Standing On A Beach • The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides)
The Cure
25 tracks
- A1Killing An Arab2:57
- A2Boy's Don't Cry4:16
- A3Jumping Someone Else's Train3:43
- A4A Forest3:18
- A5Primary4:31
- A6Charlotte Sometimes3:44
- A7The Hanging Garden3:23
- A8Let's Go To Bed4:16
- A9The Walk2:38
- A10The Lovecats4:57
- A11The Caterpillar
- A12In Between Days
- A13Close To Me
- B1I'm Cold
- B2Another Journey By Train
- B3Descent
- B4Splintered In Her Head
- B5Mr. Pink Eyes
- B6Happy The Man
- B7Throw Your Foot
- B8The Exploding Boy
- B9A Few Hours After This
- B10A Man Inside My Mouth
- B11Stop Dead
- B12New Day
Album story
Robert Smith famously compiled this collection to settle the debate over which songs truly defined the band's identity. It serves as a definitive roadmap through their evolution from nervous post-punk outsiders to the architects of gothic pop perfection.
These tracks capture the transition from the jagged, minimalist guitar work of the late seventies into the lush, atmospheric textures that dominated the mid-eighties. The production reflects a restless creative spirit, balancing dark, introspective moods with the undeniable hooks that eventually made them global icons.
Album release date
Pressing info
- Label
- Elektra
- CatNo
- 60477-4
- Released
- 1986
- Region
- US
- Format
- Cassette, Compilation, Reissue
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