The Cure - Disintegration (Deluxe Edition 3 CD Box Set) [remastered]

Artist:

Cure (The)

UPC:

081227981303

See Also:

Wire Presence Various Artists - Whisper: The String Quartet Tribute To The Cure Bend of the River (DVD)

Description:

The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Lol Tolhurst (various instruments); Porl Thompson (guitar); Simon Gallup (keyboards, bass); Roger O`Donnell (keyboards); Boris Williams (drums).
Recorded at Outside Studios, Berkshire, England.
Personnel: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Porl Thompson (guitar); Roger O`Donnell, Simon Gallup (keyboards); Boris Williams (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robert Smith ; Bryan "Chuck" New.
Audio Remixer: Robert Smith .
Recording information: Outside Studios, Berkshire, England (07/1989); Wembley Arena, London, England (07/1989).
Photographers: Paul Cox ; John Taw; Bunny Lake; Derek Ridgers; Lewis Lee.
The 2010 Deluxe Edition of the Cure`s 1989 masterwork Disintegration offers a plethora of riches as it is expanded by not just one but two CDs for a whopping total of 32 tracks. Dig into the details and the deluxe Disintegration winds up seeming a little underwhelming. All the non-live B-sides -- a grand total of four ("Babble," "Out of Mind," "2 Late," "Fear of Ghosts") -- wound up on the 2004 rarities clearinghouse Join the Dots, so they`re not recycled here. Instead, all the live tracks that were used as B-sides in various territories for the album`s four singles are here, presented as the live album Entreat, which itself was released in 1991 as an easy roundup of these cuts. As an enticement for collectors, this live album is augmented by four previously unreleased cuts, so it is now an in-concert replica of Disintegration, something that is perfectly fine but doesn`t stray much from the original blueprint. The rarities disc contains the first sketches of those blueprints and they`re pretty rough indeed: instrumental home demos, band rehearsals, rough cuts with guide vocals, the kind of stuff that is archivally interesting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1: DISINTEGRATION (1989):

1. Plainsong
2. Pictures of You
3. Closedown
4. Lovesong
5. Last Dance
6. Lullaby
7. Fascination Street
8. Prayers for Rain
9. Same Deep Water as You, The
10. Disintegration
11. Homesick
12. Untitled

DISC 2: RARITIES (1988-1989):

1. Prayers for Rain [RS Home Demo] - (previously unreleased)
2. Pictures of You [RS Home Demo] - (previously unreleased)
3. Fascination Street [RS Home Demo] - (previously unreleased)
4. Homesick [Band Rehearsal] - (previously unreleased)
5. Fear of Ghosts [Band Rehearsal] - (previously unreleased)
6. Noheart [Band Rehearsal] - (previously unreleased)
7. Esten [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
8. Closedown [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
9. Lovesong [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
10. 2 Late [Alternate version] [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
11. Same Deep Water as You [Band Demo], The - (previously unreleased)
12. Disintegration [Band Demo] - (previously unreleased)
13. Untitled [Alternate Version] [Studio Rough] - (previously unreleased)
14. Babble [Alternate Version] [Studio Rough] - (previously unreleased)
15. Plainsong [Studio Rough] [Guide Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)
16. Last Dance [Studio Rough] [Guide Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)
17. Lullaby [Studio Rough] [Guide Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)
18. Out of Mind [Studio Rough] [Guide Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)
19. Delirious Night [Rough Mix] [Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)
20. Pirate Ships [Rough Mix] [Vocal] - (remix, previously unreleased)

DISC 3: ENTREAT PLUS:

1. Plainsong - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
2. Pictures of You - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
3. Closedown - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
4. Lovesong - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
5. Last Dance - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
6. Lullaby - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
7. Fascination Street - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
8. Prayers for Rain - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
9. Same Deep Water as You, The - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
10. Disintegration - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
11. Homesick - (remix, previously unreleased, live)
12. Untitled - (remix, previously unreleased, live)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/08/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Gothic

Label:

Rhino

Producer:

Robert Smith; David M. Allen; Kevin Metcalfe; The Cure; Robert Smith (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

R2523449

Original Release Year:

1989

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

217 : 3

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