The Demo Tapes (1977–1986)

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

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Meathook (SAV demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
recording of:
Meathook
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
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
2:27
2Listen (early ‘Pill Box Tales’, SAV demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
2:30
3I Just Need Myself (SAV demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
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
2:22
4See the Children, Fear the Children (SAV demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
3:13
5Into The Trees (aka ‘A Forest’, rehearsal demo, 1979)
4:11
6Play for Today (rehearsal demo, 1979)
recording of:
Play for Today
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3:10
7Play for Today (Morgan Studios demo, London, January 1980)
recording of:
Play for Today
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3:46
8A Forest (Morgan Studios demo, London, January 1980)
recording of:
A Forest (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
6:09
9M (Morgan Studios demo, London, January 1980)
recording of:
M
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
3:06
10Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios demo, London, January 1980)
recording of:
Seventeen Seconds
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
4:03
11Birdmad Girl (early demo, 1983)
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
4:54
12Wailing Wall (early demo, 1983)
recording of:
Wailing Wall
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
4:00
13The Empty World (demo, 1984)
recording of:
The Empty World
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
2:34
14Bananafishbones (demo, 1984)
demo recording of:
Bananafishbones (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
3:15
15The Top (demo, 1984)
recording of:
The Top
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
5:05
16Why Can’t I Be You (Miraval Studio demo, France, 1986)
recording of:
Why Can’t I Be You?
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.
3:09