| Artist |
The Cure |
| Album Title: |
Faith |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Goth Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
04/14/1981 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1985 |
| Label |
Fiction Records / Metronome Musik GMBH |
| Catalog No |
827 687-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 42282 76872 8 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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The Holy Hour (4:26)
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| 2.
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Primary (3:35)
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| 3.
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Other Voices (4:28)
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| 4.
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All Cats Are Grey (5:28)
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| 5.
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The Funeral Party (4:14)
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| 6.
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Doubt (3:11)
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| 7.
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The Drowning Man (4:50)
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| 8.
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Faith (6:42)
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| Date Acquired |
10/02/1986 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Discount Records |
| Purchase Price |
16.95 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
Packaged in a standard jewel case with a 4-panel folded insert.
[back sleeve]
Germany: Distribution by Metronome Musik GmbH
All other territories: Distribution by Polydor/PolyGram
[CD label]
Made in W. Germany by PolyGram
[insert sleeve]
Thanks to Chris Parry, Martyn Webster, Mike Dutton
© 1981 fiction records
℗ 1981 fiction records
Printed in West Germany
This first issue shows the 827 687-2 catalog number printed on the inner side of the back tray.
The tracklist printed on CD credits "The Drowning Man - Faith" on the same track 7; the "8" is missing between these two titles.
Credits:
Artwork – Undy, Porl
Bass – Simon Gallup
Drums – Laurence Tolhurst
Engineer – David Kemp, Graham Carmichael, Mike Hedges
Guitar, Keyboards, Voice – Robert Smith
Producer [Produced By] – Mike Hedges, The Cure
Companies, Etc.:
Distributed By – Metronome Musik GmbH
Distributed By – Polydor
Distributed By – PolyGram
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fiction Records
Copyright © – Fiction Records
Made By – PolyGram
Pressed By – Polygram, Hanover, West Germany
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 42282 76872 8
Barcode (Scanned): 042282768728
Matrix / Runout: 827 687-2 01 *
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 6444
SPARS Code: AAD
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Analyzed Folder: The Cure - Faith_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -3.05 dB -17.78 dB 01 - The Holy Hour.aif
DR12 -2.15 dB -14.94 dB 02 - Primary.aif
DR12 -2.40 dB -16.35 dB 03 - Other Voices.aif
DR12 -4.32 dB -17.94 dB 04 - All Cats Are Grey.aif
DR11 -2.68 dB -17.04 dB 05 - The Funeral Party.aif
DR11 -1.62 dB -14.56 dB 06 - Doubt.aif
DR12 -3.29 dB -17.58 dB 07 - The Drowning Man.aif
DR13 -3.58 dB -19.16 dB 08 - Faith.aif
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Number of Files: 8
Official DR Value: DR12
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Chris True:
Certainly not the "darkest" the Cure would eventually get, Faith is, as represented by the cover art, one of the most "gray" records out there. Melancholy and despondent (the feel of funerals and old churches just oozes from this record) without the anger that would over take Pornography, Faith comes off as not just a collection of songs, but as a full piece. "The Holy Hour," "All Cats Are Grey," and the spectacular "Faith" are slow atmospheric pieces that take the softer elements from Seventeen Seconds, and — when sidled up next to faster tracks like the single "Primary" and "Doubt" — paint an overall picture of the ups and downs contained within a greater depressive period. But it's not all gloomy keyboards and minimalist percussion, Faith is also a milestone for Robert Smith lyrically, branching out into questions of faith and spirituality he never quite touched on so well ever again. A depressing record, certainly, but also one of the most underrated and beautiful albums the Cure put together. They would not touch on this sort of lush sadness so well again until 1989's Disintegration.
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