• Reissue
• Remastered
• 180g
  
  

The Cure emerged from the post-punk landscape of late-1970s England to become one of rock's most durable and stylistically restless acts. Greatest Hits, released in 2017, surveys four decades of the band's output—from their early synth-driven new wave through the dense gothic productions of their 1980s peak and into their later alternative rock experiments. This compilation distills Robert Smith's prolific songwriting into a single, accessible statement of the band's commercial and artistic reach, making it an essential entry point for newcomers while offering long-term listeners a fresh look at how their catalog has aged.

The tracklist moves deftly across the Cure's catalogue, opening with the punchy, new wave urgency of "Boys Don't Cry" and the densely layered melancholia of "A Forest"—songs that established their signature blend of electronic precision and emotional depth. "Let's Go To Bed" and "Inbetween Days" showcase the band's gift for hooks wrapped in melancholic arrangements, while "The Lovecats" and "The Walk" reveal their playful side, where wordplay and danceable grooves tempered their darker impulses. The atmosphere across these selections captures the Cure's essential duality: intellectually precise production paired with undeniable emotional resonance, creating pop songs that function equally well on dancefloors and in headphones during solitary reflection.

This 2017 reissue arrives on two vinyl LPs, remastered for the format and pressed to specification for optimal sound. The package preserves the album's design integrity while the vinyl format restores the full dynamic range of these carefully sequenced tracks, allowing the production details across different eras—from sparse early synth work to lush mid-period arrangements—to breathe properly. For collectors, this represents a definitive single-format survey of the band's essentials without compromise.

Tracklist:

A1. Boys Don't Cry
A2. A Forest
A3. Let's Go To Bed
A4. The Walk
A5. The Lovecats
B1. Inbetween Days
B2. Close To Me
B3. Why Can't I Be You?
B4. Just Like Heaven
B5. Lullaby
C1. Lovesong
C2. Never Enough
C3. High
C4. Friday I'm In Love
D1. Mint Car
D2. Wrong Number
D3. Cut Here
D4. Just Say Yes