Seventeen Seconds (Dlx) [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Universal UK pressing features the same content as the Rhino/US version, though packaged in the standard Universal 'Deluxe Edition' slipcase. 2 CD set compiled by Robert Smith and digitally remastered from the original master tapes. CD 1 is the original a

Tracks:

A Reflection
Play for Today
Secrets
In Your House
Three
Final Sound
A Forest
M
At Night
Seventeen Seconds

Tracks:

I'm A Cult Hero
I Dig You
Another Journey By Train
Secrets
Seventeen Seconds
In Your House
Three
I Dig You
I'm A Cult Hero
M
Final Sound
A Reflection
Play for Today
At Night
A Forest

Album Description

Originally a Goth-flavored post-punk outfit, the Cure evolved into one of the truly seminal bands of the '80s, and ultimately one of modern rock's most celebrated and influential acts. Guided by creative visionary Robert Smith, the Cure's signature sound balances a dreamy pop savvy with a dark, brooding majesty and fuses superbly crafted, literate songs with a feverish emotional intensity. The band's early catalog-newly remastered and expanded wtih a wealth of rarities-is a series of masterpieces that laid the groundwork for their phenomenal and enduring popularity.

Customer Reviews:

Should be called The Audiophile Edition.......2007-05-17

I liked the music itself before, but the sound quality of this recording is like icing on the cake. Some songs have the vocals a bit quieter than the original, but since Mad Bob was at the board, I assume that was his vision. I think it's an improvement on the original. This is the first of Rhino's deluxe cure ablums I've purchased, and on the strength of this one I plan to get the rest.

A Masterpiece and Touchstone of Minimalist Rock.......2006-11-15

"[SEVENTEEN SECONDS] was the first record I felt was really the Cure."
- Cure mastermind Robert Smith, liner notes

This album, the Cure's second, is spare, gloomy, atmospheric and even beautiful in its own way. If you can get into this kind of mood, SEVENTEEN SECONDS is absolutely brilliant. It also contains "A Forest," complete with its gorgeous, haunting intro (which was edited from the STANDING ON A BEACH compilation). "A Forest" is one of the most quintessential Cure songs. Other highlights include the dreamy "In Your House" and the creepy, ominous "At Night."

The title track is a strange song, and I've often wondered what it means. Why "17" seconds? It seems to be making a point about the arbitrariness of existence. Years ago, I came up with this weird fantasy of what the song was about based on the line "Seventeen seconds/ A measure of life." I imagined this was the length of time a cherished Indian prince was alive after birth. I even told some people that's what it was about just for kicks! An actual quote - "No one has lived longer than a dead child, and Methusula (P'eng Tsu) died young. Heaven and Earth are as old as I and the ten thousand things are one." - Chuang Tzu, about 300 B.C., China

Disk 2:

Unlike some other reviewers on this forum, I think the one-off Cult Hero single included here is a cheeky hoot (Cult Hero were basically the Cure plus a bunch of friends including local postman Frank Bell on vocals and the super-talented, on-again-off-again Cure member Porl Thompson on guitar). I think "I'm A Cult Hero" and "I Dig You" are both funny, rocking and way cool. A great thing to throw on at a party . . . quite the opposite of SEVENTEEN SECONDS. They sound like they were having a blast on the live versions of these songs, also included. The Cure live tracks actually sound very good; Robert Smith's guitars sound clean and crisp on most tracks and Simon Gallup's bass is thick and resonant. As for the rest, the demos are mostly of use to die-hard fans who study everything by the Cure they can get their hands on, but the alternate mix of the bizarre "three" is pretty trippy.

A Flawed Masterwork.......2006-08-31

Seventeen Seconds is rightly considered to be the real jumping off point of the trademark sound that continues up to the present(Three Imaginary Boys wasn't very indicative). So, this is a must have, being remastered and everything. And a bonus disc. Oh joy!
Buy this, but don't put your original up on Amazon or eBay. The bonus tracks are worth the price, but the first disc is far from improved. In fact, it's much worse. Yes, the playing is cleaned up some, but the vocals are very quiet. Too quiet. So far back in the mix that new ears could think it to be an all instrumental album unless they're really concentrating.

