Selected B‐Sides & Rarities

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Lament (Flexipop version)
producer:
Anna Pills, Steven Severin and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Lament (The Cure B‐side song)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Lament
lyricist:
Richard Palmer‐James (guitarist and lyricist)
composer:
Robert Fripp and John Wetton
34:33
2All I Had to Do Is Kill Her (live in Paris, 1982)
live recording of:
All I Had to Do Is Kill Her
7:11
3Breathe
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Breathe
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
54:49
4How Beautiful You Are (remix)
recording of:
How Beautiful You Are
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:23
5A Chain of Flowers
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
A Chain of Flowers
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
54:52
6Snow in Summer
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Steve Spencer (engineer)
recording of:
Snow in Summer
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
43:29
7Cold Colours
3:49
8Love Will Tears Us Apart
cover recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3:45
9Open (Fix mix)
recording of:
Open
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
56:53
10Desperate Journalist (BBC radio session, 1979)
live recording of:
A Desperate Journalist (in an Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation) (in 1979)
2:40
11Sugar Girl
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Steve Spencer (engineer)
recording of:
Sugar Girl
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
33:14
12Yesterday’s Gone
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
5:21
13Ariel
recording of:
Ariel
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
2:32
14Pirate Ships
recording of:
Pirate Ships
lyricist and composer:
Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Big Kitty Music (from 1972 until 1973)
3:34
15Spilt Milk
recording of:
Spilt Milk
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper (UK drummer for The Cure), Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
4:54
16Icing Sugar (remix)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Icing Sugar
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
APB Music Co.
43:23
17I Dig You (rare live version)
4:20
18I Hate Rock and Roll
recording of:
I Hate Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Honey Songs
1:10
19Happy Birthday, Simon (Brussels, 1980)
2:49
20A Letter to Elise (US extended promo version)
recording of:
A Letter to Elise
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
7:12
21Pillbox Tales
producer:
Chris Parry
mixer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) (in 1986-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (in 1979-02)
electric bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey (in 1979-02)
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
remixer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
recording of:
Pillbox Tales (in 1986-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
32:57
22Do the Hansa
producer:
Chris Parry
mixer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) (in 1986-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (in 1979-02)
electric bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey (in 1979-02)
electric guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
remixer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
recording of:
Do the Hansa (in 1986)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
32:38
23See the Children
3:12
24World War
recording of:
World War
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
1:48
25I Just Need Myself
recording of:
I Just Need Myself
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
2:21
26The Big Hand (instrumental version)
instrumental recording of:
The Big Hand
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson and Boris Williams
5:55