The Cure. The Head on the Door (1985)

The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1985.

This album follows the return of Simon Gallup and the official re-induction of Porl Thompson as a band member (he made a small contribution to The Top but wasn't an official band member until the album's tour). This is also the first Cure album with drummer Boris Williams, who had done work with the Thompson Twins. Special guest Ron Howe from Fools Dance plays a saxophone solo on the track "A Night Like This."

In 2006, the album was re-released by Universal on their Fiction Records/Warner Bros./Rhino Records labels, digitally remastered with various demos and live tracks from the era. Included are demos of the four b-sides from the era ("The Exploding Boy", "A Few Hours After This", "A Man Inside My Mouth", and "Stop Dead") and four songs that were never released. The remaining tracks are demos or live versions of all 10 songs from the first disc. It was released August 8 in the U.S. and August 14 in the UK.

Track Listing

All songs written by Robert Smith.

1. "In Between Days" – 2:57
2. "Kyoto Song" – 4:16 produced by Smith, Allen and Howard Gray
3. "The Blood" – 3:43
4. "Six Different Ways" – 3:18
5. "Push" – 4:31 produced by Smith, Allen and Gray
6. "The Baby Screams" – 3:44
7. "Close to Me" – 3:23
8. "A Night Like This" – 4:16
9. "Screw" – 2:38
10. "Sinking" – 4:57

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The Cure. Boys Don't Cry (1980)

Boys Don't Cry is an album by The Cure, released in August 1980. It is the U.S. version of their UK debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, differing slightly in track order and missing three songs ("Foxy Lady," "Meathook," "It's Not You") while adding others ("Boys Don't Cry," "Plastic Passion," "Jumping Someone Else's Train", "World War" and "Killing an Arab"). The debut single from this album was "Boys Don't Cry".

On the back cover of original UK album Three Imaginary Boys, the song titles were not listed conventionally, but represented by pictograms. Boys Don't Cry took the pictogram for the song "Fire in Cairo" for its sleeve picture.

The London based indie punk band Plastic Passion took their name from this album.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 442 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track Listing

1. "Boys Don't Cry" – 2:35
2. "Plastic Passion" – 2:14
3. "10.15 Saturday Night" – 3:38
4. "Accuracy" – 2:16
5. "So What" – 3:01
6. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" – 2:56
7. "Subway Song" – 1:55
8. "Killing an Arab" – 2:22
9. "Fire in Cairo" – 3:21
10. "Another Day" – 3:43
11. "Grinding Halt" – 2:49
12. "Three Imaginary Boys" – 3:14

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The Cure. Wish (1992)

Wish is the ninth studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1992.

This is the last studio album featuring both Porl Thompson and Boris Williams and the first featuring Perry Bamonte. Special guest Kate Wilkinson plays the viola on the track "To Wish Impossible Things."

Although the album was not as well-received by critics as its predecessor, Disintegration, it is the most commercially successful given its debut at number one in the UK and number two in the United States, where it sold 1.2 million copies.

The album's second single, "Friday I'm in Love", quickly became one of the band's most popular songs (#6 in the UK, #18 in the US), as it was more light-hearted than most of the band's material and thus appealed to a larger audience. It hit number one on the South African charts.

One of the more unusual aspects about The Cure from this era (including Paris and Show) is that the band were simply called "Cure" on cover and promotional artwork. They did not officially change their name however, and "The" returned for their next album.

A 2-disc remastered version is intended to be released in 2008.

Track Listing

All songs by Bamonte, Gallup, Smith, Thompson and Williams.

1. "Open" – 6:51
2. "High" – 3:37
3. "Apart" – 6:40
4. "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" – 7:44
5. "Wendy Time" – 5:13
6. "Doing the Unstuck" – 4:24
7. "Friday I'm in Love" – 3:39
8. "Trust" – 5:33
9. "A Letter to Elise" – 5:14
10. "Cut" – 5:55
11. "To Wish Impossible Things" – 4:43
12. "End" – 6:46

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The Cure. Disintegration (1989)

Disintegration is the eighth studio album by rock band The Cure, released in 1989. It peaked at #12 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart.

The album is considered part two of Robert Smith's "trilogy", also including Pornography and Bloodflowers. In 2002, they performed all three albums in their entirety to a Berlin audience, and it was released on DVD as Trilogy in 2003.

The Cure had established themselves as a dark and brooding band in the early 80s with albums such as Faith and Pornography. They broke away from this image with light pop singles, such as "Let's Go to Bed" and "The Lovecats" and their accompanying Tim Pope videos. The following albums The Top, The Head on the Door and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me had largely continued the pop experimentation, although all three showed elements of Smith's darker side, both musically and lyrically. Disintegration represented a return of the darker styles while still expanding on the newer concepts.

Track Listing

All songs by Gallup, O'Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst and Williams.

1. "Plainsong" – 5:12
2. "Pictures of You" – 7:24
3. "Closedown" – 4:16
4. "Lovesong" – 3:29
5. "Last Dance" – 4:42
6. "Lullaby" – 4:08
7. "Fascination Street" – 5:16
8. "Prayers for Rain" – 6:05
9. "The Same Deep Water as You" – 9:19
10. "Disintegration" – 8:18
11. "Homesick" – 7:06
12. "Untitled" – 6:30

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