Sold Date: March 12, 2024
Start Date: March 12, 2024
Final Price: $450.00 (USD)
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Included: You are looking at an EXTREMELY rare, sealed 1983 UK early pressing vinyl record copy of "Boys Don't Cry by THE CURE.  It was distributed by the JEM Records, which has a huge cult following for importing rare records into the States.

 I am not an expert on grading.

Condition: (PLEASE SEE PICS )Very nice! There might be some slight barely noticeable scuffs. Small scratch, but not to shrinkwrap (visible on upper right) ; please see pics.  

The Cure – Boys Don't Cry 

Label:   Fiction Records – SPELP 26, Fiction Records – 815 011-1

Series: Fiction Mid-Price

Format:              

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country:              UK

Released:           Sept 3, 1983

Genre: Rock

Style:    Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk

 See below about Jem Records and THE CURE :

 Excerpt and background on JEM RECORDS (THE CURE History) :

If you were a serious music fan or just out-right music geek, it was hard to miss coming across the work of JEM RECORDS in the late 70s and early 80s. For power pop fans, the most powerful and best example of their influence was importing the Japanese release of “At Budokan” from Cheap Trick in 1978, which forced Epic Records to delay the release of “Heaven Tonight”. I bought one of those, played it to worn-down death.

Marty Scott was the firebrand and visionary behind the business and A&R activities of the company and its label. You’ll be surprised to hear of some of details behind his influence in the early careers of the Cure, Simple Minds, Judas Priest and Siouxee & the Banshees.

Let’s get down and get with it!

HISTORY & BACKGROUND:

So, was there ‘a moment’, an epiphany when you realized that you absolutely were going to work in music? Along with that, if I went back and talked to your friends in high school or college/university and asked them what kind of work that you would have ended up doing, what they would they say?

I can’t remember when I didn’t want to be in the music business. I didn’t have an older sibling, so I didn’t get into buying singles and albums when I was thirteen. I remember filling out my 8th grade bio page.  There was a section for “fantasy future.” I put “run my own record label.”  I just knew that was going to happen, so I changed it at the last minute to “to be 6 feet tall.” That I knew wasn’t going to happen.

A&R is extremely difficult. You have to be either two years ahead of the time or ten years behind it.  I came “this close” to signing some very big UK bands but lost them to larger companies that. Had deep pockets. I had the ears but not the coin.

So I had to come up with an idea that would us bands that would break without “breaking the bank.”

 When we imported albums into America from the UK,  UK labels fawned over us—we not only bought  the finished goods, but made the deals more lucrative for the UK label if and when we “broke” the record over here before they had a deal.  Back then there were many independent UK companies that were trend setters in England and were always looking for licensing deals in the US-Chrysalis, Virgin, Island, etc. all used our services.

The idea was The F.A.R.M. Team.

I signed The Cure (and put  together “Boys Don’t Cry,”)  Siouxee and The Banshees, Simple Minds, Judas Priest etc. All under my F.A. R. M. team concept.  I get the first album, break the band, and the UK label gets to sign the to a huge deal in the US.  It worked like a charm.  Why? Because it seemed JEM was the only company that realized these artists were incredible and waiting to break over here.  The UK record companies were all too willing to agree to my concept.   Melody Maker called me “the import czar”.

  There will be no partial refund or refund for issues pertaining to sound quality, warps or skips. Records may have various scuffs that might affect sound quality.  

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******Item will be shipped with tracking number and/or signed verification  that it was delivered. 

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 There will be no partial refund or refund for issues pertaining to sound quality, warps or skips.  This item will arrive in great condition and will be packed extremely well.  Item is sold as is and as described. 

No refunds.  

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