Originally due out Feb. 16, the much-anticipated deluxe 3CD edition of The Cure’s 1989 masterpiece, ‘Disintegration,’ has been delayed again — this time until May.

[tweetmeme]There it goes again: Originally due Feb. 16, then bumped to March 16, the deluxe 3CD edition of The Cure’s 1989 magnum opus, Disintegration, has been delayed once more — this time to March 30 in Europe and April 6 in North America, according to Chain of Flowers, which cites The Ideal Copy. And while [...]

[tweetmeme]Robert Smith, iconic frontman of The Cure, will make a rare solo appearance on the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s live-action “Alice in Wonderland” later this year, contributing a cover of “Very Good Advice” from Disney’s animated version of the Lewis Carroll classic.
The soundtrack, due out March 2, also includes Disney re-imaginings and other themed tunes [...]

[tweetmeme]Well that didn’t take long: Just a week after a release date finally was announced for The Cure’s 3CD Disintegration: 20th Anniversary Edition comes news of the set’s delay. According to Chain of Flowers, Rhino’s expanded reissue now will arrive on March 16, a month later than originally planned. Although online retailers aren’t showing the [...]

[tweetmeme]We know there’s been enormous interest in the forthcoming 3CD reissue of The Cure’s 1989 classic Disintegration — our report on the set’s tracklist remains this site’s most-viewed post ever — and now we can tell you when it’ll arrive: Feb. 16, according to the ever-vigilant Chain of Flowers fan site.
Like previous Cure reissues, the [...]

[tweetmeme]Roger O’Donnell, former keyboardist for The Cure, plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Disintegration by offering up his written recollections of that landmark album’s recording sessions, along with never-before seen photographs of Robert Smith and Co.
As noted by Chain of Flowers, O’Donnell took to his Facebook fan page yesterday to announce the upcoming anniversary [...]