Non-picture disc versions of the recent Record Store Day 'Greatest Hits' and 'Acoustic Hits' vinyl releases will be out June 30th. Both are up for pre-order at Amazon US - Greatest / Acoustic. Other pre-order links can be found at Super Deluxe Edition.
Thanks, Andreas, Craig and Benj.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
How America Fell In Love With The Cure
From Observer:
"By 1987, The Cure had been leading the British post-punk scene for over a decade. But here in America, unless you were a devotee of independent record stores and college radio, the legendary group was still something of a well-kept secret.
That all changed 30 years ago today.
Partially recorded at the famed Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me interjected
the dark tones of their earlier work with elements of bleeding edge
R&B, Prince-esque funk grooves, warm jazz and dreamy psychedelic pop
that caught fire on such prominent American radio stations as Los
Angeles’s KROQ and New York’s WLIR."
Read the rest at Observer.
Some more articles celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Kiss Me' at Bible Urbaine and Frankenpost.
"By 1987, The Cure had been leading the British post-punk scene for over a decade. But here in America, unless you were a devotee of independent record stores and college radio, the legendary group was still something of a well-kept secret.
That all changed 30 years ago today.
Soon after The Cure released their ambitious double album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me on May 25, 1987, their infectious singles like “Just Like Heaven” were dominating U.S. radio.
“I’m a sucker for short and sweet hit pop songs [like ‘Just Like Heaven’]. And
‘Why Can’t I Be You?’ does the trick for me [too],” says guitarist for
Bauhaus Daniel Ash, whose post-Bauhaus band Love & Rockets also
enjoyed the after-effects of Kiss Me in 1989 with their smash hit “So Alive.”
Read the rest at Observer.
Some more articles celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Kiss Me' at Bible Urbaine and Frankenpost.
Lol will be in San Diego today
San Diego ! Sorry I'm going to be late today but I'll be there ! Unforeseen circumstances
— Lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) June 10, 2017
.@LolTolhurst will be @VinylJunkiesUSA Record Swap on June 10th @casbahsandiego. https://t.co/tzTiKD4dyB pic.twitter.com/gprCxtQ0P3— Chain of Flowers (@CraigatCoF) June 6, 2017
'Cured' paperback out in the UK
Thank you to the hardworking team at @QuercusBooks for making this possible! https://t.co/jxfFwPcuoW
— Lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) June 1, 2017
Tom Sheehan interview in Classic Pop
Read our full interview with the legendary photographer Tom Sheehan in the new issue of Classic Pop, out now - https://t.co/A4Uhcsv4uD pic.twitter.com/P21orLP7H0
— Classic Pop magazine (@ClassicPopMag) June 3, 2017
SUE readers rank all 225 Cure songs
Slicing Up Eyeballs recently conducted a poll of their readers, asking them to rank their top 25 Cure songs, and the results have now been posted:
#225 - Why Can't I Be Me?
#200 - Return / The Reasons Why (Tie)
#150 - Gone! / Stop Dead / Where the Birds Always Sing (Tie)
#100 - Last Day of Summer / Wrong Number (Tie)
#50 - M
#40 - Three Imaginary Boys
#30 - Prayers For Rain
#20 - A Letter to Elise
#10 - A Night Like This
#1 - A Forest
Read the complete list at Slicing Up Eyeballs.
#225 - Why Can't I Be Me?
#200 - Return / The Reasons Why (Tie)
#150 - Gone! / Stop Dead / Where the Birds Always Sing (Tie)
#100 - Last Day of Summer / Wrong Number (Tie)
#50 - M
#40 - Three Imaginary Boys
#30 - Prayers For Rain
#20 - A Letter to Elise
#10 - A Night Like This
#1 - A Forest
Read the complete list at Slicing Up Eyeballs.
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