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Curepedia

The Story of The Cure
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A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Guardian Music Book of the Year 'Beautifully written and meticulously researched' Classic Pop '[An] all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom' Record Collector The Cure are indisputable titans of alternative rock. Recognisable as much for their iconic aesthetic, videos and... Read More
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Curepedia

A playful literary biography of The Cure in the form of an A-Z of the band: for trainspotters and casual fans alike

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A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Guardian Music Book of the Year

'Beautifully written and meticulously researched' Classic Pop

'[An] all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom' Record Collector

The Cure are indisputable titans of alternative rock. Recognisable as much for their iconic aesthetic, videos and artwork as for the lyrical and musical genius of Robert Smith, The Cure's work remains hugely influential on contemporary pop culture. It reverberates through fans of all generations worldwide and through genres ranging from emo to goth, industrial to indie rock.

In this fully updated edition of Curepedia, Simon Price sifts through the facts, the myths and the tall tales around The Cure, their recording history and epic tours, to deliver a uniquely kaleidoscopic portrait of the legendary band and a book that has been praised as the definitive document and account of their remarkable career.

'An extraordinary piece of work' Elis James 'A pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended' Tim Burgess

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474619356

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Rabbit

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 50.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 624

About the Author

Simon Price is a highly-experienced British music journalist whose career includes nine years as one of the main feature writers at Melody Maker and twelve as the senior Rock & Pop Critic for the Independent On Sunday newspaper. He has written one other book: Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers (1999).

He first became a fan of The Cure as a teenager in the 1980s, and has written about them several times since, for various publications.

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