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Disintegration (Deluxe Edition) (3CD)
Product Type: Music
Product Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Rhino Records
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Description
Despite early concerns that it was too gloomy for radio airplay, The Cure's eighth studio album, 'Disintegration,' quickly became the groups most successful. Spurred by two Top 10 hits, 'Lullaby' and 'Lovesong,' album sales topped more than 3 million as the band sold out stadiums and arenas around the world during its 1989 tour. Rhino reissues this dark tour de force, remastering the original, adding a disc of unreleased outtakes and demos, plus a third disc that contains a live performance of the entire album recorded in 1989 at Wembley Arena, London. This Deluxe Edition comes with a 20 page booklet containing previously unseen pictures and art, as well as lyrics and an in depth overview of the period by The Cure's founder Robert Smith.
Robert Smith compiled, produced, and supervised the mastering of this three-disc collection, which covers the evolution of 'Disintegration,' from demos and rehearsals to studio and stage. The first disc contains newly remastered versions of the album's original 12 tracks.
Gathering 20 unreleased tracks, the second disc trawls through Smith's home recordings to find early instrumental demos of fan favorites 'Pictures Of You,' 'Prayers For Rain' and 'Fascination Street.' The band can be heard rehearsing and arranging various instrumental versions, including 'Homesick,' 'Closedown' and 'The Same Deep Water As You,' as well as studio outtakes of several other tracks, including 'Plainsong.' The disc also contains four unreleased songs: 'Noheart,' 'Esten,' 'Delirious Night' and a cover of Judy Collins' 'Pirate Ships,' the latter a solo performance by Smith that was recorded for, but ultimately not included on, 'Rubáiyát,' a 1990 album celebrating Elektra Records' 40th anniversary.
For the final disc, Smith remixes and expands 'Entreat,' a live album recorded in 1989 at Wembley Arena during The Cure's sold-out Prayer Tour. 'Entreat Plus' combines the original's eight tracks, remixed with the four 'missing' songs to create a complete contemporary live version of Disintegration.
* Previously unreleased song/Previously unreleased performance
Reviews
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-08-26
Summary: "Minority"
I think that it seems a little easy to start off by saying that I am a Cure fan, and that I think "Disintegration" is brilliant. Though not my favorite Cure record to listen to (that's their 1985 masterpiece "The Head on the Door"), this is easily their masterpiece, combining their talent for epic grandeur and pop melodies with the more depressing, crushing instincts. "Disintegration" owns and this is pretty much a fact.
However, I have to say that I am not particularly pleased with this deluxe reissue of the album.
The original record has been remastered. In some ways this is a good thing, as the bass parts are more distinctive in the mix and the vocals sound clearer than they did on the original printings. In the process of remastering the record though it seems to have lost a little bit of it's warmth and claustrophobic quality that enhanced the overall listening experience of the record as a whole. Though rich in it's production the songs themselves, especially as the record progresses, were dense, and the remastering, which opens the sound up a little more, takes away that quality slightly.
The bonuses are hit or miss. The demos are almost entirely one timers, the sort of thing that you listen once as a curiosity and probably never go back to again. And the remastered version of "Entreat" is suitable, now featuring the entire record live in concert, but I have to wonder how many times it will be played. The Cure live is a terrific experience in person, but on disc sounds a little flat and sticks too closely to the script to be considered a new experience of hearing these songs.
The packaging is decent, with the booklet of photos and album notes you would expect following the previous Cure reissues that found their way to shelves over the past few years. Nothing you probably didn't already know if you are a fan of the record, but nice to have to look at occasionally.
Really, decent describes how I feel about this package. After plumbing through all of it I can't say that I feel that this something that I felt was a necessary buy. Many fans may really dig it, but for me the original CD pressing (and vinyl as well) top this one on sound, and the bonuses aren't essential to anyone except the most die-hard fan.
And that person wouldn't even read this review because they already have it. But if you are new to the Cure and have heard good things about this record I suggest you get the standard pressing first. It would be a better investment in my opinion.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-19
Summary: "Are The Loudness Wars over for The Cure?"
When The Cure's reissue campaign began in 2004, many fans were anxiously awaiting the release of the Disintegration deluxe edition. Due to the band's lengthy touring schedule and album recordings, the reissue series began to falter and some years passed without any word on future releases. Fortunately, Robert Smith announced late last year that the Disintegration project was underway and scheduled for release. Unlike previous Cure reissues, the Disintegration deluxe features an extra bonus disc which consists of live material from the 1989 Prayer tour. Entitled Entreat Plus, this new mix expands on the original Entreat album by capturing the four missing album tracks from the Wembley concert. After six long years and several release date postponements, the Disintegration deluxe has finally arrived.
