It’s true that I aired a Cure special in October of last year, but: a) it aired at my old timeslot of 3am, b) that timeslot was only 2 1/2 hours long. c) consequently I never got to the end of The Cure’s chronological discography.
The Cure’s seminal album Disintegration was reissued this week in a 3-disc set, so I figured this would be a perfect time to re-air the special and do it up right this time.
I was happy with the first 3 sets, so I kept those. The rest was all-new, produced in the weeks leading up to this airing. I hope you enjoyed it.
HOUR ONE:
The Cure – Heroin Face – Curiosity / Anomalies (Fiction, 1977)
The Cure – I Want To Be Old (demo) – Three Imaginary Boys Reissue (Rhino, 1977)
The Cure – 10:15 Saturday Night – Peel Session (Strange Fruit, 1978)
The Cure – Accuracy – Three Imaginary Boys (Rhino, 1979)
The Cure – Grinding Halt – Three Imaginary Boys (Rhino, 1979)
The Cure – Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation – Peel Session (BBC, 1979)
The Cure – I’m A Cult Hero – Seventeen Seconds Reissue (Rhino, 1980)
The Cure – Three (Alternate Mix) – Seventeen Seconds Reissue (Rhino, 1980)
The Cure – A Forest – Seventeen Seconds Reissue (Rhino, 1980)
The Cure – Drowning Man (live) – Faith Reissue (Rhino, 1981)
The Cure – Faith – Faith Reissue (Rhino, 1981)
The Cure – The Figurehead (demo) – Pornography Reissue (Rhino, 1982)
The Cure – A Strange Day – Pornography Reissue (Rhino, 1982)
The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed – Japanese Whispers (Fiction, 1983)
HOUR TWO:
The Cure – The Love Cats (Extended Version) – The Love Cats 12″ (Sire, 1983)
The Glove – Mr. Alphabet Says – Blue Sunshine Reissue (Rhino, 1983)
The Glove – Sex-Eye Makeup (Robert Smith vocal demo) – Blue Sunshine Reissue (Rhino, 1983)
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cascade (live) – Nocturne (Sire, 1983)
The Cure – Wailing Wall (demo) – The Top Reissue (Rhino, 1984)
The Cure – Give Me It – The Top Reissue (Rhino, 1984)
The Cure – Charlotte Sometimes (live) – Concert (Fiction, 1984)
The Cure – Six Different Ways – Head On The Door Reissue (Rhino, 1985)
The Cure – Screw (demo) – Head On The Door Reissue (Rhino, 1985)
The Cure – Hot Hot Hot – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Rhino, 1987)
The Cure – Like Cockatoos (demo) – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Rhino, 1987)
Robert Smith – Pirate Ships – Disintegration Reissue (Rhino, 1989)
The Cure – Fascination Street – Disintegration Reissue (Rhino, 1989)
The Cure – Prayers For Rain (live) – Disintegration Reissue (Rhino, 1989)
HOUR THREE:
The Cure – The Walk (Everything Mix) – Mixed-Up (Elektra, 1990)
The Cure – From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Wish (Elektra, 1992)
The Cure – The Three Sisters – Lost Wishes cassette (Fiction, 1993)
The Cure – Play For Today (live) – Paris (Elektra, 1993)
The Cure – A Night Like This (live) – Show (Elektra, 1993)
The Cure – Want – Wild Mood Swings (Elektra, 1996)
The Cure – Where The Birds Always Sing – Bloodflowers (Elektra, 2000)
The Cure – Wrong Number (acoustic) – Greatest Hits (Elektra, 2001)
The Cure – Labyrinth – The Cure (Geffen, 2004)
The Cure – Freakshow – 4:13 Dream (Geffen, 2008)
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Thanks to Mark and Todd for stopping by, and to everyone who called or tweeted