| Artist |
The Cure |
| Album Title: |
Seventeen Seconds |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Goth Rock |
| Format |
Vinyl 180 gm |
| Released |
04/22/1980 |
| Reissue Date |
10/02/2016 |
| Label |
Fiction Records/Elektra/Rhino |
| Catalog No |
R1 60784 |
| Bar Code No |
0 81227 98160 0 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Cardboard |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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A Reflection (2:09)
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| A2.
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Play For Today (3:41)
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| A3.
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Secrets (3:20)
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| A4.
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In Your House (4:08)
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| A5.
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Three (2:37)
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| B1.
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The Final Sound (0:52)
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| B2.
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A Forest (5:55)
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| B3.
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M (3:04)
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| B4.
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At Night (5:54)
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| B5.
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Seventeen Seconds (4:01)
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| Date Acquired |
09/26/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Music Direct (Musicdirect.Com) |
| Purchase Price |
17.59 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Has Rhino Vinyl hype sticker, includes the text "Remastered by Robert Smith" and "180 gram heavyweight vinyl".
℗ 1980 & 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group
© 1980 Fiction Records Ltd.
Artwork [Cover Art] – Bill Smith (19), The Cure
Bass – Simon Gallup
Drums – Laurence Tolhurst
Engineer – Mike Dutton, Mike Hedges
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Warwick, Nigel Green
Guitar, Vocals – Robert Smith
Keyboards – Matthieu Hartley
Photography By – Andrew Douglas
Producer – Mike Hedges, Robert Smith
Producer [Assistant] – Chris Parry, L, M, S
Written-By – Tolhurst, Hartley, Smith, Gallup
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Entertainment Group
Copyright (c) – Fiction Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Chris True
It's hard to believe that the Cure could release an album even more sparse than Three Imaginary Boys, but here's the proof. The lineup change that saw funkstery bassist Michael Dempsey squeezed out in favor of the more specific playing of (eventually the longest serving member outside Robert Smith) Simon Gallup, and the addition of keyboardist Mathieu Hartley resulted in the band becoming more rigid in sound, and more disciplined in attitude. While it is not the study in loss that Faith would become, or the descent into madness of Pornography, it is a perfect precursor to those collections. In a sense, Seventeen Seconds is the beginning of a trilogy of sorts, the emptiness that leads to the questioning and eventual madness of the subsequent work. Mostly forgotten outside of the unforgettable single "A Forest," Seventeen Seconds is an even, subtle work that grows on the listener over time. Sure, the Cure did better work, but for a new lineup and a newfound sense of independence, Robert Smith already shows that he knows what he's doing. From short instrumental pieces to robotic pop, Seventeen Seconds is where the Cure shed all the outside input and became their own band.
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