singles & b-sides
I think all bands are fairly complicated to write 'singles and b-sides' lists for, and the Cure seem to have made their different released especially hard to follow, but-- here goes...!
Please email me at >>boggle@culthero.de<< if/when you spot any mistakes or have something to add. Cheers :)
(a and b-sides are listed in bold)
N.B: To make this more simple to follow I'm only including the more 'normal' releases. For example, I haven't included 10:15's release as an a-side with 'accuracy' because that's quite rare.
Different releases of singles (7", 12", 10" CD, cassingles, etc) will have different b-sides as well, so what I've done is list all the possible b-sides (not including remixes), and you can click here to the 'Stiff As Toys And Tall As Men' discography page to see what release has exactly what b-side
These aren't all the albums, I know-- I'm still working on it :)
THREE IMAGINARY BOYS
(released 1979. robert smith, vocals/guitar; michael dempsey, vocals/bass; laurence (lol) tolhurst, drums)
this gets a bit tricky... the singles from 3ib weren't released in a full length album format until 'boys don't cry'... however the b-side '10:15 Saturday night' is part of 3ib.
A: Killing an Arab
B: 10:15 Saturday Night
A: Boys Don't Cry
B: Plastic Passion*
A: Jumping Someone Else's Train
B: I'm Cold*
BOYS DON'T CRY
(released 1979 in the U.S and Canada, released 1983 in the U.K. Robert Smith, vocals, guitar; Michael Dempsey, vocals, bass; Laurence 'Lol' Tolhurst, drums)
just a word on BDC... it's more a compilation that anything else, consisting of the 3ib singles (well, the singles released at the time of 3ib, see above), various 3ib tracks, 'boys don't cry' and the previously (?) unreleased 'world war' ... please let me know if i'm wrong... i tell you- this stuff's confusing!
A:Boys Don't Cry
B:Plastic Passion*, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing an Arab, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Pillbox Tales*, Do the Hansa
SEVENTEEN SECONDS
(released 1980, Robert Smith, voice/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/ keyboards; Laurence 'lol' Tolhurst, drums/keyboards)
FAITH
(released 1981. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboards; Laurence (lol) Tolhurst, drums/keyboards)
I recently discovered the cover of faith is a distorted photograph of bolton abbey... we learn something everyday :)
A: Primary
B: Descent*
CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES
(released 1981. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboards; Laurence (lol) Tolhurst, drums/keyboards)
This is a non-album single, released between Faith and Pornography
A: Charlotte Sometimes
B: Splintered in Her Head*, Faith (live)
PORNOGRAPHY
(released 1982. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboards; Laurence Tolhurst, drums/keyboards)
A: The Hanging Garden
B: Killing an Arab
JAPANESE WHISPERS
(released 1983. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboards; Laurence Tolhurst, drums/keyboards)
Japanes Whispers is basically just a compilation of the three singles released at that time and the b-sides that went along with them
A: Let's Go To Bed
B: Just One kiss
A: The Walk
B: The Upstairs Room, La Ment, The Dream
A: The Love Cats
B: Speak My Language, Mr Pink Eyes*
THE TOP
(released 1984. Robert Smith, vocals/instruments; Laurence Tolhurst, other instruments; Andy Anderson, drums/percussion; Porl Thompson, saxophone)
A: The Caterpillar
B: Happy the Man*, Throw Your Foot*
CONCERT- THE CURE LIVE
(released 1984. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar; Porl Thompson, guitar/keyboards/saxophone; Andy Anderson, drums; Phil Thornalley, bass; Laurence Tolhurst, keyboards)
This is just a general live album, so it doesn't have any singles
THE HEAD ON THE DOOR
(released 1985. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Laurence Tolhurst, keyboards; Porl Thompson, guitar; Simon Gallup, bass; Boris Williams, drums/percussion)
A:Inbetween Days
B:The Exploding boy*, A few hours After This*
A:Close to me
B: A man inside my mouth*, Stop dead*
STANDING ON A BEACH/STARING AT THE SEA
(released 1986. All Cure members up to and including 'the head on the door')
don't ask, just don't ask. i don't get it. in general, SOAB and SATS are collections of singles up to 1895. but the difference between them? i don't know. i do know if you get the SOAB cassette you also get unavailable b-sides... and i think most people say SATS is all the singles, only my CD copy of whatever we are to call this singles collection is entitled STANDING ON A BEACH. if you can give me a clear explanation of what it's all about in point form preferbaly with colour pictures and minimal text of words no longer than two syllables each, that'd be great. thanks! :)
KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME
(released 1987. Robert Smith, vocals/guitars/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass; Porl Thompson, guitar/keyboards/saxophone; Laurence Tolhurst, keyboards; Boris Williams, drums/percussion)
A: Why Can't I Be You?
B: A Japanese Dream*
A: Catch
B: Breathe*, A Chain Of Flowers*, Kyoto Song (live), A Night Like This (live)
A: Just Like Heaven
B: Snow in Summer*, Sugar Girl*, Just Like Heaven remix, Breathe*
A: Hot Hot Hot!!!(remix)
B: Hot Hot Hot (othr remixes), Hey You*, Why Can't I be You?
