Thoughtful Design｜ Other Products ｜The Cure: Disintegration (180g, UK Import) Vinyl 2LP

In 1988, Robert Smith was 29 years old, panicking that he had yet to deliver a masterpiece before the curtain fell on his 20s. He began writing songs that drew on the gloomy sound of The Cure’s early 80s “goth” trilogy, but still retained the stadium-sized pop appeal they had been nurturing on more recent albums. Songs like “Last Dance” and “The Same Deep Water As You” are sprawling and cinematic; expertly-produced updates of the tenebrous mood and atmosphere the band previously tackled on “Cold” and “The Funeral Party”. Even the album’s singles (“Lullaby”, “Lovesong” “Pictures Of You”, “Fascination Street”), though undeniably catchy, are beautifully macabre portraits of devotion and longing. No matter how seriously they took themselves, or how focused on image (or anti-image) they were, The Cure never stopped themselves from being huge. I celebrate their entire catalog, but this is the one I come back to the most. Recommended.

180g black double vinyl pressing

high quality UK import
housed in gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeves
music label: Fiction Records 2020

reviewed by charlotte sumtimes 02/2017
Brand:The CureCategory:_music-ROCKSKU:lp-11911Tags:#TTLessentials, #TTLstaple, Alternative / New Wave Vinyl, deluxe, Gift Guide - Vinyl Classics, recommendedtype:Vinyl 2LP