The Cure

[Erneuert]

From CoF:

Friday, September 20, 2024

Lost World formats?

This is interesting if true. Listed formats for The Cure's Songs of a Lost World include a CD/Blu-ray combo. 1 of the 22/23 shows being released? ��
"A guy I know works in a record shop shared this information of the formats which SOALW will be released."
Also, even if true, this is for Mexico. Other regions may get different formats.
We'll know for sure pretty soon. Thank you to the person who sent this.

[Erneuert]

I wonder if a reworked version of A Boy I Never Knew will sneak its way onto this album? Certainly fits the theme.

[versusreality]

less than 6 weeks! (yes, I'm excited so I will countdown every now and then in this thread)

[burnmotherfucker!]

Happy last day of summer Cure fans! Initiate fall and the new album!

[versusreality]

^ the past few years, I've legit listened to that song every last day of summer. bittersweet.

[Erneuert]

We get all this in Cure land.

Meanwhile this is happening in Morrissey land: https://www.echoingthesound.org/comm...780#post590780

[Shadaloo]

This has me wondering, what are some of your favorite Cure tapes of all time?


There are many to choose from, but over the years these are some I find I go back to most often:


Early 1981 show in Lille. Great sound for an early recording. This was around the time they were first starting to realize their atmospheric powers.



L'Olympia 1982 show. I'd wager most Cure-heads have this toward the top of their lists.



Brussels, Belgium 2000. God. Damn. That setlist. The Bloodflowers era is by far the most underrated era of The Cure.

Off the top of my head:

Werchter 1981 (FUCK ROBERT PALMER AND FUCK ROCK AND ROLL)
Olympia 1982 (I get goosebumps every time I hear the thing)
Glastonbury 1986

[Erneuert]

Album cover?

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCure/s/RkG15l72lh

[Erneuert]

Alone single Sept 26:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCure/s/etMWyaR6cl

[versusreality]

awesome!
let's see if there will be any b-sides, alternate mixes etc.

I have a feeling it will be just the song. but that's fine either way!!

[Erneuert]

Saturday, September 21, 2024

More on formats

Here's what The Tongue of Kai is hearing about formats. Obviously not confirmed, but we don't have much longer to wait until the official announcement.
"Normal edition LP. Double LP gatefold edition with some bonus tracks. CD and MC are available, too.
As for BluRay, maybe a Making of.../Behind the scenes like with the self-titled in 2004 plus bonus tracks.
So I heard, but cannot say anything about different editions for different countries. Also if there are multi-coloured vinyl editions, heard there's at least one special coloured one besides the standard black."

[imail724]

Alone single Sept 26:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCure/s/etMWyaR6cl

You happen to save it before it was taken down?

[Erneuert]

You happen to save it before it was taken down?

dang, no! But it looked like legit single artwork!

Anyway there’s this:


https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCure/s/zgE11MyTxb

[burnmotherfucker!]

Off the top of my head:

Werchter 1981 (FUCK ROBERT PALMER AND FUCK ROCK AND ROLL)
Olympia 1982 (I get goosebumps every time I hear the thing)
Glastonbury 1986

Yeah Olympia is amazing. It's the second video in my post above I believe. Not sure if I've come across the other two but I'll have to check those out. Thanks for the recs. I might even have Werchter on an old hard drive somewhere.

I'm not one to listen to bootleg shows typically, but some of these tapes I actually consider more essential than a few of the official releases. "Concert" for example. And even In Orange desperately needs a remaster. These tapes, especially the one's from the early 80's, even gain a little from that vintage tape drag. Matches the vibe perfectly. It's magic. Just found this Sydney 81' show recently. Melancholy soundtrack for the spooky season...

[Shadaloo]

[Erneuert]

There it is!

[Erneuert]

Yeah Olympia is amazing. It's the second video in my post above I believe. Not sure if I've come across the other two but I'll have to check those out. Thanks for the recs. I might even have Werchter on an old hard drive somewhere.

I'm not one to listen to bootleg shows typically, but some of these tapes I actually consider more essential than a few of the official releases. "Concert" for example. And even In Orange desperately needs a remaster. These tapes, especially the one's from the early 80's, even gain a little from that vintage tape drag. Matches the vibe perfectly. It's magic. Just found this Sydney 81' show recently. Melancholy soundtrack for the spooky season...

My city! -love heart eyes emoji-

[Cookster426]

Alone premiering on BBC Radio this Thursday, Sept. 26. 7AM EST.

[Erneuert]

^ Three days before my birthday!


So how many albums do we have with the first song as the first single, or a single?

