(LP) Cure - Early Symptoms (2LP)

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October 23rd 2026
2LP 

 "Early Symptoms" pulls back the curtain on the formative years of The Cure, tracing their evolution from bright-eyed, punk-inflected pop-melodists into the architects of atmospheric dread. Drawn from rare radio sessions, early studio demos, and foundational 1977-1981 recordings, this release serves as an essential historical document for collectors and longtime devotees. Features blistering early takes of foundational cuts like "Boys Don't Cry", "Meathook", and "A Forest" in their most embryonic, ferocious forms.

Track list:

1. "See The Children" (Sound & Vision Studios, 1977)
2. "Meathook"
3. "Pillbox Tales" (Early Version)
4. "I Just Need Myself"
5. "I Want To Be Old"
6. "Boys Don't Cry" (Chestnut Studios Demo, 1978)
7. "Pillbox Tales" (Studio Demo)
8. "World War" (Morgan Studios, 1979)
9. "Do The Hansa"
10. "Accuracy" (Maida Vale Studios, 1979)
11. "Subway Song"
12. "Plastic Passion"
13. "Grinding Halt"
14. "Desperate Journalist" (Rare John Peel session variant)
15. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" (Extended Live Version, 1979)
16. "Into The Trees" (Early foundational studio incarnation of 'A Forest')
17. "A Forest" (Morgan Studios Session, 1980)
18. "Seventeen Seconds"
19. "Play For Today