The Cure

the band, apart from a number of remixes, as well a number of unreleased songs and songs that had been out of physical circulation for years. Many of the songs had not appeared on CD before. The set includes a booklet with track-by-track commentary and an extensive overview of the band's history up to 2004, followed by an extensive list of The Cure's discography.

The B-side "I'm Cold" features singer Siouxsie Sioux on backing vocals : the collaboration came at the time when The Cure were supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees on their 1979's British tour.

Most of the B-sides released between 1982 and 1983 were first compiled on the Japanese Whispers compilation album issued in late 1983.

Track listing

Song Title (Song writers) - Elapsed Time (Information on the song)

Disc 1 (1978–1987)

1."10:15 Saturday Night" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:43 (Originally the B-side of "Killing an Arab," but also appears on Three Imaginary Boys and Boys Don't Cry, 1979)

2."Plastic Passion" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:16 (Originally the B-side of "Boys Don't Cry," but also appears on Boys Don't Cry, 1979)

3."Pillbox Tales" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:56 (Originally the B-side of the "Boys Don't Cry" 1986 12" rerelease, but recorded in 1979)

4."Do the Hansa" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:40 (Originally the B-side of the "Boys Don't Cry" 1986 12" rerelease, but recorded in 1979)

5."I'm Cold" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:49 (Originally the B-side of "Jumping Someone Else's Train," 1979)

6."Another Journey by Train" (Gallup/Hartley/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:06 (Originally the B-side of "A Forest," 1980)

7."Descent" (Gallup/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:09 (Originally the B-side of "Primary," 1981)

8."Splintered in Her Head" (Gallup/Smith/Tolhurst) – 5:17 (Originally the B-side of "Charlotte Sometimes," 1981)

9."Lament" [Flexipop] (Smith) – 4:36 (Came on a vinyl record included on an issue of Flexipop, 1982)

10."Just One Kiss" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 4:10 (Originally the B-side of "Let's Go to Bed," 1982)

11."The Dream" (Smith) – 3:12 (Originally the B-side of "The Walk," 1983)

12."The Upstairs Room" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:31 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Walk" 12", 1983)

13."Lament" (Smith) – 4:25 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Walk" 12", 1983)

14."Speak My Language" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:43 (Originally the B-side of "The Love Cats," 1983)

15."Mr Pink Eyes" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:45 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Love Cats" 12", 1983)

16."Happy the Man" (Smith) – 2:47 (Originally the B-side of "The Caterpillar," 1984)

17."Throw Your Foot" (Smith) – 3:33 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Caterpillar" 12", 1984)

18."New Day" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 4:10 (Extra track on Half an Octopuss 10" and Quadpus 12," 1985, but recorded in 1984)

19."The Exploding Boy" (Smith) – 2:54 (Originally the B-side of "In Between Days," 1985)

20."A Few Hours After This..." (Smith) – 2:28 (Originally the extra B-side of "In Between Days" 12", 1985)

21."A Man Inside My Mouth" (Smith) – 3:07 (Originally the B-side of "Close to Me," 1985)

22."Stop Dead" (Smith) – 4:02 (Originally the extra B-side of "Close to Me" 12", 1985)

Disc 2 (1987–1992)

1."A Japanese Dream" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:29 (Originally the B-side of "Why Can't I Be You?," 1987)

2."Breathe" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:48 (Originally the B-side of "Catch," 1987)

3."A Chain of Flowers" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:55 (Originally the extra B-side of "Catch" 12", 1987)

4."Snow in Summer" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:27 (Originally the B-side of "Just Like Heaven," 1987)

5."Sugar Girl" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:15 (Originally the extra B-side of "Just Like Heaven" 12", 1987)

6."Icing Sugar" [Remix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:23 (Extra track on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Orange Vinyl Bonus Disc, 1987)

7."Hey You!!!" [12" Extended Mix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:08 (Originally the B-side of "Hot Hot Hot!!!," 1987)

8."How Beautiful You Are..." [Remix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:25 (Extra track on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Radio sampler CD, 1987)

