BBC Sessions 1979–1985

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

A pair of CDs bootlegged from the BBC Radio Sessions

1-5: John Peel session, Maida Vale 4 (recorded 1979-05-09, aired 1979-05-16)
6-9: John Peel session, Maida Vale 4 (recorded 1980-03-03, aired 1980-03-10)
10-13: John Peel session, Langham 1 (recorded 1981-01-07, aired 1981-01-15)
14-16: Richard Skinner session (recorded 1981-02-26, aired 1981-03-02)
17-19: John Peel session, Maida Vale 4 (recorded 1981-12-21, aired 1982-01-04)
20-23: Kid Jensen session (recorded 1982-10-24, aired 1982-11-27)
24-27: Richard Skinner session (recorded 1984-02-15, aired 1984-04-xx)
28-31: John Peel session, Maida Vale 5 (recorded 1985-07-30, aired 1985-08-07)
32-36: Saturday Live on BBC Radio 1 (1985-07-06)

Dates and performers from following pages:
http://www.cure-concerts.de/main/fmtv.php
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/t/thecure/

Annotation last modified on 2024-11-12 10:43 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Let’s Go to Bed
recorded in:
Kid Jensen Show (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-10-24)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1982-10-24)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
live recording of:
Let’s Go to Bed (on 1982-10-24)
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
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
3:34
2Just One Kiss
recorded in:
Kid Jensen Show (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-10-24)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1982-10-24)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
live recording of:
Just One Kiss (on 1982-10-24)
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
4:03
3One Hundred Years
recorded in:
Kid Jensen Show (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-10-24)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1982-10-24)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
live recording of:
One Hundred Years (on 1982-10-24)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:26
4Ariel
recorded in:
Kid Jensen Show (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-10-24)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1982-10-24)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1982-10-24) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1982-10-24)
live recording of:
Ariel (on 1982-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:
Ariel
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
2:33
5Piggy in the Mirror
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1984-02-15)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
live recording of:
Piggy in the Mirror (on 1984-02-15)
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
3:24
6Bananafishbones
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1984-02-15)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
live recording of:
Bananafishbones (on 1984-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd.
2:53
7Give Me It
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1984-02-15)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
live recording of:
Give Me It (on 1984-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
2:46
8The Empty World
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1984-02-15)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1984-02-15) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1984-02-15)
live recording of:
The Empty World (on 1984-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
3:00
9The Exploding Boy
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30) and Boris Williams (on 1985-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-07-30)
live recording of:
The Exploding Boy (on 1985-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
2:56
10Six Different Ways
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30) and Boris Williams (on 1985-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-07-30)
live recording of:
Six Different Ways (on 1985-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3:25
11Screw
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30) and Boris Williams (on 1985-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-07-30)
live recording of:
Screw (on 1985-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
2:18
12Sinking
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30) and Boris Williams (on 1985-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-30)
vocals:
Simon Gallup (on 1985-07-30) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-30)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 5 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-07-30)
live recording of:
Sinking (on 1985-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
5:01
13In Between Days
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-06)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
live recording of:
In Between Days (on 1985-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
2:46
14Close to Me
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-06)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
live recording of:
Close to Me (on 1985-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
recording of:
Close to Me
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.
3:30
15Kyoto Song
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-06)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
live recording of:
Kyoto Song (on 1985-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:29
16The Baby Screams
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-06)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
live recording of:
The Baby Screams (on 1985-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
recording of:
The Baby Screams
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
3:40
17Sinking
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Lol Tolhurst (on 1985-07-06)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1985-07-06)
live recording of:
Sinking (on 1985-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
recording of:
Sinking
lyricist and composer:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
publisher:
APB Music Co.
4:53