Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities, 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years)

Join the Dots: B-sides & Rarities is a box set of The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

, released on January 27, 2004 by their former record label Fiction

Fiction Records

Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...

. (Elektra

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

and Rhino co-released the compilation in North America). This box set is a four-disc compilation of B-sides and rarities, digitally remastered from their original tapes. The box set includes all B-sides by the band, apart from a number of remixes, as well a number of unreleased songs and songs that had been out of physical circulation for years. Many of the songs in the box set had not yet appeared on a CD release until this point. The box set also includes a booklet with track-by-track commentary and an extensive overview of the band's history up to 2004, followed by an extensive list of The Cure's discography.

The B-side "I'm Cold" features singer Siouxsie Sioux

Siouxsie Sioux

Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer of the critically acclaimed rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and of its splinter group The Creatures . The Banshees produced eleven studio albums and a string of hit singles including "Hong Kong Garden",...

on backing vocals : the collaboration came at the time when The Cure were supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees on their 1979's British tour.

Most of the B-sides released between 1982 and 1983 were first compiled on the Japanese Whispers

Japanese Whispers

Japanese Whispers: The Cure Singles Nov 82:Nov 83 is a compilation album by British rock group The Cure. It was released in late 1983 by their record company, Fiction Records....

compilation album issued in late 1983.

Disc 1 (1978–1987)

"10:15 Saturday Night
10:15 Saturday Night
"10:15 Saturday Night" is a song by British post-punk band, The Cure. It was the B-side to their single "Killing an Arab", as well as the opening track of their debut album, Three Imaginary Boys. It was also released in France as a single with the track "Accuracy" as the B-side...

" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:43 (Originally the B-side of "Killing an Arab
Killing an Arab
"Killing an Arab" is the first single by The Cure. It was recorded at the same time as their first LP in the UK, Three Imaginary Boys but not included on the album...

," but also appears on Three Imaginary Boys
Three Imaginary Boys
The album included an uncredited, final instrumental track informally called "The Weedy Burton". The fact was not acknowledged until the Deluxe Edition re-issue.-2004 Deluxe Edition:...

and Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry (album)
Boys Don't Cry is a U.S. debut album by The Cure, released in February 1980 in the UK and in August 1980 in the U.S. It is a compilation of songs from Three Imaginary Boys, but replacing five of that album's tracks with "Jumping Someone Else's Train", "Boys...

, 1979)
"Plastic Passion" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:16 (Originally the B-side of "Boys Don't Cry," but also appears on Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry (album)
Boys Don't Cry is a U.S. debut album by The Cure, released in February 1980 in the UK and in August 1980 in the U.S. It is a compilation of songs from Three Imaginary Boys, but replacing five of that album's tracks with "Jumping Someone Else's Train", "Boys...

, 1979)
"Pillbox Tales" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:56 (Originally the B-side of the "Boys Don't Cry" 1986 12" rerelease, but recorded in 1979)
"Do the Hansa" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:40 (Originally the B-side of the "Boys Don't Cry" 1986 12" rerelease, but recorded in 1979)
"I'm Cold" (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:49 (Originally the B-side of "Jumping Someone Else's Train," 1979)
"Another Journey by Train" (Gallup/Hartley/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:06 (Originally the B-side of "A Forest," 1980)
"Descent" (Gallup/Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:09 (Originally the B-side of "Primary," 1981)
"Splintered in Her Head" (Gallup/Smith/Tolhurst) – 5:17 (Originally the B-side of "Charlotte Sometimes
Charlotte Sometimes (song)
"Charlotte Sometimes" is a 1981 single by The Cure. The lyrics to both sides were based on the 1969 children's novel of the same name by British writer Penelope Farmer...

," 1981)
"Lament" [Flexipop] (Smith) – 4:36 (Came on a vinyl record included on an issue of Flexipop, 1982)
"Just One Kiss" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 4:10 (Originally the B-side of "Let's Go to Bed," 1982)
"The Dream" (Smith) – 3:12 (Originally the B-side of "The Walk
The Walk (The Cure song)
"The Walk" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their album Japanese Whispers"The Walk" was something of a commercial breakthrough for the group with regard to their singles output, peaking at #12 to give them their first entry into the UK top 20...

