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The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys (1979) [1990, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 27 Sep 2018 18:37:28

"Three Imaginary Boys" is the debut album by British alternative rock band the Cure, released on 8 May 1979 by record label Fiction. It was later released in the United States and Australia with a different tracklist as Boys Don't Cry.

~Wikipedia

Maybe it was youthful exuberance or perhaps it was the fact that the band itself was not pulling all the strings, Three Imaginary Boys is not only a very strong debut, but a near oddity (it's an admittedly "catchy" record) in the Cure catalog. More poppy and representative of the times than any other album during their long career, Three Imaginary Boys is a semi-detached bit of late-'70s English pop-punk. Angular and lyrically abstract, it's strong points are in its utter simplicity. There are no dirges here, no long suites, just short bursts of energy and a rather strange cover of Hendrix's "Foxy Lady." For some, this is the last good Cure record, many fans of this album being in no way prepared for the sparse emptiness and gloom that would be the cornerstone of future releases. For the most die-hard Cure-head, however, it's an interesting sidenote, hard to place in the general flow of the band's discography. Cure leader Robert Smith has voiced many times over his mixed feelings about the record, most notably the cover art (the three "representative" appliances on the cover, the lack of a real track listing – all the songs are represented with arty type pictures – and in no real order) and the production, which at times is admittedly a little muddy, but even that lends it a certain youthful charm. What the Cure would do next wasn't entirely obvious to the listener of this album, but there are some definite hints.

~Review by Chris True

Release of the album: 1979, May, 8 [LP Fiction Records, Cat.# FIX 1, 2442 163, UK]
Release of this CD: 1990, July, 2 [CD WEA/Fiction Records (Australia), Cat.# 229250623-2 / UPC: 022925062321]
℗© 1979 Fiction Records Ltd.
Manufactuted and Distributed by WEA Records Pty Limited, a Warner Communications Company.
Made in Australia by Disctronics

Note: Reissue, ADD

Credits:

Bass – Michael Dempsey
Design – Bill Smith
Drums – Lol Tolhurst
Engineer – Mike Hedges
Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Dutton
Guitar – Robert Smith
Illustration – B. Smith, Connie Jude, David Dragon
Photography By – B. Smith, Martyn Goddard
Producer – Chris Parry

Tracklist:

01. 10.15 Saturday Night (03:41)
02. Accuracy (02:19)
03. Grinding Halt (02:50)
04. Another Day (03:44)
05. Object (03:03)
06. Subway Song (02:05)
07. Foxy Lady (02:28)
08. Meat Hook (02:19)
09. So What (02:39)
10. Fire in Cairo (03:23)
11. It's Not You (02:50)
12. Three Imaginary Boys (03:19)
13. The Weedy Burton (Hidden Track) (01:04)

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The Cure / Three Imaginary Boys

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: The Cure / Three Imaginary Boys
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.04 dB -18.93 dB 3:41 01-10.15 Saturday Night
DR13 -3.54 dB -19.13 dB 2:19 02-Accuracy
DR13 -2.49 dB -17.55 dB 2:50 03-Grinding Halt
DR14 -2.51 dB -21.29 dB 3:44 04-Another Day
DR13 -2.37 dB -16.53 dB 3:03 05-Object
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DR13 -2.40 dB -16.85 dB 2:50 11-It's Not You
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DR13 -2.86 dB -19.73 dB 1:04 13-The Weedy Burton
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Codec: FLAC
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