Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member ... (read more at Wikipedia)

Links to Peel[]

The Cure played at the Reading Festival in August 1979, as one of a few token New Wave acts booked for the traditionally heavy rock lineup. Peel acted as the compere for the festival and mused on it a few months later. "I actually met the band because I saw them at Reading - which I was compering - the festival. Best thing about it, I thought actually. I went back afterwards to speak to them. Did my usual, trying to be terribly funny and terribly witty and well-informed at the same time, which was rather embarrassing - horrific, in fact. And I apologise to them for that."(01 November 1979)

Festive Fifty Entries[]

1979 Festive Fifty: 10-15 Saturday Night #43
1980 Festive Fifty: A Forest #18
1981 Festive Fifty: A Forest #8
1982 Festive Fifty: A Forest ATFF#5
1982 Festive Fifty: The Hanging Garden #25
1982 Festive Fifty: The Figurehead #28
1982 Festive Fifty: A Strange Day #33
1983 Festive Fifty: The Love Cats #15
1983 Festive Fifty: The Walk #49
1985 Festive Fifty: Inbetween Days #27

Sessions[]

The_Cure_-_Grinding_Halt_(John_Peel_Session_1979) — The Cure - Grinding Halt (John Peel Session 1979)

Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation: Robert Smith reacted to this NME review with an alternative version of 'Grinding Halt' in the Cure's second session

Six sessions. Debut released on (Multi The Peel Session) Strange Fruit SFPS050

1. Recorded: 1978-12-04. First broadcast: 11 December 1978. Repeated: 10 January 1979, 07 March 1979, 30 July 1980.

Killing An Arab / 10.15 Saturday Night / Fire In Cairo / Boys Don't Cry

2. Recorded: 1979-05-09. First broadcast: 16 May 1979. Repeated: 06 June 1979, 24 December 1979.

Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation / Grinding Halt / Subway Song / Plastic Passion / Accuracy

3. Recorded: 1980-03-03. First broadcast: 10 March 1980. Repeated: 27 March 1980, 30 April 1980, 29 May 1980, 30 December 1980.

A Forest / 17 Seconds / Play For Today / M

THE_CURE_John_Peel_7th_January_1981 — THE CURE John Peel 7th January 1981

4. Recorded: 1981-01-07. First broadcast: 15 January 1981. Repeated: 02 February 1981, 29 July 1981, 17 November 1981.

Holy Hour / Forever / Primary / All Cats Are Grey

5. Recorded: 1981-12-21. First broadcast: 04 January 1982. Repeated: 20 January 1982, 22 February 1982, 12 February 1985

Figurehead / A Hundred Years / Siamese Twins / A Hanging Garden (not tx)

6. Recorded: 1985-07-30. First broadcast: 07 August 1985. Repeated: 20 August 1985, 10 September 1985, 01 October 1985.

The Exploding Boy / Six Different Ways / Screw / Sinking

Show appearances (Excluding Sessions)[]

(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site. Please add more information if known.)

1979

11 January 1979: Killing An Arab (7") Small Wonder SMALL 11
17 January 1979: Killing An Arab (7") Small Wonder SMALL 11
24 January 1979: Killing An Arab (7") Small Wonder SMALL 11
25 January 1979: 10:15 Saturday Night (7" - Killing An Arab) Small Wonder
14 February 1979: 10:15 Saturday Night
27 February 1979: Killing An Arab (7") Fiction FICS 1
09 April 1979: 10:15 Saturday Night (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
09 April 1979: Accuracy (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
09 April 1979: Grinding Halt (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
09 April 1979: Another Day (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
10 April 1979: So What (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
10 April 1979: Fire In Cairo (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
10 April 1979: It's Not You (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
10 April 1979: Three Imaginary Boys (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
10 April 1979: The Weedy Burton (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
11 April 1979: Object (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1 as announced on the 10th
11 April 1979: Subway Song (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1 as announced on the 10th
11 April 1979: Foxy Lady (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1 as announced on the 10th
11 April 1979: Meathook (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1 as announced on the 10th
19 April 1979: Grinding Halt (12" promo) Fiction
23 April 1979: Object (LP – Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
25 April 1979: Grinding Halt (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
30 April 1979: Accuracy (LP – Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
01 May 1979: Subway Song (LP – Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
14 May 1979: Foxy Lady (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
15 May 1979: Fire In Cairo (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
21 May 1979: Three Imaginary Boys (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
05 June 1979: Subway Song (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
18 June 1979: Boys Don't Cry (single) Fiction
07 July 1979 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry (7") Fiction
14 July 1979 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry (7") Fiction
16 July 1979: Boys Don't Cry (single) Fiction
29 September 1979 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry (7") Fiction
29 October 1979: Jumping Someone Else’s Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
01 November 1979: Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
03 November 1979 (BFBS): Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
10 November 1979 (BFBS): Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
13 November 1979: Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
19 November 1979: Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
21 November 1979: Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
15 December 1979 (BFBS): Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
20 December 1979: 10:15 Saturday Night (LP-Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FF#43

