'DISINTEGRATION' COMES OF AGE?!!

THE REMASTERED 'DISINTEGRATION' ALBUM (21ST ANNIVERSARY EDITION) WILL BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN SPRING 2010 ON UNIVERSAL AND RHINO

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS PART OF A 3CD DELUXE EDITION, AS A SINGLE CD AND ON DOUBLE VINYL

THE 3CD DELUXE EDITION WILL COMPRISE:

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CD1 DISINTEGRATION

01 PLAINSONG

02 PICTURES OF YOU

03 CLOSEDOWN

04 LOVESONG

05 LAST DANCE 

06 LULLABY

07 FASCINATION STREET

08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU

10 DISINTEGRATION

11 HOMESICK

12 UNTITLED

CD2 RARITIES (1988 - 1989)

ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS

(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG)

01 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

02 PICTURES OF YOU

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

03 FASCINATION STREET

-RS HOME DEMO (instrumental)-04/88

04 HOMESICK

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 

05 FEAR OF GHOSTS

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 

06 NOHEART

-BAND REHEARSAL (instrumental)-06/88 *

07 ESTEN

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88 *

08 CLOSEDOWN

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

09 LOVESONG

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

10 2LATE (alt version)

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

11 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

12 DISINTEGRATION

-BAND DEMO (instrumental)-09/88

13 UNTITLED (alt version)

-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88

14 BABBLE (alt version)

-STUDIO ROUGH (instrumental)-11/88

15 PLAINSONG

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

16 LAST DANCE

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

17 LULLABY

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

18 OUT OF MIND

-STUDIO ROUGH (guide vocal)-11/88

19 DELIRIOUS NIGHT

-ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/88 *

20 PIRATE SHIPS

-(RS solo) ROUGH MIX (vocal)-12/89 *

CD3 ENTREAT PLUS

RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA 1989

REMIXED BY RS 2009

(* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PERFORMANCE)

01 PLAINSONG *

02 PICTURES OF YOU

03 CLOSEDOWN

04 LOVESONG *

05 LAST DANCE

06 LULLABY *

07 FASCINATION STREET

08 PRAYERS FOR RAIN

09 THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOU *

10 DISINTEGRATION

11 HOMESICK

12 UNTITLED

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THE SINGLE CD WILL BE THE 12 TRACK ALBUM, AS WILL THE DOUBLE VINYL

...AND IT IS LIKELY A REMASTERED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL 8 TRACK 'ENTREAT' LIVE ALBUM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE...

THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE REMASTERED CURE STUFF IN 2010... INCLUDING MIXED UP 2... THE CURE @ THE BBC BOX SET... IN ORANGE AND SHOW ON DVD... AND...

ONWARDS!

RSX

i posted this on the forum yesterday - please see  http://www.thecure.com/forum/default.aspx?cid=621&tid=321181 for the initial responses... on reflection i thought i would go more public - widen the debate!

rs 

(gulp... i found the caps lock off button? oh nooooo!)

SO

IT SEEMS A FEW PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS (YOU HAVE TOLOVE THEM!) OUT THERE DISAGREE WITH MY "EVERY ARTIST SHOULD VALUE THEIRART" MUSING

AND THINK ITS OK FOR ART - MUSIC IN PARTICULAR - TO BEMADE AVAILABLE FREE FOR ALL...

NO I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH'COMMERCIAL VALUE'

MERELY QUESTIONING THE DUMB ACCEPTANCE OF THE 'FREEART IS THE 'NEW' PARADIGM - THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS' MANTRA

IN THE WAY OF OUR BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD

THESE IDIOT CRITICS HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO TURN MYGENERAL POINT - A POINT I MADE USING RADIOHEAD'S 'IN RAINBOWS: PAY WHAT YOUWANT' MARKETING RUSE AS IT IS THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN EXAMPLE - INTO A MOCK SHOCKHORROR "HOW DARE ANYONE QUESTION THE FAMOUSLY INDEPENDENT ANDANTI-CAPITALIST RADIOHEAD, THEY SELL MORE 'PRODUCT' THAN THE CURE SO THEIRSTRATEGY OBVIOUSLY 'WORKED' (HUH?!!)... AND ANYWAY, ROBERT SMITH IS WAY TOO OLDTO COMMENT ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE" MOMENT...