Excellent.......2006-07-20

This is a great addition to all Cure fan's collection. If you love the Cure and you already have this album, this collector version is perfect. If you're new to the cure and you dont have seventeen seconds already, buy this version instead of the single disk. This has lots of great tracks on it that have never been released before. ^-^

Good effort by The Cure.......2006-03-14

Seventeen Seconds is not the best Cure album ever but it is also not the worst. Unless you are a hardcore Cure fan I wouldn't recommend buying the Deluxe Edition. Most of the B sides and rarites are just more of the same of what you will find on the original tracks. To me this album seems like a sister album to Faith. Both have a simple yet dark(not as dark as Pornograpy) sound to them. Highlights include, Play for Today, A Forest, and Seventeen Seconds.

Average customer rating:

Great Cure record
A blissfully stark performance
stark, hauntingly seductive--the Cure's first masterpiece
The first "real" Cure album

Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ENC72W
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

Reflection
Play for Today
Secrets
In Your House
Three
Final Sound
Forest
M
At Night
Seventeen Sounds

Album Description

Originally a goth-flavored post-punk outfit, The Cure evolved into one of the truly seminal bands of the '80s, and ultimately one of modern rock's most celebrated and influential acts. Guided by creative visionary Robert Smith, The Cure's signature sound balances dreamy pop savvy and poetic lyricism with a dark, brooding intensity. The band's first four groundbreaking albums-newly remastered-are a series of masterpieces that laid the groundwork for their phenomenal and enduring popularity. Fusing superbly crafted songs with charged emotional depth from the very beginning, The Cure's early catalogue, as upgraded by Rhino, is ready to be revisted.

Customer Reviews:

Great Cure record.......2006-12-15

This is my favorite Cure record. Years and years before the over-produced and over-rated precious Disintegration. Tolhurst's drums are great on this. No..it's not a drum machine..they didn't have that timbre back in 1980 for the other reviewer. The Cure seemd to go to Motley Crue style cock drumers after Tolhurst switched to keyboards for some reason. Here, this early Cure still had a very punk attitude with awesome lyrics about uncaring, narcisism, existiantial, irony. This was a real band still as well. The constant line up changes and the hair and makeup hadn't kicked in yet. Awesome record.

A blissfully stark performance.......2006-08-23

Ok, I'm giving 17 Seconds the 5 star treatment because I love the Cure. Not recommended for casual fans because the minimalist approach taken during these sessions runs the risk of turning off those listeners who are hooked on the fuller sounds of 'Disintegration' and 'Wish'.

The opening piano driven 'A Reflection' sets the tenebrous tone present throughout 17 Seconds. It's creepy and unforgettable. The next 2 songs, 'Play For Today' and 'Secrets', pick up the tempo while further carving out a desolate landscape.

Robert Smith never deviates from the overall theme of starkness.

If you want to get a feel for the early days of the Cure and 80's goth this is an excellent choice. It's short so you might consider the deluxe version, which I have not heard but expect to be on par with the other excellent deluxe versions of the Cure catalog that have been recently released.

stark, hauntingly seductive--the Cure's first masterpiece.......2006-06-23

Robert Smith explains in the 2005 2 CD deluxe edition reissue of "Seventeen Seconds" that this is "the first record I felt was really The Cure", and although I feel this statement is pushing it a bit, it's still very understandable. Although Smith was just turning 21 around the time of "Seventeen Seconds"' initial release in April of 1980, the Cure had already made their first masterpiece. (It has now been reissued in single CD form in April of 2006.)

