Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)

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Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities
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Box set by
Released27 January 2004
Recorded1978–2001
Length4:54:58
Label Fiction (UK)
Elektra/Rhino (US)
Producer The Cure, Robert Smith, Phil Thornalley, Chris Parry, Steve Nye, Mike Hedges, Dave Allen, Steve Lyon (Mixing), Paul Corkett
The Cure chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001)
Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities
(2004)
The Cure
(2004)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 69/100 [1]
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
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NME 6/10 [6]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [7]
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Stylus Magazine A− [8]
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Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities is a box set of The Cure, released on 26 January 2004, by their former record label Fiction. (Elektra and Rhino co-released the compilation in North America.) This box set is a four-disc compilation of B-sides and rarities, digitally remastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road Studios from their original tapes. The box set includes all B-sides by the band, apart from a number of remixes, as well a number of unreleased songs and songs that had been out of physical circulation for years. Many of the songs had not appeared on CD before. The set includes a booklet with track-by-track commentary and an extensive overview of the band's history up to 2004, followed by an extensive list of The Cure's discography.

Contents

The B-side "I'm Cold" features singer Siouxsie Sioux on backing vocals; the collaboration came at the time when The Cure were supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees on their 1979 British tour.

Some of the B-sides released between 1982 and 1983 were first compiled on the Japanese Whispers compilation album issued in late 1983.

The boxset includes an early version of "Lament", initially recorded with Siouxsie and the Banshees's bassist Steven Severin in August 1982, to be released as a free single for Flexipop magazine.

Track listing

Disc 1 (1978–1987)

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."10:15 Saturday Night" Michael Dempsey • Robert SmithLol Tolhurst "Killing an Arab" (1978)3:43
2."Plastic Passion"Dempsey • Smith • Tolhurst"Boys Don't Cry" (1979)2:16
3."Pillbox Tales"Dempsey • Smith • Tolhurst"Boys Don't Cry" re-release (1986)
(Originally recorded in 1979)
2:56
4."Do the Hansa"Dempsey • Smith • Tolhurst"Boys Don't Cry" re-release (1986)
(Originally recorded in 1979)
2:40
5."I'm Cold"Dempsey • Smith • Tolhurst"Jumping Someone Else's Train" (1979)2:49
6."Another Journey by Train" Simon GallupMatthieu Hartley • Smith • Tolhurst"A Forest" (1980)3:06
7."Descent"Gallup • Smith • Tolhurst"Primary" (1981)3:09
8."Splintered in Her Head"Gallup • Smith • Tolhurst"Charlotte Sometimes" (1981)5:17
9."Lament"Smith Flexipop bonus 7" (1982)4:36
10."Just One Kiss"Smith • Tolhurst"Let's Go to Bed" (1982)4:10
11."The Dream"Smith"The Walk" (1983)3:12
12."The Upstairs Room"Smith • Tolhurst"The Walk" (1983)3:31
13."Lament"Smith"The Walk" (1983)4:25
14."Speak My Language"Smith • Tolhurst"The Love Cats" (1983)2:43
15."Mr. Pink Eyes"Smith • Tolhurst"The Love Cats" (1983)2:45
16."Happy the Man"Smith"The Caterpillar" (1984)2:47
17."Throw Your Foot"Smith"The Caterpillar" (1984)3:33
18."New Day"Smith • Tolhurst"Close to Me" (1985)4:10
19."The Exploding Boy"Smith"In Between Days" (1985)2:54
20."A Few Hours After This..."Smith"In Between Days" (1985)2:28
21."A Man Inside My Mouth"Smith"Close to Me" (1985)3:07
22."Stop Dead"Smith"Close to Me" (1985)4:02

Disc 2 (1987–1992)

