JOIN THE DOTS: B-SIDES AND RARITIES, 1978-2001 (THE FICTION YEARS)
TRACKLIST:
DISC 1 "1978-1987"
10:15 saturday night (3:40)
Plastic passion (2:14)
Pillbox tales (2:54)
Do the Hansa (2:38)
I'm cold (2:47)
Another journey by train (3:04)
Descent (3:07)
Splintered in her head (5:16)
La ment (Flexipop version) (4:34)
Just one kiss (4:08)
The dream (3:12)
The upstairs room (3:29)
La ment (4:23)
Speak my language (2:42)
Mr. pink eyes (2:42)
Happy the man (2:45)
Throw your foot (3:33)
New day (4:08)
The exploding boy (2:52)
A few hours after this (2:26)
A man inside my mouth (3:05)
Stop dead (4:02)
(Total Running Time: 73:41)
DISC 2 "1987-1992"
A japanese dream (3:29)
Breathe (4:46)
A chain of flowers (4:52)
Snow in summer (3:25)
Sugar girl (3:13)
Icing sugar (weird remix) (3:20) [aka "new mix"]
Hey you!!! (Kevorkian 12" remix) (4:06) [aka "extended remix"]
How beautiful you are... (Clearmountain 7" remix) (4:23) [aka "remix"]
To the sky (5:13)
Babble (4:18)
Out of mind (3:51)
2 late (2:39)
Fear of ghosts (6:49)
Hello I love you (psychedelic version) (6:02)
Hello I love you (3:29)
Hello I love you (10sec version) (0:11) [aka "slight return"]
Harold and Joe (5:07)
Just like heaven ('chuck' remix) (3:43) [aka "dizzy mix"]
(Total Running Time: 72:56)
DISC 3 "1992-1996"
This twilight garden (4:43)
Play (4:34)
Halo (3:44)
Scared as you (4:10)
The big hand (4:51)
A foolish arrangement (3:49)
Doing the unstuck (Saunders 12" remix) (5:52)
Purple haze (Virgin radio version) (3:16)
Purple haze (5:20)
Burn (6:35)
Young Americans (6:21)
Dredd song (4:23)
It used to be me (6:48)
Ocean (3:28)
Adonais (4:11)
(Total Running Time: 72:09)
DISC 4 "1996-2001"
Home (3:22)
Waiting... (3:32)
A pink dream (3:42)
This is a lie (Palmer remix) (4:30) [aka "ambient mix"]
Wrong number (Smith remix) (8:12) [aka "p2p mix"]
More than this (5:09)
World in my eyes (4:50)
Possession (5:15)
Out of this world (Oakenfold remix) (6:59)
Maybe someday (Hedges remix) (4:57) [aka "acoustic mix"]
Coming up (6:25)
Signal to noise (acoustic version) (3:34)
Signal to noise (4:05)
Just say yes (Curve remix) (3:16)
A forest (Plati/Slick version) (6:41)
(Total Running Time: 74:29)
[Songs with an alternative remix name have already been released in the past with the 2nd remix name]
Total Running Time: 293:15
Release date:
4 CD: January 2004 (Europe & North America) - February 2004 (Oceania & Japan)
Digital download: February 2005 (North America, France)
Compiled and Produced by: Robert Smith.
Mastered by: Chris Blair at Abbey Road, London.
Project co-ordination by: Joe Black at Universal Music, London; Daryl Bamonte for The Cure. Assisted by
Daron Butler.
Sleevenotes by: Johnny Black. Assisted by Robert Smith and Simon Gallup.
Package designed by: Julien Potter at Bold, London.
Photography by: Richard Bellia, Fin Costello, Paul Cox, Ralph Denyer, Peter O'Donnell, Clause Gassian,
Steve Gullick, Lewis Lee, Parched Art, Anna Pills, Ronnie Randall, Derek Ridgers, Ebet Roberts, Tom
Sheenan, Robert Smith, John Taw, Terrasson, Porl Thompson and Andy Vella.
Front cover image by: Andy Vella.
CD 1
10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT > (B-side of Killing an Arab) Produced by Chris Parry. (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey)
PLASTIC PASSION > (B-side of Boys don't cry) Produced by Chris Parry. (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey)
PILLBOX TALES > (B-side of Boys don't cry re-release) Produced by Chris Parry. 1986 mix by Robert
Smith/Dave Allen (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey)
DO THE HANSA > (Extra b-side of Boys don't cry re-release 12") Produced by Chris Parry. 1986 mix by
Robert Smith/Dave Allen (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey)
I'M COLD > (B-side of Jumping someone else's train). Produced by Chris Parry. (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey)
ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN > (B-side of A forest) Produced by Robert Smith/Mike Hedges.
(Smith/Gallup/Tolhurst/Hartley)
DESCENT > (B-side of Primary) Produced by Robert Smith/Mike Hedges. (Smith/Gallup/Tolhurst)
SPLINTERED IN HER HEAD > (B-side of Charlotte sometimes) Produced by Robert Smith/Mike Hedges.
(Smith/Gallup/Tolhurst)
LAMENT (Flexipop version) > ('Flexipop' magazine cover release) Produced by Robert Smith/Anna Pills/
Steven Severin - mix by Robert Smith. (Smith)
JUST ONE KISS > (B-side of Let's go to bed) Produced by Chris Parry. (Smith/Tolhurst)
THE DREAM > (B-side of The walk) Produced by Steve Nye. (Smith/)
THE UPSTAIRS ROOM > (Extra b-side of The walk 12") Produced by Steve Nye. (Smith/Tolhurst)
LAMENT > (Extra b-side of The walk 12") Produced by Steve Nye. (Smith)
SPEAK MY LANGUAGE > (B-side of The lovecats) Produced by Phil Thornalley/Chris Parry/Robert Smith.
(Smith/Tolhurst)
MR PINK EYES > (Extra b-side of The lovecats 12") Produced by Phil Thornalley/Chris Parry/Robert Smith.
(Smith/Tolhurst)
HAPPY THE MAN > (B-side of The caterpillar) Produced by Robert Smith/Chris Parry/Dave Allen. (Smith)
THROW YOUR FOOT > (Extra b-side of The caterpillar 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Chris Parry/Dave
Allen. (Smith)
NEW DAY > (Extra track on Half an octopus 10" /Quadpus 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Chris Parry.
(Smith/Tolhurst)
THE EXPLODING BOY > (B-side of Inbetween days) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen. (Smith)
A FEW HOURS AFTER THIS... > (Extra b-side of Inbetween days 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave
Allen. (Smith)
A MAN INSIDE MY MOUTH > (B-side of Close to me) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen. (Smith)
STOP DEAD > (Extra b-side of Close to me 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen. (Smith)
CD2
A JAPANESE DREAM > (B-side of Why can't I be you?) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
BREATHE > (B-side of Catch) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
A CHAIN OF FLOWERS > (Extra b-side of Catch 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
SNOW IN SUMMER > (B-side of Just like heaven) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Robert
Smith/Steve Spencer. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
SUGAR GIRL > (Extra b-side of Just like heaven 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by
Robert Smith and Steve Spencer. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
ICING SUGAR > (Extra track on Kiss me kiss me kiss me orange vinyl bonus disc) Produced by Robert
Smith/Dave Allen. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
HEY YOU!!! > (12" extended remix b-side of Hot hot hot!!!) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - remix
by Francois Kevorkian/Alan Gregorie. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE > (Extra track on Kiss me kiss me kiss me radio sampler CD) Produced by
Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Bob Clearmountain. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
TO THE SKY > (From Fiction CD Stranger than fiction) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
BABBLE > (B-side of Lullaby/Fascination Street) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Smith/
Parry/Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/O'Donnell/Tolhurst)
OUT OF MIND > (Extra b-side of Lullaby 12"/Fascination Street 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave
Allen - mix by Smith/Parry/Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/O'Donnell/Tolhurst)
2 LATE > (B-side of Lovesong) Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Smith/
Parry/Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/O'Donnell/Tolhurst)
FEAR OF GHOSTS > (Extra b-side of Lovesong 12") Produced by Robert Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Smith/
Parry/Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/O'Donnell/Tolhurst)
HELLO I LOVE YOU > (Unreleased psychedelic mix) Produced by The Cure/Steve Whitfield Allen - mix
by Brian 'Chuck' New. (Krieger/Manzarek/Densmore/Morrison)
HELLO I LOVE YOU > (from Elektra CD Rubaiyat) Produced by The Cure/Steve Whitfield Allen - mix
by Brian 'Chuck' New. (Krieger/Manzarek/Densmore/Morrison)
HELLO I LOVE YOU > (Slight return mix from Elektra CD Rubaiyat) Produced by The Cure/Steve
Whitfield Allen - mix by Brian 'Chuck' New. (Krieger/Manzarek/Densmore/Morrison)
HAROLD AND JOE > (b-side of Never enough) Produced by Robert Smith/Mark Saunders - mix by Mark
Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams)
JUST LIKE HEAVEN > (Dizzy mix b-side of Close to me re-release closest mix) Produced by Robert
Smith/Dave Allen - mix by Brian 'Chuck' New. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Tolhurst)
CD3
THIS TWILIGHT GARDEN > (B-side of High) Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by Mark Saunders.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
PLAY > (Extra b-side of High 12") Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by Mark Saunders.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
HALO > (B-side of Friday I'm in love) Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by Mark Saunders.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
SCARED AS YOU > (Extra b-side of Friday I'm in love 12") Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by
Brian 'Chuck' New. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
THE BIG HAND > (B-side of A letter to Elise) Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by Mark Saunders.
(Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
A FOOLISH ARRANGEMENT > (Extra b-side of A letter to Elise 12") Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure -
mix by Mark Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
DOING THE UNSTUCK > (Unreleased 12" version) Produced by Dave Allen/The Cure - mix by Mark
Saunders. (Smith/Gallup/Thompson/Williams/Bamonte)
PURPLE HAZE > (Unreleased Virgin Radio version) Produced by Robert Smith/Brian 'Chuck' New.
(Hendrix)
PURPLE HAZE > (From Stone free: a tribute to Jimi Hendrix) Produced by Robert Smith/Brian 'Chuck'
New. (Hendrix)
BURN > (From The crow OST) Produced by Robert Smith/Brian 'Chuck' New.
(Smith/Gallup/Williams/Bamonte)
YOUNG AMERICANS > (From 104.9 XFM compilation) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon. (Bowie)
DREDD SONG > (From Judge Dredd OST) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
IT USED TO BE ME > (B-side of The 13th) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
OCEAN > (B-side of The 13th) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
ADONAIS > (B-side of The 13th) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
CD4
HOME > (B-side of Mint car) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
WAITING > (B-side of Mint car) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
A PINK DREAM > (B-side of Mint car) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon - mix by Robert Smith/Steve
Lyon. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
THIS IS A LIE > (Ambient mix b-side of Gone!/Strange attraction) Produced by Robert Smith/Steve Lyon
- mix by Tim Palmer. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
WRONG NUMBER > (P2P mix extra b-side of Wrong number) Produced by Mark Saunders/Robert
Smith/Mark Plati - mix by Robert Smith. (Smith)
MORE THAN THIS > (From The X-files: the album) Produced by Robert Smith/Paul Corkett. (Smith)
WORLD IN MY EYES > (From For the masses:an album of Depeche Mode songs) Produced by
Robert Smith/Paul Corkett. (Gore)
POSSESSION > (Unreleased 2000) Produced by Robert Smith/Paul Corkett - mix by Paul Corkett.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
OUT OF THIS WORLD > (Unreleased 2000) Produced by Robert Smith/Paul Corkett - mix by Steve Osborne
/Paul Oakenfold. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
MAYBE SOMEDAY > (Acoustic mix from Maybe someday promo only CD) Produced by Robert Smith
/Paul Corkett - mix by Mike Hedges. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
COMING UP > (Extra track on Japanese/Australian version of Bloodflowers) Produced by Robert
Smith/Paul Corkett. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
SIGNAL TO NOISE > (Acoustic version - unreleased 2001) Produced by The Cure and Keith Uddin -
mix by Robert Smith. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
SIGNAL TO NOISE > (B-side of Cut here) Produced by Robert Smith/Mark Plati - mix by Robert Smith/Paul
'P-dub' Walton. (Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
JUST SAY YES > (Curve mix - unreleased 2001) Produced by Robert Smith/Mark Plati - mix by Curve.
(Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell)
A FOREST > (featuring Earl Slick) (Mark Plati mix - unreleased 2001) Produced by Robert Smith/Mark
Plati - mix by Mark Plati. (Smith/Gallup/Tolhurst/Hartley)
(Webmasters'note: Thanks to Francesco for emailing this informations to us)
albums -- three imaginary boys -- boys don't cry -- seventeen seconds -- faith -- pornography -- japanese whispers -- the top
concert -- the head on the door -- standing on a beach -- kiss me kiss me kiss me -- disintegration -- mixed up
entreat
-- wish -- show -- paris --
wild mood swings -- galore --
bloodflowers --
greatest hits -- join the dots -- the
cure
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