The songs were recorded when the band was in a transitional phase. In 1982, bassist Simon Gallup left following the Pornography tour and musician Lol Tolhurst switched from drums to the keyboards. I have the WG, FR, and US (Sire) editions of this CD and I think the Sire is the best of the bunch. On its original release, Japanese Whispers charted in the UK Album charts on December 24 in 1983, and was the first album by the band to enter the Billboard 200 in the US in early 1984. Re-Ripping my Cure to Flac, Got to the Australian Digital Audio Technologies Warner/Fiction 3 For 1 Box, Can someone post EAC for Japanese Whispers, I want to see what master they used, here are mine, thanks!

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The following year, two additional (and even more successful, as it turned out) poppy singles were made available to the public - a grateful public, it seemed, with ‘The Walk’ reaching #12, and ‘The Lovecats’ faring even better, hitting an impressive #7 position in 1983 on the reformed-goths home turf. The singles marked a change of direction in The Cure’s sound, so it’s convenient then, that fans were offered an opportunity to collect the aforementioned singles (and their respective b-sides) in one, neat bundle entitled ‘Japanese Whispers’, to investigate this unassumingly important chapter in the bands eclectic catalogue. JesusChris - Fair enough, i get what you mean - this record has sentimental value to you, so that's why you're so fond, i dig. P.S. Your mum has good taste in music! I would recommend the US Sire CD for Japanese Whispers and steer clear of the WG in this case. But the Sire is nothing special.So then I a/b'd the 4 Walk EP songs on the WG CD with the UK Fiction Walk 12", and the differences between those were even more glaring... Compared to the original vinyl, the WG CD sounded like a 3rd generation cassette recording. Really cheap, murky, and harsh, with a very noticeable cut in the lower frequencies. The EP, by contrast, had a beautifully full low end and that rich detail in the higher frequencies. Let's Go to Bed sounded fine enough, but when the Dream came on, something sounded really off. I got out my Sire LP to a/b the two versions, and sure enough, the Dream on the WG CD - as well as the other three songs culled from the Walk EP - sounded muffled and muddy compared to the Sire LP. The best way I can describe it is that the Sire LP (while not a stellar pressing) had this airiness and very pleasing definition/detail in the higher frequencies, whereas the WG CD sounded as if that high frequency had been crudely switched off.

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The Cure’s third compilation album Japanese Whispers will be released as a picture disc for the first time and be available on March 26.

Makes sense, Thanks Oso, that leaves US and Japan, hopefully someone with a Sire US can confirm these numbers, thanks again guys!

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Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term. The Cure Official store has just been updated with several new collections including Bloodflowers 20th Anniversary Collection, Seventeen Seconds 40th Anniversary Collection, ‘Cure Crew’ collection, Japanese Whispers Picture Disc, 2021 Faith Calendar, a range of new Cure masks… and lots more!The song peaked at #12 in the UK, becoming their biggest hit at the time. It would soon be surpassed by their first top 10 “The Lovecats” just a few months later. The best thing about the Japanese pressing is the lyric sheet insert. The label seems to have had some poor soul transcribe it from scratch. Hilarity ensues. It's at least 50% accurate and 85% complete. The remaining 15% is just lines of frustrated question marks. But the parts that they got wrong are worth the price of admission. APB Music Co. Ltd. all rights for U.S. & Canada on behalf of APB Music Co. Ltd. (PRS) Adm. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP Japanese Whispers is coming to Picture Disc for the first time!This compilation of Cure singles and B-sides released between Nov 1982 and Nov 1983 features the singles “Let’s Go To Bed”, “The Walk” and “The Lovecats”. Sire Records Company, 3 East 54th Street, New York, New York 10022. Marketed by WEA Records & Tape Distributors Pty Limited. A Warner Communications Company

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Also of possible interest, I a/b'd the WG JW Let's Go to Bed with the original Fiction 7", and the 7" absolutely killed; again much fuller low end with richly detailed upper frequencies. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. In a 2004 interview with Rolling Stone, Smith detailed what contributed to the shift in style. “I didn’t want that side of life anymore; I wanted to do something that’s really kind of cheerful. I thought, “This isn’t going to work. No one’s ever gonna buy into this. It’s so ludicrous that I’m gonna go from a goth idol to a pop star in three easy lessons.

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Robert Smith explained what inspired the significant change in the band’s sound from the ‘completely unlistenable’ Pornography to the quirky pop singles found on Japanese Whispers: