The Latest Crop of Cure re-issues

[schwenko]

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."

[korova1]

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

[design_femme]

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

[bruiser]

[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

[cubby]

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[cubby]

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!!

[Lost_Control1015]

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

[Lost_Control1015]

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

[I. M. He]

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