Album
Boys Don't Cry
1980 · Rock
40 collectors on Gatefold own this
Boys Don't Cry is an Alt/Indie album by The Cure, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 175 pressings tracked, owned by 40 collectors.
About
Boys Don't Cry is the Cure's first compilation album. Released in February 1980, this album is composed of several tracks from the band's May 1979 debut album Three Imaginary Boys (which had yet to see a U.S. release) with material from the band's 1978-1979 era.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Jumping Someone Else's Train2:57
- A2Boys Don't Cry2:50
- A3Plastic Passion2:49
- A410:15 Saturday Night2:40
- A5Accuracy2:15
- A6Object2:58
- A7Subway Song1:57
Side B
- B1Killing An Arab2:30
- B2Fire In Cairo3:20
- B3Another Day3:42
- B4Grinding Halt2:49
- B5World War2:30
- B6Three Imaginary Boys3:12
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Punk
- jangly
- anxious
- urban
The Cure's first release in North America. Released in February 1980, this album combines eight tracks from the band's May 1979 debut album Three Imaginary Boys (opens in a new tab) (which was not released in the US at the time) with new material from the 1978-1979 era. Do not confuse with this debut album: even though this issue features many songs from that album, they are different records with divergent track lists.
Four tracks from "Three Imaginary Boys" were omitted: "Foxy Lady", "Meathook", "So What?" and "It's Not You" (plus the hidden track "The Weedy Burton"). They were replaced by excerpts from the first three singles: "Killing An Arab (opens in a new tab)", "Boys Don't Cry (opens in a new tab)" (+ B-side "Plastic Passion") and "Jumping Someone Else's Train (opens in a new tab)".
"I'm Cold", B-side to "Jumping Someone Else's Train", was not included, replaced by "World War", an outtake from the Three Imaginary Boys recording session #2 recorded at Morgan Studios on October 12th, 1978.
In 1980, it was released only in US, Canada, Australia and Germany. The first UK release took place in 1983. It has since been reissued many times in different formats and with slightly different track listings. All the reissues feature "Boys Don't Cry" as opening track.
The design of the cover is an excerpt from the back cover of Three Imaginary Boys LP, formerly used to illustrate the song "Fire In Cairo".
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Laurence TolhurstDRUMS DRUMS, WRITTEN-BY WRITTEN-BY, DRUMS
- Michael DempseyBASS BASS, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
- Robert SmithGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
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