The Cure

BBC Sessions 1979-1985

Tachika Records – TCTLCD-521/2008

Session 1 (tracks 1.01 to 1.05) John Peel Session Maida Vale Recording Studios, London, UK 1979-05-06 Airdate: 1979-05-16
1.1.Subway Song.2:19
1.2.Plastic Passion.2:04
1.3.Grinding Halt.2:36
1.4.A Desperate Journalist.2:42
1.5.Accuracy.1:58

Session 2 (tracks 1.06 to 1.09) John Peel Session Maida Vale Recording Studios, London, UK 1980-03-03 Airdate: 1980-03-10
1.6.A Forest.5:49
1.7.Seventeen Seconds.3:52
1.8.Play For Today.3:31
1.9.M.2:46

Session 3 (tracks 1.10 to 1.13) John Peel Session Maida Vale Recording Studios, London, UK 1981-01-07 Airdate: 1981-01-15
1.10.Forever.3:38
1.11.All Cats Are Grey.3:34
1.12.The Holy Hour.3:56
1.13.Cold Colours (aka Primary).3:37

Session 4 (tracks 1.14 to 1.16) Richard Skinner Session Langham, England 1981-02-26 Airdate: 1981-03-02
1.14.The Funeral Party.4:02
1.15.The Drowning Man.4:34
1.16.Faith.5:08

Session 5 (tracks 1.17 to 1.19) John Peel Session Maida Vale Recording Studios, London, UK 1981-12-21 Airdate: 1982-01-04
1.17.Siamese Twins.5:36
1.18.One Hundred Years.5:36
1.19.The Figurehead.7:20

Session 6 (tracks 2.01 to 2.04) Kid Jensen Session Maida Vale Recording Studios, London, UK 1982-10-24 (?) Airdate: 1982-11-27
2.1.Let's Go To Bed.3:34
2.2.Just One Kiss.4:03
2.3.One Hundred Years.4:26
2.4.Ariel.2:33

Session 7 (tracks 2.05 to 2.08) Richard Skinner Session Langham, England 1984-02-15 Airdate: 1984-04
2.5.Piggy In The Mirror.3:24
2.6.Bananafishbones.2:53
2.7.Give Me It.2:46
2.8.The Empty World.3:00

Session 8 (tracks 2.09 to 2.12) John Peel Session UK FM 'BBC Radio 1' 1985-08-07
2.9.The Exploding Boy.2:56
2.10.Six Different Ways.3:25
2.11.Screw.2:18
2.12.Sinking.5:01

Session 9 (tracks 2.13 to 2.17) Saturday Live UK FM 'BBC Radio 1' 1985-07-06
2.13.In Between Days.2:46
2.14.Close To Me.3:30
2.15.Kyoto Song.4:29
2.16.The Baby Screams.3:40
2.17.Sinking.4:53