," 1983)
"The Upstairs Room" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 3:31 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Walk" 12", 1983)
"Lament" (Smith) – 4:25 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Walk" 12", 1983)
"Speak My Language" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:43 (Originally the B-side of "The Lovecats
The Lovecats
"The Love Cats" is a 1983 single by The Cure. It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number seven, and also hit number six in Australia. It later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers....

," 1983)
"Mr Pink Eyes" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 2:45 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Lovecats" 12", 1983)
"Happy the Man" (Smith) – 2:47 (Originally the B-side of "The Caterpillar
The Caterpillar (song)
"The Caterpillar" is the name of a 1984 single and song written by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst. The song is performed by The Cure and is from their album The Top...

," 1984)
"Throw Your Foot" (Smith) – 3:33 (Originally the extra B-side of "The Caterpillar" 12", 1984)
"New Day" (Smith/Tolhurst) – 4:10 (Extra track on Half an Octopuss
Half an Octopuss & Quadpus
"Half an Octopuss" is the name of a limited edition E.P. released exclusively within the United Kingdom by The Cure in 1985."Quadpus" was the American/Canadian alternative, released the following year, with a different tracklisting, highlighting the song "A Night Like This" for which a video was...

10" and Quadpus 12," 1985, but recorded in 1984)
"The Exploding Boy" (Smith) – 2:54 (Originally the B-side of "In Between Days
In Between Days
"In Between Days" is a song by the English new wave/rock band The Cure....

," 1985)
"A Few Hours After This..." (Smith) – 2:28 (Originally the extra B-side of "In Between Days" 12", 1985)
"A Man Inside My Mouth" (Smith) – 3:07 (Originally the B-side of "Close to Me," 1985)
"Stop Dead" (Smith) – 4:02 (Originally the extra B-side of "Close to Me" 12", 1985)

Disc 2 (1987–1992)

"A Japanese Dream" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:29 (Originally the B-side of "Why Can't I Be You?
Why Can't I Be You?
Why Can't I Be You? is a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.-History:The German CD single was the first for the band...

," 1987)
"Breathe" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:48 (Originally the B-side of "Catch
Catch (song)
"Catch" is the name of a 1987 single by The Cure from their album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. The single was not released in the US. It charted at #27 in the UK.-History:...

," 1987)
"A Chain of Flowers" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:55 (Originally the extra B-side of "Catch" 12", 1987)
"Snow in Summer" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:27 (Originally the B-side of "Just Like Heaven
Just like Heaven (song)
"Just Like Heaven" is a song by the British alternative rock band The Cure. The group wrote most of the song during recording sessions in southern France in 1987. The lyrics were written by the band's frontman Robert Smith, who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife...

," 1987)
"Sugar Girl" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:15 (Originally the extra B-side of "Just Like Heaven" 12", 1987)
"Icing Sugar" [Remix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:23 (Extra track on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is the seventh studio album by British alternative rock band The Cure. Released in 1987, this album helped put The Cure into the American mainstream, becoming their first album to reach the Billboard Top 40.-History:...

Orange Vinyl Bonus Disc, 1987)
"Hey You!!!" [12" Extended Mix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:08 (Originally the B-side of "Hot Hot Hot!!!," 1987)
"How Beautiful You Are..." [Remix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:25 (Extra track on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Radio sampler CD, 1987)
"To the Sky" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 5:15 (Originally released on the Fiction
Fiction Records
Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...

compilation Stranger Than Fiction in 1989, but was recorded in 1987)
"Babble" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 4:18 (Originally the B-side of "Lullaby" in the UK and "Fascination Street" in the U.S., 1989)
"Out of Mind" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:51 (Originally an extra B-side on the 12" version of "Lullaby" and the 12" version of "Fascination Street
Fascination Street
"Fascination Street" is a 1989 U.S.-only single by The Cure from their album Disintegration.Their American record company refused the band's original choice "Lullaby" as the first single and used "Fascination Street" instead...

," 1989)
"2 Late" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 2:41 (Originally the B-side of "Lovesong," 1989)
"Fear of Ghosts" (Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 6:51 (Originally the extra B-side of "Lovesong" 12", 1989)
"Hello I Love You
Hello I Love You
Hello I Love You is the title of two different songs:*Hello, I Love You, a 1968 song by The Doors*Hello , a 2007 song by Roger Waters...

" [Psychedelic Version] (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 6:04 (Previously unreleased, but recorded in 1990)
"Hello I Love You" (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 3:31 (Originally from the Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

CD Rubiyat, 1990, cover of a song by The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...

)
"Hello I Love You" [Slight Return Mix] (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison) – 0:13 (Originally from the Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

CD Rubaiyat, 1990)
"Harold and Joe" (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 5:09 (Originally the B-side of "Never Enough," 1990)
"Just Like Heaven" [Dizzy Mix] (Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Tolhurst/Williams) – 3:43 (Originally the B-side of the "Close to Me" Closest Mix re-release, 1990)

Disc 3 (1992–1996)

"This Twilight Garden" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:45 (Originally the B-side of "High
High (The Cure song)
"High" is the first single from the 1992 album Wish by The Cure. The track reached number one on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight in the UK Singles Chart...

," 1992)
"Play" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:36 (Originally the extra B-side of High
High (The Cure song)
"High" is the first single from the 1992 album Wish by The Cure. The track reached number one on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight in the UK Singles Chart...

, 1992)
"Halo" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 3:47 (Originally the B-side of "Friday I'm in Love
Friday I'm in Love
"Friday I'm in Love" is a song by British rock band The Cure. It is the second single taken from the album Wish , and is among the band's most well-known songs...

," 1992)
"Scared as You" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:12 (Originally the extra B-side of "Friday I'm in Love" 12", 1992)
"The Big Hand" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 4:53 (Originally the B-side of "A Letter to Elise
A Letter to Elise
"A Letter to Elise" is the third and final single taken from the album Wish from The Cure in 1992. It was made public for the first time on MTV's Cure-"Unplugged" show in 1991 and had very different lyrics from the later version to be released as a 7"....

," 1992)
"A Foolish Arrangement" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 3:51 (Originally the extra B-side of "A Letter to Elise" 12", 1992)
"Doing the Unstuck" [Saunders 12" Remix] (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Thompson/Williams) – 5:55 (Previously unreleased remix made in 1992, intended for a "Doing the Unstuck" single that never came to be, 1992)
"Purple Haze
Purple Haze
"Purple Haze" is a song written in 1966 and recorded in 1967 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It appeared on their 1967 album Are You Experienced...

" (Virgin Radio Version) (Hendrix) – 3:18 (Originally unreleased 12" version, 1993)
"Purple Haze" (Hendrix) – 5:22 (Originally from Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 1993 album recorded by various artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. The artists were drawn from many genres of popular music. Contributors include his classic rock contemporaries Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, blues man Buddy Guy, classical violinist Nigel...

, 1993)
"Burn" (Bamonte/Gallup/Smith/Williams) – 6:37 (Originally from The Crow
The Crow (album)
The soundtrack to the movie The Crow was released in 1994. Its biggest hit song was "Big Empty" by the Stone Temple Pilots, which was also on their album Purple.-Album information:...

official soundtrack, 1994)
"Young Americans
Young Americans (song)
"Young Americans" is a single by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975. It is included in the album with the same name.-History:...

" (Bowie) – 6:23 (Originally from 104.9 XFM compilation, a cover of the David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

song coupled with the riff from Bowie's "The Wedding Song
The Wedding Song
David Bowie's "The Wedding Song" appears on his 1993 album, Black Tie White Noise in two forms, first as an instrumental titled "The Wedding" and then in its shortened, lyrical version, "The Wedding Song"...