Three Imaginary Boys - 10:15 Saturday Night (released in France as a single)
The Head On The Door - In Between Days
Bloodflowers - Out Of This World (promo single)
Songs Of A Lost World - Alone

Wow. Less than I thought.

I also like how the title is reminiscent of Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode.

[Erneuert]

I wonder if a reworked version of A Boy I Never Knew will sneak its way onto this album? Certainly fits the theme.

I’m going to guess this, since Underneath The Stars originated as Uyea Sound from Lost Wishes.

Speaking of songs becoming other songs, the DE of Bloodflowers will be very intriguing when it’s ultimately released with all of the Lost Flowers and original demos etc. It was originally going to sound more like Coming Up, Possession and the original demo of Just Say Yes, until RS abandoned that idea and went with the Bloodflowers theme.

[Erneuert]

Two different single covers?

[october_midnight]

Reportedly, same day will have all of the album/preorder info. Get ready, y'all.

[Erneuert]

Artwork by Andy Vella! -

https://www.xsnoize.com/the-cure-to-...6th-september/

[october_midnight]

I mean, they could've asked me for a better single cover and I'd have hooked them up. But I digress...

[burnmotherfucker!]

So how many albums do we have with the first song as the first single, or a single?

Omfg, there is a new Cure single coming out this week! What!? My brain is short circuiting over here.

And forget about singles, let's just take a moment to reflect on just how often The Cure deliver with their openers. It's insane. Honestly, other bands should be ashamed of themselves. Let's see, there's...

10:15 Saturday Night from Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry from Boys Don't Cry
The Holy Hour from Faith
One Hundred Years from Pornography
Let's Go To Bed from Japanese Whispers
Shake Dog Shake from The Top
In Between Days from The Head on the Door
The Kiss from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Plainsong from Disintegration
Open from Wish
Want from Wild Mood Swings
Out of This World from Bloodflowers
Lost from Self-titled
Underneath the Stars from 4:13 Dream
-And as a bonus, the live album Paris opens with probably the definitive version of The Figurehead. So fucking good, that track.

That only leaves out Seventeen Seconds on a technicality because it opens with a short, downtempo instrumental piece before going into motherfucking Play for Today. All those tracks are great and I don't think I've ever skipped a single one of them when listening to their respective albums in all these years.

So yeah, that's...13 out of 13 albums having superb openers. The Cure is batting a thousand in that department. In Robert Smith I trust!

So, to say I am excited for Thursday would be an understatement. Like, holy shit, how is it possible to have that many albums open with bangers?

Oh, and with those new single covers for alone, is anyone else getting a bit of a Faith vibe with the washed out greys? I mean maybe not everybody likes it but I dig it.

[Erneuert]

Very true! The only slightly meh one to me is Lost, but I still dig it.

Even for a very weak album like 4:13, he managed to have UTS as the opener. Impossible to have a bad opener apparently haha. Imagine if the rest of 4:13 stayed at the same quality level as its opening song.

[Cookster426]

Very true! The only slightly meh one to me is Lost, but I still dig it.

Even for a very weak album like 4:13, he managed to have UTS as the opener. Impossible to have a bad opener apparently haha. Imagine if the rest of 4:13 stayed at the same quality level as its opening song.

I re listened to UTS during a hike I had this weekend and I'm amazed at what a beautiful song it is. It gives me goosebumps during certain parts. The biggest highlight of a very disappointing album.

[Erneuert]

I re listened to UTS during a hike I had this weekend and I'm amazed at what a beautiful song it is. It gives me goosebumps during certain parts. The biggest highlight of a very disappointing album.

Probably extra special since it comes from the Wish sessions (re-listen to Uyea Sound and you’ll hear its origins).

And yeah this greyscale artwork is reminding me of Faith, loving it!

[Reznor2112]

Random question re: Wish.

I am reading a ton of reviews on Discogs in regards to the remastered vinyl reissue of the album Wish. A ton of comments refernce the album "not being recorded well" back when it was originally made... what's the story there?

I never thought the album sounded bad. Always quite enjoyed it.

[trollmanen]

Random question re: Wish.

I am reading a ton of reviews on Discogs in regards to the remastered vinyl reissue of the album Wish. A ton of comments refernce the album "not being recorded well" back when it was originally made... what's the story there?

I never thought the album sounded bad. Always quite enjoyed it.

Not sure what that is about, but sometimes the comments section on Discogs is like going to the Steve Hoffman forums (audiophiles). I mean, it has "Friday I'm In Love" which was a huge single for them and that song sounds fantastic. I wouldn't pay any attention to that. It is sometimes helpful to see if people are complaining about specific things on a particular vinyl pressing.