Rip Off Store Day 2023

didn't see that coming...
Maybe they can be arsed to re-release it on proper vinyl next!

I guess this will be expensive.

Too bad they're not doing a blu-ray of Show. I'd buy that!

I'm usually a bit cynical when it comes to this stuff. But I'm now bordering on angry.
Remember when the Wish 30th anniversary edition was delayed because of vinyl availability & pressing capacity?
Doesn't seem to have affected rip off store day one iota.
& that's not for just The Cure. The thousands of rip off store day re-issues that will be on evilbay even before the store doors open are taking all the pressing capacity & material away from new releases & smaller, emerging artists who simply get shoved to the back of the queue.
It's a safe bet that just about every fan of The Cure has got Show anyway. On CD, vinyl, CDi, VHS, Laserdisc etc. WE DON'T NEED A 2LP PICTURE DISC.
But what's bothering me (& I expect a considerable number of others) more is that we are still waiting for this.
It's hard to justify any further hold up on SOALW with Show having been re-mastered by our Bob along with him supposedly remixing Noel sodding Gallagher songs.
Clearly it's completely ready or there wouldn't be all this time for other stuff.
Usually I'm pretty patient. Being a Sisters fan, that's something I've harnessed. Yes. Angry is where I am right now.

Wait, is this supposed to be the "imminent 2023 news"? I mean we know for several weeks that there would be a "Show" release. There was this leak from a record store owner on twitter. I am pretty sure we talked about it somewhere here too.

Oh Songs Of A Lost World will be the album. There's no going back on the amount of talk about it now.
Since 2012 The Cure have been a complete beast of a band with an exceptional lineup & in the 11 years since then the only releases, with the exception of 40/ Cureation & Torn Down have been re-releases in stupid colours with a new sticker on the sleeve .
This Show re-issue just feels like they're taking the piss. 
If anyone's getting excited for this, good for you. Enjoy being ripped off. It's your money (for something you already have).

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