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Here's a review of the 3 Cure re-issues that was posted on The Ideal Copy (no, not THAT ONE)[:D]

"Has anyone else picked up the reissues of The Cure's Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography?
I have to give all three of these Deluxe Editions near-perfect ten scores. I honestly didn't realize how badly these three albums needed to be remastered until I heard the reissues this week. Seventeen Seconds and Faith, in particular, sound much more spacious and ethereal.Pornography sounds more dense and crushing this time around.

Seventeen Seconds (my all-time favorite album) has a much better sound on the short instrumentals that span the album. In the actual songs, Robert Smith's vocals sound much more ghost-like. The sparse minimalist quality of these tracks is enhanced quite astoundingly.

As far as bonus tracks go, the Faith reissue has the most
bang-for-your-buck, with the long-overdue remaster of "Carnage Visors", the inclusion of "Charlotte Sometimes" and the "Faith" b-side, as well as several incredible demos.
The Pornography reissue has a superb bonus disc as well; the demo of "The Hanging Garden" is amazing. Seventeen Seconds
includes the Cult Hero side project songs and some live tracks/demos...the live version of "A Forest" falls a bit short; I've heard much better live versions of this song from the same era. Overall, though, I can't recommend these reissues enough."

Yeah, I must say they sound GREAT! Makes my old Elektra versions obsolete in sound and packaging. It is also amazing what good remastering can do for some stuff. I cannot WAIT until the next 3 come out... "The Top" and "Head on the Door" were constantl

I so psyched! Money is tight right now, so I'll just buy one for now (and get the rest later), but which one do I start with???? I think I'm partial to [i]Faith[/i]. Oh, I don't know…

Thanks for posting the review!

and a Sugarcubes remaster? Not the

[quote][i]Originally posted by korova1[/i]
<br>I cannot WAIT until the next 3 come out... "The Top" and "Head on the Door" were constantly

[quote][i]Originally posted by bruiser[/i]
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D'OH!! No, I have heard that the Glove's "Blue Sunshine" will probably be part of the next round of Cure remasters. So, just ignore my previous post!! Sorry!!

I want all of these reissues, especially Three Imaginary Boys. Everyone seems to ignore The Cure's first album, but I love it. I think their sharpness of the early songs are so interesting when compared to what they sound like now. For a band that played

I just picked up the Faith reissue yesterday, and it's great. Carnage Visors is amazing!

Yeah, I've bought 'em all so far (and will continue to do so as they're released). And yes, they are definitely worth purchasing again (this will be the third time now - original vinyl followed by the CD versions). Overall this is the ultimate for Cure