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 Description
Includes 76-page book.
<p>The Cure includes: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Porl Thompson (guitar); Simon Gallup, Michael Dempsey (bass); Lol Tolhurst (drums).
<p>Producers include: Chris Parry, Robert Smith, Mike Hedges, Dave Allen, The Cure.
<p>Compilation producer: Robert Smith.
<p>Recorded between 1978 & 2001. Includes liner notes by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, and Johnny Black.
<p>A remarkable four-disc set of B-sides and rarities, JOIN THE DOTS serves as a sort of alternate history for the Cure, one of the world's most beloved post-punk/alt-rock bands. Painstakingly compiled by Cure frontman (and the group's only constant member) Robert Smith, DOTS provides dozens of glimpses into the literal flip-side of their singles by collecting many long-lost tracks, including the classic songs previously featured only on the cassette version of STARING AT THE SEA: THE SINGLES.
<p>Disc one begins in the late 1970s and consists of early tracks that show the Cure in a wildly adventurous mode--tearing into the punky "Pillbox Tales," drifting through the gloomy "Descent," and bouncing along to the oddly danceable "Throw Your Foot." By disc two, Smith and the lads have become college-rock heroes, and despite their goth looks, they move steadily into poppier territory on songs such as the synth-laden "Breathe" and the upbeat "Hey You!!!," eventually settling into their dreamy post-DISINTEGRATION era on "This Twilight Garden," "Halo," and "Home" on the third and fourth discs. Also included are cover tunes and remixes, topping off an impressive collection that features many could've-been A-sides (particularly "The Exploding Boy," "Harold and Joe," and "Signal to Noise") and reveals why a younger generation has become entranced by the Cure's dynamic sound.
Track Listing :
| 1 |
10:15 Saturday Night |
| 2 |
Plastic Passion |
| 3 |
Pillbox Tales |
| 4 |
Do the Hansa |
| 5 |
I'm Cold |
| 6 |
Another Journey by Train |
| 7 |
Descent |
| 8 |
Splintered in Her Head |
| 9 |
Lament |
| 10 |
Just One Kiss |
| 11 |
Dream, The |
| 12 |
Upstairs Room, The |
| 13 |
Lament |
| 14 |
Speak My Language |
| 15 |
Mr. Pink Eye |
| 16 |
Happy the Man |
| 17 |
Throw Your Foot |
| 18 |
New Day |
| 19 |
Exploding Boy, The |
| 20 |
Few Hours After This, A |
| 21 |
Man Inside My Mouth, A |
| 22 |
Stop Dead |
| 2-1 |
Japanese Dream, A |
| 2-2 |
Breathe |
| 2-3 |
Chain of Flowers, A |
| 2-4 |
Snow in Summer |
| 2-5 |
Sugar Girl |
| 2-6 |
Icing Sugar |
| 2-7 |
Hey You!!!! - (Extended mix) |
| 2-8 |
How Beautiful You Are |
| 2-9 |
To the Sky |
| 2-10 |
Babble |
| 2-11 |
Out of Mind |
| 2-12 |
2 Late |
| 2-13 |
Fear of Ghosts |
| 2-14 |
Hello I Love You |
| 2-15 |
Hello I Love You - (Slight Return mix) |
| 2-16 |
Hello I Love You - (Psychedelic mix) |
| 2-17 |
Harold and Joe |
| 2-18 |
Just Like Heaven - (Dizzy mix) |
| 3-1 |
This Twilight Garden |
| 3-2 |
Play |
| 3-3 |
Halo |
| 3-4 |
Scared as You |
| 3-5 |
Big Hand, The |
| 3-6 |
Foolish Arrangement, A |
| 3-7 |
Doing the Unstuck |
| 3-8 |
Purple Haze - (live) |
| 3-9 |
Purple Haze |
| 3-10 |
Burn |
| 3-11 |
Young Americans |
| 3-12 |
Dredd Song |
| 3-13 |
It Used to Be Me |
| 3-14 |
Ocean |
| 3-15 |
Adonais |
| 4-1 |
Home |
| 4-2 |
Waiting |
| 4-3 |
Pink Dream, A |
| 4-4 |
This Is a Lie - (Ambient mix) |
| 4-5 |
Wrong Number |
| 4-6 |
More Than This |
| 4-7 |
World in My Eyes |
| 4-8 |
Possession - (previously unreleased) |
| 4-9 |
Out of This World - (Steve Osbourne/Paul Oakenfold mix) |
| 4-10 |
Maybe Someday - (Acoustic mix) |
| 4-11 |
Coming Up |
| 4-12 |
Signal to Noise - (Acoustic mix, previously unreleased) |
| 4-13 |
Signal to Noise |
| 4-14 |
Just Say Yes - (Curve mix, previously unreleased) |
| 4-15 |
Forest, A -, featuring Earl Slick) |
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Album Information :
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UPC:081227804329
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Format:CD
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Type:Boxed Set
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Genre:Rock & Pop - Gothic
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Artist:The Cure
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Guest Artists:Earl Slick
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Label:Rhino Records (USA)
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Distributed:WEA (distr)
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Release Date:2004/01/27
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Original Release Year:2004
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Discs:4
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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