Join the Dots - B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001 - The Fiction Years
The Cure · 2004
295 min · 70 tracks · alternative rock · new wave · post-punk
An eclectic collection of The Cure's B-sides and rarities, blending haunting melodies with experimental flair.
Why this album works
This album is significant for showcasing The Cure's lesser-known tracks, highlighting the band's influence on the alternative and gothic rock scenes. It has been praised for its depth and variety, revealing the band's creative processes and artistic explorations beyond their mainstream hits.
- Best for
- long, immersive listening sessions exploratory sonic landscapes reflective late-night vibes
- Context
- Released in 2004, 'Join the Dots - B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001' captures The Cure’s diverse output during their time on Fiction Records. This compilation follows their commercially successful album 'The Cure' (2004), serving as a retrospective look at their evolution from post-punk icons to alternative rock stalwarts.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Radiohead· Robbie Williams· Muse· Duran Duran· Manic Street Preachers· Bryan Adams· Depeche Mode· David Bowie
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 10:15 Saturday Night Standout 3:43
- 2 Plastic Passion 2:16
- 3 Pillbox Tales 2:56
- 4 Do the Hansa 2:40
- 5 I’m Cold 2:49
- 6 Another Journey by Train 3:06
- 7 Descent 3:09
- 8 Splintered in Her Head 5:17
- 9 Lament (Flexipop version) 4:36
- 10 Just One Kiss 4:10
- 11 The Dream 3:12
- 12 The Upstairs Room 3:31
- 13 Lament 4:25
- 14 Speak My Language 2:43
- 15 Mr Pink Eyes 2:45
- 16 Happy the Man 2:47
- 17 Throw Your Foot 3:33
- 18 New Day 4:10
- 19 The Exploding Boy 2:54
- 20 A Few Hours After This… 2:28
- 21 A Man Inside My Mouth 3:07
- 22 Stop Dead 4:02
Disc 2
- 1 A Japanese Dream 3:29
- 2 Breathe 4:48
- 3 A Chain of Flowers 4:55
- 4 Snow in Summer 3:27
- 5 Sugar Girl 3:15
- 6 Icing Sugar 3:23
- 7 Hey You!!! (12″ extended remix) 4:08
- 8 How Beautiful You Are 4:25
- 9 To the Sky 5:15
- 10 Babble 4:18
- 11 Out of Mind 3:51
- 12 2 Late 2:41
- 13 Fear of Ghosts 6:51
- 14 Hello I Love You (Psychedelic mix) 6:04
- 15 Hello I Love You 3:31
- 16 Hello I Love You (Slight Return mix) 0:13
- 17 Harold and Joe 5:09
- 18 Just Like Heaven (Dizzy mix) Standout 3:43
Disc 3
- 1 This Twilight Garden 4:45
- 2 Play 4:36
- 3 Halo 3:47
- 4 Scared as You 4:12
- 5 The Big Hand 4:53
- 6 A Foolish Arrangement 3:51
- 7 Doing the Unstuck (unreleased 12″ version) 5:55
- 8 Purple Haze (Virgin Radio version) 3:18
- 9 Purple Haze 5:22
- 10 Burn Standout 6:37
- 11 Young Americans 6:23
- 12 Dredd Song 4:25
- 13 It Used to Be Me 6:50
- 14 Ocean 3:29
- 15 Adonais 4:11
Disc 4
- 1 Home 3:24
- 2 Waiting 3:34
- 3 A Pink Dream 3:44
- 4 This Is a Lie (Ambient mix) 4:32
- 5 Wrong Number (P2P mix) 8:14
- 6 More Than This 5:11
- 7 World in My Eyes 4:52
- 8 Possession 5:17
- 9 Out of This World (Oakenfold mix) 7:01
- 10 Maybe Someday (acoustic mix) 4:59
- 11 Coming Up 6:27
- 12 Signal to Noise (acoustic version) 3:36
- 13 Signal to Noise 4:07
- 14 Just Say Yes (Curve mix) 3:18
- 15 A Forest (Mark Plati mix) 6:42
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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