9."To the Sky" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 5:15 (Originally released on the Fiction compilation Stranger Than Fiction in 1989, but was recorded in 1987)

10."Babble" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:18 (Originally the B-side of "Lullaby" in the UK and "Fascination Street" in the U.S., 1989)

11."Out of Mind" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:51 (Originally an extra B-side on the 12" version of "Lullaby" and the 12" version of "Fascination Street," 1989)

12."2 Late" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 2:41 (Originally the B-side of "Lovesong," 1989)

13."Fear of Ghosts" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 6:51 (Originally the extra B-side of "Lovesong" 12", 1989)

14."Hello, I Love You" [Psychedelic Version] (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 6:04 (Previously unreleased, but recorded in 1990)

15."Hello I Love You" (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 3:31 (Originally from the Elektra CD Rubiyat, 1990, cover of a song by The Doors)

16."Hello I Love You" [Slight Return Mix] (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 0:13 (Originally from the Elektra CD Rubaiyat, 1990)

17."Harold and Joe" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 5:09 (Originally the B-side of "Never Enough," 1990)

18."Just Like Heaven" [Dizzy Mix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:43 (Originally the B-side of the "Close to Me" Closest Mix re-release, 1990)

Disc 3 (1992–1996)

1."This Twilight Garden" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:45 (Originally the B-side of "High," 1992)

2."Play" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:36 (Originally the extra B-side of High, 1992)

3."Halo" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 3:47 (Originally the B-side of "Friday I'm in Love," 1992)

4."Scared as You" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:12 (Originally the extra B-side of "Friday I'm in Love" 12", 1992)

5."The Big Hand" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:53 (Originally the B-side of "A Letter to Elise," 1992)

6."A Foolish Arrangement" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 3:51 (Originally the extra B-side of "A Letter to Elise" 12", 1992)

7."Doing the Unstuck" [Saunders 12" Remix] (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 5:55 (Previously unreleased remix made in 1992, intended for a "Doing the Unstuck" single that never came to be, 1992)

8."Purple Haze" (Virgin Radio Version) (Hendrix) – 3:18 (Originally unreleased 12" version, 1993)

9."Purple Haze" (Hendrix) – 5:22 (Originally from Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, 1993)

10."Burn" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Williams) – 6:37 (Originally from The Crow official soundtrack, 1994)

11."Young Americans" (Bowie) – 6:23 (Originally from 104.9 XFM compilation, a cover of the David Bowie song coupled with the riff from Bowie's "The Wedding Song", 1993)

12."Dredd Song" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:25 (Originally from the Judge Dredd official soundtrack, 1995)

13."It Used to Be Me" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 6:50 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th," 1996)

14."Ocean" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:29 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th," 1996)

15."Adonais" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:11 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th," 1996)

Disc 4 (1996–2001)

1."Home" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:24 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car," 1996)

2."Waiting" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:34 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car," 1996)

3."A Pink Dream" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:44 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car," 1996)

4."This Is a Lie" [Ambient Mix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:32 (Originally the B-side to "Strange Attraction" in the U.S. and "Gone!" in the UK, 1996)

5."Wrong Number" [P2P Remix] (Smith) – 8:14 (Originally one of the remixes from the "Wrong Number" single, remixed by Robert Smith in 1997)

6."More Than This" (Smith) – 5:11 (Originally from The X-Files: The Album, 1998)

7."World in My Eyes" (Gore) – 4:52 (Originally from For the Masses, an album of Depeche Mode covers, 1998)

8."Possession" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 5:17 (Previously unreleased song from the Bloodflowers sessions, 2000)

9."Out of This World" [Oakenfold Remix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 7:01 (Previously unreleased remix, but made in 2000)

10."Maybe Someday" [Hedges Remix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:59 (Originally from the "Maybe Someday" promo-only CD, 2000)

11."Coming Up" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 6:27 (Originally an extra track on the Japanese/Australian versions of Bloodflowers, 2000)

