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THE CURE
Crawley, GB
*  3/1978

Line-Up:

CURE (photo)
 

Robert Smith - voc,g,kb
Reeves Gabrels - g
Simon Gallup - bg
Roger O'Donnell - kb
Jason Cooper - ds

Former Members:

Peter O'Toole (voc, 4-10/77)

Porl Thompson (g,kb,sax, 2/84-94, 6/05-cca 6/07); Perry Bamonte (g, 7/90-5/05)

Michael Dempsey (bg, 3/78-11/79); Simon Gallup (bg, 11/79-12/82, 1/85-8/21); Steve Goulding (bg, 7/82); Derek Thompson (bg, 4/83); Phil Thornalley (bg, 5/83-12/84); Roberto Soave (bg, 11/92, g.a.); Jamaur Tayl (bg, cca 1/93, g.a.)

Mathieu Hartley (kb, 11/79-9/80); Roger O'Donnell (kb, 7/87-6/90, 1993-24.5.05); Mike Lord (kb, 11/23 g.a.)

Lawrence "Lol" Tolhurst (ds, 3/78-82, kb, 4/83-2/88); Andy Anderson (ds, 4/83-10/84); Vince Ely (ds, 10/84); Boris Williams (ds, 11/84-11/94)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Three Imaginary Boys05.05.1979Fiction44
2.Boys Don't Cry
(in the UK 8/83)
11/1979 Fiction71
3.17 Seconds
produced by: Chris Parry
18.04.1980Fiction20 186
4.Faith11.04.1981Fiction14 196
5.Happy Even After
(2LP, in the USA)
1981 Fiction
6.Pornography
produced by: Phil Thornalley
5/1982 Fiction8 133
7.Japanese Whispers: The Cure Singles Nov 82-Nov 83
(mini LP)
16.12.1983Fiction26 181
8.The Top
produced by: Robert Smith/Chris Parry/Dave Allen
04.05.1984Fiction10 180
9.Concert - The Cure Live26.10.1984Fiction26
10.Curiosity - The Cure Anomalies 1977-1984
(MC)
26.10.1984Fiction
11.The Head On The Door5/1985 Fiction7 59
12.Standing On The Beach: The Singles5/1986 Fiction4 48
13.Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
(2LP)
22.05.1987Fiction6 35
14.Disintegration02.05.1989Fiction3 12
15.Mixed Up05.11.1990Fiction8 14
16.Entreat
(mini)
01.03.1991Fiction10
17.Wish20.04.1992Fiction1 2
18.Show
(2CD)
13.09.1993Fiction29 42
19.Paris25.10.1993Polydor56 118
20.Wild Mood Swings06.05.1996Fiction9 12
21.Galore - The Singles 1987-199703.11.1997Fiction37 32
22.Bloodflowers
produced by: Robert Smith
14.02.2000Polydor14 16
23.Greatest Hits
(2CD)
12.11.2001Fiction/Elektra19 58
24.Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities, 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years)
(4CD box set)
27.01.2004Fiction 106
25.The Cure
produced by: Ross Robinson
29.06.2004I Am/Geffen8 7
26.Concert: The Cure Live27.07.2004Universal International
27.End of the World28.09.2004Universal
28.Greatest Hits29.11.2005Universal International
29.Hypnagogic States16.09.2008Geffen
30.4:13 Dream28.10.2008Suretone/Geffen33 16
31.Into The Dark: The Early Cure 1979-1982
(4LP box set)
29.07.2009Lilith
32.Fade Away: The Early Years Vinyl Box Set
(7LP box set)
13.01.2010Vinyl Lovers
33.Alternative Rarities 1988-19895/2010 rarities
34.Disintegration
(3CD)
20.05.2010UMC68 89
35.The Cure: Bestival Live 2011
(2CD)
05.12.2011Sunday Best
36.Classic Album Selection (1979-1984)
(5CD box set)
08.12.2011UMC
37.Acoustic Hits4/2017 Polydor
38.Curaetion - 2510/2019 Eagle
39.Greatest Hits12/2022 Fiction88
40.The Broadcast Collection 1979-19962/2024 Cult Legends/Heartselling

