THE CURE – Unreleased Demos 1977-1986 (1CD)

Studio Quality 9.7 – Fantastic all around collection which I would also point to as a good starting point to building up a collection of The Cure music. For me it was particularly interesting as I had no prior familiarity with their studio works.

The Cure
“The Unreleased Demo Tapes (1977-1986)”

01 Meathook (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
02 Listen [early ‘Pill Box Tales’] (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
03 I Just Need Myself (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
04 See The Children, Fear The Children (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977)
05 Play For Today (Rehearsal Demo, 1979)
06 Into The Trees [aka ‘A Forest’] (Rehearsal Demo, 1979)
07 Play For Today (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980)
08 A Forest (Morgan Studios, London, January 1980)
09 M (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980)
10 Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980)
11 Birdmad Girl (Early Demo, 1983)
12 Wailing Wall (Early Demo, 1983)
13 The Empty World (Demo, 1984)
14 Bananafishbones (Demo, 1984)
15 The Top (Demo, 1984)
16 Why Can’t I Be You? (Miraval Studio Demo, France, 1986)