MY POINT IS NEITHER PARTICULARLY NEW NOR ORIGINAL

NOR EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT RADIOHEADS 'IN RAINBOWS'

BUT IT IS I FEEL STILL COMPELLING

ANY FAMOUS ARTIST WITH A HUGE AND DEVOTED FAN BASE(OFTEN ARRIVED AT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON' ORTWO?) CAN AFFORD TO DO WHAT HE, SHE OR IT WANTS...

INCLUDING GIVING THEIR ART AWAY AS SOME KIND OF 'LOSSLEADER' TO HELP 'BUILD THE BRAND'

ALL WELL AND GOOD (WELL... NOT REALLY! 'LOSS LEADER'?'BUILD THE BRAND'? AAGH! BUT THIS IS THE LINGUA FRANCA... )

HOWEVER

IF THIS 'ART FOR FREE' IDEA BECOMES THE CULTURAL NORM

THEN HOW DO ARTISTS EARN THEIR LIVING?

HEY

HANG ON

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON'

LIKE... A BIG RECORD LABEL?

EXCELLENT!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN UP AND AGREE TO ITS TERMSAND CONDITIONS

AND IT WILL MARKET YOU DECISIVELY

AND IF YOU PLAY IT RIGHT ITS EVEN WEALTHIER AND MOREPOWERFUL PARENT COMPANY WILL AIR YOUR WORDS AND PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND MUSICAND ADS ON ITS MANY AND VARIOUS WEB/TV/RADIO CHANNELS

AND CHARGE ADVERTISERS HUGE AMOUNTS TO ADVERTISE TOTHE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONSUMING ALL YOUR FREE ART...

AND YOU THE ARTIST WILL OF COURSE GET A 'FAIR' REWARDFOR YOUR EFFORTS... ?

BAH

SOME 'NEW' PARADIGM!

SO

I STAND BY MY POINT:

AN ARTIST HAS TO VALUE THE ART THEY CREATE

OTHERWISE I DONT BELIEVE THEY CAN BELIEVE IT TO BE ART

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO PAY AN ARTIST FOR HIS OR HEROR ITS ART

AS IT OBVIOUSLY HELPS ENABLE THAT ARTIST TO KEEPCREATING

AND QUITE HONESTLY

AS ANYONE THAT DISAGREES WITH THIS POINT

IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN ARTIST

I DONT REALLY CARE TOO MUCH WHAT THEY THINK... !!!

I JUST WROTE ALL THIS BECAUSE I GOT PARTICULARLY FEDUP TONIGHT WITH THE SQUEALING HIGH DRAMA OF THE 101 STORIES A DAY AND NONE OFTHEM PARTICULARLY TRUE BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD MEDIA THAT WHINES ONAND ON WITHOUT RESPITE OR REFUTATION…

CRETINS!

OR MAYBE ITS JUST MY POST BIG GIG HANGOVER TALKING?!!

ONWARDS...

RSX

PS

I WONDER HOW MANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS OUTTHERE WRITE THEIR SHIT FOR FREE?

HA!

 IT SEEMS ALL THE OUTCRY PAID OFF

AS THIS LETTER IS ABOUT TO GO OUT...

SEE YOU ON THURSDAY!

RSX

GREAT NEWS FOR CURE FANS AND NME BIG GIG TICKET HOLDERS

 Original Purchases are now Valid.

Dear xxxx,

We are extremely pleased to be able to inform you that we arenow in the process of making a settlement agreement with Trinity Street, theproviders of your pre-sale tickets, that will allow your original purchaseof Big Gig tickets featuring The Cure to remain valid. These tickets will be despatched to you on Monday,by registered post. Please note that they will need to be signed for upondelivery.

If you have already re-purchased tickets via the link andpassword we supplied to you, we will automatically have these tickets cancelledand your repurchase monies refunded to you in full, including all transactionfees. If you purchased replacement tickets via any other source, or direct tothe Ticketmaster site, please contact us at enquiries@aeglive.co.uk with yourpurchase details and we will arrange to have these refunded.

If you requested complimentary tickets this order will nowbe cancelled as your original tickets are on their way to you.

