The Viagra and Cialis effect on music is taking older musicians by storm. No E.D. for Robert “Fat Bob” Smith from the Cure. Their self-titled album release in June and touring all summer only made him hungry for more. We see Rhino is re-releasing The Cure’s 1979 debut album, Three Imaginary Boys, as a Deluxe Edition series on December 7th. Compiled by Robert Smith and digitally remastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road, this 2 CD set is a must for all Cure fans as it contains six previously unreleased songs and 15 tracks on CD for the very first time. The 16-page booklet has sleevenotes by Johnny Black plus rare and previously unseen photographs from Robert Smith’s personal archive.
Tracklisting is as follows:
DISC 1 – Three Imaginary Boys
01. “10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT”
02 “ACCURACY”
03. “GRINDING HALT”
04. “ANOTHER DAY”
05. “OBJECT”
06. “SUBWAY SONG”
07. “FOXY LADY”
08. “MEATHOOK”
09. “SO WHAT”
10. “FIRE IN CAIRO”
11. “IT’S NOT YOU”
12. “THREE IMAGINARY BOYS”
13. “THE WEEDY BURTON”
DISC 2 – Rarities 1977-1979
01. “I Want To Be Old” (sav studio demo 10/77 – previously unreleased song) (@)
02. “I’m Cold” (sav studio demo 11/77 – previously unreleased version) (@)
03. “Heroin Face” (live in the rocket, crawley 12/77 – previously available on ‘curiosity’ mc 1984) (@)
04. “I Just Need Myself” (psl studio demo 1/78 – previously unreleased song) (@)
05. “10:15 Saturday Night” (rs home demo 2/78 – previously unreleased version)
06. “The Cocktail Party” (group home demo 3/78 – previously unreleased song) (@)
07. “Grinding Halt” (group home demo 4/78 – previously unreleased version) (@)
08. “Boys Don’t Cry” (chestnut studio demo 5/78 – previously available on ‘curiosity’ mc 1984)
09. “It’s Not You” (chestnut studio demo 5/78 – previously unreleased version)
10. “10:15 Saturday Night” (chestnut studio demo 5/78 – previously unreleased version)
11. “Fire In Cairo” (chestnut studio demo 5/78 – previously unreleased version)
12. “Winter” (’tib’ studio out-take 10/78 – previously unreleased song)
13. “Faded Smiles” (aka I Don’t Know) (’tib’ studio out-take 10/78 – previously unreleased song)
14.” Play With Me” (’tib’ studio out-take 10/78 – previously unreleased song)
15. “World War” (on early copies of ‘boys don’t cry’ album 1979)
16. “Boys Don’t Cry” (single – also on ‘boys don’t cry’ album 1979)
17. “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” (single – also on ‘boys don’t cry’ album 1979)
18. “Subway Song” (live in nottingham 10/79 – previously available on ‘curiosity’ mc 1984)
19. “Accuracy” (live in nottingham 10/79 – previously unreleased version)
20. “10:15 Saturday Night” (live in nottingham 10/79 – previously unreleased version)
(@) denotes Porl Thompson – lead guitar & b/v’s
