Songs Of A Lost World is the long-awaited new album from The Cure, their 14th studio release and their first in 16 years, pressed to glow-in-the-dark cut-out picture disc with heat sensitive thermochromic sleeve, limited to 6,000 units. Songs Of A Lost World was written and arranged by Robert Smith, produced and mixed by Robert Smith and Paul Corkett and performed by The Cure - Robert Smith: Voice / guitar / 6string bass / keyboard, Simon Gallup: Bass, Jason Cooper: Drums / percussion, Roger O'Donnell: Keyboard, Reeves Gabrels: Guitar.
The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales. Robert Smith created the sleeve concept, and Andy Vella, a long-time Cure collaborator, handled the album's art and design. The cover art features'Bagatelle', a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat. Please note that heat sensitive thermo-chromatic sleeves can vary in affect based on the temperature of the environment they are placed in and also body temperature.