really, because in early 1991, The Cure were well on their way to making a record that was going to be better than Disintegration. If these songs were not tampered with, Wish could have easily topped its predecessor.

it is a shame, really, because in early 2011, threeimaginarygirls.com was well on its way to writing an article that didn't assume everyone believes Disintegration is better than Wish. if this article was not so presumptive, it could have easily said some people prefer Wish to Disintegration.

(i can't say it's *better*, hard to say objectively... Disintegration is certainly more of a piece, etc. but i play Wish more often, and that has to mean something... just sayin')

Of course people can't "objectively" say that but if you're subjectively placing Wish above or beside Disintegration you're in something of a minority.

Best Cure Album (Poll Closes May 25)

1 out of 108 votes, compared with 38 for Disintegration.

not saying it's better/above, but saying i listen to it more often-- maybe i prefer it? dunno.

while we wait for Wish

Apparently planning to do "Mixed Up" at first.

Are they doing Mixed Up still?

I accidentally bought the reissue of Head On The Door twice. I need Three Imaginary Boys, The Top and Kiss Me reissues. Anybody want to swap?

"Fiction Records are proud to announce the re-release of the first 5 Cure albums on heavy weight coloured vinyl which have been specially commissioned for Record Store Day on April 21st. Each album will be individually numbered and Limited to 2,500 copies and will also come with a voucher to download the album digitally. This is the first time on vinyl for the remastered versions of the albums which have all been personally remastered by Robert Smith.

have all been personally remastered by Robert Smith.

what a tragedy for heavy weight vinyl

took me a while to notice this but "Sadicic" on The Top reiussue is an embryo of "Prayers of Rain". Still can't place that recurring guitar riff in that song.

So, that Wish deluxe edition, then. . . any time you wanna release that there, Rob. Right, then.

He is busy working on a new album that won't come out, either, even though nobody really wants it.

This thread will be a decade old in November and it probably STILL won't be out.

I just want Mixed Up reissued in a vinyl box with the actual 12" mixes that matter like Primary added to the rest of the original tracklist.

The whole reissue campaign started off so well, I hoped we would be able to march right through the catalog and carch up. But then I remembered that this is The Cure.

took me a while to notice this but "Sadicic" on The Top reiussue is an embryo of "Prayers of Rain"

This becomes even more apparent if you listen to the 'Prayers for Rain' early versions.

Good catch.

So yeah I just listened to The Glove for the first time ever.

1. Holy fuck
2. Help
3. A Blues in Drag and Orgy are like what I always wish electronic film scores sounded like
4. This is almost like having another album by my beloved therapy-damaged 80s artpop losers The Fibonaccis
5. Certain tracks on this prefigure the sound of The Knife's Silent Shout to an extent I have heard nowhere else, is it just me?
6. Yes

yeah, i remember listening to that album for the first time back in the day and it really blew my mind, so good.

The sound of Robert Smith's guitar on Blue Sunshine is just about one of my favorite things ever.

This is probably the best thing that came out of that project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTKqod7QKaM

So good ! We should poll that album if enough people have heard it.

http://craigjparker.blogspot.com/2016/04/kiss-me-vinyl-reissue.html

http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-2LP-180-Gram-Vinyl/dp/B00CF8YGRI/ref=sr_1_1_twi_lp__2?ie=UTF8&qid=1460040064&sr=8-1&keywords=cure+kiss+me+vinyl

roduct Code: WARB-RHI-7451
Label/Make: Rhino
Genre/Model: Rock
Description: 180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
UPC: 081227967451
Release date: May 13th, 2016

2LP 180 Gram Vinyl to be released next week. i think i have two copies of the original release and one included a third LP that was orange and had some B-Sides.

ref=sr_1_1_twi_lp__2?ie=UTF8&qid=1460040064&sr=8-1&keywords=cure+kiss+me+vinyl

Signs of life!

I'll cut the cryptic crap soon, certainly before Christmas, but wanted to hint a little bit about next year's plans on The Cure project because I am excited! Be great to work with my old chums, as we go so far back. Going to be a bumper year for the 40th anniversary!

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) December 3, 2017

Earlier:

Being the kind-hearted person I am, I can confirm one of my upcoming projects next year is with The Cure with whom I have worked since 1981. This will be with the full participation of Robert. Updates when I can, but suffice to say it will be a 40th anniversary project.

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) December 1, 2017

And holy shit

Flicka flicka flicka. Here you are. Dust my lemon lies. 50 dusty boxes filled with memories. None of it seen before. From the 1970s to present day. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! More soon.

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) December 3, 2017

is there still a reissue / expansion of Mixed Up in the works ? that's by far my favorite Cure.

Yeah that's what's unclear. If both audio and video could get properly jump-started here...