{"product_id":"the-cure-kiss-me-kiss-me-kiss-me-180g-vinyl-2-lp","title":"The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me [2× Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me [2× Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602547875655\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alternative Rock \/ New Wave \/ Post-Punk \/ Indie Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 May 1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 September 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me\u003c\/em\u003e is the seventh studio album by The Cure — \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Gallup\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), \u003cstrong\u003ePorl Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar, keyboards), \u003cstrong\u003eBoris Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) and \u003cstrong\u003eLol Tolhurst\u003c\/strong\u003e (keyboards) — originally released on 22 May 1987 on Fiction Records. Recorded at \u003cstrong\u003eStudio Miraval in the south of France\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same residential studio used by AC\/DC, Pink Floyd and others — with additional saxophone parts by \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Brennen\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded at \u003cstrong\u003eCompass Point Studios in Nassau\u003c\/strong\u003e during mixing, and a final mix completed at \u003cstrong\u003eICP Studios in Brussels\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDavid M. Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the longest studio album in The Cure's discography and the most stylistically expansive: a deliberate double album designed to encompass the full range of what the band could do, moving between the jagged dissonance of the eight-minute opener \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Kiss\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the melodic pop of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Catch\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Why Can't I Be You?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the gothic grandeur of \u003cstrong\u003e\"If Only Tonight We Could Sleep\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the orchestrated tenderness of \u003cstrong\u003e\"A Thousand Hours\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the raw energy of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Fight\"\u003c\/strong\u003e across 18 tracks and nearly an hour of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album marked The Cure's definitive commercial breakthrough in the United States. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Just Like Heaven\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a melodically perfect distillation of Smith's romantic songwriting at its most accessible — became the band's \u003cstrong\u003efirst US Top 40 hit\u003c\/strong\u003e, reaching \u003cstrong\u003enumber forty on the Billboard Hot 100\u003c\/strong\u003e and subsequently becoming one of the most covered songs in the band's catalogue. In the UK the album reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber six on the Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and spawned four hit singles: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Why Can't I Be You?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number fourteen), \u003cstrong\u003e\"Catch\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number twenty-seven), \u003cstrong\u003e\"Just Like Heaven\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number twenty-nine) and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Hot Hot Hot!!!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number forty-five). It was certified \u003cstrong\u003ePlatinum in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e and reached the \u003cstrong\u003etop ten in numerous countries\u003c\/strong\u003e, cementing The Cure's position as one of the most significant bands in alternative rock on a global scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically, the album consolidated the direction established by \u003cem\u003eThe Head on the Door\u003c\/em\u003e (1985) while dramatically amplifying its ambition. Critics at the time and since have noted the album's emotional and sonic range as among its defining qualities: the same band that opens with the controlled chaos of \"The Kiss\" can deliver the wistful economy of \"Catch\" two tracks later, and the menacing funk of \"Hot Hot Hot!!!\" sits comfortably alongside the delicate string-laden balladry of \"A Thousand Hours\" across the album's four sides. Smith's stated intention — to make a record that covered every style and mood The Cure were capable of, with no concessions to stylistic consistency — resulted in an album that, despite its ambition, hangs together through the coherence of his voice and the band's collective identity. It remains one of the most celebrated albums of the 1980s British alternative scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue on \u003cstrong\u003eFiction Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the complete 18-track double album remastered across 2× vinyl, housed in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle-pocket picture sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003etwo printed picture and lyric inner sleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e. Made in Czech Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A — LP 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf Only Tonight We Could Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B — LP 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Can't I Be You?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Beautiful You Are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Snakepit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey You!!!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C — LP 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Like Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll I Want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Hot Hot!!!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne More Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike Cockatoos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D — LP 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcing Sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Perfect Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Thousand Hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShiver and Shake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Smith – Vocals, Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Gallup – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePorl Thompson – Guitar, Keyboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoris Williams – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLol Tolhurst – Keyboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Smith \u0026amp; David M. 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