A thread for the Cure reissues

Err, you mean 'The Big Hand', right?

(OMG The demo of "Doubt" is... WOW.)

No overlapping tracks = HOORAY. (But I've always listened to Paris more.)

It's good...but that's all it is, good. I gather the reason both it and the movie exist is because Porl had already told Robert he wanted to quit soon and Robert wanted to have a good document of the time and place (and also to have something without Lol, ie The Cure in Orange, which is still a better film and performance overall).

But that encore on the Show film, now that's something.

Marquee Club, London 11/3/79 Aud 25 Mins - 8
Carshalton Park Festival 1/6//79 Aud 42 Mins - 8
Reading Festival 24/8/79 Aud 20 Mins - 8+
Oxford New Theatre 29/9/79 30 Mins Aud - 6 (includes early Play for Today)
Birmingham University 28/11/79 Aud 65 Mins - 7+
Amsterdam, Paradiso 12/12/79 60 Mins Sbd – 8
Amsterdam, Paradiso 12/12/79 37 Mins Sbd – 9 (diff source)
Belgium, Ancienne Belgique, Brussels 22/10/80 80 Mins Sbd – 9
New York, Hurrah's Club 15/4/80 50 Mins Aud - 8+
New York, Hurrah’s Club 15/4/80 62 Mins Aud – 8
Arnheim, Stokvisual 24/5/80 75 Mins MX/Radio - 9
Herford, W.Germany 31/5/80 85 Mins Sbd – 9+ (includes Happy Birthday Simon/Three)
Koln, Germany 1/6/80 Aud 54 Mins – 8/8+
Grand Studios RTL, Paris 9/6/80 FM 29 Mins – 9-
Rettel Festival, Rettel 14/6/80 Sbd 62 Mins – 8+
Zomerpop Festival, Veenendal, Holland 28/6/80 FM 30 Mins - 9+
Melbourne, Australia, Prospect Hill 26/8/80 80 mins Aud - 8
RockPalast, Koeln, Stockholm 3/10/80 80 Mins Aud - 8
Jaap Edenhalle, Amsterdam, Holland 17/10/80 20 Mins Radio - 9 (includes I Hate Rock And Roll, s/c)
Amsterdam 'Countdown' 17/10/80 20 Mins Sbd/TV - 9
Rennes, L'espace Club 28/10/80 85 Mins Aud - 8
Cardiff University 18/11/80 Sbd 58 Mins – 8+
Edinburgh Odeon 16/5/81 85 Mins Aud - 9+
Dusseldorf, Phillippshalle 18/6/81 85 Mins MX/Radio - 9
Park, Rotterdam 27/6/81 Aud 103 Mins – 8-
Werchter Festival, Belgium FM 5/7/81 45 Mins - 10
New York, The Ritz 23/7/81 85 Mins Aud - 7
Los Angeles, Whiskey A' Go Go 27/7/81 85 Mins Aud - 8
Sydney, Capital Theatre 17/8/81 FM 74 Mins - 8+
Lille, France, Palais St Sauveur 12/10/81 85 Mins Sbd - 9
Top Rank Skating Bowl, Plymouth 10/4/82 Aud 87 Mins – 8
Glasgow Pavillion 25/4/82 85 Mins Aud - 7+
Edinburgh Odeon 26/4/82 80 Mins Aud - 6+
Olympia Theatre, Paris 7/6/82 Sbd 78 Mins - 9-
Bournemouth, Midnight Express Club 27/3/83 85 Mins Aud - 8
Moles Club, Bath 28/7/83 Aud 89 Mins – 8
Elephant Fayre Festival, Port Eliot, St Germain UK 30/7/83 Sbd 97 Mins - 9
Guildhall, Portsmouth 6/5/84 Aud 88 Mins - 8
Hammersmith Odeon, 9/5/84 Aud 104 Mins – 8+
Hertogenbosch Maaspoort, Holland 30/5/84 MX 74 Mins – 9
Hertogenbosch Maaspoort, Holland 30/5/84 Aud 105 Mins – 8+
Nanako Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo 17/10/84 85 Mins MX - 8+
Austin Opera House 2/11/84 Aud 82 Mins - 9
Washington, Post Pavillion 13/11/84 90 Mins MX - 9+
Dallas, Arcadia Theatre 3/11/84 60 Mins Aud - 7+
Birmingham NEC 20/9/85 60 Mins BBC Radio 1 FM - 9
Cleveland Public Hall, Cleveland Ohio 22/10/85 98 Mins - 9
Hamburg Markethalle 3/12/85 110 Mins Aud – 8
Ludwigshafen, Friedrich Ebert Halle 5/12/85 Aud 62 Mins - 9
Royal Albert Hall, London 25/4/86 Aud 109 Mins - 9
Nurnburgring Festival, Germany 14/6/86 74 Mins Aud - 9+
Glastonbury Festival 21/6/86 60 Mins BBC Radio 1 Live - 10
Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas Aud 20/7/86 103 Mins - 9
Santa Barbara, CA 13/7/87 FM 66 Mins – 9+
Forest National, Bruxelles, Belgium 1/11/87 Aud - 94 mins - 8+
Palaeur, Rome 27/11/87 Aud 125 Mins - 8-
Birmingham NEC 6/12/87 60 Mins BBC Radio 1 Live - 10
Wembley Arena, London 9/12/87 Aud 172 Mins – 8-
Birmingham NEC 21/7/89 Aud 168 Mins – 8+
Sports Arena, San Diego 12/9/89 Aud 144 Mins – 8+
Glastonbury Festival 24/6/90 BBC FM 60 Mins - 10
Leysin Rock Festival, Switzerland 6/7/90 FM 95 Mins - 10
Wembley Arena, London 19/1/91 BBC FM 50 Mins - 9+
MTV Unplugged, London SB 3/3/91 30 Mins - 10
Corn Exchange, Cambridge 28/4/92 Aud 106 Mins - 8
Kilburn National Theatre, London 3/5/92 Sbd 150 Mins - 9+ (20 Mins Filler from T/C2 Club 91)
Bercy Omnisport, Paris MX 15/10/96 142 Mins - 9+
Nynex Arena, Manchester 14/12/96 Aud 146 Mins - 8/8+
State Event Centre, San Jose 8/12/97 Aud 113 Mins – 9-
Forestglade Festival, Wiesen, Germany 19/7/98 115 Mins Radio Broadcast/MX - 10
Bizarre Festival, Koln 22/8/98 FM 74 Mins – 9+ (inc Filler Germany 98)
Hamburg Promo gig 2/1/00 110 Mins FM - 9+
Tweeter Centre, Mansfield 14/6/00 Aud 164 Mins - 9
Vieilles Charrues Festival, Brittany, France 20/6/02 Aud 129 Mins - 8+
Zillo Festival, Flughafen, Hahn 13/7/02 Aud 131 Mins – 9
Coachella Festival, Indio CA 2/5/04 Aud 104 Mins – 9+
Early Symptoms - 76 Mins - Easy Cure/Cure Demos from 77-82 - 9
'Buried Demo's' 77-80 MX/Aud - 71 Mins - ranges from 7 to 9 (inc: I'm A Cult Hero)
Arabian Dreams - 45 Mins - Various Faith-Era Live + Studio Tracks - 9+
The Top, Demo Versions - 50 Mins - 9
The Complete B-Sides Collection 1987-1992 (CD) 74 Mins - 9+/10
Stained Glass Smile - Camden Palace - 19/11/85 Royal Albert Hall 25/4/86 Birmingham NEC 6/12/87 - 74 Mins FM - 10
'1000 Virgins' Various Covers/Remixes + Live SB/MX - 62 Mins - 9+/10
All Cats Are Grey - Morgan Studios Monitor Mix, (diff from album version) - Ultra Rare! - 5 Mins - 10

