The Cure - Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years) [Box]

Artist:

Cure (The)

See Also:

Levinhurst Wire (Punk) Bend of the River (DVD)

Description:

Includes 76-page book.
The Cure includes: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Porl Thompson (guitar); Simon Gallup, Michael Dempsey (bass); Lol Tolhurst (drums).
Producers include: Chris Parry, Robert Smith, Mike Hedges, Dave Allen, The Cure.
Compilation producer: Robert Smith.
Recorded between 1978 & 2001. Includes liner notes by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, and Johnny Black.
A remarkable four-disc set of B-sides and rarities, JOIN THE DOTS serves as a sort of alternate history for the Cure, one of the world`s most beloved post-punk/alt-rock bands. Painstakingly compiled by Cure frontman (and the group`s only constant member) Robert Smith, DOTS provides dozens of glimpses into the literal flip-side of their singles by collecting many long-lost tracks, including the classic songs previously featured only on the cassette version of STARING AT THE SEA: THE SINGLES.
Disc one begins in the late 1970s and consists of early tracks that show the Cure in a wildly adventurous mode--tearing into the punky "Pillbox Tales," drifting through the gloomy "Descent," and bouncing along to the oddly danceable "Throw Your Foot." By disc two, Smith and the lads have become college-rock heroes, and despite their goth looks, they move steadily into poppier territory on songs such as the synth-laden "Breathe" and the upbeat "Hey You!!!," eventually settling into their dreamy post-DISINTEGRATION era on "This Twilight Garden," "Halo," and "Home" on the third and fourth discs. Also included are cover tunes and remixes, topping off an impressive collection that features many could`ve-been A-sides (particularly "The Exploding Boy," "Harold and Joe," and "Signal to Noise") and reveals why a younger generation has become entranced by the Cure`s dynamic sound.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: 1978 > 1987:

1. 10:15 Saturday Night
2. Plastic Passion
3. Pillbox Tales
4. Do the Hansa
5. I`m Cold
6. Another Journey by Train
7. Descent
8. Splintered in Her Head
9. Lament
10. Just One Kiss
11. Dream, The
12. Upstairs Room, The
13. Lament
14. Speak My Language
15. Mr. Pink Eye
16. Happy the Man
17. Throw Your Foot
18. New Day
19. Exploding Boy, The
20. Few Hours After This, A
21. Man Inside My Mouth, A
22. Stop Dead

DISC 2: 1987 > 1992:

1. Japanese Dream, A
2. Breathe
3. Chain of Flowers, A
4. Snow in Summer
5. Sugar Girl
6. Icing Sugar
7. Hey You!!!! - (Extended mix)
8. How Beautiful You Are
9. To the Sky
10. Babble
11. Out of Mind
12. 2 Late
13. Fear of Ghosts
14. Hello I Love You
15. Hello I Love You - (Slight Return mix)
16. Hello I Love You - (Psychedelic mix)
17. Harold and Joe
18. Just Like Heaven - (Dizzy mix)

DISC 3: 1992 > 1996:

1. This Twilight Garden
2. Play
3. Halo
4. Scared as You
5. Big Hand, The
6. Foolish Arrangement, A
7. Doing the Unstuck
8. Purple Haze - (live)
9. Purple Haze
10. Burn
11. Young Americans
12. Dredd Song
13. It Used to Be Me
14. Ocean
15. Adonais

DISC 4: 1996 > 2001:

1. Home
2. Waiting
3. Pink Dream, A
4. This Is a Lie - (Ambient mix)
5. Wrong Number
6. More Than This
7. World in My Eyes
8. Possession - (previously unreleased)
9. Out of This World - (Steve Osbourne/Paul Oakenfold mix)
10. Maybe Someday - (Acoustic mix)
11. Coming Up
12. Signal to Noise - (Acoustic mix, previously unreleased)
13. Signal to Noise
14. Just Say Yes - (Curve mix, previously unreleased)
15. Forest, A - (featuring Earl Slick)

Album Information

Release Date:

01/27/2004

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Gothic

Label:

Rhino Records (USA)

Catalog Number:

78043

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Earl Slick

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