THE CURE

Seventeen Seconds (Deluxe Edition)

$24.98 CD

"Thanks be to Rhino, then, for straightening all the crooks in The Cure's past and ably reconstituting their true miserabilist trilogy... 'deluxe' indeed" -- Filter on Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography.

Originally released in 1980, Seventeen Seconds introduced the darker, emotionally weighty sound for which The Cure are now renowned. Features the classic single "A Forest." A bonus disc, Rarities 1979-1980, contains 15 tracks making their CD debut, including the vinyl-only sides "I'm A Cult Hero" and "I Dig You."  

Originally a postpunk outfit with gothic leanings, The Cure evolved into one of the most creatively satisfying groups to come of age in the 1980s. From dark dirges to dreamy pop, the music of their first two decades is adventurous, hypnotic, and rich with texture. Formed in 1976 by Robert Smith and schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass) and Laurence Tolhurst (drums), the band was signed by Fiction Records on the strength of a demo recording of "Killing An Arab." By 1989, the year they released their stateside breakthrough, Disintegration, The Cure were playing stadium tours on both sides of the Atlantic. The intervening years witnessed such underground milestones as "Boys Don't Cry," "Close To Me," and "Just Like Heaven." 

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