Phil Thornalley:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Swamp1988 MCA

Roger O'Donnell:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.The Truth In Me16.05.200699 X Out Of Ten
2.Songs from the Silver Box13.01.2009Great Society
3.2 Ravens24.04.202099X10/Caroline

Robert Smith:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Manos - Hands of Fate
& Robert Smith Jr. & Russ Huddleston
25.09.2015Light In The Attic

Lol Tolhurst:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Los Angeles
& Budgie & Jacknife Lee
03.11.2023

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Killing An Arab / 10:15 Saturday Night8/1978 Small Wonder
2.Killing An Arab / 10:15 Saturday Night1/1979 Fiction
3.Boys Don't Cry / Plastic Passion5/1979 Fiction
4.Jumping Someone Else's Train / I'm Cold02.11.1979Fiction
5.I'm A Cult Hero / I Dig You
credited to: Cult Heroes
11/1979 Fiction
6.A Forest / Another Journey By Train28.03.1980Fiction16
7.Primary / Descent27.03.1981Fiction27
8.Charlotte Sometimes / Splintered In Her Head
12" + Faith (live)
14.10.1981Fiction44
9.The Hanging Garden / Killing An Arab (live)
12" + One Hundred Years (live) / A Forest (live)
7/1982 Fiction30
10.Let's Go To Bed / Just One Kiss19.11.1982Fiction44 109
11.The Walk / The Dream
12"(1) + Lament / The Upstairs Room
12"(2) + Let's Go To Bed / Just One Kiss
01.07.1983Fiction8 177
12.The Love Cats / Speak My Language
12" + Mr. Pink Eyes
21.10.1983Fiction4
13.The Caterpillar / Happy The Man
12" + Throw Your Foot
30.03.1984Fiction9
14.In Between Days / Exploding Body
12" + A Few Hours After This
7/1985 Fiction10
15.Close To Me / A Man Inside My Mouth
10",12" + Stop Dead / New Day
9/1985 Fiction21
16.In Between Days / Stop Dead1/1986 Elektra 99
17.Close To Me / Sinking3/1986 Elektra
18.Boys Don't Cry / Pillbox Blues
12" + Do The Hansa
4/1986 Fiction14
19.Boys Don't Cry / Let's Go To Bed
(v USA)
5/1986 P.V.C.
20.Why Can't I Be You / A Japanese Dream
7"(2) + Six Different Ways (live) / Push (live)
4/1987 Fiction15 54
21.Catch / Breathe
12"(1) + Chain Of Flowers
12"(2) + Night Like This (live) / Kyoto Song (live)
6/1987 Fiction21
22.Just Like Heaven / Snow In Summer
12" + Sugar Girls
10/1987 Fiction25
23.Just Like Heaven / Breathe10/1987 Elektra 40
24.Hot Hot Hot / Hey You2/1988 Fiction45 65
25.The Peel Sessions EP
(Killing An Arab / Boys Don't Cry / 10:15 Saturday Night / Fire In Cairo)
5/1988 Strange Fruit
26.Why Can't I Be You / Japanese Dream / Hey You10/1988 Fiction