It shouldn't be overlooked though that The Cure's 1979 debut "Three Imaginary Boys", a strong album in its own right, did point the way toward "Seventeen Seconds", in particular on tracks like "Another Day" and especially the title track. There's no denying though that "Seventeen Seconds" marks a major turning point for The Cure--the sound here is more thoroughly haunting, more claustrophobic, with an incredibly icy snare drum sound throughout, and with Smith's vocals often being pushed WAY back in the mix and never as upfront as on many of the songs from "Three Imaginary Boys".

Smith also explains in the deluxe edition liner notes that the group made virtually no modifications to their 'basic set-up' throughout the album's entire 10-day recording session, and quite frankly, this method proved to be an absolute blessing. For one thing, it allowed the band to work quickly and affordably since they were still relatively low on money at the time. At the same time, it also accounts for the album's consistent sound which gives it an irresisible, mesmerizing flow. There don't appear to be that many overdubs at all on the album, which could be attibuted to the lack of time and money the band had at their disposal, but again, this proved to be an advantage--the starkness of the album is absolutely arresting.

It appears that Smith pretty much had in mind exactly what he wanted when the band went into the studio to record "Seventeen Seconds". As the saying goes, there doesn't appear to be a note out of place anywhere on the entire album--the overall level of craftsmanship is astonishing. The performances themselves are nearly as precise--the only time the band sounds a bit 'off' is on the intro portion of "Play For Today" where Lol Tolhurst's bass drumming seems to be a tad behind the beat. Tolhurst's lack of technical proficiency on the drums has been well-documented, but aside from this extremely minor gripe, his limitations don't hinder the album whatsover. Frankly, on most of the songs you could almost swear the band was using a drum machine opposed to a real living drummer.

Keyboardist Matthieu Hartley joined the band for just this one album before leaving. "Play For Today", "In Your House", "M", "A Forest", and the title track all use synthesizers in a mind-blowingly unobtrusive manner that enhances their moody feel.

Every song here is in a minor key, and even with such a strong emphasis on 'mood', the band still managed to pile in catchy hooks and/ or arresting melodies into pretty much every song. Much of this is thanks to Smith's guitar work, which is brilliant throughout--check out his superbly 'rubbery' rhythm work on "Play For Today"; his dreamy arpeggios on "In Your House"; and his ingeniously dissonant chords on "At Night". "A Forest" is a thrilling uptempo epic that culminates in Smith's cathartic, frantic riffing, and the 8-note guitar riff that appears on the intro leaves such an impression that you might not even realize that it never reappears after the first minute & a half of this nearly-6-minute song.

Like Pink Floyd before them, the Cure prove themselves to be masters of pacing. There are three instrumentals/ near-instrumentals here, and they each work as links in the chain as opposed to just album fillers. The album starts off with the gentle, yet creepy and contemplative instrumental "A Reflection". "Three" has a robotic kind of repetitiveness to it, and is basically an instrumental, although there are some extremely buried vocals that seem to be mostly spoken and are almost totally inaudible. The atonal, haunted house-style "The Final Sound", which is less than a minute, perfectly sets up "A Forest".

There's just so much musical invention here... Smith's guitar kind of takes a backseat on "Secrets" which has a prominent, memorable bass line and extremely distant-sounding piano chiming. The beginning part of "Play For Today" features brilliant interplay between Gallup's bass and Smith's expect use of guitar harmonics.

The only track on the album that comes up a little short is the album-closing title track. It's not BAD--it does have a neat build-up and build-down, but it feels a bit too sketchy and melodramatic, as if they couldn't quite figure out how to bring the album to a satisfying conclusion.

The Cure would go on to make more elaborately-produced recordings later on, but "Seventeen Seconds" remains a key touchstone in their discography, and a phenomenal record in its own right.

The first "real" Cure album.......2006-05-18

If you're new to the Cure, you problably know them as a "gloomy" goth band. Well, if you pick up their first CD(Three Imaginary Boys), you would never have known. Their second album, Seventeen Seconds, took the band to a very dark place. Of coure, they got MUCH darker on the next two albums.