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."A Japanese Dream"Gallup • Smith • Porl Thompson • Tolhurst • Boris Williams "Why Can't I Be You?" (1987)3:29
2."Breathe"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Catch" (1987)4:48
3."A Chain of Flowers"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Catch"4:55
4."Snow in Summer"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Just Like Heaven" (1987)3:27
5."Sugar Girl"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me bonus 7" (1987)3:23
6."Icing Sugar (Remix)"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me bonus 7" (1987)3:23
7."Hey You!!! (12" Extended Mix)"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Hot Hot Hot!!!" (1987)4:08
8."How Beautiful You Are... (Bob Clearmountain Remix)"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • WilliamsKiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me radio sampler (1987)4:25
9."To the Sky"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • WilliamsStranger Than Fiction label sampler (1989)5:15
10."Babble"Gallup • Roger O'Donnell • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Lullaby" (1989)4:18
11."Out of Mind"Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Lullaby" (1989)3:51
12."2 Late"Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Lovesong" (1989)2:41
13."Fear of Ghosts"Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Lovesong" (1989)6:51
14."Hello, I Love You (Psychedelic Version)" DensmoreKriegerManzarekMorrison Previously unreleased6:04
15."Hello, I Love You"Densmore • Krieger • Manzarek • Morrison Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary 3:31
16."Hello, I Love You (Slight Return Mix)"Densmore • Krieger • Manzarek • MorrisonRubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary0:13
17."Harold and Joe"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"Never Enough" (1990)5:09
18."Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix)"Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Tolhurst • Williams"Close to Me" re-release (1990)3:43

Disc 3 (1992–1996)

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."This Twilight Garden" Perry Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"High" (1992)4:45
2."Play"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"High" (1992)4:36
3."Halo"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"Friday I'm in Love" (1992)3:47
4."Scared as You"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"Friday I'm in Love" (1992)4:12
5."The Big Hand"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"A Letter to Elise" (1992)4:53
6."A Foolish Arrangement"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • Williams"A Letter to Elise" (1992)3:51
7."Doing the Unstuck (Saunders 12" Remix)"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Thompson • WilliamsPreviously unreleased5:55
8."Purple Haze (Virgin Radio Version)" Jimi Hendrix Previously unreleased3:18
9."Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1993)5:22
10."Burn"Bamonte • Gallup • Smith • Williams The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994)6:37
11."Young Americans" David Bowie 104.9 XFM compilation (1995)6:23
12."Dredd Song"Bamonte • Jason Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith Judge Dredd soundtrack4:25
13."It Used to Be Me"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"The 13th" (1996)6:50
14."Ocean"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"The 13th" (1996)3:29
15."Adonais"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"The 13th" (1996)4:11

Disc 4 (1996–2001)

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Home"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Mint Car" (1996)3:24
2."Waiting"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Mint Car" (1996)3:34
3."A Pink Dream"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Mint Car" (1996)3:44
4."This Is a Lie (Ambient Mix)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Gone!" (1996)4:32
5."Wrong Number (P2P Remix)"Smith"Wrong Number" (1997)8:14
6."More Than This"Smith The X-Files: The Album (1998)5:11
7."World in My Eyes" Martin Gore For the Masses 4:52
8."Possession"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • SmithPreviously unreleased5:17
9."Out of This World (Oakenfold Remix)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • SmithPreviously unreleased7:01
10."Maybe Someday (Hedges Remix)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Maybe Someday" promo single (2000)4:59
11."Coming Up"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith Bloodflowers (Australasian version) (2000)6:27
12."Signal to Noise (Acoustic Version)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • SmithPreviously unreleased3:36
13."Signal to Noise"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • Smith"Cut Here" (2001)4:07
14."Just Say Yes (Curve Remix)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • SmithPreviously unreleased
(Originally made in 2001)
3:18
15."A Forest (Plati and Slick Version)"Bamonte • Cooper • Gallup • O'Donnell • SmithPreviously unreleased
(Originally made in 2001)
6:41

Charts

Chart performance for Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 46
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 29
Italian Albums (FIMI) [13] 50
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 98
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 13
US Billboard 200 [16] 106

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