Cure, the, torn down, 2lp, first time on vinyl for 16 new mixes by robert smith. Lemon records, a specialist reissue wing of cherry red records have now rereleased four of the bands albums in two double disc packages. The first four city boy albums have been rereleased on renaissance records. City boy discography christofer psilander 2005 2020. It was released in the uk as a standalone single but was included as the title track on boys dont cry, the american equivalent to three imaginary boys. May 23, 2018 explore officialdiscogss board discogs top new album sales. At a time when punk rock and new wave were sweeping the music charts, birmingham, englandbased quintet, city boy, produced melodic, hookladen, progressive rock tunes. They featured strong melodies, clever lyrics, complex vocal arrangements, and heavy guitars.
Press releases inform these releases are remastered from original tapes, and that this. The rest is history but one that begs for rediscovery as this british band is terribly undervalued and even completely neglected by those who. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from city boy at the discogs marketplace. There are at least two artists which have used the name city boy. The cure albums, songs discography album of the year. City boy city boy vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack.
Find similar albums to book early city boy on allmusic. If you only know just like heaven and boys dont cry, however, you will likely be disappointed by this book. City boy were an english rock band formed in the late 1970s. The cures original lineup consisted of robert smith vocals, guitars, laurence lol tolhurst drums and michael dempsey bass guitar.
The album definitely takes a lot of inspiration from artists like eagles and e. Summer in the school yard goodbye laurelie raise your glass to foolish me cigarettes what a night do what you do, do well the world loves a dancer beth moving in circles dangerous ground external links amazon. In the early 1970s, lol mason, steve broughton, max thomas and chris dunn were playing original acoustic music in the birmingham area. From matt falber, city boy is hosted by a new york based actor, tour guide, and food lover exploring a new topic every season. The music discographies on this site are works in progress. Midlands band, city boy, fell somewhere in between. A perfect example of the collectorhungry discogs economy making a.
I remember i heard oddball dance on the xm radio once a few years back and was really impressed, not even knowing who it was. A born city boy, nick learns the ways of the wild when he looks for home in the lush forests of the pacific northwest and fights to keep them. Revolutionary comics produced a biographical comic book on the cure in 1991 as. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This release sounds much better and richer than my 1985 cd the cure the head on the door, i even discovered new sounds i had not perceived before. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. They have also released ten video albums and 43 music videos. It was later released in the united states, with a slightly different song lineup, as boys dont cry.
Due to the extended running time of the album, last dance and homesick were not included on the original vinyl. In, city boy herman wouk has provided a charming look at this slice of social reality just prior to the stock market crash. Greatest hits is a 2001 compilation album by the cure. City boy dinner at the ritz licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of lemon recordings. Eps and cdsingles from city boy are also welcome to be added, as long as they are at least 4 songs in length. The cure album by album thread page 4 steve hoffman music. The result is quite enjoyable, especially on tracks like raise your glass to foolish me, cigarettes and dangerous ground. In addition 24 entries with city boy sharing the label with one or more other artists. The discussion board is a meeting place for fans all over the world. City boy disc 1 and dinner at the ritz disc 2 city boy s second album are complemented by six bonus tracks on disc 1. City boy s selftitled debut augured pretty well for a band that unfortunately came at the wrong place at the wrong time. The first record store day took place on april 19, 2008. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
City boy was a moderately successful british rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. Currently, were exploring coffee and guatemala, home to some of the. I tried too late to find it, but it was not to be had. The band consisted of lol mason, steve broughton, max thomas, chris dunn, roger kent, mike slamer, and later, roy ward. Book early is a music studio album recording by city boy prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1978 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Feb 23, 2010 the cure a forest official video unsubscribe from the cure. Ten imaginary years is a must for any fan of the cure. You and me are the world, she said nothing else is real the two of us is all there is the rest is just a dream always meant to be, i can feel it like a destiny thing. The punk singer kathleen meets her husband adam horovitz ad rock from beastie boys catch the punk singer on on tuesday october. If you notice that a particular city boy cd release or compilation is missing from the list above, please submit that cd using the cd submission page.
The cures debut album, originally released in 1979. City boy were a successful english rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. This single version would be included on their first and third greatest hits albums, discography. Ive even owned it on three different formats, including 8track, lp, and this version backed with young men gone west. Valley anoxia doom city nuclear fusion flying microtonal banana. Among the eleven tracks, at most one is a filling number raise your glass to foolish me but this doesnt mean that any track is bad in any way. Find album credit information for book early city boy on allmusic. The complete singles collection and ultimate, whereas the album. In the early 1970s lol mason, steve broughton, max thomas and chris dunn were playing folk music in the birmingham area.
City boy book early mercury srm737 city boy artist format. Despite placing two songs, 5705, read full biography. Smith is the groups only remaining original member. They were a little glam and a little pop but i guess not quite enough to make it big. Book early is also an album which surprise with its high amount excellent songs. Young men gone west book early licensed to youtube by the orchard music, umg on behalf of lemon recordings. The mix is very well done, only tending to be a little high on bass. Written twenty ears after the actual events, the look into adolescent angst is quite insightful and equally relevant today, although not always with such sweetness as its basic flavor. It was a long journey, but now i have the debut city boy album, and it gets played lot. City boy signed with atlantic in 1979 and the day the earth caught fire was released on that label except in europe where it was released on vertigo. The punk singer kathleen meets her husband adam horovitz adrock from beastie boys catch the punk singer on on tuesday october. The band first convened in 2006, winning worldwide acclaim, grammy award.