1980

05 January 1980 (BFBS): Jumping Someone Else's Train (7") Fiction FICS 5
23 January 1980: Fires In Cairo (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
09 February 1980 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry (7") Fiction FICS 002
24 March 1980: A Forest (single) Fiction
26 March 1980: A Forest (single) Fiction
16 April 1980: A Forest (7") Fiction FICS 10
21 April 1980: A Forest (7") Fiction FICS 10
22 April 1980: Play For Today (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
22 April 1980: In Your House (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
26 April 1980 (BFBS): A Forest (7") Fiction FICS 10
29 April 1980: In Your House (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
03 May 1980 (BFBS): In Your House (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
10 May 1980 (BFBS): Play For Today (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
17 May 1980 (BFBS): Play For Today (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
31 May 1980 (BFBS): At Night (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
05 June 1980: Secrets (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
07 June 1980 (BFBS): Foxy Lady (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
03 July 1980 (BFBS): Killing An Arab
31 July 1980 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry
08 September 1980: A Forest (7”) Fiction
29 December 1980: A Forest (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004 FF#18

1981

09 March 1981: Primary (single) Fiction
16 March 1981: Primary (7") Fiction FICS 12
19 March 1981 (BFBS): Primary (7") Fiction FICS 12
22 March 1981 (BFBS): Primary (7") Fiction FICS 12
02 April 1981: Primary (single) Fiction
09 April 1981: Primary (extended version) (12" single) Fiction
14 April 1981: The Holy Hour (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
15 April 1981: The Drowning Man (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
20 April 1981: Primary
22 April 1981: All Cats Are Grey (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
23 April 1981 (BFBS): The Holy Hour (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
23 April 1981 (BFBS): Doubt (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
26 April 1981 (BFBS): All Cats Are Grey (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
28 April 1981: All Cats Are Grey (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
03 May 1981 (BFBS): The Drowning Man (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
07 May 1981: The Funeral Party (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
07 May 1981: Doubt (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
14 May 1981: Other Voices (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
25 May 1981: The Drowning Man (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
28 May 1981 (BFBS): The Drowning Man (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
16 June 1981: Jumping Someone Else’s Train
18 June 1981 (BFBS): The Holy Hour (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
28 June 1981 (BFBS): Primary (7") Fiction FICS 12
22 September 1981: Charlotte Sometimes (12") Fiction FICSX 14
22 September 1981: Splintered In Her Head (12" - Charlotte Sometimes) Fiction FICSX 14
24 September 1981 (BFBS): 10.15 Saturday Night
27 September 1981 (BFBS): Secrets (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
Peel October November 1981: Charlotte Sometimes (7") Fiction
06 October 1981: Charlotte Sometimes (7") Fiction FICS 14
20 October 1981: Charlotte Sometimes (7") Fiction FICS 14
25 October 1981 (BFBS): The Drowning Man (album - Faith) Fiction FIX 6
05 November 1981: Splintered In Her Head (7" - Charlotte Sometimes) Fiction FICS 14
09 December 1981: Splintered In Her Head (7” – Charlotte Sometimes) Fiction
20 December 1981 (BFBS): Charlotte Sometimes (7") Fiction FICS 14
30 December 1981: A Forest (12 inch) Fiction FF#8

1982

08 March 1982: Jumping Someone Else's Train
26 April 1982: The Hanging Garden (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
28 April 1982: A Short Term Effect (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
28 April 1982: A Strange Day (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
02 May 1982 (BFBS): The Hanging Garden (12" promo for album - Pornography) Fiction CURE 1
04 May 1982: The Figurehead (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
12 May 1982 (BFBS): The Figurehead (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
12 May 1982 (BFBS): Pornography (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
19 May 1982 (BFBS): Cold (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
26 May 1982 (BFBS): A Short Term Effect (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
03 June 1982 (BBC World Service): The Figurehead (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
06 June 1982 (BFBS): Cold (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7
18 July 1982 (BFBS): A Forest (live) (2x7" - A Single) Fiction FICG 15
20 September 1982: Lament (flexidisc version issued with 'Flexipop' magazine)
14 November 1982 (BFBS): Play For Today (album - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction FIX 004
15 November 1982: Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
23 November 1982: Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
24 November 1982 (BFBS): Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
01 December 1982: 10:15 Saturday Night (7") Fiction
01 December 1982 (BFBS): Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
02 December 1982: Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
06 December 1982: A Forest (12") Fiction
07 December 1982: Pornography (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7 (played backwards, wrong speed and right speed)
12 December 1982 (BFBS): 10:15 Saturday Night (7") Fiction
12 December 1982 (BFBS): Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction FICS 17
21 December 1982: A Strange Day (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7 FF#33
22 December 1982: The Figurehead (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7 FF#28
23 December 1982: (JP: “In your favourites of this year, I think it's a much more interesting chart. I mean, who would have thought that there would have been three tracks from the Cure's Pornography LP in it? This is the third.”)
The Hanging Garden (LP-Pornography) Fiction FF#25
27 December 1982 (BBC World Service): Let's Go To Bed (7") Fiction
30 December 1982: A Forest (12 inch) Fiction ATFF#5