This is known as the first part of "The Dark Trilogy", which is followed by Faith and Pornography. The early Cure records that kind of stand by themselves. They aren't as produced as later offerings, with a more low-key sound than usual(the exception being Pornography).

The album IS very low key, and original CD pressings(and perhaps record pressings too) really ruined the sound of this album. The voice was too low, the drums were much louder than the rest of the instruments...it was a mess. It took me many years to really appreciate this CD, thanks to the god-awful sound reproduction on the old CDs. Well, they fixed it, thank god. The instruments have been raised up closer to the drums. The voice sounds louder in certain songs(At Night), and everything just sounds more "full", unlike the old pressing. It really has made all the difference in the world.

The CD is pretty solid, with only a couple of weaker tracks. "A Forest" is amazing as usual, as is "At Night". Songs like "Secrets" and "Play For Today" are great as well. "In Your House" sounds far less repetetive now that you can hear the damn keyboards!

A very low key and gloomy album, but not so much as Faith. I really like this one a lot, because it is gloomy, but not so sluggish as Faith, and has more hooks. A really big step in the right direction for The Cure.

If you're new to The Cure, and have been thinking about picking this up, get this one over the Deluxe Edition. Far cheaper, and the deluxe edition only has a couple of songs that a really worth owning. If you have the old CD pressing, and have always been frustrated with the sound, pick this up. Of coure, the voice on "Secrets" is still really low, but that's the way i'm guessing it was intended("keep quiet")

Sam M.

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The Cure's Great Leap Forward
Magical
stark, hauntingly seductive--the Cure's first masterpiece [but what the heck's with the insanely high list price??]
Actually, more like 35 minutes, and 17 seconds.
(three and a half stars) curiously muffled vocals

Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002H5R
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

A Reflection
Play For Today
Secrets
In Your House
Three
The Final Sound
A Forest
M
At Night
Seventeen Seconds

Customer Reviews:

The Cure's Great Leap Forward.......2007-07-20

While Three Imaginary Boys (known as "Boys Don't Cry" in the U.S.) was a strong and well-received debut, Seventeen Seconds is often regarded as the first "true" Cure album as it features a remarkably matured and distinctive sound for the band, providing a foundation that would continue to develop all the way though The Cure's later worldwide success.

If you're not familiar with the Cure's early work, this album may take you by suprise at first, and could require repeated listenings to fully appreciate. As a matter of fact, this album's extreme minimalism coupled with its rather ambient and peaceful atmosphere make Seventeen Seconds quite unlike any other album in the Cure pantheon. Actually, it may well be my favorite album from what diehard fans refer to as the "trilogy" (Faith and Pornography making up parts II and III respectively).

Aside from band leader/icon Robert Smith, Seventeen Seconds, as with most Cure albums, features a line-up change. Bassist Simon Gallup, second only to Smith in long-time membership, makes his debut. A full-time keyboardist, Mathieu Hartley, was added, yet this would be Hartley's only album with the band, apparently due to musical differences he had with Robert. Finally, as with all early Cure albums, original member (and future keyboardist) Lol Tolhurst returns, choosing to play an extremely cold yet somehow appropriate style of drumming that you could swear sounded like a drum machine (its not however; 1980 drum machine technology did not sound anything like this).

Two long-time fan favorites were born from this album: "Play for Today," and "A Forest." Yet ALL of the remaining songs (Secrets, In Your House, M, At Night, Seventeen Seconds) are very strong as well, and if you like the first two tracks mentioned, you're bound to enjoy the rest of the album as well and will begin to appreciate the larger musical context that a classic such as "A Forest" was part of. Now, my only beef with the album is the instrumentals. "A Reflection," the opening track, is quiet nice and lays the foundation for the bleak yet enchanting musical landscape to come. "Three," however, strikes me as non-sensical. Technically not an instrumental, the vocals are so deliberately buried beneath the track that virtually none of the lyrics are comprehensible (sorry, but only the Cocteau Twins are allowed to do this!). Then there is the matter of "The Final Sound." This track (less than a minute long) resembles the prepared piano compositions of avant-garde composers like Henry Cowell and John Cage. While I have a deep appreciation for the modern, this seems glaringly out of place on the album, and for me at least, it really disrupts the overall mood (many fans, however, have commented that it make a good prelude to A Forest; you decide!).