DISINTEGRATION
(released 1989. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboard; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboard; Boris Williams, drums; Porl Thompson, guitars; Roger O'Donnell, keyboards; Laurence Tolhurst, other instruments)
A: Fascination Street
B: Babble*, Out of Mind*
A: Lullaby
B: Babble*, Out of Mind*, Pictues of you, love song, plain song, Homesick (live), Untitled (live)
A: Pictures Of You
B: Last Dance (live), Fascination Street (live), Prayers for rain (live)
A: Lovesong
B: 2 Late*, Fear of Ghosts*
ENTREAT
(released 1990. Robert Smith, vocals/guitar; Simon Gallup, bass; Boris Williams, drums; Porl Thompson, guitar; Roger O'Donnell, keyboards; (at this point, lol tolhurst had left/been kicked out))
This album could rightfully be called 'Disintegration- live' because that's what it is (exluding lovesong, lullaby, same deep water, and plainsong). At the time the band thought they were finished (says you, Robert Smith!) so they played some extra brilliant shows, had them recorded, decided they weren't finished, and released them as 'Entreat'. It's something pretty special...
MIXED UP
(released 1990. Band line up for "Never Enough"- Robert Smith, vocals/guitar/keyboards; Simon Gallup, bass/keyboards; Boris Williams, drums; Porl Thompson, guitar. Band line up for other tracks same as when first recorded. Tracks remixed by various people)
All b-sides are mixes, not the 'original' track
A:Never Enough
B:Harold and Joe*, Let's go to bed
A:Close to Me
B:Just Like Heaven, Primary
A:A Forest
B: A Forest (original), Inbetween Days
WISH
(released 1992. Robert Smith, vocals, guitar, 6 string bass, kybds; Simon Gallup, bass, keyboards; Porl Thompson, guitar; Boris Williams, drums, percussion; Perry Bamonte, guitar, 6 string bass, keyboards)
A: High
B: This Twilight Garden*, Open (fix mix), Play*, High (higher mix)
A: Friday I'm in love
B: Halo*, Scared as you*, Friday I'm in love (strangelove mix)
A: Letter to Elise
B: The big hand*, A foolish arrangement*, Elise (blue mix)
*well, now that I've typed up a basic idea of what b-side went with what a-side, I should also mention where to find each side. All the a-sides are obviously singles and therefore can be found on the album they came with... all the not easily obtainable b-sides I'll list here (this includes the ones from the 'standing on a beach' cassette, because I know how that can be tricky to find), and I'm trying to find a soundfile link (usually midi-- just click to play, no downloading necessary (though you can right click to download, i think)) for each song, and where I got it from if I can remember... also i'll try find mp3's if they're available
PLASTIC PASSION
Boys Don't Cry (single: 7"; full length), Give Me the Cure (full length tribute
midi (planetdis.com)
I'M COLD
Jumping Someone Else's Train (single: 7"), Standing on a Beach- All the Hits/Unavailable b-sides (cassette format only)
PILLBOX TALES
(Boys Don't Cry (single: 7", 12"))
DO THE HANSA
(boys don't cry (single: 12")
INBETWEEN DAYS (SHIVER MIX)
A Forest (single: CD)
ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN
A Forest (single: 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
midi (planetdis.com)
DESCENT
Primary (single: 7", 12") Standing on a Beach- All the Hits/Unavailable b-sides (cassette format only)
SPLINTERED IN HER HEAD
Charlotte Sometimes (single: 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach- All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
FAITH (LIVE)
Charlotte Sometimes (single: 12")
MR PINK EYES
The Lovecats (single: 12"), Standing on a Beach- All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
HAPPY THE MAN
The Caterpillar (single: 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
THROW YOUR FOOT
The Caterpillar (single: 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
THE EXPLODING BOY
Inbetween Days (single: 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
A MAN INSIDE MY MOUTH
Close to me (single: CDvideo, 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
midi (planetdis.com)
STOP DEAD
Close to me (single: CDvideo, 7", 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
A FEW HOURS AFTER THIS
Inbetween Days (single: 12"), Standing on a Beach - All the Hits/Unavailable B-sides (cassette format only)
A JAPANESE DREAM
Why Can't I Be You? (single: CD, CD video, 7", 12"), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Ltd. Edition (full length)
BREATHE
Catch (single: cassette, 7", 12"), Just Like Heaven (single: cassette, 7", 12"), Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me Ltd. Edition (full length)
A CHAIN OF FLOWERS
Just Like Heaven (single: cassette, 12"), Catch (single: CDvideo, cassette, 12"), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Ltd. Edition (full length)
SNOW IN SUMMER
Just Like Heaven (single: cassette, 7", 12"), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Ltd. Edition (full length)
SUGAR GIRL
Just Like Heaven (single: CDsingle, 12") Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Ltd. Edition (full length)
midi (planetdis.com)
HEY YOU!
Hot Hot Hot (single: CDvideo, CD, cassette, 7", 12"), Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me (full length: all except CD)
BABBLE
Lullaby (single: CDvideo, CD, 7", 12"), Fascination Street (single: CD, cassette, 7", 12")
OUT OF MIND
Lullaby (single: CDvideo, CD, 12"), Fascination Street (single: CD, 12")
2 LATE
Lovesong (single: CDvideo, CDsingle, cassette, 7", 12")
midi (planetdis.com)
FEAR OF GHOSTS
Lovesong (single: CDsingle, CDvideo, 12")
HAROLD AND JOE
Never Enough (single: CD, cassette, 7", 12")
midi (planetdis.com)
THIS TWILIGHT GARDEN
High (single: CD, cassette, 7", 12")
midi (planetdis.com
PLAY
High (single: CD, 12")
HALO
Friday I'm in love (single: CD, cassette, 7", 12")
SCARED AS YOU
Friday I'm in love (single: CD, 12")
THE BIG HAND
A letter to Elise (single: CD, cassette, 7", 12")
A FOOLISH ARRANGEMENT
A letter to Elise (single: CD, 12")