{"product_id":"the-cure-seventeen-seconds","title":"The Cure - Seventeen Seconds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003cbr\u003e(180g Vinyl) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease: 1985\u003cbr\u003eRe-Release: 2005\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay For Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Your House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Final Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeventeen Seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253); color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003eMore Info:\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen Seconds marks the decisive turning point where The Cure abandoned the wiry, pop-leaning post-punk of Three Imaginary Boys to forge the austere, cavernous gothic rock that would define their legacy. Co-produced by Robert Smith and Mike Hedges at Morgan Studios in London on a shoestring budget, the record establishes the foundational blueprint for the band's celebrated dark trilogy alongside Faith and Pornography. The sonic architecture is famously skeletal and uncluttered, built on restraint and negative space. Simon Gallup makes his momentous debut on bass, anchoring every track with driving, melodic hooks treated with thick flanging, while Lol Tolhurst strips his drum setup down to dry, deadened snare thuds and mechanical, hi-hat-driven pulses largely scrubbed of cymbal wash. Over this rhythmic foundation, Robert Smith deploys his cheap Woolworths Top 20 guitar alongside clean Fender tones, sending spare, ice-cold arpeggios through Roland and Boss flanger and delay units. Keyboardist Matthieu Hartley weaves eerie, single-finger synthesizer lines into the arrangements, refusing to play full chords to preserve the music's bleak, linear clarity. From the claustrophobic dread of \"A Reflection\" and the iconic, motorik chase of \"A Forest\" to the introspective pulse of \"Play for Today\" and \"In Your House,\" Seventeen Seconds sounds suspended in perpetual dawn mist, wrapping listeners in timeless, monochromatic melancholy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grumpy Frog Records","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":52723400474855,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/2665\/7255\/files\/CureSS.jpg?v=1790864086","url":"https:\/\/grumpyfrogrecords.com\/products\/the-cure-seventeen-seconds","provider":"Grumpy Frog Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}