The Cure "Three Imaginary Boys" 2025-04-04 swampy ambience that lacks clarity

swampy ambience that lacks clarity and precision

The title is a play on the fact that it's a compilation of two previously released 7"s ("Neurotic" and "Argyle") and some interesting other bits

melancholic rumination

and Warped Tour subculture

The Cure "Three Imaginary Boys" 2025-04-04 swampy ambience that lacks clarityThree Imaginary Boys was released on 8 May 1979 by record label Fiction. The record company decided which songs were put on the album, as well as the cover artwork, without Robert Smith's consent. For all Cure albums since, Smith has ensured he is given complete creative control over the final product before it goes on sale. The "Foxy Lady" soundcheck, with vocals sung by Michael Dempsey, was not supposed to be on the album, and was removed for the