Before the shadow took shape, the pulse caught fire: witness the raw, unfiltered genesis of gothic rock's most iconic architects!
Early Symptoms pulls back the curtain on the formative years of The Cure, tracing the Crawley group's evolution from bright-eyed, punk-inflected pop-melodists into the architects of atmospheric dread. Drawn from rare radio sessions, early studio demos, and foundational 1977–1981 recordings, this release serves as an essential historical document for collectors and longtime devotees. Features blistering early takes of foundational cuts like Boys Don't Cry, Meathook, and A Forest in their most embryonic, ferocious forms.
Tracklist:
SIDE A:
1. See The Children 3:08
2. Meathook 2:25
3. Pillbox Tales 2:27
4. I Just Need Myself 2:22
5. I Want To Be Old 2:35
6. Boys Don't Cry 2:41
7. Pillbox Tales 3:02
Total side length – 18:40
SIDE B:
8. World War 2:45
9. Do The Hansa 2:45
10. Accuracy 2:10
11. Subway Song 2:38
12. Plastic Passion 2:22
13. Grinding Halt 2:57
14. Desperate Journalist 2:48
Total side length – 18:25
SIDE C:
15. Jumping Someone Else's Train 5:17
16. Into The Trees 4:10
17. A Forest 6:09
18. Seventeen Seconds 4:03
Total side length – 19:39
SIDE D:
19. Play For Today 3:46
20. M 3:06
21. A Forest 6:11
22. Figurehead 6:22
Total side length – 19:25
This item is available for pre-order. It will be available on 10/16/2026.
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