A thread for the Cure reissues

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.

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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...

hey, maybe the cure can leverage neil young's archive setup for this project! the key is to replicate the actual experience of opening a drawer stuffed with chaotically organized documents

Just listened to an interview with Tim Pope on Adam Buxton's podcast the other day. Buxton introduced the podcast with a disclaimer that Tim was not on drugs during the taping and something to the effect of "he is just a very animated man by nature". Disappointingly, they didn't discuss the Cure much, if at all.

They need to do Mixed Up with all the 12" mixes (Primary!) and it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they packaged together the B-Sides from the Standing On A Beach Cassette (heck, toss on the 87-90 b-sides too).

Just tag your Join The Dots rips that way, I did

"hey, maybe the cure can leverage neil young's archive setup for this project! the key is to replicate the actual experience of opening a drawer stuffed with chaotically organized documents"

that is the worst fucking UX I've ever seen on a website

So many demos and rare bits were floated out on the back of the 2cd reissues, I'm wondering then if this is some sort of visual retrospective

Does read like a visual project.

something similar to this but hopefully better?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Singles_Collection

yeah - probably a box-set repackage of the old VHS compilations + Cure in Orange with added behind the scenes skits

All together now..

"Dow do do, Dow do do .."

If The Cure in Orange is part of this, then it's about fucking time!

I dont really care about videos - give me the Wish remaster and maybe a '40 Imaginary years' book and I'll let them retire quietly

There's a ton of really smart early TV performances that I'd like to own in decent quality, foreign TV shows and things like The Tube and the Oxford Roadshow.

Wow 30 years since Orange, say it isn’t so.

I used to love the little interstitial bits on the Staring at the Sea VHS some funny shit there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOdo_hD9k8

Yeah, I remember there being a couple of funny bits of studio footage circa Japanese Whispers and The Head on the Door ... and outtakes from the 'Let's Go To Bed' shoot.

That was the bit I was 'do'ing

I love that part where Robert and Lol are sitting for photos and Lol says something like, "I felt terrible earlier, but now I feel wonderful." To which Robert responds, "That's because of all the drugs we took."

And then turns and looks wide eyed straight into the camera and covers his mouth with his hand.

Hah. About half of The Cure's discography is about drinking or doing drugs.

Footage that surfaced earlier in the year, would buy the shit out of a collection of this type of thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_nRxLWQAUI

Christ, HOW long ago did I start this thread. ANYWAY:

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2022/07/28/the-cure-wish-reissue-delixe-edition/

That's pretty awesome. Sometimes I think that they've been dragging their feet with this one because it's the last reissue anyone will be excited about.

Here it comes!

It looks lovely. The Lost Wishes stuff ought to have been on Join the Dots if there was any room but also their CD debut was always going to be one of the big draws to Wish.

Anyway I've/we've waited years for more instrumental demos - hope some of them are RS and his chintzy home get-up but I guess they'd be marked as such if so.

You're welcome folks! I did that!

I'd been waiting years for this so I could replace my old cassette and burned CD copies, but I finally gave up and bought a new copy of it three weeks ago so OF COURSE this gets announced now.

Kidding aside, looks great!

Definitely going to be worth having a non-mastered disc of any Cure album still kicking around.

*RE

Sometimes I think that they've been dragging their feet with this one because it's the last reissue anyone will be excited about.

I realize WMS is not going to be high on priority lists -- some excellent live shows from that era, though -- but I do want to see Bloodflowers get the treatment just so at long last there's a properly available version of "Spilt Milk," absolutely one of the greatest songs, and I still don't know why it never made Join the Dots.

oh i'm actually v curious about what a wms reissue would entail

it would be very cool to see some of the full swing tour shows released.

A few things missing on that reissue: eg unplugged Letter to Elise, live early versions from the secret gig, but yeah this is exciting.
Otoh the October release makes me think this was green lit once it became clear that the there would be no new album for the tour.

"...nine of which are completely unrelaxed songs"

HOW long ago did I start this thread

seventeen years ago
a measure of life

...too apt.

live early versions from the secret gig

I do half wonder if there's supposed to be a reissue of Show/Paris in the works with more.

I was thinking Show would be next. As its their only live album to align with a film a natural three-disc set is assumedly a possibility. Only problem with that is extras.