THE HEAD ON THE DOOR

 

 

 

TRACKLIST:

 

Inbetween days (2:55)

Kyoto song (4:00)

The blood (3:42)

Six different ways (3:16)

Push (4:28)

The baby screams (3:43)

Close to me (3:23)

A night like this (4:12)

Screw (2:35)

Sinking (4:50)

 

Total Running Time: 37:47

 

The 2006 Deluxe Edition features a 2nd bonus disc called "RARITIES 1984-1985":

 

Inbetween days (RS Home demo 12/84) (instrumental) (1:25)

Inwood (RS Home demo 12/84) (instrumental) (previously unreleased song) (2:18)

Push (RS Home demo 12/84) (instrumental) (2:31)

Innsbruck (RS Home demo 12/84) (instrumental) (previously unreleased song) (2:37)

Stop dead (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (3:21)

Mansolid gone (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (previously unreleased song) (4:06)

Screw (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (3:09)

Lime time (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (previously unreleased song) (2:56)

Kyoto song (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (4:28)

A few hours after this... (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (4:36)

Six different ways (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (3:00)

A man inside my mouth (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (3:00)

A night like this (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (4:08)

The exploding boy (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (3:06)

Close to me (Fitz /F2 Studios demo 2/85) (4:03)

The baby screams (Live bootleg - Bercy Paris 12/85) (3:46)

The blood (Live bootleg - Bercy Paris 12/85) (3:34)

Sinking (Live bootleg - Bercy Paris 12/85) (5:06)

(Total Running Time: 61:18)

 

Lyrics

 

Release Date:

LP: August 1985 (Europe, North America, Oceania, Brazil, Israel, South Korea) - September 1985

(Japan) - 1986 (Argentina)

tape: August 1985 (Europe, North America, Brazil, Chile) - September 1985 (Japan) - 1986 (Argentina) -

1992 (Mexico)

CD: 1985 (France, Germany, North America, Oceania) - September 1985 (Japan) - 1992 (Mexico) -

1999 (Chile)

Digital download: March 2001? (Europe, Japan) - 2003 (Oceania) - June 2004? (North America)

2 CD Deluxe Edition: August 2006 (Europe & North America)

2 CD Deluxe Edition digital download: August 2006 (Europe & North America)

 

Robert Smith: voices, guitars, keyboards

Laurence Tolhurst: keyboards

Porl Thompson: guitars, keyboards

Simon Gallup: basses

Boris Williams: drums, percussions

 

All songs produced by Robert Smith and Dave Allen

Except KYOTO SONG, PUSH, A NIGHT LIKE THIS by Robert Smith and Dave Allen and Howard Gray

All songs engineered by Dave Allen

Assisted by Frank Barretta and Tom Leader (Angel), Phil Tennant (Genetic), Martin White (Townhouse)

Saxophone: Ron Howe

 

DELUXE EDITION: This compilation compiled and produced by Robert Smith

Digitally remastered by Gary Moore at Universal Mastering, Londron

 

Live band

Robert Smith - voice and guitar

Simon Gallup - bass

Porl Thompson - guitar and keyboard

Boris Williams - drums

Laurence Tolhurst - keyboard

 

Deluxe edition art produced by Parched Art

Booklet photography by Richard Bellia, Paul Cox, Nick Knight, Ebet Roberts, P. Terrasson, Andy Vella

 

Project co-ordination by Joe Black at Universal

Tape research by Zoe Roberts at Universal Tape Facility, London

For Rhino: Project assistance: Kenny Nemes, Amanda Smith and Reggie Collins

 

Sleevenotes by Johnny Black

 

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