1983

09 January 1983 (BFBS): A Forest (2x7" - A Single) Fiction
19 January 1983 (BFBS): Let`s Go To Bed (12") Fiction FICSX 17
06 February 1983 (BFBS): Just One Kiss (7" - Let's Go To Bed) Fiction FICS 17
15 February 1983: Boys Don't Cry (7") Fiction
10 May 1983: Charlotte Sometimes
22 May 1983 (BFBS): Killing An Arab (7") Small Wonder SMALL 11
06 June 1983: All Cats Are Grey (album - Faith) Fiction
05 July 1983: The Walk (12" - The Upstairs Room / The Dream / The Walk / Lament ) Fiction
06 July 1983 (BFBS): Charlotte Sometimes (7") Fiction FICS 14
06 July 1983 (BFBS): The Walk (7") Fiction FICS 18
13 July 1983 (BFBS): The Dream (12" - The Upstairs Room / The Dream / The Walk / Lament) Fiction FICSX 18
20 July 1983 (BFBS): Meathook (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
20 July 1983 (BFBS): The Upstairs Room (12" - The Upstairs Room / The Dream / The Walk / Lament) Fiction FICSX 18
28 July 1983: The Upstairs Room (12" - The Upstairs Room / The Dream / The Walk / Lament) Fiction FICSX 18
06 September 1983: Jumping Someone Else's Train (album - Boy's Don't Cry) Fiction
10 September 1983 (BFBS): Jumping Someone Else`s Train (album - Boy's Don't Cry) Fiction SPELP 26
17 October 1983: Love Cats (7") Fiction
08 December 1983: The Upstairs Room (LP - The Walk) Fiction
21 December 1983: The Walk (7 inch) Fiction FF#49
28 December 1983: The Lovecats (7") Fiction FF#15 (JP: “I must admit, I thought that was absolute rubbish the first time I heard it, but I did learn to, not exactly love it, but learn to live with it, anyway.”)
Tremble The Dog: Boys Don't Cry

1984

John Peel February March 1984: The Caterpillar (LP - The Top) Fiction
02 April 1984 (BBC World Service): unknown
09 April 1984: Grinding Halt
18 April 1984 (BFBS): Grinding Halt
26 April 1984: A Forest (12") Fiction FICSX 10
09 May 1984 (BFBS): The Caterpillar (album - The Top) Fiction FIXS9
31 October 1984: Charlotte Sometimes (may be from later show)
23 December 1984 (BFBS): I'm Cold (7" - Jumping Someone Else's Train) Fiction FICS 5

1985

10 February 1985 (BFBS): 10:15 Saturday Night
04 March 1985: 10:15 Saturday Night
15 July 1985: In Between Days (7") Fiction FICS 22
22 July 1985 (BBC World Service): In Between Days (12") Fiction
23 July 1985: In Between Days (single) Fiction
12 August 1985: A Few Hours After This (12” single – In Between Days b-side bonus track) Fiction
12 August 1985 (BBC World Service): A Few Hours After This (12" - In Between Days) Fiction
26 August 1985: 'The Blood (LP-The Head On The Door)' (Fiction)
26 August 1985: 'Six Different Ways (LP-The Head On The Door)' (Fiction)
26 August 1985 (BFBS): Just One Kiss (7" - Let's Go To Bed) Fiction FICS 17
28 August 1985: Kyoto Song (LP - The Head On The Door) Fiction
02 September 1985: The Baby Screams (LP - The Head On The Door) Fiction
02 September 1985 (BFBS): The Baby Screams (LP - The Head On The Door) Fiction
02 September 1985 (BFBS): Push (album - The Head On The Door) Fiction
02 September 1985 (BFBS): The Blood (album - The Head On The Door)' (Fiction)
06 September 1985 (BBC World Service): The Blood (album - The Head On The Door) Fiction
06 September 1985 (BBC World Service): Push (album - The Head On The Door) Fiction
09 September 1985: Sinking (LP - The Head On The Door) Fiction
09 September 1985 (BBC World Service): Close To Me (7") Fiction
11 September 1985: Screw (LP - The Head On The Door) Fiction
21 October 1985: Meathook (album - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction FIX 1
18 December 1985: In Between Days FF#27

