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SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980) / FAITH (1981) / PORNOGRAPHY (1982)

TRACK DETAILS
OF THE NEXT ROUND OF RE-MASTERED RE-RELEASES - OUT IN APRIL...

THE CURE
SEVENTEEN SECONDS
2 CD SET
COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH

Digitally Remastered from the
Original Master Tapes

Features 15 tracks on CD for the very first time

Deluxe package contains a 20 page booklet
including sleevenotes and lyrics
with rare and previously unseen photographs

SEVENTEEN SECONDS: THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

01. A REFLECTION
02. PLAY FOR TODAY
03. SECRETS
04. IN YOUR HOUSE
05. THREE
06. THE FINAL SOUND
07. A FOREST
08. M
09. AT NIGHT
10. SEVENTEEN SECONDS

SEVENTEEN SECONDS: RARITIES 1979-1980

01. I'M A CULT HERO (vinyl single by CULT HERO)
02. I DIG YOU (vinyl single by CULT HERO)
03. ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN (home demo)
04. SECRETS (home demo)
05. SEVENTEEN SECONDS (live)
06. IN YOUR HOUSE (live)
07. THREE (alt studio mix)
08. I DIG YOU (CULT HERO live)
09. I'M A CULT HERO (CULT HERO live)
10. M (live)
11. THE FINAL SOUND (live)
12. A REFLECTION (live)
13. PLAY FOR TODAY (live)
14. AT NIGHT (live)
15. A FOREST (live)

*****

THE CURE
FAITH
2 CD SET
COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH

Digitally Remastered from the
Original Master Tapes

Features 4 previously unreleased songs
and 15 tracks on CD for the very first time

Deluxe package contains a 20 page booklet
including sleevenotes and lyrics
with rare and previously unseen photographs

FAITH: THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

01. THE HOLY HOUR
02. PRIMARY
03. OTHER VOICES
04. ALL CATS ARE GREY
05. THE FUNERAL PARTY
06. DOUBT
07. THE DROWNING MAN
08. FAITH

09. CARNAGE VISORS

FAITH: RARITIES 1980-1981

01. FAITH (RS home demo)
02. DOUBT (RS home demo)
03. DROWNING (group home demo)
04. THE HOLY HOUR (group home demo)
05. PRIMARY (studio out-take)
06. GOING HOME TIME (studio out-take)
07.THE VIOLIN SONG (studio out-take)
08. A NORMAL STORY (studio out-take)
09. ALL CATS ARE GREY (live)
10. THE FUNERAL PARTY (live)
11. OTHER VOICES (live)
12. THE DROWNING MAN (live)
13. FAITH (live)
14. FOREVER (live)
15. CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES (single)

*****

THE CURE
PORNOGRAPHY
2 CD SET
COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH

Digitally Remastered from the
Original Master Tapes

Features 5 previously unreleased songs
and 14 tracks on CD for the very first time

Deluxe package contains a 20 page booklet including
sleevenotes with rare and previously unseen photographs

PORNOGRAPHY: THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

01. ONE HUNDRED YEARS
02. A SHORT TERM EFFECT
03. THE HANGING GARDEN
04. SIAMESE TWINS
05. THE FIGUREHEAD
06. A STRANGE DAY
07. COLD
08. PORNOGRAPHY

PORNOGRAPHY: RARITIES 1981-1982

01. BREAK (group home demo)
02. DEMISE (studio demo)
03.TEMPTATION (studio demo)
04. THE FIGUREHEAD (studio demo)
05. THE HANGING GARDEN (studio demo)
06. ONE HUNDRED YEARS (studio demo)
07. AIRLOCK: THE SOUNDTRACK
08. COLD (live)
09. A STRANGE DAY (live)
10. PORNOGRAPHY (live)
11. ALL MINE (live)
12. A SHORT TERM EFFECT (live)
13. SIAMESE TWINS (live)
14. TEMPTATION TWO (aka lgtb) (RS studio demo)

a lot of these i didn't buy the first time around - so, like with '3 imaginary boys', a lot of these reissues are going to be first-time listens for me. i can't wait!

I'll get the Faith album because that one's my favorite from their early Post-Punk era. The rest are not really ones I favor too much. I only liked the singles spawned from it.


I wonder why they didn't include DVD footage on these re-issues.

this is so cool

I remember the Faith cassette tape with Carnage Visors taking up the entire b side

I still have all of these only on tape, so you can imagine how often they get listened to.

And Pornography's got some pretty heavy memories for me. I cannot wait.

