So, it was Sounds that was the first magazine/newspaper to put The Cure on their front cover. A title that remained reasonably fair to the band in the decades to come, up until it closed in 1991. According to Dave McCullough in his story, the writer had an epiphany while reviewing the single “Killing An … Continue reading 27 January 1979: Stars In Embryo – the first cover story
Having rushed to get the first Cure single released before Christmas on the Small Wonder label, Chris Parry found that he’d missed the end of year deadlines for the weekly music press, meaning that most reviews of the 45 appeared in dribs and drabs into January 1979, with some writers noting it in live reports. … Continue reading 20 January 1979: “Killing An Arab” and the critics
The first week of January 1979 saw The Cure back at Morgan Studios for another block of recording. Meanwhile, on 10-12 Radio 1, John Peel took the opportunity to give the band’s first (rather out of tune) session for his show another airing. Peel says that the original broadcast “so impressed one regular listener and … Continue reading 10 January 1979: Today in Peel
Christmas 1978 was intended to be key moment for two post-punk labels that would go on to redefine the industry… but it didn’t quite work out like that. The legend is that Factory Records’ first single appeared on Christmas Eve ’78. But it seems that despite Tony Wilson’s intentions, nobody actually got their hands on … Continue reading 1 January 1979: A Tale Of Two Cities #2 – “Killing An Arab” and “A Factory Sample”
Crying For Yesterday 