Curepedia by Simon Price - ISBN: 9781474619356
Paperback
Unlock The Cure’s secrets: a definitive, kaleidoscopic journey through their legacy.

Curepedia

The Story of The Cure

$36.58

  • Paperback

    624 pages

  • Release Date

    18 November 2025

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Summary

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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474619356
ISBN-10:1474619355
Author:Simon Price
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:White Rabbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:624
Release Date:18 November 2025
Weight:800g
Dimensions:234mm x 152mm x 50mm
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Critics Review

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023It will be hard to find a more all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom than this one * Record Collector *Simon Price is a goth aficionado, and his encyclopaedic knowledge of The Cure was a pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended for superfans or anyone with an interest in one of our most treasured bands of the past four decades * Tim Burgess *An extraordinary piece of work * Elis James *Price’s immersion in their story is impressive, and his writing is always lively … a goldmine of information * Irish Times *Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Price’s passion for his subject is obvious … a stunning tribute to the alt-rock icons * Classic Pop *An essential compendium of Cure-lore * MOJO *Simon Price is a goth aficionado, and his encyclopaedic knowledge of The Cure was a pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended for superfans or anyone with an interest in one of our most treasured bands of the past four decades * Tim Burgess *

About The Author

Simon Price

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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