CarrieMpls said:

i have a crappy sounding used CD of pornography, and i love what there is of it to pieces...i'll be beside myself once i have a nice, remastered, spiffed-up version to enjoy.

Wow! I was going to buy Pornography this weekend, but now I think I'll hold off until April. How is Three Imaginary Boys in regards to the rest of their catalog? I'm really feeling Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and Head on the Door right now.

Axchi696 said:

Three Imaginary Boys is their first album. Very raw, almost pop-punk. Quite different than their more developed sound in "Head on the Door" and "Kiss Me". It sounds very much like a debut album.

That being said, I would definitely recommend it. Alot of classic Cure tracks, like "Boys Don't Cry", "Jumping Someone Else's Train", "1015 Saturday Night" and "Three Imaginary Boys". The sound of the re-issue is fantastic.

I don't even have computer access right now, but I'm so excited about this that I'm making my brother type a message for me. I'm literally out of breath and smiling ear to ear reading this news. There's no one that makes me excited like The Cure does, and I'll be counting down the days until these are in my hands. God bless you JonSnow for this wonderful news!

Meloh9 said:

If they hadn't included Carnage Visors I'd be very upset. Not that it's my favorite or anything...but just for what it is. Not sure about it on Disc 1...but at least it's there...seperated out a bit. I'm a completist...what can I say.

I am still waiting for the Kiss Me re-issue that should be good. It'll be interesting to see how they do The Walk & Japanese WHispers ( I recall a double CD too.. that had people on it...like a crowd or something). And then the Top which will be a good reissue too.

JonSnow said:

I'm still mildly annoyed that "Killing An Arab" was deleted on the reissue. Maybe one day I'll get over it and buy the rerelease.

Are they going to re-issue Boys don't cry?

superspaceboy said:

They already did. It's been out for a few months now.

sextonseven said:

Is it the 3 imaginary Boys one?

superspaceboy said:

That's the one. The band used the original U.K. title.

sextonseven said:

Boys Don't Cry was actually a US-release compilation of singles and tracks from the Three Imaginary Boys album. The UK release Three Imaginary Boys did not include singles such as Killing an Arab, Boys Don't Cry and Jumping Someone Else's Train.

JonSnow said:

Yeah, what irks me is the singles "Boys Don't Cry" and "Jumping Someone Else's Train" made the second disc of extras, but not "Killing An Arab".

sextonseven said:

Yeah, me too. I'm thinking they probably have abandoned the song due to the title, which has been misconstrued over the years.

YAY!
But-
How can "Seventeen Seconds" be "remastered from the original master tapes"?
Those were destroyed years ago!

smokeverbs said:

Is that why some of the older tracks were rerecorded for the 'Mixed Up' album?

smokeverbs said:

that's a good question. i think some of the other masters were lost too, like some of the post-Pornography singles (The Walk, etc).

sextonseven said:

That's definately why "A Forest" was redone. Robert has discussed this in interviews before. He said their producer left the Master Tapes next to a washing machine and the magnetic field erased them.

Some folks at the chain of flowers forum have suggested that this was the Multitrack masters, and not the final two-track mixdown. Even if this is so, then how much "remastering" could really be done? You could re-eq and run noise reduction on a 2-track tape, but no real "remastering" ..... Hrmm. I'm confused...

smokeverbs said:

what is the traffic like on that forum? i've been wondering if there was a good Cure message board out there

oooooh!

I can't wait!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!

I cannot wait!

Have any of you heard The Black Sessions of 2004? Cuz I have been playing them alot lately...

GangstaFam said:

LoL

Stop jumping from joy!

This is the link to the cure forum http://www.musicfanclubs....board=Cure

It's very active, and the fans are no more obsessive than the Prince fans here

As far as the Black sessions go, how is it? I've "almost" dl'd that one a few times, but haven't yet...

HamsterHuey said:

what are the black sessions? i've never heard of them??? where are they available?

Black Session live in Paris, France (recorded Oct. 15th, 2004 / aired Dec. 6th, 2004)

Plainsong
High
A Night Like This
The End of the World
Charlotte Sometimes
Lovesong
Taking Off
Primary
Jupiter Crash
Closedown
Before Three
FTEOTDGS
A Strange Day
Disintegration
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
The Kiss

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GREAT SET LIST. I should have grabbed this when I had the chance. COF used to have vids of it.

The Black Sessions is a French radio program by a DJ whoms name I forgot. He is rather like the French Peel.

He always seems to be able to get the great bands/artists to play sets. I have sets of Franz Ferdinand and Rufus Wainwright.