{"product_id":"the-cure-pornography-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Cure – Pornography [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Cure – Pornography [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4787547 \/ \u003cspan\u003eFIXD 7\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602547875471\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gothic Rock \/ Post-Punk \/ Alternative 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 4 May 1982\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd September 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e is The Cure's landmark fourth studio album and the shattering conclusion to the \"Dark Trilogy\" that began with \u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and \u003cem\u003eFaith\u003c\/em\u003e (1981). Released on 4 May 1982, it remains one of the most intense and uncompromising records in rock history — a dense, cathedral-sized wall of sound built from churning guitars, cavernous drums and Robert Smith's howling, desperate vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at RAK Studios in London from January to April 1982, the sessions took place under extraordinary pressure. The band were on the brink of collapse, with internal tensions, heavy drug use and Smith's own depression feeding directly into the album's suffocating atmosphere. The result is a record that sounds like it was made at the very edge — and it shows. Producer \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Thornalley\u003c\/strong\u003e and co-producer \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Nye\u003c\/strong\u003e captured the chaos and sculpted it into something genuinely extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening track \u003cstrong\u003e\"One Hundred Years\"\u003c\/strong\u003e sets the tone immediately — ten minutes of relentless intensity that announce this as unlike anything the band had made before. \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Hanging Garden\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album's only single, provides a rare moment of propulsive energy amid the darkness. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Siamese Twins\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Figurehead\"\u003c\/strong\u003e are among Smith's most harrowing pieces of writing, while the title track closes the album in a state of near-total dissolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanked among \u003cstrong\u003eQ Magazine's Best Gothic Albums of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e and endlessly cited as a foundational text for goth, post-punk and alternative rock, \u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e has only grown in stature since its release. This 2016 Fiction Records\/Polydor reissue has been \u003cstrong\u003eremastered by Robert Smith himself\u003c\/strong\u003e, pressed on heavyweight \u003cstrong\u003e180g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, and includes a printed innersleeve with lyrics and a digital download voucher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Hundred Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Short Term Effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hanging Garden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiamese Twins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Figurehead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Strange Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePornography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Smith – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards Simon Gallup – Bass, Keyboards Laurence Tolhurst – Drums, Keyboards Phil Thornalley – Producer, Engineer Steve Nye – Producer Remastered by Robert Smith Label – Fiction Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57553878483331,"sku":"4787547","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/9b612081-07dd-42f3-9537-1ed577f7f379.webp?v=1773153918","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-cure-pornography-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}