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The Top - CD, LP

The Cure

Rock | New Wave | Post-Punk | Psychedelic rock

1984

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2CD The Cure: The Top DLX | DIGI

Deluxe Digipack Expanded Rarities

Fiction Records | Universal Music Catalogue | Polydor 12. March 2008 Europe

Album Reissue Compilation Deluxe Edition Remastered Digipack

While Pornography (1982) tended to illuminate the darker side of existence in murky and stuffy soundscapes, The Top, released two years later, was characterized by a previously unheard of eclecticism. Here Smith experimented for the first time with crystal-clear pop melodies (especially in the case of the hit The Caterpillar), but also with exot...

More ID: 36950 EAN: 0602498400128 Discogs ID: 774013

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Title	The Top DLX \| DIGI
Artist	The Cure
More info	Deluxe Digipack Expanded Rarities
Format	2x CD
Labels	Fiction Records \| Universal Music Catalogue \| Polydor
Country of issue	Europe
Date of publication	12. March 2008
First released	1984
Weight	400 g
EAN	0602498400128
Product ID	36950
Discogs ID	774013
Discogs reviews	4.26

The Cure: The Top DLX | DIGI version on 2CD in deluxe Remastered digipack edition. This particular edition was published in Europe in publishing company Fiction Records in cooperation with Universal Music Catalogue and Polydor on 12. March 2008.

While Pornography (1982) tended to illuminate the darker side of existence in murky and stuffy soundscapes, The Top, released two years later, was characterized by a previously unheard of eclecticism. Here Smith experimented for the first time with crystal-clear pop melodies (especially in the case of the hit The Caterpillar), but also with exotic instrumentation and unusual combinations. Most notable tracks include Shake The Dog, Give It To Me and the title track. The bonus disc contains 17 more tracks that appear on the CD for the first time: demos, home recordings and live recordings.

Album spans genres Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk and Psychedelic rock. Digipack Plastic O Card Deluxe Edition.

	The Original Album
1-1	Shake Dog Shake	4:56 min
1-2	Birdmad Girl	4:05 min
1-3	Wailing Wall	5:23 min
1-4	Give Me It	3:42 min
1-5	Dressing Up	2:51 min
1-6	The Caterpillar	3:41 min
1-7	Piggy In The Mirror	3:39 min
1-8	The Empty World	2:36 min
1-9	Bananafishbones	2:59 min
1-10	The Top	6:58 min
	Rarities 1982-1984
2-1	You Stayed... (RS Home Demo 8/82)	2:21 min
	Performer Robert Smith
2-2	Ariel (RS Home Demo 8/82)	2:58 min
	Performer Robert Smith
2-3	A Hand Inside My Mouth (Des Dames Studio Demo 8/83)	3:40 min
2-4	Sadacic (Olympic Studio RS Demo 12/83)	4:17 min
	Performer Robert Smith
2-5	Shake Dog Shake (Garden/Eden Studio RS&AA Demo 12/83)	4:56 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-6	Piggy In The Mirror (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	3:40 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-7	Birdmad Girl (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	3:36 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-8	Give Me It (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	3:43 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-9	Throw Your Foot (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	3:31 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-10	Happy The Man (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	2:46 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-11	The Caterpillar (Garden/Eden Studios RS&AA Demo 12/83)	4:17 min
	Performer Andy Anderson, Robert Smith
2-12	Dressing Up (Genetic Studio Guide Vocal/Rough Mix 2/84)	2:14 min
2-13	Wailing Wall (Genetic Studio Rough Mix 2/84)	4:59 min
2-14	The Empty World (Live Bootleg - Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84)	2:47 min
2-15	Bananafishbones (Live Bootleg - Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84)	2:57 min
2-16	The Top (Live Bootleg - Hammersmith Odeon London 5/84)	7:13 min
2-17	Forever (Version, Live Bootleg - Zenith Paris 5/84)	4:58 min