Album dossier / 1982
Pornography
The Cure · Gothic Rock/Post-Punk
Recorded at RAK Studios in London from January to April 1982 with new producer Phil Thornalley amid heavy drug use and band infighting that nearly split the group, Pornography is the bleak, claustrophobic culmination of The Cure's early gothic phase, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart and closing out the trilogy that began with Seventeen Seconds and Faith.
Record facts
- Label
- Fiction
- Producer
- Phil Thornalley, The Cure
- Chart peak
- UK #8
- Notable tracks
- ★ The Hanging Garden
- ★ Siamese Twins
- ★ One Hundred Years
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
7 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by The Cure. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 8 tracks
- One Hundred Years
- A Short Term Effect
- The Hanging Garden
- Siamese Twins
- The Figurehead
- A Strange Day
- Cold
- Pornography
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en.wikipedia.org, thecure.com, officialcharts.com, allmusic.com · track listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_(album) · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-01