The original album was remastered by Kevin Metcalfe with Robert Smith at The Soundmasters in London. Although this is Metcalfe's first mastering stint with the Cure, he has an exhaustive resume that spans many decades of mastering expertise. On the first few listens, the remastered album didn't sound dramatically different to the original 1989 CD release. Although it wasn't much louder than the original (which is a good thing), the murkiness of the recording was unfortunately still evident. It wasn't until I A/B'd the remaster to the original which ultimately exposed some noticeable differences. One of the most obvious improvements of the remaster is in the bass region. There's more bass impact in this remaster than any other Cure reissue I've heard. I even remember Robert mentioning in an old interview once on how they couldn't flood the original CD with bass due to some technological restrictions at the time. And although I echo another reviewer's comments that the bass can sometimes be overbearing, the only real problem with this is in Prayers for Rain -- which is a bassy song to begin with. Robert's vocals are not only higher in the mix but cleaner as well. The keyboards, as well as Boris Williams drums, are more pronounced and better defined. Stereo separation has been improved and the whole album sounds a bit cleaner; the entire thing just sounds more convincing.
While the rarities disc is probably best served for only the diehard fans of the band, it does contain several interesting instrumental demos and even some unreleased songs from the era. The only true worthy songs that require repeated listens are Esten, Delirious Night, and Robert's cover of Pirate Ships. The alternative version of the songs are quite different as well and I actually prefer the alt. version of Babble to the released b-side. The only real disappointment with the set is the bonus disc, Entreat Plus. It does not retain the same quality of the original Entreat album and has been mixed to sound identical to the 2009 live Cure sound more than anything. Seeing that Robert has mixed many high quality live albums in the past like the original Entreat and Paris, the new mix will disappoint many who already have high expectations. It does not capture the true sound of the 1989 Prayer tour and the dynamics are pretty lousy to boot.
Despite Entreat Plus's shortcomings, the Disintegration deluxe can be chalked up as a success due to the improvements in the original album. While the remastering is far from perfect, it offers an improvement over the original album and is sonically superior to anything the Cure has released since 2000. It may be a bit louder and bassier, but it's still listenable and enjoyable at louder volumes and in the year 2010 that's a hard feat to do (try playing 4:13 Dream loud in a decent setup, ouch!!!). Let's hope that the Mixed Up and Wish deluxe editions, as well as the future "Dark album", will soon see the light of day and are mastered with the same amount of care which Disintegration has received, albeit with even more headroom to spare.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-06
Summary: "One of the best remastered "rock" CDs I have ever purchased"
So, I was considering purchasing the new re-matered release of REM's Fables of the Reconstruction, but decided, partially based on price, to restrain myself and read a few reviews before I spend the money. My first stop was Amazon.com. Overwhelmingly, the critics gave a positive reviews of the remastered original CD, but did not like the "extras." OK. But, one reviewer, claiming to be an audiophile (with initials S.D.), gave a clear thumbs down. This put me off (momentarily). I also have been very disappointed with remasters over the years--i could not appreciate the differences they introduced--if any.
So, logically, I went to see what Mr. D. had to say about the new Disintegration remaster (if anything).
After reading the glowing reviews of the Disintegration remaster in the popular audiophile mags, and, being a Cure and Disintegration album lover, I decided to make the purchase. I can't say enough. Dynamic range has been expanded--and yes, this means the loudest parts are going to be more louder on average. Guitar twang now had body and definition (reminds me slightly of Nick Drake's acoustic twang). Bass has been extended to make the drama of Plainsong fantastic. [BTW: if your systems can't handle this without booming and distortion, well than...].
Suggestion to Mr.D.: My new favorite contemporary "reference" song in OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass." The recording has been pushed to the limits regarding low compression. You should be able to follow each part through every crescendo and not notice clipping or distortion within the limits of your system.
One final note: this remaster was fully supervised by Robert Smith. Think about it folks. This is not someone else's interpretation.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-05
Summary: "Great Deal"
Disintegration (Deluxe Edition) (3CD)
From the dark ambience of Fascination street to the poppy Lovesong, you have the essence of the Cure in Disintegration. My favorite album, period.
It's not surprising that Pictures of You is in a commercial. They write memorable hooks that stay with you, and the mood is always palpable in a distinct, and deep way.
The different versions are great because you get different takes on each song. For a collector, this is a must have. For a Cure fan, it's "Just Like Heaven".
Some of the other reviews harp on audiophile pickiness, and while there may be flaws in that respect, it's still a great deal, all things considered. A must have!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-02
Summary: "Very Happy"
My Boyfriend is very happy with how fast the item was received and is so happy to finally have it to add to his collection.