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The Cure

The Cure is a British rock band formed in Crawley, England in 1976

Members

  • Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboard) (1976-present)
  • Michael Dempsey (bass, backing vocals) (1976-1979)
  • Laurence "Lol" Tulhurst (drums, keyboards) (1976-1989)
  • Porl Thompson (second guitar) (1976-1978, 1984-1994, 2005-present)
  • Simon Gallup (bass) (1979-1982, 1985-present)
  • Phil Thornally (bass) (1983-1984)
  • Matthieu Hartley (keyboards) (1979-1980)
  • Andy Anderson (drums) (1983-1984)
  • Boris Williams (drums) (1984-1994)
  • Roger O'Donnell (keyboards) (1987-1989, 1995-2005)
  • Parry Bamonte (keyboards, second guitar) (1990-2005)
  • Jason Cooper (drums) (1995-present)

Albums

  • Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
  • Seventeen Seconds (1980)
  • Boys Don't Cry (1980) (US release of TIB with singles added)
  • Faith (1981)
  • Happily Ever After (1982) (US release of Seventeen Seconds and Faith)
  • Pornography (1982)
  • Japanese Whispers (1983) [1982-1983 singles]
  • The Top (1984)
  • Concert (1984) [live]
  • The Head on the Door (1985)
  • Half an Octopus EP (1985) [UK only)
  • Quadpus EP (1986) [US Only]
  • Staring At The Sea: The Singles (1986) [1978-1985 singles]
  • Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
  • Disintegration (1989)
  • Mixed Up (1990) [remix album]
  • Integration (1990) [boxed set of 4 viynl singles off of Disintegration]
  • Entreat (1991) [live]
  • Wish (1992)
  • Show (1993) [live]
  • Lost Wishes (1993) [instrumentals from the Wish sessions]
  • Paris (1993) [live]
  • Wild Mood Swings (1996)
  • Five Swing Live EP (1997) [live EP of songs from the 1996 Wild Mood Swings tour]
  • Galore (1997) [1987-1997 singles]
  • Bloodflowers (2000)
  • Greatest Hits (2001)
  • The Cure (2004)
  • Join The Dots: B-Sides and Rarities - 1978-2001 (2004)
  • From Festival 2005 (2007)
  • currently untitled album (tenative 2007/2008 release)

Singles

  • Killing an Arab (1978)
  • Boys Don't Cry (1979)
  • Jumping Someone Else's Train (1979)
  • A Forest (1980)
  • Primary (1981)
  • Charlotte Sometimes (1981)
  • The Hanging Garden (1982)
  • Let's Go To Bed (1982)
  • The Walk (1983)
  • The Lovecats (1983)
  • The Caterpillar (1984)
  • In Between Days (1985)
  • Close To Me (1985)
  • Boys Don't Cry (New Voice/New Mix) (1986)
  • Why Can't I Be You (1987)
  • Catch (1987)
  • Just Like Heaven (1987)
  • Hot Hot Hot!!! (1988)
  • Fascination Street (1988)
  • Lullaby (1989)
  • Lovesong (1989)
  • Pictures of You (1990)
  • Never Enough (1990)
  • Close To Me (Closer Mix) (1990)
  • High (1992)
  • Friday, I'm In Love (1992)
  • A Letter to Elise (1992)
  • The 13th (1996)
  • Mint Car (1996)
  • Gone! (1996)
  • Strange Attraction (1997)
  • Wrong Number (1997)
  • Maybe Someday (2000)
  • Out of This World (2000)
  • Cut Here (2001)
  • Just Say Yes (2002)
  • The End of the World (2004)
  • alt.end (2004)
  • Taking Off (2004)
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