PORNOGRAPHY

 

 

 

TRACKLIST:

 

One hundred years (6:40)

A short term effect (4:23)

The hanging garden (4:33)

Siamese twins (5:30)

The figurehead (6:15)

A strange day (5:04)

Cold (4:27)

Pornography (6:28)

 

Total Running Time: 43:20

 

The 2005 Deluxe Edition features a bonus 2nd disc called "RARITIES 1981-1982":

 

Break (group home instrumental demo 11/81 - previously unreleased song) (2:11)

Demise (Rhino Studio instrumental demo 12/81 - previously unreleased song) (2:09)

Temptation (Rhino Studio instrumental demo 12/81 - previously unreleased song) (4:00)

The figurehead (Rhino Studio demo 12/81 - previously unreleased version) (6:12)

The hanging garden (Rhino Studio demo 12/81 - previously unreleased version) (5:29)

One hundred years (Rhino Studio demo 12/81 - previously unreleased version) (7:00)

Airlock: the soundtrack (3/82 - previously unreleased) (13:07)

Cold (live in the Hammersmith Odeon 5/82 - previously unreleased version) (3:54)

A strange day (live in the Hammersmith Odeon 5/82 - previously unreleased version) (4:05)

Pornography (live in the Hammersmith Odeon 5/82 - previously unreleased version) (5:55)

All mine  (live in the Hammersmith Odeon 5/82 - previously available on 'curiosity' mc 1984) (2:54)

A short term effect (live in Brussels 6/82 - previously unreleased version) (4:05)

Siamese Twins (live in Brussels 6/82 - previously unreleased version) (6:03)

Temptation two (a.k.a. LGTB) (RS studio demo 7/82 - previously unreleased song) (3:57)

(Total Running Time: 71:01)

 

Lyrics

 

Release Date:

LP: May 1982 (Europe, North America, Oceania) - January 1983 (Japan) - 1986 (Greece) - 1987

(Argentina)

tape: May 1982 (Europe & North America) - January 1983 (Japan) - 1987 (Argentina & Uruguay) - 1992

(Mexico)

CD: 1984 (United States) - March 1986 (France & Germany) - December 1990 (Japan) - 1992

(Mexico) - November 2003 (Oceania)

Digital download: March 2001? (Europe, Oceania) - December 2004 (North America)

2 CD Deluxe Edition: April 2005 (Europe, North America) - May 2005 (Oceania)

2 CD Deluxe Edition digital download: April 2005 (Europe, Oceania) - June 2005 (North America)

 

Robert Smith: voice, guitar, keyboards

Simon Gallup: bass, keyboards

Laurence Tolhurst: drums, keyboards

 

Produced by The Cure and Phil Tornalley

Engineered by Phil Tornalley, Mike Nocito and Robert

Recorded and mixed at Rak Studio 1, London

 

Sleeve design: The Cure and Ben Kelly

Photographs: Michael Kostiff

All songs written by Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst

 

DELUXE EDITION: This compilation compiled and produced by Robert Smith

Digitally remastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road Studios, London

 

Deluxe Edition designed by Julien Potter at Bold Design, London

 

Extra Booklet photography by Henri Clausel, Simon Gallup, Philippe Hamon, Bunny Lake, Kerstin

Stelter and Undy Vella

 

Project co-ordination by Joe Black for Universal,

Daryl Bamonte for The Cure assisted by Daron Butler

Sleevenotes by Johnnu Black

 

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