The Cure - Faith

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Faith is the third studio album by English rock band The Cure, released on 14 April 1981. Preceded by the single Primary, the album was a moderate success commercially but was received ambivalently by critics. Faith saw The Cure continuing in the gloomy vein of 1980's Seventeen Seconds, which would conclude with the band's next album, Pornography. Following the tour for Seventeen Seconds, The Cure returned to Morgan Studios on 27 September 1980 to record a new album. During this session, recordings of songs All Cats Are Grey and Primary were attempted, but neither ended up on the album. Robert Smith was hoping the tracks would sound funereal, but instead he said they just sounded dull. Most of Faith was written in the studio. At least two songs on the album, All Cats Are Grey and The Drowning Man, were inspired by the Gormenghast novels of Mervyn Peake. Faith was the first album by The Cure to feature six-string bass guitar; All Cats Are Grey features Smith on keyboards and piano, with no guitar at all. The front cover, designed by former and future member Porl Thompson, is a picture of Bolton Priory in the village of Bolton Abbey in the fog.

Originally a goth-flavored post-punk outfit, The Cure evolved into one of the truly seminal bands of the '80s, and ultimately one of modern rock's most celebrated and influential acts. Guided by creative visionary Robert Smith, The Cure's signature sound balances dreamy pop savvy and poetic lyricism with a dark, brooding intensity. Faith is the third studio album from The Cure and features the single Primary. .

The classic Cure album from 1981 digitally remastered. Comes complete with an 8 page booklet containing lyrics, rare photographs and sleeve notes by Johnny Black. Polydor. 2005.

Originally a goth-flavored post-punk outfit, The Cure evolved into one of the truly seminal bands of the '80s, and ultimately one of modern rock's most celebrated and influential acts. Guided by creative visionary Robert Smith, The Cure's signature sound balances dreamy pop savvy and poetic lyricism with a dark, brooding intensity. Faith is the third studio album from The Cure and features the single Primary. .