The Top

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

© «2006 Fiction Records Ltd. All Rights Reserved.»
℗ «2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company»

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media: The Original Album
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Shake Dog Shake producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Shake Dog Shake lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	4:56
2	Birdmad Girl producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Birdmad Girl lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	2	4:05
3	Wailing Wall producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Wailing Wall lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2.5	5:23
4	Give Me It producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Give Me It lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	1.5	3:42
5	Dressing Up producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Dressing Up lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	2:51
6	The Caterpillar producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass, guitar and violin and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) drums (drum set): Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure) keyboard: Lol Tolhurst phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) recording of: The Caterpillar lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	3.5	3:41
7	Piggy in the Mirror producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Piggy in the Mirror lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	2	3:39
8	The Empty World producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Empty World lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	2:35
9	Bananafishbones producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Bananafishbones lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	2.5	2:59
10	The Top producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth), Chris Parry and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Top lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2.5	6:58

2▼Digital Media: Rarities 1982–1984
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	You Stayed (RS home demo 8/82) recording of: You Stayed… composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	2:20
2	Ariel (RS home demo 8/82) recording of: Ariel lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	2:58
3	A Hand Inside My Mouth (Des Dames studio demo 8/83) recording of: A Man Inside My Mouth lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	3:39
4	Sadacic (Olympic Studio RS demo 12/83) recording of: Sadacic lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	4:15
5	Shake Dog Shake (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Shake Dog Shake lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	4:55
6	Piggy in the Mirror (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Piggy in the Mirror lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3	3:39
7	Birdmad Girl (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Birdmad Girl lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	4	3:35
8	Give Me It (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Give Me It lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	3:42
9	Throw Your Foot (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Throw Your Foot lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	3:29
10	Happy the Man (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: Happy the Man lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	2:44
11	The Caterpillar (Garden / Eden Studios RS&AA demo 12/83) recording of: The Caterpillar lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	3	4:16
12	Dressing Up (Genetic Studio guide vocal / rough mix 2/84) recording of: Dressing Up lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	2:12
13	Wailing Wall (Genetic Studio rough mix 2/84) recording of: Wailing Wall lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	4	4:57
14	The Empty World (live bootleg – Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84) live recording of: The Empty World lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	2	2:47
15	Bananafishbones (live bootleg – Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84) live recording of: Bananafishbones (in 1984-05) lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	2	2:57
16	The Top (live bootleg – Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84) live recording of: The Top lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)	3	7:11
17	Forever (A version; live bootleg – Zenith Paris 5/84) live recording of: Forever writer: Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3	4:58

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Release

purchase for download:	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id283972485 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-top-the-cure/0603497980000 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/6SCYoeXeQjxbrioUozsvo1 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/1347690 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	The Caterpillar
included in:	Assemblage Boys Don’t Cry / The Top Classic Album Selection (1979–1984)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/21069 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-cure/The-top [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_cure/the_top/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/37436/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Top/1495 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650043 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1934350 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/The+Cure/The+Top [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 603497980000
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 1:45:23

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Release events

United States
2008-07-07

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