The Cure – Disintegration [180g Black Vinyl]

Description

The Cure reached a darker, more expansive peak on Disintegration, the 1989 album that turned Robert Smith’s gloom, distance, and romantic collapse into one of the defining statements of late-80s alternative music. Rather than chasing brighter pop, the record stretches outward through long builds, dense arrangements, and a heavier emotional pull. This 180g black vinyl record edition is the remastered 2LP reissue in a gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeves.

“Plainsong” opens with a slow, towering build, while “Pictures of You” turns memory and loss into one of the band’s most recognizable songs. “Lovesong” gives the set its clearest melodic center, and “Fascination Street” adds a harder rhythmic push without breaking the mood. “Lullaby,” “Prayers for Rain,” the title track, and “Untitled” deepen the record’s sense of dread, longing, and emotional weight, which is why the full album lands so much harder than a singles-only summary or a few isolated hits ever could.

This 2LP version includes “Last Dance” and “Homesick,” two songs left off the original vinyl issue and added to later expanded editions. Robert Smith remastered the album for the 2010 reissue campaign, and this pressing pairs that complete 12-song program with a gatefold jacket, full-color printed inner sleeves, lyrics, and rare photos. It fits a record that has always worked best as a full-length immersion rather than a quick-hit listen.

• Format: 2LP
• Standout tracks: “Pictures of You,” “Lovesong,” “Fascination Street,” “Plainsong”
• Pressing details: Remastered 180g black vinyl, gatefold jacket, full-color printed inner sleeves, lyrics, rare photos
• Genre/style: Gothic Rock, Post-Punk, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock
• UPC: 081227981693

“Pictures of You,” “Lovesong,” and “Fascination Street” are central songs here, but Disintegration holds its weight because the full sequence sustains the mood from “Plainsong” through “Untitled.” It remains one of the defining Cure albums on vinyl.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Plainsong
2. Pictures Of You
3. Closedown

Side B:

1. Lovesong
2. Last Dance
3. Lullaby
4. Fascination Street

Side C:

1. Prayers For Rain
2. The Same Deep Water As You

Side D:

1. Disintegration
2. Homesick
3. Untitled