Cure, The: Three Imaginary Boys (Vinyl LP)The debut studio album by The Cure, originally released in May 1979. The album found the band in their pre hair lacquer days playing a form of primitive post punk that was compared at the time to Wire or Joy Division. Before they honed their patented blend of dark melodies and gothic textures, The Cure made catchy, if angular, pop punk. Maybe it was youthful exuberance or perhaps it was the fact that the band itself was not pulling all the strings,