Disintegration (made in W.Germany)

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Annotation

There are at many variations with this cat# combination, see http://musicbrainz.org/edit/19363236

Beware the SPINES - some identical looking pressings have the text in the opposite direction.

Centre ring is silver and painted.

Old CD with no stacking ring.
Made in W Germany written on bottom centre of the actual CD face (Later releases say Made in Germany and other countries)

No SID codes as it is too ancient.
Matrix: MADE IN GERMANY BY PDO 839 353-2 01 # AO
(Also MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO versions)
This release created for this discID: R0doImSOcOWLoM.1ocvoptGifzo-

Issued in a regular jewel case with 2x2 foldout poster paper insert and a front sticker on some copies.
Marketed and Distributed in the UK by Polydor Ltd. credit on the lyric side of the insert, bottom right corner. This is the first issue.

Interesting random fact from My Pressing. My #AO pressing says "MADE IN GERMANY". Many others at discogs are "MADE IN W.GERMANY". There is clearly a point after 1989-11-9 when someone updating the Matrix info on these pressings to note the Reunification of Germany.

The painted front of my CD is still "Made in W.Germany" so we are in a transition here.

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-30 16:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Plainsong
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Plainsong (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
45:16
2Pictures of You
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 278) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 377)
recording of:
Pictures of You (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
47:29
3Closedown
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Closedown (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
44:21
4Lovesong
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 127)
recording of:
Lovesong (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Boris Williams, Laurence Tolhurst, Paul S. Thompson, Robert J. Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Roger O’Donnell and Simon Gallup
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Fiction Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
part of:
50 First Dates
4.153:30
5Last Dance
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Last Dance (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
44:47
6Lullaby
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
music videos:
Lullaby by The Cure
recording of:
Lullaby (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
music quoted on:
I Don't Know
4.14:13
7Fascination Street
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Fascination Street (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
4.655:16
8Prayers for Rain
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Prayers for Rain (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
3.856:08
9The Same Deep Water as You
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
The Same Deep Water as You (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
3.759:22
10Disintegration
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Disintegration (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
3.78:24
11Homesick
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Homesick (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
47:09
12Untitled
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer and producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
Untitled (Disintegration - The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
46:30

Credits

Release

manufactured in:W.Germany
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
manufactured by:PDO (German / West German branch of Philips DuPont Optical)
distributed by and marketed by:Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
publisher:Fiction Songs Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/20977564 [info]
discography entry:http://www.thecurerecords.com/record.aspx?id=2236 [info]