Please do not continue with any claims from your paymentcard provider, there is no need to request a refund as your original ticketsare on their way to you.*

We would like to take this opportunity to offer oursincerest apologies for the inconvenience that you may have experienced. Theunexpected demise of Trinity Street so close to the concert and the resultantfinancial issues led us to initiate a repurchase and refund process. However NMEand AEG Live have been working non-stop to find a resolution and we are pleasedto be able to end the week with this great news.

So please do look forward to receiving your tickets and ofcourse we hope that you enjoy The Big Gig itself.

See you on Thursday!

NME & AEG Live

TRINITY STREET ('TOTAL MUSIC MARKETING') HAS GONE BUST...

THIS HAS AFFECTED THE CURE ONLINE STORE

AND ALSO, MORE PRESSINGLY, A LARGE NUMBER OF PRESOLD TICKETS TO THE NME BIG GIG HAPPENING NEXT THURSDAY

I WAS SENT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT YESTERDAY NIGHT

Due to circumstances beyondour control, Trinity Street, a company responsible for a limited pre-sell ofNME Big Gig tickets, has ceased trading without any warning. This affects around500 people who made a Big Gig purchase via Trinity Street.

Unfortunately, TrinityStreet did not despatch these tickets nor account for any of the ticket moneyfrom these sales to AEG Live, who are the promoter of the Big Gig. TrinityStreet is now in the hands of an administrator.

Big Gig is just one of anumber of high profile events affected by Trinity Street’s circumstances. Sincewe became aware of the situation, we at NME have worked with AEG Live tocommunicate directly with those affected. We have done our very best to supportthem by either offering complimentary seated tickets or the opportunity topurchase new standing tickets. And we have provided them with the informationnecessary to make a claim for a refund from either their credit card company orTrinity Street’s administrators.  

If you bought Big Gig ticketsfrom another official ticketing agency then we would like to stress that youare not affected by this news. For anyone who has already received tickets,these are completely valid. If you have recently ordered tickets from any officialagency other than Trinity Street then these will be with you shortly and againare completely valid.

Finally, we apologise to allthose people affected for these circumstances, which are unfortunately beyond thecontrol of both NME and AEG Live. 

I HAVE BEEN PRESSING ALL PARTIES TO BE SYMPATHETIC, PROACTIVE AND TIMELY IN EFFECTING A BETTER SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAN "BUY WHAT SEATS ARE REMAINING AND HOPE YOU GET A REFUND ON YOUR ORIGINAL PURCHASE", BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS PROVING "VERY DIFFICULT" TO TRACK DOWN THE DETAILS OF THE APPROXIMATELY 500 TICKETS THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THE "FROZEN" TRINITY STREET DATABASE...

I WILL KEEP ON IT AND LET YOU NOW HOW I GET ON...

RS

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, 2008

FREE! ALL AGES!

Doors @ 8:00 PM @ The Troubadour

9081 Santa Monica Boulevard West Hollywood, CA

(310) 276-1158

PLEASE NOTE:

There will be no line ups allowed before noon on Saturday.

If you line up before then, you will be asked to leave.

As always, this show is first come first served.

» MYSPACE SECRET SHOW

on

THE TONIGHT SHOW W/JAY LENO

Performing:

“The Perfect Boy”

NBC 4 @ 11:35 PM EST

(check your local listings)

» thecure.trinitystreetdirect.com

On December 11^th Robert Smith and company will kick things off with a performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC). An outdoor concert for Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) will air December 16^th and Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) will air December 18^th.

This U.S. trip comes as The Cure celebrate the release of their thirteenth studio album, 4:13 Dream which has received raves from the media with People Magazine giving the album four stars stating it’s “a damn near classic Cure album.”

Earlier this year The Cure embarked on a 59 date world tour and over the summer released four singles leading up to the release of 4:13 Dream. At one point all four singles – “The Only One,” “Freakshow,” “Sleep When I’m Dead,” and “The Perfect Boy” - appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart! In September the Hypnagogic States EP was released and featured remixes of all four singles by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget (AFI) , 30 Seconds To Mars and 65 Days Of Static (who supported The Cure on most of their recent tour).

Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises long-time members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.