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Track Listing 1. Killing an Arab 2. 10:15 Saturday Night - (CD only) 3. Boys Don't Cry 4. Jumping Someone Else's Train 5. Forest, A 6. Play For Today - (CD only) 7. Primary 8. Other Voices - (CD only) 9. Charlotte Sometimes 10. Hanging Garden, The 11. Let's Go to Bed 12. Walk, The 13. Lovecats, The 14. Caterpillar, The 15. In Between Days 16. Close to Me 17. Night Like This, A - (CD only)
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes STARING AT THE SEA contains four tracks not available on cassette STANDING ON A BEACH. The Cure: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Laurence Tolhurst (keyboards, drums); Porl Thompson, Matthieu Hartley (keyboards); Michael Dempsey, Simon Gallup, Phil Thornalley (bass); Boris Williams, Steve Goulding, Anderson (drums). Producers: Parry, Robert Smith, Hedges, Thornalley, Steve Nye, Allen. Recorded between 1979 & 1985. This compilation of singles represents the first eight years of the Cure's history, spanning 1978 through 1985. STARING AT THE SEA is a necessary volume in any Cure fan's collection, its 17 absolute gems ranging from the dark, minimalist "Killing an Arab" to the almost symphonic "A Night Like This." The collection traces the Cure's evolution from post-punk trio through the early years of the band's reinvention as gloomy and mildly psychedelic romantics. STARING includes the catchy "Boys Don't Cry" and "The Walk," the Cure's response to New Order's early attempts at electronic dance music. Also present here are the hauntingly beautiful "Charlotte Sometimes," not available on any other compact disc, and "The Lovecats," one of the Cure's more unique-and most commercially successful-singles. This excellent compilation effectively summarizes the growth of one of new wave's most formidable forces. STARING AT THE SEA also serves as an ideal introduction to the Cure.
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