The Cure’s Paris live album to be reissued with unreleased tracks

The Cure to reissue Paris live album with previously unreleased recordings

The Cure’s double live album, Paris, turns 30 this year and to celebrate a remastered 2LP and 1CD version will be reissued featuring two bonus tracks.

Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, the LP is being issued on black vinyl for the first time since 1993.

The 14-track album was recorded over three nights at Le Zénith de Paris in October 1992 and includes the singles Lovesong, Catch, A Letter To Elise, Charlotte Sometimes, Close To Me and  live favourites Play For Today and One Hundred Years.

The Cure’s 30th anniversary re-issue of Paris has now been expanded with the addition of two recently discovered previously unreleased tracks Shake Dog Shake and Hot Hot Hot!!! which now top and tail the album. The album running order has also been reconfigured accordingly.

Listen to Shake Dog Shake below:

Paris Track Listing:

Side One
Shake Dog Shake
The Figurehead
Play For Today

Side Two
At Night
In Your House
One Hundred Years

Side Three
Apart
Lovesong
A Letter To Elise

Side Four
Catch
Charlotte Sometimes
Dressing Up
Close To Me
Hot Hot Hot!!!

CD
Shake Dog Shake
The Figurehead
Play For Today
At Night
In Your House
One Hundred Years
Apart
Lovesong
A Letter To Elise
Catch
Charlotte Sometimes
Dressing Up
Close To Me
Hot Hot Hot!!!

50 percent of the recording royalties from the sale of Paris will be paid to the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.

Paris was the second of two live records documenting the band’s 1992 tour in support of their ninth album Wish. The first album Show was released in September 1993 and reissued in July last year.

The release comes as a timely stop-gap for fans waiting for further news on The Cure’s new studio album, Songs Of A Lost World.

Released on 22 March, the album is available to pre-order here

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