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An Encyclopedia of The Cure

Stephen talks to music journalist Simon Price about his encyclopedia of The Cure, Curepedia.

Stephen talks to music journalist Simon Price about his encyclopedia of The Cure, Curepedia. In 1999, Simon Price wrote the definitive book about the Manic Street Preachers, Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers). His new book, Curepedia, is an encyclopedia of one of the most singular bands in music history. In a career that has spanned fifty years and fourteen studio albums, The Cure have created a uniquely influential body of work. Led by the iconic Robert Smith and cited by everyone from The Deftones and Olivia Rodrigo to Mogwai and Tim Burton as a key influence, their songs perfectly crystalise love, loss and anxiety with a playful melancholy. To be Cure fan is to be part of one of the most distinctive music tribes there has ever been. Stephen and Simon discuss the book and also explore the reasons for the Cure’s enduring significance in music culture. They also listen to a few outstanding moments from The Cure’s back catalogue.

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Music Played

  • Pixies

    Debaser

    • Doolittle.
    • 4AD.
    • EADD905A.
    • 1.

  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of The Suburbs.
    • Now.
    • G0100053404912.
    • 11.

  • Camera Obscura

    Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken

    • Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken.
    • Elefant Records distributed by Altafonte.
    • 407ELE4248.
    • 1.

  • Kiwi Jr.

    Blowin' Up

    • Blowin' Up.
    • Perennial / K Records.
    • KLP321DIG.
    • 2.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
    • 4050538811667.
    • 7.

  • Bell X1

    But First, Love

  • feeble little horse

    Rewind

    • bitknot.
    • Saddle Creek.
    • LBJ408.
    • 3.

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
    • 494996 2.
    • 1.

  • BODEGA

    Pick Up The Check [Radio Edit]

    • Pick Up The Check.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • Jordan Nocturne & Emma Dufaux

    Spit It Out [Radio Edit]

    • Spit It Out.
    • Nocturne.
    • NOCTURNE012.
    • 2.

  • New Order

    Blue Monday '88

    • Blue Monday '88.
    • Factory.
    • FAC5646.
    • 1.

  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Fala

    • Fala.
    • No Format!.

  • Cartin

    Call Me Please

    • Call Me Please.
    • Acid Flex.

  • Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

    A ? Of When

    • A ? Of When.
    • Domino Recordings Company.

  • The Cure

    Lovesong

    • Disintegration.
    • Fiction Records.
    • 839 353-2.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Favourite [Radio Edit]

    • XL Recordings.
    • XL1436DA.

  • Alana Henderson

    Appetite

    • Appetite.

  • Kirsten Hersh

    Your Ghost

    • Your Ghost.
    • 4AD.
    • EAD4001S.

  • THUMPER

    The Rip

    • The Rip.
    • THUMPER.

  • Laura Veirs

    Flying Into Darkness

    • Flying Into Darkness.
    • Raven Marching Band.
    • 634457259805.
    • 1.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Bluebeard

    • Four-Calendar Cafe.
    • EMI.
    • 00731451825927.
    • 3.

  • Boards of Canada

    Into The Magic Land

    • Inferno.
    • Warp Records Limited.
    • 11.

  • EELS

    Susan's House

    • Meet The EELS: Essential EELS 1996-2006 Vol. 1.
    • Geffen.
    • 00602517613232.
    • 2.

  • Aldous Harding & H. Hawkline

    Venus In The Zinnia

    • Venus In The Zinnia.
    • 4AD.
    • 4AD0939DS.
    • 1.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Spellbound

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't've

    • A Different Kind Of Tension.
    • Domino.
    • REWIG128D1.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Everything Must Go

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 88875189992.

  • The Cure

    A Forest

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

  • The Cure

    Charlotte Sometimes

  • The Cure

    Just Like Heaven

  • The Cure

    A Fragile Thing

  • The Cure

    Pictures Of You

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