1986

09 January 1986 (BFBS): The Figurehead (album - Pornography) Fiction FIXD7 FF#28
18 February 1986: Play For Today (LP - Seventeen Seconds) Fiction
22 February 1986 (BFBS): 'Caterpillar (LP-The Top)' (Fiction)
John Peel inc 04 March 1986 edited: Shake Dog Shake
21 April 1986: Boys Don't Cry (7" - Boys Don't Cry (New Voice • New Mix)) Fiction FICS 24
26 April 1986 (BFBS): 'Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - New Mix) (7")' (Fiction)
28 April 1986 (BBC World Service): Boys Don't Cry (Resung & Club Mixed February 86) (7") Fiction
20 May 1986: Killing An Arab (LP - Standing On A Beach • The Singles) Fiction
10 June 1986: The Hanging Garden (7") Fiction
14 June 1986 (BFBS): The Hanging Garden (7") Fiction
23 July 1986 (BFBS): Charlotte Sometimes (single) Fiction
19 October 1986 (BFBS): 'All Cats Are Grey (LP-Faith)' (Fiction)
08 December 1986: The Lovecats (7") Fiction

1987

30 March 1987: Why Can't I Be You? (7") Fiction
07 April 1987: Why Can't I Be You? (7") Fiction
13 April 1987: Why Can't I Be You? (7") Fiction
22 April 1987: Why Can't I Be You? (7") Fiction
20 May 1987: All I Want (LP - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me) Fiction/Polydor
01 June 1987: Hot Hot Hot!!! (LP - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me) Fiction
04 June 1987 (Rockradio): 1000 Hours (album - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me)
June (No. 2) 1987 (BBC World Service): All I Want (LP - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me) Fiction/Polydor
12 August 1987: 1000 Hours (album - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me)
13 August 1987 (Radio Bremen): Why Can't I Be You? (7") Fiction
23 November 1987: 10:15 Saturday Night (7") Polydor

1988

02 May 1988: Killing An Arab (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
04 May 1988: 10.15 Saturday Night (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
28 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): 10.15 Saturday Night (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
10 June 1988 (BFBS) (Peel 085 (BFBS)): 'Fire In Cairo (12"-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)

1989

03 February 1989 (BFBS) (Peel 099 (BFBS)): 'Primary (12")' (Fiction)

1990

07 August 1990: Faith (LP - Faith) Fiction
28 October 1990: Hello I Love You (LP - Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary) Elektra

1991

07 July 1991: Hello I Love You (LP - Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary) Elektra

1993

06 April 1993 (John Peel Is Jakki Brambles): Friday I’m In Love (single) Fiction

1996

24 June 1996: Boys Don’t Cry (4/12/78 session) (John Peel's Classic Sessions)

2002

07 May 2002: A Forest (Played as part of Dave Clarke DJ set. JP tells DC he is thinking of reintroducing The Forest into his own DJ sets, after something of a gap. Apparently the track was so popular back in the day that Peel would deem a gig a success if he made it to the end of the night without playing the song.)

2004

11 March 2004 (vs SFB): In Between Dazed Mix (12") white label
15 September 2004: A Forest (12") Fiction
21 October 2004 (introduced by Robert Smith): Desperate Journalist - (Fiction)
29 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): '10:15 Saturday Night (LP-Three Imaginary Boys)' (Fiction)

Others

Peel Early Dec 1983: The Upstairs Room (album - Japanese Whispers) Fiction
Peel Late Oct 1984: Charlotte Sometimes
Peel 005 (BFBS): 10.15 Saturday Night (LP-Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
Peel 018 (BFBS): Just One Kiss (LP-Japanese Whispers) Fiction
Peel 019 (BFBS): Push (LP-The Head On The Door) Fiction (JP: “A good LP actually, their best in a while.”)
13 February 1986 (BFBS) Peel 029 (BFBS): Caterpillar (LP-The Top) Fiction
Peel 034 (BFBS): Boys Don't Cry (New Voice - New Mix) (7") Fiction
Peel 085 (BFBS): 'Fire In Cairo (12"-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)
Peel 099 (BFBS): 'Primary (12")' (Fiction) (JP: 'Thumpety thumpety thump, they went. I liked them better in those days: of course, they don't seem to do anything now.')

Top Of The Pops[]

07 July 1983 (TOTP): The Walk
10 November 1983 (TOTP): The Love Cats
08 May 1986 (TOTP): Boys Don't Cry

External Links[]

Wikipedia
Teenage Kicks: I Talk To The Trees