{"product_id":"the-cure-seventeen-seconds-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Cure – Seventeen Seconds [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Cure – Seventeen Seconds [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, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MOVLP394\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600753030424\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Wave \/ Post-Punk \/ Gothic Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Music On Vinyl \/ Fiction Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 March 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 October 2011\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\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e is The Cure's second studio album and the record that set the template for a decade of post-punk and gothic rock. Released on 22 March 1980 on Fiction Records, it marked a dramatic and deliberate shift away from the new wave energy of their debut — a turn inward, towards atmosphere, space and a haunting minimalism that would prove hugely influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMike Hedges\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album was recorded at Morgan Studios in London on a shoestring budget, with Smith stripping everything back to its emotional core. The result is a record of remarkable mood and restraint — icy guitar lines, sparse drums and Smith's detached, melancholic vocals drifting over songs that feel less like compositions and more like half-remembered dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A Forest\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the album's standout single, which climbed to number 31 in the UK — remains one of The Cure's most iconic tracks: a relentless, hypnotic bass line underpinning Smith's searching vocals as the song builds to a cold, open-ended finish. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Play For Today\"\u003c\/strong\u003e crackles with subdued tension, while the brief, eerie instrumental opener \u003cstrong\u003e\"A Reflection\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the quietly devastating closer \u003cstrong\u003e\"Seventeen Seconds\"\u003c\/strong\u003e frame the album perfectly. \u003cstrong\u003e\"At Night\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"In Your House\"\u003c\/strong\u003e are further highlights, cementing the record's reputation as a masterclass in sustained atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber 20 on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and is rightly regarded as the first entry in The Cure's celebrated \"Dark Trilogy\", preceding \u003cem\u003eFaith\u003c\/em\u003e (1981) and \u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e (1982). This Music On Vinyl reissue is pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eheavyweight 180g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e and has been enthusiastically received by audiophiles for its warm, detailed sound.\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\u003eA Reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay For Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Your House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree\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 Final Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Smith – Vocals, Guitar Simon Gallup – Bass Matthieu Hartley – Keyboards Lol Tolhurst – Drums Robert Smith – Producer Mike Hedges – Producer Label – Music On Vinyl \/ Fiction Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57553911480707,"sku":"MOVLP394","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/MOVLP394_Mockup.webp?v=1773154324","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-cure-seventeen-seconds-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}