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42nd Anniversary of The Cure's 'Seventeen Seconds'

Seventeen Seconds is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges.
Seventeen Seconds is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges.Fiction Records
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by Shane Kramer

April 20, 2024

This week on Teenage Kicks, we are celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Cure’s Seventeen Seconds released on April 18, 1980 by Fiction Records. The single “A Forest” was the band’s first entry in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. 

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