The Cure have launched a special standalone website dedicated to the upcoming "Disintegration: Deluxe Edition" that features videos, liner notes and photos plus streaming audio of 20 additional demos and live tracks that won't be featured on the 3CD set which is to be released on June 8. The additional set got the name "Alternative Rarities 1988-1989, the collection of unreleased tracks" and is an extra to the 20 outtakes which will be appearing on the upcoming reissue (to be released as a 3 CD deluxe edition, digital download, and a double gatefold vinyl). Head for www.TheCureDisintegration.com or download right here.The complete set features 13 of Robert Smith's home and full band demos, three studio mixes and four live cuts, including a recording of "Faith" from a 1989 concert in Rome. The rest of the tracks are songs that ended up on "Disintegration", that became B-sides or that are leftover session material, including a different version of "Delirious Night" which appears on the deluxe edition. Also added are 2 previously unheard full-band jams: "Tuned Out" on RTV5″ and "Fuknnotfunk", an odd foray into funk.
This is what Smith writes regarding this surprising free offer:"Every member submitted home recordings for consideration, in a varied range of styles, and with varying degrees of success... from Roger's prog-jazz sketches, a couple of which evolved into the B-sides 'Fear of Ghosts' and 'Out of Mind,' through Boris and Porl's howling-Beefheart jams, one of which turned into 'Delirious Night,' to Simon's hissy but gleaming happy/sad creations, which became most notably 'Lovesong,' 'Untitled' and the B-sides 'Babble' and '2 Late.' Even Lol pitched in with a flute sample that inspired the band to construct 'Homesick'!"
In a reaction on Twitter keyboardist Roger O'Donnell says: "I don't remember half this shit! Some of those tracks definitely sound like we were on serious drugs. White boy funk by The Cure? What the hell were we doing?" In further news, on May 24, www.TheCureDisintegration.com will stream a full live performance of "Disintegration" recorded on Sept. 15, 1989 at the Dallas Starplex. This will be a different recording than the one which appears on the "Entreat Plus portion" of the upcoming reissue.
Tracklist: The Cure, Alternative Rarities 1988-1989
01. Closedown (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
02. Last Dance (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
03. Lullaby (RS Home Instrumental Demo 5/88)
04. Tuned Out on RTV5″ (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
05. Funknnotfunk (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
06. Babble (Instrumental Rehearsal 6/88)
07. Plainsong (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
08. Pictures of You (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
09. Fear of Ghosts (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
10. Fascination Street (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
11. Homesick (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
12. Delirious Night (Instrumental Demo 9/88)
13. Out of Mind (Studio Instrumental Jam 10/88)
14. 2 Late (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88)
15. Lovesong (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88)
16. Prayers for Rain (Studio 'WIP' Mix 11/88)
17. The Same Deep Water as You (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
18. Disintegration (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
19. Untitled (Live Dallas Starplex 9/15/89)
20. Faith (Live Rome Palaeur 6/4/89 - Crowd Bootleg)
And as an extra, you can get Roger O'Donnell's home demo of "The Other Side"/"Fear of Ghosts" here. The download is part of O'Donnell's "Memories of making the album". And if you want the full version of "Faith" from Rome, with Robert's complete intro, get it here
Source: Side Line Magazine
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