The Top

Album by The Cure

The Top is The Cure’s fifth studio album, released in 1984 by Fiction Records. It blends post-punk, gothic rock and psychedelic elements, with Robert Smith handling most of the instrumentation amid a transitional line-up.
First released: 22nd May 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    You Stayed... (RS home demo)
    2:21
  2. 2.
    Shake Dog Shake
    4:56
  3. 3.
    Ariel (RS home demo)
    2:58
  4. 4.
    Birdmad Girl
    4:05
  5. 5.
    Wailing Wall
    5:23
  6. 6.
    A Hand Inside My Mouth (studio demo)
    3:40
  7. 7.
    Sadacic (RS studio demo)
    4:17
  8. 8.
    Give Me It
    3:43
  9. 9.
    Dressing Up
    2:51
  10. 10.
    Shake Dog Shake (studio demo)
    4:56
  11. 11.
    Piggy in the Mirror (studio demo)
    3:40
  12. 12.
    The Caterpillar
    3:42
  13. 13.
    Birdmad Girl (studio demo)
    3:36
  14. 14.
    Piggy in the Mirror
    3:40
  15. 15.
    The Empty World
    2:37
  16. 16.
    Give Me It (studio demo)
    3:43
  17. 17.
    Bananafishbones
    3:00
  18. 18.
    Throw Your Foot (studio demo)
    3:31
  19. 19.
    The Top
    6:58
  20. 20.
    Happy the Man (studio demo)
    2:46
  21. 21.
    The Caterpillar (studio demo)
    4:17
  22. 22.
    Dressing Up (studio alternative mix)
    2:14
  23. 23.
    Wailing Wall (studio alternative mix)
    4:59
  24. 24.
    The Empty World (live)
    2:47
  25. 25.
    Bananafishbones (live)
    2:57
  26. 26.
    The Top (live)
    7:13
  27. 27.
    Forever (version) (live)
    4:58

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