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/cure/boots/hothothot.html

I also have Swinging Piggy In The Mirror lying around somewhere.

The version of "Forever" on the Faith bonus disc is... disturbing. I LONG FOR AND LUST AFTER THE CURIOSITY VERSION.

The Killing Joke back catalogue is being re-issued later this year. Here's hoping they follow this example.

(SO GREAT)

(Also that extended chord on the words "Charlotte Sometimes" with all the ninths and elevenths in it!)

I remember reading a Cure write-up long ago that was talking about the amazing imagery of Smith's lyrics and quoted as an example "'Come to escape,' he says/And Charlotte sometimes..." I think I went completely postal in ridiculing this writer. I think it's in Ten Imaginary Years somewhere.

It would be a great listen, there are lots of superb versions of songs that spring to mind, it could start at '79 and go through to '04.

Anyone interested? Any song suggestions?

Half of these demos are like Seventeen Seconds with fangs.

And then you started humming "Oh you've got grey eyes, oh you've got green eyes..."

And now that I think of it, what happened to 'Ariel'?

Lament - Bath or Brighton 83 (whichever is better)

I Dig You + Cult Hero (with Frank on vocals) Barfly London March 04

I Hate Rock & Roll (improv based on Three if memory serves) Holland 81

Happy Birthday Simon/Three/All Mine Belgium 81

I was really on the fence about buying "Seventeen Seconds" but am very glad. The remastering alone makes these discs worthy. I listened to the Cure prior to "Head On the Door" only on cassette, and in that situation almost exclusively through crappy Walkman headphones. Listening now through a real stereo (and even on my computer's Altec's) is eye opening. AWESOME.

My complaint is that I really don't see the point of the live tracks included...I'd much, much, much rather just have a reissue of all-live stuff.

FYI, I remember searching and searching and FINALLY finding a "Concert" import CD in college and selling a textbook to go buy it.

heroin face 4 dec 77 the rocket crawley
boys dont cry 27 may 78 chestnut studio frensham
subway song oct 79 nottingham
at night 9 june 80 french radio
in your house 15 jan 80 holland
the drowning man aug 81 australia or NZ
other voices 81 "somewhere else'
the funeral party nov 81 'somewhere'
all mine 1 may 82 london
forever 15 may 84 paris

Now, one question, do I put any Disintegration tracks on this comp, if so which?