I have to give Seventeen Seconds five stars. If four and a half was an option (Amazon, this is a long overdue update!!!!) I would use it, but its not. If you are not familiar with the Cure, I would first recommend an album such as Disintegration or Bloodflowers. But for those who have already begun their collection, Seventeen Seconds should fit in very nicely as a fine representative of The Cure's earliest work.

Magical.......2006-04-23

If you're taking a walk or driving and listening to this it'll probably sound at it's best. This is the Cure's first real album. "Three Imaginery Boys" and "Boys Don't Cry" weren't albums, it was as if they were filler collections. "Seventeen Seconds" is a lot more dark, and there is almost no filler. "The Final Sound" is the only filler on here. Besides that, this a truly magical album. We start off with "Reflection," which is a haunting instrumental. It is NOT filler. Next we go to "Play For Today," which is an excellent track that sets the mood for "Seventeen Seconds." As an other review mention, the cover art also sets a visual mood for the album. "Play For Today" is may sound average, but it seems to stand out. It's one of the singles from here. Next is "Secrets," which sounds a little different from "Play For Today." There are muffled vocals, which makes it sound like a "secret." The track fades out and "In Your House" fades in. There are many beautiful arpeggios which makes the song more admirable. It makes it stand out. The next track, "Three," is like a reprise to "Secrets." It is short with again muffled vocals. "The Final Sound" is definitely filler, it has a haunted house theme and the of the song ends like a broken tape. The only one I don't admire here. The hit single, "A Forest," comes in with dreamy riffs and an impressive drumbeat. The drumbeat is always very on-key here. It is one of the better songs on here, it even made an appearance on the band's "Greatest Hits." "M" comes in with it's interesting guitar sound. "M" is very interesting with an excellent beat. The bass is great is probably the most on-beat song here, it is one of my favorites on the album. "At Night" is creepy, and we here a hint of hardcore guitar. The beat is that usual "Seventeen Seconds" style. Robert Smith's lyrics are clear and it has a very "nightly" style to it. This is an accomplishment. The closing track, "Seventeen Seconds," offers something different. The beat is different than the others tracks, it is a near-instrumental and sort of picks up. We have that "Seventeen Seconds" beat again at the end, but it is still a great way to end the album. Overall it is only 36 minutes, but I consider a Cure classic. A must-have if you're a Cure fan.

stark, hauntingly seductive--the Cure's first masterpiece [but what the heck's with the insanely high list price??].......2006-02-05

Robert Smith explains in the 2005 deluxe edition reissue of "Seventeen Seconds" that this is "the first record I felt was really The Cure", and although I feel this statement is pushing it a bit, it's still very understandable. Although Smith was just turning 21 around the time of "Seventeen Seconds"' initial release in April of 1980, the Cure had already made their first masterpiece.

It shouldn't be overlooked though that The Cure's 1979 debut "Three Imaginary Boys", a strong album in its own right, did point the way toward "Seventeen Seconds", in particular on tracks like "Another Day" and especially the title track. There's no denying though that "Seventeen Seconds" marks a major turning point for The Cure--the sound here is more thoroughly haunting, more claustrophobic, with an incredibly icy snare drum sound throughout, and with Smith's vocals often being pushed WAY back in the mix and never as upfront as on many of the songs from "Three Imaginary Boys".

