A thread for the Cure reissues

I still only have burned copies of "Disintegration", "Mixed Up" and "Wish" though

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U MAD

Blame it on my brother, who used to be a huge Cure fan. I felt we didn't need to have one original each, but I changed my mind when the remasters started appearing. ;)

I think I said the same as Geir upthread. The demos are interesting once, maybe twice, but I never replay them.

I've gone through two cassettes and one CD of "Disintigration", and I, too, am waiting for the reissue. I haven't listened to it for almost three years now. I guess that's fine, though, because I was WAY burned out on it by the time my CD got wrecked.

Is "Mixed Up" worth getting? I've picked up at least three live albums, three VHS/DVDs, the B-Sides box and most of the reissues, but haven't even given it a thought.

As Dan would say (and will say, and as I would say and will say) -- yes, it is worth getting. This is because there are some absolutely brilliant remixes on that thing.

hmmm, i'd say it's more for the devoted...

Well, I'm not devoted, but I like it.

"Mixed Up" is kind of worth it for the version of "A Forest" alone.

a forest on mixed up is the first time a heard a cure song and noticed it - and i was converted ever since. mixed up will always be my fave - though in the years since I picked up their backcatalogue. i would definitely get a remastered mixed up.

I haven't listened to it for almost three years now.

oh man! i listened to it last night :)

I've gone through two cassettes and one CD of "Disintigration", and I, too, am waiting for the reissue.

On this note, anyone know when/if deluxe versions of Disintrgration and Wish are actually scheduled to appear anytime soon? I've been slowly collecting all the reduxes and I'm only one short of the (thus far) full set - but man I want a Disintegration one NOW!

ned?

Ya got me.

nothing on their site

No date yet - I guess it'll depend on whether that rumored "dark companion" album comes out. If not, I'm sure new reissues are ready to be released in 6 months or so

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hah i was more thinking of:

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My fear kinda extends to a lot of bands thusly, but perhaps the holdup on the Disintegration Deluxe reissues as well as the other four may just be an issue of money -- they can't afford to make them.

It's a bit irrational to think this right now, but the longer these get delayed, it seems the less money will be available to fund the reissues. It seems Bob's attitude is: well, always concentrate on the new stuff first, reissues whatever. Which is fine. I have no idea how well the Cure deluxe reissues have been selling.

This actually crossed my mind as well. I remember when the last Associates/Billy Mackenzie reissues came out a couple of years back, one of the folks working on it via EMI commented that, essentially, it was the last chance for such reissues to be made in remastered CD format, and I can only guess this applies on a wide scale as well. And this was of course before the current economic whatsit.

I seriously doubt that. Reissuing this will be pretty cheap and the Cure have a slighter bigger audience than the Associates. With no promo they'll still manage to sell a pretty respectable amount.
I think the delay is more linked to the new album and not wanting to interfere with its schedule. Might as well keep the new batch of reissues for that long 4-year stretch we'll have to endure til the next album

I doubt it too, but that's because I'd be surprised if Disintegration isn't the best-selling album in their back catalog already. So I'd expect a reissue to actually make some money (whereas I wouldn't be shocked if The Top reissue barely covers costs in the short-ish term at least).

Well, I assume that even the Best Selling Album By A Very Popular Band Released As 2-CD Deluxe isn't guaranteed to be a blockbuster anymore, especially if the cheaper single disc version is available instead.

I hope I can be proven wrong.

That said, I could imagine this and future ones being special deals through their website, so I don't think they'll vanish. But we may not see them in record stores right away like the previous ones.

^^^all this: BOO.

wish and disintegration don't really need remastering though, they sound great, and I'm hard pressed to think of bonuses for these that I'd care about that weren't already b-sides.

it's demos and live stuff and so forth that i'd like, i guess, rather than remasters - or maybe the kilburn national wish mini-tour show in its entirety!

I'd really like to hear Disintegration demos actually - just because how grand and over the top the finished article is

related news: http://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/42829

art brut doing catch! lovely.

i suppose i should tell people about my Cure night in London next week...

http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=56698728155

do please come along!