", 1993)
"Dredd Song" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:25 (Originally from the Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd (film)
Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Danny Cannon, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the strip of the same name in the British comic 2000 AD...

official soundtrack, 1995)
"It Used to Be Me" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 6:50 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th
The 13th
"The 13th" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings.All tracks written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell....

," 1996)
"Ocean" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:29 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th
The 13th
"The 13th" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings.All tracks written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell....

," 1996)
"Adonais" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:11 (Originally the B-side to "The 13th
The 13th
"The 13th" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings.All tracks written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell....

," 1996)

Disc 4 (1996–2001)

"Home" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:24 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car
Mint Car
"Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...

," 1996)
"Waiting" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:34 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car
Mint Car
"Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...

," 1996)
"A Pink Dream" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:44 (Originally the B-side to "Mint Car
Mint Car
"Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...

," 1996)
"This Is a Lie" [Ambient Mix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:32 (Originally the B-side to "Strange Attraction
Strange Attraction
"Strange Attraction" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1996 on Elektra Records. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and was a single only in the USA.-History:...

" in the U.S. and "Gone!" in the UK, 1996)
"Wrong Number" [P2P Remix] (Smith) – 8:14 (Originally one of the remixes from the "Wrong Number
Wrong Number (song)
"Wrong Number" is the name of a single released by the British group the Cure in 1997. The single was the new song on the Galore singles compilation 1987-1997...

" single, remixed by Robert Smith in 1997)
"More Than This" (Smith) – 5:11 (Originally from The X-Files: The Album
The X-Files: The Album
The X-Files: The Album was the soundtrack album by various artists released in conjunction with the 1998 movie, The X-Files. The album peaked at #26 on Billboard's chart and it was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies....

, 1998)
"World in My Eyes
World in My Eyes
"World in My Eyes" is Depeche Mode's twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator....

" (Gore) – 4:52 (Originally from For the Masses
For the Masses
For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album to Depeche Mode, specifically the works of Martin Gore. The album charted in America and reached the Top 20 in Germany, making it the most successful Depeche Mode tribute album of all time....

, an album of Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

covers, 1998)
"Possession" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 5:17 (Previously unreleased song from the Bloodflowers
Bloodflowers
Bloodflowers is the eleventh album by English band The Cure, released in 2000. The album is seen as a sombre return to form by critics and fans alike...

sessions, 2000)
"Out of This World" [Oakenfold Remix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 7:01 (Previously unreleased remix, but made in 2000)
"Maybe Someday" [Hedges Remix] (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:59 (Originally from the "Maybe Someday" promo-only CD, 2000)
"Coming Up" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 6:27 (Originally an extra track on the Japanese/Australian versions of Bloodflowers, 2000)
"Signal to Noise" (Acoustic Version) (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:36 (Previously unreleased acoustic recording from the Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (The Cure album)
Greatest Hits is a 2001 compilation album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and The Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the...

sessions, due to the fact that "Signal to Noise" was planned to be a single with the B-Side "Cut Here
Cut Here
"Cut Here" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 2001 on Fiction Records / Elektra Records. The song was initially released on the album Greatest Hits and reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart-History:...

," but was switched at the last moment, 2001)
"Signal to Noise" (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 4:07 (Originally the B-Side to "Cut Here
Cut Here
"Cut Here" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 2001 on Fiction Records / Elektra Records. The song was initially released on the album Greatest Hits and reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart-History:...

," 2001)
"Just Say Yes" (Curve
Curve (band)
Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.-History:...

Remix) (Bamonte/Cooper/Gallup/O'Donnell/Smith) – 3:18 (Previously unreleased remix made in 2001)
"A Forest
A Forest
"A Forest" is a single by the English rock band The Cure, released on March 28, 1980 as the only single from their second album Seventeen Seconds. It was their first chart single in the UK, reaching #31; the song was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching #26. It was also their first single to be...

" [Plati/Slick Version] (Gallup/Hartley/Smith/Tolhurst) – 6:41 (Previously unreleased remix made in 2001)

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