Smith also explains in the deluxe edition liner notes that the group made virtually no modifications to their 'basic set-up' throughout the album's entire 10-day recording session, and quite frankly, this method proved to be an absolute blessing. For one thing, it allowed the band to work quickly and affordably since they were still relatively low on money at the time. At the same time, it also accounts for the album's consistent sound which gives it an irresisible, mesmerizing flow. There don't appear to be that many overdubs at all on the album, which could be attibuted to the lack of time and money the band had at their disposal, but again, this proved to be an advantage--the starkness of the album is absolutely arresting.

It appears that Smith pretty much had in mind exactly what he wanted when the band went into the studio to record "Seventeen Seconds". As the saying goes, there doesn't appear to be a note out of place anywhere on the entire album--the overall level of craftsmanship is astonishing. The performances themselves are nearly as precise--the only time the band sounds a bit 'off' is on the intro portion of "Play For Today" where Lol Tolhurst's bass drumming seems to be a tad behind the beat. Tolhurst's lack of technical proficiency on the drums has been well-documented, but aside from this extremely minor gripe, his limitations don't hinder the album whatsover. Frankly, on most of the songs you could almost swear the band was using a drum machine opposed to a real living drummer.

Keyboardist Matthieu Hartley joined the band for just this one album before leaving. "Play For Today", "In Your House", "M", "A Forest", and the title track all use synthesizers in a mind-blowingly unobtrusive manner that enhances their moody feel.

Every song here is in a minor key, and even with such a strong emphasis on 'mood', the band still managed to pile in catchy hooks and/ or arresting melodies into pretty much every song. Much of this is thanks to Smith's guitar work, which is brilliant throughout--check out his superbly 'rubbery' rhythm work on "Play For Today"; his dreamy arpeggios on "In Your House"; and his ingeniously dissonant chords on "At Night". "A Forest" is a thrilling uptempo epic that culminates in Smith's cathartic, frantic riffing, and the 8-note guitar riff that appears on the intro leaves such an impression that you might not even realize that it never reappears after the first minute & a half of this nearly-6-minute song.

Like Pink Floyd before them, the Cure prove themselves to be masters of pacing. There are three instrumentals/ near-instrumentals here, and they each work as links in the chain as opposed to just album fillers. The album starts off with the gentle, yet creepy and contemplative instrumental "A Reflection". "Three" has a robotic kind of repetitiveness to it, and is basically an instrumental, although there are some extremely buried vocals that seem to be mostly spoken and are almost totally inaudible. The atonal, haunted house-style "The Final Sound", which is less than a minute, perfectly sets up "A Forest".

There's just so much musical invention here... Smith's guitar kind of takes a backseat on "Secrets" which has a prominent, memorable bass line and extremely distant-sounding piano chiming. The beginning part of "Play For Today" features brilliant interplay between Gallup's bass and Smith's expect use of guitar harmonics.

The only track on the album that comes up a little short is the album-closing title track. It's not BAD--it does have a neat build-up and build-down, but it feels a bit too sketchy and melodramatic, as if they couldn't quite figure out how to bring the album to a satisfying conclusion.

The Cure would go on to make more elaborately-produced recordings later on, but "Seventeen Seconds" remains a key touchstone in their discography, and a phenomenal record in its own right.

(P.S. And now I'm going to gripe for a moment about why I deducted one star from my rating. The reason is because of the insanely high list price of this single CD version of the album. As of this writing, the list price is a whopping 18.98! What the heck is Elektra's deal? Even back in the mid '90s Elektra Records had jacked up list prices on Cure CDs. I think it's smart to leave this single CD version of the album in print--it doesn't sound significantly inferior to the 2005 Rhino reissue--but still, with Rhino's 2 CD deluxe edition now available, you'd think Elektra would slash this list price more-or-less in half, seriously. As great as the album is, the running time is under 36 minutes, and $18.98 is pushing it to the point that I can't keep myself from docking the album one star on Elektra's account.)

