Cure, The ‎– Disintegration

Label:

Fiction Records – FIXH 14, Fiction Records – 839 353-1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1989

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1		Plainsong
A2		Pictures Of You
A3		Closedown
A4		Love Song
A5		Lullaby
A6		Fascination Street
B1		Prayers For Rain
B2		The Same Deep Water As You
B3		Disintegration
B4		Untitled

Companies etc

Marketed By – Polydor Ltd.
Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fiction Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Fiction Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Outside Studios
Mixed At – Rak Studio Three

Credits

Artwork – Parched Art
Bass – Simon Gallup
Drums – Boris Williams
Engineer [Assistant At Outside] – Richard Sullivan
Engineer [Assistant At Rak] – Roy Sprong*
Guitar – Porl Thompson, Robert Smith
Keyboards – Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell, Simon Gallup
Music By – Williams*, Tolhurst*, Thompson*, Smith*, O'Donnell*, Gallup*
Performer [Other Instrument] – Laurence Tolhurst
Producer, Engineer – David M. Allen, Robert Smith
Vocals, Lyrics By – Robert Smith

Notes

Recorded at Outside Studios
Berkshire mixed at Rak Studio Three London
Marketed and manufactured in the UK by Polydor Ltd.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP

Black round sticker on frontsleeve:
"Contains the Hit Singles Lullaby and Lovesong 839 353-1"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 42283 93531 0
Label Code: LC 6444
Other (Distribution Code): POL 281
Matrix / Runout (Side A): HOW THE END 8393531 A -1 U-1-2
Matrix / Runout (Side B): ALWAYS IS 8393531 B -1-1-1

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 50) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Disintegration (CD, Album, RE)	Fiction Records	839 353-2	Argentina	2004
Disintegration (LP, Album)	Polydor	30.583-L	Venezuela	1989
Disintegration (LP, 12)	Elektra	STE 60855	US	1989
Disintegration (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, RM + CD, Album, RE, )	Elektra, Rhino Records (2), Fiction Records	R2 523449	US	2010
Disintegration (CD, Album, RE)	Fiction Records, Universal	839 353-2	UK & Europe	2000

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Rated 5/5

Review by -AlbertOverDrive- Mar 05, 2012 (edited 2 months ago)

Incredible superb this album is a masterpiece from start to finish. Melancholic dark and sadness since the deeper vision made that this album be unique. The emotional lyrics and the sublime voice of Robert Smith join perfectly with the melancholic deep guitars and with the darkness and synth enviromental sounds created by Roger O'Donnell. Certainly, for me, a inprescindible record to understand the philosophy and the depth of the music created by this musicians.

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Rated 1/5

Review by SkeletonMan Oct 25, 2007

I gather that the casual Cure fan is as crazy about Disintegration as any other old Cure album. Everything is here. The grand soundscapes. The melancholic guitar leads. The hurting vocal! Add to this a Robert Smith in a near death mood lyricwise what more can a fan ask for?!

My main grip with this album is that it is so archtypical Cure nothing surprises. And devoid of any smash hits this falls directly in my pile of "Well ..." albums.

Newcomers looking for the band in a much better shape should start with The Head On The Door. If you like this you may try your luck with Disintegration.

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