27.In Between Days / Six Different Ways / Push10/1988 Fiction
28.Catch / Breathe / A Chain Of Flowers / Icing Sugar10/1988 Fiction
29.Lullaby (remix) / Babble
12",CD + Out Of Mind
3/1989 Fiction3
30.Lullaby (remix) / Homesick4/1989 Elektra 74
31.Fascination Street / Babble5/1989 Elektra 46
32.Love Song / 2 Late
12" + Fear Of Ghosts
8/1989 Fiction17 2
33.Pictures Of You (remix) / Prayers For Rain (live)
12" + Disintegration (live)
CD + Fascination Street (live)
3/1990 Fiction24 71
34.Never Enough / Harold And Joe
12",CD + Let's Go To Bed (milk mix)
17.09.1990Fiction8 72
35.Close To Me (closet remix) / Just Like Heaven
12",CD1 + Primary (red mix)
CD2 + Why Can't I Be You (extended)
22.10.1990Fiction10 97
36.High / The Twilight Garden
12",CD + High (The Higher Mix) / Play
16.03.1992Fiction5 42
37.High (trip mix) / Open (fix mix)30.03.1992Fiction44 43
38.Friday, I'm In Love / Halo
12",CD + Scared As You
15.05.1992Fiction6 18
39.A Letter To Elise / The Big Hand
12" + A Foolish Arrangement
05.10.1992Fiction18
40.Doing The Unstuck (Live)23.08.1993
41.Lost Wishes EP
(Uyea Sound / Cloudberry / Off To Sleep ... / The Three Sisters)
(MC only)
07.11.1994
42.The 13th / It Used To Be Me
CD + Ocean / Adonais
15.04.1996Fiction15 44
43.Mint Car / Home
CD + Waiting / A Pink Dream
10.06.1996Fiction31 58
44.Gone!11.11.1996Fiction
45.Five Swing Live EP
(Want / Club America / Mind Car / Trap / Treasure)
(na Internetu)
5/1997
46.Wrong Number17.11.1997Fiction62
47.Cut Here29.10.2001Fiction54
48.Dub In My Bed
& Dub Maverick
17.06.2002
49.The RemiXFM 2
(Maybe Someday (Hybrid mix radio edit) / Smack My Bitch Up (DJ Hype remix) / Substance (Felix Da Housecat remix))
& Prodigy & Dot Allison
14.10.2002Virgin
50.Cos I Wanna / New Forest
& The Hives & Slide
05.05.2003Frontier
51.The End Of The World7/2004 25
52.Taking Off10/2004 39
53.The Only One / NY Trip12.05.2008Polydor48
54.Freakshow / All Kinds Of Stuff16.06.2008Polydor89
55.Sleep When I'm Dead (Mix 13) / Down Under
produced by: Robert Smith
13.07.2008Polydor68
56.The Perfect Boy / Without You13.08.2008Polydor78
57.Hypnagogic States EP
(The Only One / Freakshow / Sleep When I'm Dead / The Perfect Boy / Exploding Head Syndrome)
13.09.2008
58.Friday I'm In Love3/2012 Fiction97
59.Hello Goodbye (The Art of McCartney)30.09.2014Universal
60.The Balearic Sound Of The Cure EP
(Lullaby (extended 12" version) / The Blood / Pictures Of You (extended dub version) / Close To Me (original extended 12" version))
07.11.2014Sunkissed

