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Notes: ℗ © 2004 Geffen Records. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Recorded & mixed at Olympic Studios, London Spring 2004. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC. Demos recorded at Stanbridge. This album was recorded live in a candlelit room & mixed very loud in the dark... We know you should turn down the lights and turn up the sound for your optimum listening pleasure. All rights for the US on behalf of BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS) administered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) DVD 'Making The Cure' filmed by Rob Fisher & Ross & Steve & Owen & The Cure, Edited by Robert & Roger for Curevision using the Mac Movie 4, Soundtrack by The Cure. The enhanced section includes a "secret" link to the Cure's website featuring a Robert Smith interview, demos, photos and a gallery of the album's artwork. The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Perry Bamonte (guitar); Roger O'Donnell (keyboards); Simon Gallup (bass guitar); Jason Cooper (drums). Recording information: Olympic Studios, London, England (2004). Credits: Artwork By [Cover Art From Original Artwork By] – Alice, Benedict, Bethany, Bodhi, Christopher, Ciaran, Darcie, James, Nicholas, Noosha, Richard, Sarahnearly, Sian, Theodore, Tod Artwork [Art Concept, Assisted By] – JP Robinson Artwork [Art Concept] – SmArt Artwork [Assisted By] – JP Robinson Bass – Simon Gallup Cover [Cover Art Produced By] – Stylo Rouge Crew [Studio Crew] – Jez Webb, Martin Herbert Drums, Percussion – Jason Cooper Engineer [Demos] – Keith Geffen Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Evetts Executive-Producer [Executive Production By] – Bunny Lake (4), Daryl Bamonte, Jordan Schur, Robert Smith, Ross Robinson Guitar – Perry Bamonte Keyboards – Roger O'Donnell Mastered By – George Marino Mixed By [Assistant] – Owen Skinner Music By – Cooper, Bamonte, Smith, O'Donnell, Gallup Producer, Mixed By – Ross Robinson Producer, Voice, Guitar, Mixed By, Lyrics By [Words By] – Robert Smith Programmed By – Jesse Cannon Technician [Other Studio Assistance] – Steve Mustarde, Tom Webster Companies, Etc.: Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Geffen Records Copyright © – Geffen Records Manufactured By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Recorded At – Olympic Studios Mixed At – Olympic Studios Mastered At – Sterling Sound Made By – UML Published By – BMG Music Publishing Ltd. Published By – BMG Songs, Inc. 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Expertly timed to follow the excellent JOIN THE DOTS rarities box set and ride a wave of adoration from hip, younger bands, THE CURE marks a new chapter for the goth-rockers, while incorporating many of the quartet's key sonic elements. Though Smith doesn't seem inclined to write lighter pop ditties on par with "The Lovecats" or "Let's Go to Bed," he's still happy to pen gloomy, distortion-filled rock songs and atmospheric mood pieces. Marked by tinges of Middle-Eastern music, the slowly building "Labyrinth" hearkens back to the band's gloriously bleak 1982 album, PORNOGRAPHY. Co-producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot) makes his presence known by amping up the guitars, most notably on the reverb-heavy "Before Three," the fierce "Us or Them," and the epic closer "The Promise." Of course, Smith can't resist the occasional upbeat melody, particularly on the dynamic single "The End of the World" and the buoyant, keyboard-driven "Taking Off." Twenty-five years after the group's first album, THE CURE sees Smith and his bandmates in fine form and ready to win over another generation of fans. While the full-length CD has 11 tracks, exclusive to the vinyl printing are 4 bonus tracks.