The Cure to Release Two New Songs on Eco-Friendly Vinyl

The Cure are set to release live recordings of two new, previously unreleased songs on an environmentally friendly vinyl edition.

Featuring the songs “And Nothing Is Forever” and “I Can Never Say Goodbye,” The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022 will be launched on eco-vinyl on 1 October. All profits from this release will benefit the climate charity EarthPercent, founded by Brian Eno.

This initiative is part of the Naked Record Club, which sells limited-edition records made from sustainable vinyl. This method is estimated to use 80-90% less electricity than traditional steam vinyl pressing machines.

Five thousand copies of the record will be available on 12-inch vinyl, with the first 100 copies signed by Cure frontman Robert Smith.

In a press release, Eno expressed his gratitude, saying: “I’d like to thank the Cure and Naked Record Club – both true innovators – for their generous support of vital climate projects… It’s a powerful example of how the music community can work together to build a better world.”

Naked co-founder Simon Parker shared his excitement, stating: “When I bought The Head on the Door back in 1985, the teenage version of myself was shown a different way to live my life… So, when Robert Smith told me he wanted to work with Naked Record Club to raise climate change awareness in the music industry, I was astonished, excited and dumbstruck in equal measures.”

The records are produced from non-toxic polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which Naked describes as “the most recyclable plastic in the world” due to its use in water bottles and packaging. Furthermore, the printed label is paperless, and the sleeves are crafted from sustainable PEFC-certified paper and EPEA-certified inks, making them plastic-free.

The cost of producing records with PET vinyl is comparable to traditional PVC vinyl, Parker told the Guardian. “In theory, the costs could come down as manufacturing capacity and volumes increase because less energy is used by injection molding machines and PET is a low-cost product due to it being the world’s most used recyclable plastic.”

“And Nothing Is Forever” was recorded live in Montpellier and “I Can Never Say Goodbye” in Toulouse, both in November 2022. The recordings feature Smith on vocals, six-string bass, and shaker, Simon Gallup on bass, Jason Cooper on drums, Roger O’Donnell on keys, Reeves Gabrels on guitar and six-string bass, and Perry Bamonte on keys.

It remains unclear whether these songs will also be included on the long-awaited new Cure album, “Songs of a Lost World”.

Source: The Guardian, The Observer