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THE CURE

Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s,  few were as enduring and popular as the Cure. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith, the band became well-known for its slow, gloomy dirges  and Smith's ghoulish appearance, a public image that often hid the diversity of the Cure's music. At the outset, the Cure played jagged, edgy pop songs before slowly evolving into a more textured outfit.  As one of the bands that laid the seeds for goth rock, the group created towering layers  of guitars and synthesizers, but by the time goth caught on in the mid-'80s, the Cure  had moved away from the genre. By the end of the '80s, the band had crossed over into  the mainstream not only in its native England, but also in the United States and in various parts  of Europe. The Cure remained a popular concert draw and reliable record-seller throughout  the '90s, and their influence could be heard clearly on scores of new bands  during the new millennium, including many that had little to do with goth.
"DISINTEGRATION" Produced by Robert Smith and Dave M. Allen
1989    LP     FICTION RECORDS         FIXH 14  839 353-1 MADE IN ENGLAND     ORIGINAL PRESSING SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 42283 93531 0 Label Code: 6444 Price Code: POL 281 Other (Non ink stamp on back sleeve): PRS Hannover
LABEL: FICTION -  BLACK LABEL w/ARTWORK- ORANGE TEXT
Catalog on cover: FIXH 14    839 353-1 Catalog on labels: FIXH 14    839 353-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 839 353-1 S 1 - 2 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 839 353-1 S 2 - 2
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights......Prohibited"
pub by fiction records ltd ℗ 1989 fiction records ltd © 1989 fiction records ltd B.I.E.M. STEMRA(boxed) original sound recording made by fiction records ltd all songs by........ produced by robert smith and dave m. allen
Rights Society / Publishing: B.I.E.M., STEMRA
On Inner Sleeves: Tracklist, Lyrics & Credits
On Back Sleeve: Tracklist
tracklisting Side A: PLAINSONG - PICTURES OF YOU - CLOSEDOWN - LOVE SONG - LULLABY - FASCINATION STREET Side B: PRAYERS FOR RAIN - THE SAME DEEP WATER AS YOY - DISINTEGRATION - UNTITLED
  grading RECORD EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
 Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak of their popularity with the crawling, darkly seductive Disintegration. It's a hypnotic, mesmerizing record, comprised almost entirely of epics like the soaring, icy "Pictures of You." The handful of pop songs, like the concise and utterly charming "Love Song," don't alleviate the doom-laden atmosphere. The Cure's gloomy soundscapes have rarely sounded so alluring, however, and the songs -- from the pulsating, ominous "Fascination Street" to the eerie, string-laced "Lullaby" -- have rarely been so well-constructed and memorable. It's fitting that Disintegration was their commercial breakthrough, since, in many ways, the album is the culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s...(AllMusic)