Actually, more like 35 minutes, and 17 seconds........2006-01-31

I own every Cure album, and "Seventeen Seconds" falls easily into my top five. Of the early few albums, I like it even more than "Boy's Don't Cry" or "Faith". There's just something about this one. I love the album cover, because it visually sets the mood before the music even begins. Many of these songs are almost hypnotic the way they're put together. They're very simple, yet still emotional at the same time. Favorites would be "In Your House", the dark "At Night", and the excellent title track. Oh, and there's this little song called "A Forest" that's probably one of the best Cure songs ever. In truth, you can't go wrong with any Cure disc from the 80's, but again I'd call this top "Three". There's a recent "Deluxe" version of this out also.

(three and a half stars) curiously muffled vocals.......2005-05-10

"Seventeen Seconds" has a very unusual overall sound consisting of an almost metronomic drum and bass, muffled vocals from Robert Smith, and Smith's subtle, striking electric guitar. Two songs dominate the album, the catchy, highly danceable "Play for Today," and the incomparable "A Forest" with its compelling bass line and mystical lyrics ("The girl was never there. It's always the same. Running towards nothing, again and again and again and again . . .").

Other than these two songs, the remainder of the songs on the album, though certainly decent, are somewhat lifeless and undistinguishable. I'm not sure why Robert Smith chose the album to be engineered so that his voice and the lyrics he sings are minimalized, because these are usually such strong qualities of the band. However, "A Forest" and, to a slightly lesser extent "Play for Today," certainly make "Seventeen Seconds" worthwhile.

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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007SM9Y0
Release Date: 2005-05-02

Tracks:

Reflection
Play for Today
Secrets
In Your House
Three
Final Sound
Forest
M
At Night
Seventeen Seconds

Tracks:

I'm a Cult Hero [Vinyl Single] - Cult Hero, The Cure
I Dig You [Vinyl Single] - Cult Hero, The Cure
Another Journey by Train [Instrumental Demo][#][Demo Version]
Secrets [Instrumental Demo][#][Demo Version]
Seventeen Seconds [Live in Amsterdam][#]
In Your House [Live][#]
Three [Studio Mix][Alternate Take][#]
I Dig You [Live][#] - Cult Hero, The Cure
I'm a Cult Hero [Live][#] - Cult Hero, The Cure
M [Live][#]
Final Sound [Live in France][#]
Reflection [Live in France][#]
Play for Today [Live in France][#]
At Night [Live][#]
Forest [Live in France][#]

Album Description

Universal UK pressing features the same content as the Rhino/US version, though packaged in the standard Universal 'Deluxe Edition' slipcase. 2 CD set compiled by Robert Smith and digitally remastered from the original master tapes. CD 1 is the original a

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Import Edition of the Cure's Second Full Length Album in a Plastic Film O-card and Double Deluxe Digipak with Booklet and Exclusive Notes and Pictures.

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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
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ASIN: B000AKSS9U
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Reflection
Play for Today
Secrets
In Your House
Three
Final Sound
Forest
M
At Night
Seventeen Seconds

Album Description

The classic Cure album from 1982 digitally remastered. Comes complete with an 8 page booklet containing lyrics, rare photographs and sleevenotes by Johnny Black. Polydor. 2005.

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Seventeen Seconds
Cure
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Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000007Y7F

Average customer rating:

Seventeen Seconds/Japanese Whispers
Cure
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000DENLB
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Average customer rating:

Seventeen Seconds

Manufacturer: Rhino Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000N0LIEE
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Music:

Music

music

Music

Got the Noise [Import]

LEGACY

In Memory

Old Soldiers...and Other Survivors

Buzz [Import]

More Journey: Adiemus New Best & Live [Import]

Lovin' the Day

Masters of the Opera, 1642-1926 (Box Set) [Box set]

Jetboys Of Babylon

J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 4

Indestructible [Import]

Long Journey [Import]

Fiesta De Caballito

Derrick Milan's Ministry of Praise

Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000