tears of joy ... tears of joy :) ......


AT LAST THE BOXSET!

FIRST THE PUFF...
THE CURE: JOIN THE DOTS: B-SIDES AND RARITIES,
1978-2001 (THE FICTION YEARS)
Offers Fans First-Ever Collection of Hard-To-Find Gems
Career-Spanning Four-Disc Set In Stores January 13, 2004
As The Cure nears its third decade at the forefront of pop culture, Universal, Rhino and Fiction/Elektra
are celebrating the band's remarkable career with
THE CURE: JOIN THE DOTS: B-SIDES AND RARITIES, 1978-2001 (THE FICTION YEARS),
a spectacular four-disc treasury of hard-to-find gems, never-before-seen photos,
track by track breakdowns and extensive liner notes.
"The first thing I ever did when I got a new single," remembers Cure vocalist Robert Smith,
"was flip it over and play the other side. I always hoped the B-side would give me another
version of the artist, something as good as the A-side but somehow different. I expected great B-sides from the artists I loved... "
Come 1978, when The Cure released their debut single, 'Killing An Arab,' Smith
expected no less from himself than he had from his heroes. It's evident from the
very first cut in this box set, '10:15 Saturday Night,' that he intended Cure B-sides
to be every bit as captivating as their better-known A-sides.
Among the 70 original and digitally re-mastered recordings included on
JOIN THE DOTS are 'Another Journey By Train' (b-side of 'A Forest'),
'Sugar Girl' (b-side of 'Just Like Heaven'), 'Halo' (b-side of 'Friday I'm In Love'),
a cover of David Bowie's 'Young Americans' and many, many more.
THE CURE: JOIN THE DOTS: B-SIDES AND RARITIES, 1978-2001 (THE FICTION YEARS)
will be available January 13, 2004 at all retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a
suggested retail price of $54.98. Robert Smith has Produced this first-ever collection
of specialty songs, which includes a 76-page book filled with rare photos from Smith's
own archives, a track-by-track breakdown from Smith and bassist Simon Gallup
and original commentary written by noted U.K. scribe Johnny Black.

side note i have most of these b-sides but only on bootleg and other forms. it will be great to have it all in one box set :)

spinning: ocean - the cure