The english rock band the cure have released thirteen studio albums, five live albums, twelve compilation albums, ten extended plays, and 37 singles on fiction records and geffen records. For their first four albums three imaginary boys, seventeen seconds, faith and. At a time when punk rock and new wave were sweeping the music charts, birmingham. Only ever released as a single, which is now in high demand on discogs. Also with a list of various collections, where city boy appear. Find album release information for city boy city boy on allmusic. This one is the debut, city boy 1975 plus dinner at the ritz 1977. Find album release information for book early city boy on allmusic. Abba, summer night city, 7 single, i love the feeling in the air, my kind.
The first four of city boys albums were released and distributed by vertigo records, part of phonogram. At a time when punk rock and new wave were sweeping the music charts, birmingham, englandbased quintet, city boy. What really surprises me is the fact that book early is a very consistent album, or at least consistent by city boy standards. Fly boys at soho, 12, two new tracks launching the new welsh book. Press releases inform these releases are remastered from original tapes, and that this is the first official release of these albums on cd.
The cures early catalogue reissued on vinyl the vinyl factory. City boy were a moderately successful english rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. Just the photos alone make it worthwhile, especially those of a beanpole robert smith. Search all current ebay listings for city boy book early city boy. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. City boy city boy dinner at the ritz double cd reissue. The 100 greatest disco 12s of all time the vinyl factory. Thank you for signing up for updates, an email has been sent to you to confirm your address you can now close this window. Albums include book early, dinner at the ritz, and city boy. Jul 19, 2016 the cure have announced 2016 vinyl rereleases of seven of their early albums. Mar 09, 20 and now we get to the first of the cure s side projects, with this one single produced by the supergroup cult hero, formed when the group through robert smith were already looking to form a new lineup and embark on a change of direction but is this less a case of a band in transition engaging in artistic experimentation, and more them pulling our legs and goofing around with long term pals. Robert james smith born 21 april 1959 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, and record.
Book early by city boy cd, aug2008, renaissance records. The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at heavy harmonies as complete as possible. Pedl, warner chappell, latinautor, ascap, and 8 music rights societies. Invisible city editions finest work of reclamation is this washed up. City boy dinner at the ritz expanded edition cherry red. Record store day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the us and thousands of similar stores internationally. Now the third and fourth city boy albums get the reissue treatment in this double package.
Their most popular songs were 5705 and the day the earth caught. Mar 01, 20 dylan siegel, 6, has written a book called chocolate bar to raise money to find a cure for his 7yearold best friends rare liver disease. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. In my estimation, i have probably listened to city boy s book early over two thousand times, which must make me some kind of expert, i guess. You can order them here a much more complete city boy discography can be found here. On young men gone west and book early the approach is more guitaroriented with the excellent mike slamer put to the fore. Formed in 1978, the cure grew out of a band known as malice. Lanyon demarco will release this old dog, his third album and first fulllength since salad d. The founding members of the cure were school friends at notre dame middle school in crawley, west sussex, whose first public performance was at an endofyear show in april 1973 as members of a oneoff school band called obelisk. The city boy homepage welcome to a site dedicated to one of the unsung heroes of seventies rock.
It was released in the uk as a standalone single, and was included as the title track on boys dont cry. Disintegration deluxe edition get it at discogs expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered kiss me. The rest is history but one that begs for rediscovery as this british band is terribly undervalued and even completely neglected by those who have written the official history of rock music. Features song lyrics for city boy s book early album. Jan 28, 2011 raze was an american electronic dance music group, assembled by the multiinstrumentalist and producer vaughan mason, who had previously released the hit single bounce, rock, skate, roll on. It received doubleplatinum status in the us, making this the bands bestselling album to date. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from city boy. Boys dont cry was the second single to be released by the cure, released in june 1979. The cure s original lineup consisted of robert smith vocals, guitars, laurence lol tolhurst drums and michael dempsey bass guitar. Beer and loathing in the square mile first edition by anderson, geraint isbn. A much more complete city boy discography can be found here. These albums launched the careers of guitaristsongwriter, mike slamer, and.
Malice formed in january 1976 and underwent several lineup changes and a name change to easy cure before the cure was founded in may 1978. The short answer to the question about why what a night appears on some versions of the book early album is that it was released in the uk, anyway as a followup to 5705 and polygram hastily added it to later pressings of the album so that they could sell more of the album on the basis of. City boy never quite made it, but they were definitely a class act. Starting with their 1979 debut three imaginary boys, the reissue project lines up the the bands first five albums, and 1987s kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, which was their seventh studio album. They were originally called sons of doloyne, then back in the band, and finally city boy. Nine inch nails, my bloody valentine to play meltdown festival curated by the cures robert smith.