Any word on the next batch of reissues? I'm getting antsy to hear them, but doesn't seem like any potential dates have been floated yet.

no word, no potential, Bob very probably hasn't even started listening to his old cassettes to pick out the worst tracks yet

WOAHH!

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'DISINTEGRATION' COMES OF AGE?!!

Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 10/8/2009
'DISINTEGRATION' COMES OF AGE?!!

'DISINTEGRATION' COMES OF AGE?!!

THE REMASTERED 'DISINTEGRATION' ALBUM (21ST ANNIVERSARY EDITION) WILL BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN SPRING 2010 ON UNIVERSAL AND RHINO

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS PART OF A 3CD DELUXE EDITION, AS A SINGLE CD AND ON DOUBLE VINYL

THE 3CD DELUXE EDITION WILL COMPRISE:

>

CD1 DISINTEGRATION

01 PLAINSONG

02 PICTURES OF YOU

03 CLOSEDOWN

04 LOVESONG

05 LAST DANCE

06 LULLABY

07 FASCINATION STREET

08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU

10 DISINTEGRATION

11 HOMESICK

12 UNTITLED

CD2 RARITIES (1988 - 1989)

ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS

(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG)

01 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

02 PICTURES OF YOU

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

03 FASCINATION STREET

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

04 HOMESICK

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88

05 FEAR OF GHOSTS

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88

06 NOHEART

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 *

07 ESTEN

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88 *

08 CLOSEDOWN

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

09 LOVESONG

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

10 2LATE (alt version)

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

11 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

12 DISINTEGRATION

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

13 UNTITLED (alt version)

-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88

14 BABBLE (alt version)

-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88

15 PLAINSONG

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

16 LAST DANCE

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

17 LULLABY

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

18 OUT OF MIND

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

19 DELIRIOUS NIGHT

-ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/88 *

20 PIRATE SHIPS

-(RS solo) ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/89 *

CD3 ENTREAT PLUS

RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA 1989

REMIXED BY RS 2009

(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCE)

01 PLAINSONG *

02 PICTURES OF YOU

03 CLOSEDOWN

04 LOVESONG *

05 LAST DANCE

06 LULLABY *

07 FASCINATION STREET

08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU *

10 DISINTEGRATION

11 HOMESICK

12 UNTITLED

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THE SINGLE CD WILL BE THE 12 TRACK ALBUM, AS WILL THE DOUBLE VINYL

...AND IT IS LIKELY A REMASTERED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL 8 TRACK 'ENTREAT' LIVE ALBUM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE...

THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE REMASTERED CURE STUFF IN 2010... INCLUDING MIXED UP 2... THE CURE @ THE BBC BOX SET... IN ORANGE AND SHOW ON DVD... AND...

ONWARDS!

RSX

holy fucking shit

this like surpasses what I expected, my God

also MIXED UP 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nice touch to have the whole album in running order as the new Entreat

also DELIRIOUS NIGHT

lol @ "Pirate Ships" tho

this like surpasses what I expected, my God

Damn straight.

Yay!!!! I take it no other reissues released at the same time like the previous batches? Not that I'm complaining, this thing looks awesome!

Now did everyone get their copy of the live 'box set' as such that was put together via here...?

no :-(

Drop me a line.

Anyone have a link to a listing of The Cure's radio sessions? I'd love to get an idea of what might be in that BBC box.

happy, happy, joy, joy

That live version of The Same Deep Water as You is aces. Can never undertand why it was on the original of Entreat.

Sorry, ..."NOT on the orginal of Entreat".

Could a triple CD version of DISINTEGRATION be enough to pull me out of the woodwork?

Oh, it certainly could.

It could, couldn't it.

21ST ANNIVERSARY EDITION

My first thought was "This can't be right". My second was "God, I'm old".

I have to admit that I've never heard ENTREAT. How does it stack up to the performance of the album from TRILOGY?

Trilogy's take is definitely stellar (and arguably even better than the originals at points) but Entreat is often no less powerful and has two OMG performances -- the title track and, as Dan rightly likes to note, a version of "Prayers for Rain" where Robert cuts loose on his vocals towards the end in an honestly jaw-dropping performance.