The Cure Disintegration Remastered Deluxe Edition 2010 Flac Zip
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So I was looking to buy a few of the various original Mellon Collie singles CDs, as I have a very fond love for several of the B-sides. I never owned the actual Mellon Collie CD as a kid, so I only got a few of the singles at the time, and they were on cassette, and long gone.
Anyways, between the cost of used CDs plus shipping, I thought it might be more cost effective to get an older copy of The Aeroplane Flies High set. Which led me to find out that they reissued a new version of it, and the large cost of that led me to find out in a review that they also did a deluxe CD set of Mellon Collie with most of the B-sides (at least the ones I wanted). Well, of course that set is OOP and commanding ridiculous prices.
So my question to all Pumpkin heads out there: Is the sound quality on either the MC boxset, or Aeroplane reissue box set worth it compared to the original releases? I know it was remastered, but that could be good or bad given how these things are. I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth it or not. There is a Chinese seller selling new copies of the set at a greatly reduced price, but I presume that's a bootleg copy.
hello people the cure is my prefer band in the world, Im looking for the cure live reservoir 2001 radio version flac soundboard i heard just say yes live ft zafrom the audio is perfect is not there other audio like that with higher sound,
Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we focus on notable albums and the reissues they could someday see. The recent success of some U.S. dates from The Cure have us thinking about their first compilation - a must-own for alt-rock fans when it was released a quarter-century ago - and how its best configuration deserves a release on CD.
With a catalogue that stretches back to the late '70s and starts off far more solidly than most bands, it was a treat to see The Cure celebrate their early years in 2011 with a series of "Reflections" concerts, which saw them perform their first three albums (and more hits and rarities) in their entirety. (The run closed with three shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre this past weekend, and frontman Robert Smith ended the last concert with a promising "We'll see you again next year.")
The run got Second Disc HQ thinking about the band's first compilation, 1986's Standing on a Beach: The Singles (or, as it was known on some CD copies, Staring at the Sea), which captured the group's original gamut of college rock hits (including early classics like "Killing an Arab," "Boys Don't Cry," "Let's Go to Bed," "The Lovecats," "In Between Days" and "Close to Me") before 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and 1989's Disintegration took the group to a beautiful round of crossover pop success.
In retrospect, what made Standing on a Beach so exciting at the time was its clever use of formats. Vinyl listeners had a taut 13 tracks to enjoy on their edition, while CD connoisseurs could take advantage of the longer playing times with an additional four non-single tracks ("10:15 Saturday Night," "Play for Today," "Other Voices" and "A Night Like This," all of which received airplay through their music videos). But cassette owners had it best. The 13 tracks of the vinyl edition of Staring were on one side of the tape, while another dozen "unavailable B-sides" (all previously released on vinyl) made up the other side.
Ultimately, Standing on a Beach became the group's highest-charting album at the time, peaking at No. 4 in the U.K. and No. 48 in America and ultimately selling two million copies on our shores. Less successful but just as intriguing for collectors was one single released to promote the set: a remix of 1979's "Boys Don't Cry," featuring a new vocal track from Robert Smith. Fans didn't warm up to the "New Voice - New Mix" too well - Smith's vocal sort of clashes against the original track, and it only went to No. 22 in 1986 - but there was manna for collectors in the form of two previously unreleased tracks recorded in 1979 on the B-side, "Pillbox Tales" and "Do the Hansa" (the latter of which was performed for the first time by the band, fittingly enough, at their last Reflections show).
While all of the B-sides were collated on Rhino's Join the Dots box set in 2004 (freeing up space for demos, rough mixes and session material on the label's ongoing series of deluxe editions), it would be fun to see a reissue of Staring at the Sea with its original B-sides playlist reinstated, as either a two-disc set or a novel cassette reissue. Throw the remixed "Boys" on there (which should make the first time the track's appeared on CD) and its two B-sides, and you have a nice little curio for collectors.
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i had the idea that 'killing an arab' wasn't going to be released again on CD (it's not on the deluxe editions, only on old (early) CD reissues, can anyone confirm this?)
(probably just like Brian Eno's Qu'ran that he agreed not to release again)
Hmmm, it's a nice idea but like you mention in the main text , there's a great B Sides compilation already out there. They should still do it though , why not ?
What's really needed is a 2/3 cd set featuring ALL the Cure's A-Sides in chronological order. They are one of the greatest singles bands ever and it's a shame they are not all available in the one package. No ?
Yeah, when they left it off the TIB Deluxe Edition, I figured they were quietly burying it after years of controversy, but then a couple years ago, Robert claimed there's a 2-CD hits collection in the works from Elektra that would be coming out sometime after the Disintegration reissue.
As soon as I heard that, for no particular reason, I got suspicious and now I wonder if they only kept it from the TIB Deluxe so that we'd have a reason to buy Elektra's *fourth* Cure compliation. :-/
I doubt it was left out for monetary purposes. They've changed the lyrics live to "Killing Another" and that's more likely to get a proper studio version at some point. Any knowledge of RS in the past should lead you to know he doesn't play games with his fan's wallets and doesn't let any label get away with it either.
Back to the disc at hand, I don't think it needs a reissue at all. There's a greatest hits album out there already for casual fans that covers more territory in their catalog. The b-sides and rarities are a very low price for a box set with 4 discs. If anything, the five or six videos that are only available on VHS from this release deserve some attention.
I agree that RS does seem to be a conscientious guy when it comes to the fanbase, but I never presume to know what the situation may be with artist vs. label when it comes to who's in control of projects/releases. I mean, just look at Elvis Costello's latest debacle! ?
To be honest, such a rerelease seems rather pointless to me as nearly all the stuff is available even in remastered form. I'd rather have the old extended versions as bonus as opposed to the easily available b-sides but that would probably better be released as an updated 'Mixed Up', which has been rumoured for a while.
If they do a rerelease of 'Staring At The Sea' then as a bonus the video collection on dvd or blu-ray would be way more appreciated by myself.
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Hi, I finally got around to ripping my vinyl at 24-bit... Here is a bonus for my friends... This is my 24/96-bit rip of TSP's 'Full Moon Concert' on Double Vinyl - 2 LP... No EQ or anything was added, this is the raw rip... with 2 exceptions, I did slightly lower the bass
This is a WONDERFUL website and thank you for all the effort on keeping this working but i think a txt file should be added to all downloads. The txt file should have info on the download as it is available on dowloads over at Dime and other live recordings websites. That would be helpful identifying recording sources and lineages. It would be great if that could be provided.
I'm thinking 2 from 1997 (both came out sounding better than I could have hoped, just amazing... Fairfax, VA and Seattle, WA) and 1 from 1985 (the Definitive NEC) next... if anyone has any requests please let me know... like if there's an era or concert you would like to hear...
make sure you get my brand new MATRIX of Den Bosch 1984... I think the AUD added a nice 3D effect to the SBD and I love the audience clapping along (just the perfect amount) to the intros of 'Caterpillar' and 'The Top' ...
[Although the earlier version of 1996 Paris was very good, the final mastering really brought out the instruments and especially the acoustic guitar in 'deep green sea' - best version of the song IMO... this is the only version I will not skip...]
SummerCure is not possible for me, I only have this version that I have shared. If someone gets hold of the Flac version and wants to share it here. I hope they don't make a Flac version from this mp3.
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