Phil Thornalley:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.So This Is Love08.07.1983Riva

Robert Smith:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.A Forest
& Blank & Jones
01.09.2003Gang Go
2.Da Hype / Stupidisco
& Junior Jack
02.02.2004Defected25
3.Please / Please 44 (Culprit 1 remix)
& Paul Hartnoll
07.05.2007Kids
4.Not In Love
& Crystal Castles
13.12.2010Fiction54
5.Strange Timez
& Gorillaz
9/2020 Parlophone
6.How Not To Drown
& Chvrches
02.06.2021

Roger O'Donnell:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.The Haunt
& Jennifer Pague
17.03.2020

Lol Tolhurst:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Los Angeles
& Budgie & Jacknife Lee featuring James Murphy
24.07.2023

Videos:

1. Staring At The Sea - 1986
2. Picture Show - An Improbable Collection - 6/1991, Polygram, 77 min
3. The Cure Play Out - 11/1991
4. Show - 13.9.1993, Polygram, 120 min
5. Galore - The Videos 1987-1997 - 1/1998, Polygram, 71 min
6. Greatest Hits - 27.11.2001, Polydor
7. Trilogy - 2003, 2DVD, 223 min
8. Festival 2005 - 05.12.2007, Suretone/Geffen, live, 155 min

Movies:

1. The Cure In Orange (11/1987, Fiction, 113 min)
2. The Cure Show (2.7.1993, live, directed by Aubrey Powell/Leroy Bennett)
3. CURAETION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There (18.10.2019, live)

Bibliography:

Ten Imaginary Years (1988)
Songwords 1978-1989 (1990)
Eduard Svítivý: The Cure (1991)
A Visual Documentary
Lol Tolhurst: Cured: The Tale Of Two Imaginary Boys (10/2016)

Awards:

1985 Melody Maker Album Of The Year ("The Head On The Door")
1987 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Album Of The Year ("Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me")
1989 Melody Maker Album Of The Year ("Disintegration")
1989 New Musical Express Readers' Poll

- Best Single ("Lullaby")
- Best Video ("Lullaby")
- Best Live Act
1990 Brit Awards - Best British Video ("Lullaby")
1991 Brit Awards - Best British Group
1992 Melody Maker Readers Poll - Best Band
2009 Shockwaves NME Awards - Godlike Genius
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2020 NME Awards - Best Festival Headliner

WWW Links:

http://www.thecure.com
http://www.muzikus.cz/dance/linkycur.html

Various:

1972-9/76 Obelisks
10/77-12/77 Malice
1/77-3/78 Easy Cure
since 3/78 The Cure

8.8.1990 gig in Prague
3/1991 - MTV Unplugged
2.7.2005 appeared at Live 8 (Versailles, Francie)

Compilation Appearances:

"Just Like Heaven" / "Disintegration" on compilation "Great Xpectations Live" (19.7.93, X-Rated)
"Purple Haze" on Jimi Hendrix Tribute LP "Stone Free" (1993)
"Us Or Them" on OST "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (31.8.04, Roadrunner)
"Charlotte Sometimes" / "Lullaby" on compilation "A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box" (19.9.06, Rhino)
"A Forest" on compilation "John Peel - Right Time, Wrong Speed: 1977-1987" (9.10.06)
"Plainsong" / "All Cats Are Grey" on OST "Marie Antoinette" (10.10.06, Verve Forecast)
"Love" on Darfur benefit compilation "Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur" (12.6.07, iTunes)
"The Walk" on Darfur benefit compilation "Causes 1" (27.11.07, Waxploitation)
"Apart (Renholder Remix)" on OST "Underworld: Awakening" (17.1.12)
"Hello Goodbye" on compilation "The Art Of McCartney" (17.11.14, feat. James McCartney)

Robert Smith:

appeared on the LP:

The Glove: Blue Sunshine (8/83)
Earl Slick: Zig Zag (9.12.03, Sanctuary)
Chris Vrenna: 2 a.m. Wakeup Call (20.4.04, Tweaker)
Billy Corgan: Thefutureembrace (21.6.05, Warner Bros)
David Bowie: Birthday Celebration - Live In NYC 1997 (26.4.11)
Gorillaz: Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez (23.10.20)

appeared on the SP:
Earl Slick: Believe (1/04, Sanctuary)
Crystal Castles: Not In Love (6.12.10)
The Twilight Sad: It Never Was The Same (15.6.15)

remix SP Cranes: Jewel (30.8.93, Dedicated)

Compilation Appearances:
"Very Good Advice" on OST "Almost Alice" (2.3.10)
"C Moon" on compilation "The Art Of McCartney" (17.11.14)

Awards:

1989 New Musical Express Readers' Poll - Best Male Artist
1992 Melody Maker Readers Poll - Best Male Artist
2003 Q Awards - Inspiration Award
2005 Ivor Novello Awards - International Achievement

Phil Thornalley:

appeared on the SP:

Orange Juice: What Presence? (4.5.84, Polydor)

appeared on the LP:
Edwyn Collins: Hope And Despair (1989, Demon)
Edwyn Collins: Gorgeous George (9/94, Setanta)

