Boys Don’t Cry

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Annotation

The track times printed on this release are not reliable, i.e. mostly incorrect.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-15 07:58 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Boys Don’t Cry engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer and mixer: Chris Parry bass and bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 242) recording of: Boys Don’t Cry lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) writer and composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	4.6	?:??
A2	Plastic Passion engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Plastic Passion lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3.75	?:??
A3	10:15 Saturday Night assistant engineer: Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass and bass guitar: Michael Dempsey (on 1978-09-20) drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst (on 1978-09-20) guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1978-09-20) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) recorded at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-09-20) mixed at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: 10:15 Saturday Night (on 1978-09-20) lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd. live recording of: 10:15 Saturday Night lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.	4.15	?:??
A4	Accuracy assistant engineer: Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recorded at and mixed at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Accuracy lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	4.2	?:??
A5	Object recording of: Object lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.		?:??
A6	Jumping Someone Else’s Train engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass and bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) recording of: Jumping Someone Else’s Train lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	4	?:??
A7	Subway Song engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Subway Song lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.		?:??
B1	Killing an Arab engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass: Michael Dempsey (on 1978-09-20) drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst (on 1978-09-20) guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (on 1978-09-20) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead) recording of: Killing an Arab (on 1978-09-20) lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co.	4.4	?:??
B2	Fire in Cairo assistant engineer: Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recorded at and mixed at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Fire in Cairo lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: APB Music Co. and Fiction Songs Ltd.	4.8	?:??
B3	Another Day assistant engineer: Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recorded at and mixed at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Another Day lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	4	?:??
B4	Grinding Halt assistant engineer: Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recorded at and mixed at: Morgan (studio 4) Willesden (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Grinding Halt lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	4.4	?:??
B5	World War recording of: World War lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst	3.5	?:??
B6	Three Imaginary Boys engineer: Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) producer: Chris Parry bass guitar: Michael Dempsey drums (drum set): Lol Tolhurst guitar and lead vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Three Imaginary Boys lyricist: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) composer: Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst publisher: Fiction Songs Ltd.	5	?:??

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/551113 [info]

Release group

included in:	Assemblage Boys Don’t Cry / The Top

part of:	Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 438) (order: 439) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 442) (order: 443)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/20161 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-cure/Boys-don-t-cry [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the_cure/boys_dont_cry_f3/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/37309/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Boys_Don't_Cry/4614 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000651837 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1931163 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: 12" Vinyl

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Fiction
0060.276

Release events

Germany
1980

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