CURVE Cuckoo 1993 UK ANXIOUS LP 1st PRESS w/INNER + POSTER MINT
£
50
$
66
Jul 10, 2021
Sold Date
Jun 25, 2021
Start Date
1
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
eBay
Sold at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
CURVE Cuckoo 1993 UK ANXIOUS LP 1st PRESS w/INNER + POSTER MINT
CURVECuckoo
1993 UK Anxious Records (ANXLP 81) ORIGINAL PRESSING
"MANUFACTURED IN HOLLAND"
"DISTRIBUTED IN THE UK BY PINNACLE"
GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW
MATRIX: 08-032267-20 - 1A 1 / 08-032267-20 - 1B 1
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE AND SMALL-FORMAT POSTER
Following the success of Curve's debut full-length Doppelgänger, which nearly hit the U.K. Top 10 and spawned two hit singles (even garnering alternative radio and dance club play in the United States), the British group went in a darker, moodier direction with 1993 follow-up Cuckoo. Opener "Missing Link" is furious and aggressive, coming closer to Ministry-style industrial than the group's previous work, but other songs are slower, more atmospheric, and a bit more experimental. The songs still contain walls of searing guitar noise and thundering drums, but some of these tracks are a bit more spacious and reflective. The percolating synths on songs like "Crystal" and "Unreadable Communication" come a bit closer to the then-developing trance style, and the slower songs anticipate the direction Massive Attack (and several other trip-hop groups) would take during the course of the decade. On the gentle "Left of Mother," the group surprisingly incorporate acoustic guitars and strings, resulting in an earthly yet otherworldly combination which nevertheless sounds distinctly like Curve. "Superblaster" is a bit closer to the poppiness of Doppelgänger's highlights, and was appropriately released as a single, but given that the chorus includes the line "Have you got anything left to say before I shoot myself?," it doesn't come as much of a surprise that it wasn't a hit. Cuckoo is riskier than its predecessor, and not as catchy, but it rewards repeated listening, and still stands among the band's best work -- Halliday has even stated that she considers it to be Curve's best album.
Side 1:
Missing Link (4:59)
Crystal (4:02)
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (4:36)
All Of One (4:19)
Unreadable Communication (5:51)
Side 2:
Turkey Crossing (4:53)
Super Blaster (4:01)
Left Of Mother (4:10)
Sweetest Pie (3:59)
Cuckoo (4:56)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh labels with just one or two spindle trails per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but harmless wispy hairlines under bright light
VINYL Audio: MINT
A superb copy which delivers perfect sound throughout.
No clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from a little storage rub on the surfaces/corners and a couple of shop creases to the spine the cover is in great shape with all spine text clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Practically as-new, clean and unmarked and no seam splits
POSTER: NEAR MINT
Again, practically untouched
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
price rating
![NAS & DJ PREMIER Light Years Day Ones Edition 2xLP SIGNED /1000 [SHIPS NOW ]](https://www.popsike.net/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20251217/366063101956.jpg)
![BEFORE THE DAWN HEALS US - REISSUE [VINYL] M83 Vinyl](https://www.popsike.net/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20151108/231746582300.jpg)