12."Signal to Noise" (Acoustic Version) (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:36 (Previously unreleased acoustic recording from the Greatest Hits sessions, due to the fact that "Signal to Noise" was planned to be a single with the B-Side "Cut Here," but was switched at the last moment, 2001)

13."Signal to Noise" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:07 (Originally the B-Side to "Cut Here," 2001)

14."Just Say Yes" (Curve Remix) (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:18 (Previously unreleased remix made in 2001)

15."A Forest" [Plati/Slick Version] (Gallup/Hartley/Smith/Tolhurst) – 6:41 (Previously unreleased remix made in 2001)

References

[1]"Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001 - The Cure" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r672216). Allmusic. .

[2]http://www.blender.com/guide/reissue/51943/join-dots-b-sides-rarities-1978-2001.html

[3]http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16402/Cure_Join_the_Dots_BSides_and_Rarities_19782001_The|

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Extended plays

Half an Octopuss & Quadpus

"Half an Octopuss" is the name of a limited edition E.P. released exclusively within the United Kingdom by The Cure in 1985.

"Quadpus" was the American/Canadian alternative, released the following year, with a different tracklisting, highlighting the song "A Night Like This" for which a video was made in 1986.[1]

Track listing

Half an Octopuss

1."Close to Me"

2."A Man Inside My Mouth"

3."New Day"

4."Stop Dead"

Quadpus

1. "A Night Like This"

2. "New Day"

3. "Close to Me"

4. "A Man Inside My Mouth"

References

[1] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DrjnffvVSQ)

The Peel Sessions

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The Peel Sessions was the 1988 album release of the sessions The Cure recorded on 4 December 1978 for BBC Radio 1's John Peel show. The show was broadcast on 11 December 1978.

Track listing

All songs were written by Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey.

1."Killing an Arab" – 2:31

2."10.15 Saturday Night" – 3:48

3."Fire in Cairo" – 3:20

4."Boys Don't Cry" – 2:47

References

[1] "The Peel Sessions - The Cure" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4924). Allmusic. .

Lost Wishes

Lost Wishes

EP by The Cure

Released November 16, 1993

Recorded 1991

Genre Rock, Instrumental

Length 18:51

Label Fiction Records

Producer The Cure

Lost Wishes is a limited edition cassette release by The Cure, containing four previously unreleased instrumental tracks which were recorded during the Wish sessions in 1991. It was not commercially released and was made available only via mail order from the Fiction Records offices in London.

History

All profits from this release were donated to the Portsmouth Down's Syndrome Trust.

Printed on the cassette cover was a message, "It started because Porl had written an excellent weird thing, very stirring, with bagpipes and harmonium which he really wanted to do but it didn't fit any of the lyrics I'd been writing. Simon had a piece too which is nominally called 'Off to Sleep', a nursery rhyme kind of sound, very gentle and sweet but if I tried to sing over it, it would get very morose. So we hit on the idea of a separate album of purely instrumental things...the fifth one sounded like a Cure backing track without me singing. That seemed a bit pointless so we shelved it for the moment but we'll probably get back to it." – Robert Smith[1]

Track listing

1."Uyea Sound" (Thompson) – 5:29

2."Cloudberry" (Smith) – 5:25

3."Off to Sleep" (Gallup) – 3:47

4."The Three Sisters" (Bamonte) – 4:10

References

[1] Liner Notes (http://www.musicfanclubs.org/cure/discography/lostwishes.html)

Five Swing Live

"Five Swing Live"

Single by The Cure

from the album Wild Mood Swings

"Five Swing Live" is the name of a limited edition CD of 5000 only available through The Cure website. All the songs were recorded live on the UK leg of the 1996 Wild Mood Swings tour.

Track listing

1."Want"

2."Club America"

3."Mint Car"

4."Trap"

5."Treasure"

Personnel

•Robert Smith: vocals, guitar

•Simon Gallup: bass

•Perry Bamonte: guitar

•Roger O'Donnell: keyboards

•Jason Cooper: drums