Andy Anderson:

appeared on the LP:

The Cure: The Top (4.5.84, Fiction)
Jeffrey Lee Pierce: Wildweed (4/85, Statik)

Porl Thompson:

appeared on the LP:

The Cure: The Cure (29.6.04, I Am)

Jason Cooper:

appeared on the LP:

Steven Wilson: The Future Bites (1/21, SW)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1993330.09.19935Big Bang
1994326.01.19948album review
19941130.03.199419
1995111.01.19957Big Bang!
1995225.01.19957Big Bang!
19951019.05.19957Big Bang!
Big Beng!
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19972022.05.19977Infokus
19974411.12.199727Forum kritikumalbum review
19983722.10.19986Infokus
19992424.06.199981... a léta běžíprofile
19993728.10.19996Infokus
2000424.02.200041Texty
2000424.02.200042Forum kritikumalbum review
2000623.03.200030profile
2000904.05.200013Livegig review
20012306.12.200111Infokus
20012306.12.200132Forum kritikumalbum review
Gramorevue
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19899 16Z pódiagig review
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19885 21Melodie ze světa - Video
19891 17profile
199010 317gig review
19927 14
19928 10profile, gig review
199212 31Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1979320.01.197923Singlessingle review
1979427.01.197930Caught In The Actgig review
19791812.05.197921Albumsalbum review
19792507.07.197934Caught In The Actgig review
19793301.09.197928Reading Festivalgig review
19793729.09.197946Caught In The Actgig review
19794127.10.197939Caught In The Actgig review
19794103.11.197925Singlessingle review
19794424.11.197951Caught In The Actgig review
1980901.03.19804News
19801115.03.198034Caught In The Actgig review
19801329.03.19804News
19801405.04.19804Singlessingle review
19801626.04.198025Albumsalbum review
19801626.04.198031Caught In The Actgig review
19811328.03.19815News
19811328.03.198118Singlessingle review
19811618.04.198120Albumsalbum review
19811802.05.198119interview
19812016.05.198116Caught In The Actgig review
19814217.10.198112Singlessingle review
19814905.12.198130Caught In The Actgig review
19821801.05.198221Albumsalbum review
19821908.05.198230Caught In The Actgig review
19822703.07.19823Fast Forward
19824613.11.19824Fast Forward
19824827.11.198227Singlessingle review
19825118.12.198218interview
1983208.01.19833Fast Forward
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19833130.07.19834Fast Forward
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19833313.08.198310interview
19834215.10.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19834429.10.198322Singlessingle review
19835010.12.19833Fast Forward
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19835224.12.198337Albumsalbum review
1984903.03.198423Tour News
19841331.03.198426Singlessingle review
19841728.04.19844Fast Forward
19841805.05.198416It's Alivegig review
19841805.05.198424Albumsalbum review
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19843620.10.19843Fast Forward
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19974615.11.199746Albumsalbum review
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Mute Magazine
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19903 14gig review
19904 23
19911 31
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1990025.08.19905News
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Rock & Pop
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19964 6
19967 51profile
19967 84Recenzealbum review
19969 7Rock & Top
199612 66Live Specialgig review
19972 116Recenze - Singlysingle review
19979 13Pelmel
199712 101Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19983 118Video
19986 10Rock & Top
199810 83Livegig review
199911 12Pelmel
20003 34profile, discography
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20005 93Livegig review
20008 14Pelmel
20016 8Rock & Top
200111 13Pelmel
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20035 48
20037 87DVD
20041 12Pelmel
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20046 6Pelmel
20048 34Profilprofile
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20071 10News
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20072 66Recenze DVD
20078 6Rock & Top - News
20082 22Playprofile
20083 73Replay - Livegig review
20087 14Rock & Top - News
20088 65Record - Nemine nás
200812 64Recordalbum review
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19903 12gig review
Rock'88
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19912 13Videokoutek
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20003 68Nová albaalbum review
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