The Peel Sessions (The Cure EP)

The Peel Sessions
The Peel Sessions
EP by The Cure
Released	1988
Recorded	4 December 1978
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Strange Fruit
Producer	Tony Wilson
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The Peel Sessions was the 1988 EP release of the session The Cure recorded on 4 December 1978 for BBC Radio 1's John Peel show.^[2]^[3] The session was broadcast on 11 December 1978. The recordings were released on 12" vinyl, CD and cassette in 1988. Music journalist Jeff Apter has called the session "just the seal of credibility the band needed".^[4]

The EP reached number 7 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.^[5]

Track listing

All songs were written by Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey.

"Killing an Arab" – 2:31
"10.15 Saturday Night" – 3:48
"Fire in Cairo" – 3:20
"Boys Don't Cry" – 2:47

References

^ "The Peel Sessions – The Cure". Allmusic.
^ Ken Garner (15 December 2010). The Peel Sessions: A story of teenage dreams and one man's love of new music. Ebury Publishing. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-4090-7483-0.
^ Mick Wall (9 April 2012). John Peel. Orion. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-4091-0909-9.
^ Jeff Apter (5 November 2009). Never Enough: The Story of The Cure. Omnibus Press. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-0-85712-024-3.
^ Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-95172-069-4, p. 56

[Allmusic-1] "The Peel Sessions – The Cure". Allmusic.

[Garner2010-2] Ken Garner (15 December 2010). The Peel Sessions: A story of teenage dreams and one man's love of new music. Ebury Publishing. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-4090-7483-0.

[Wall2012-3] Mick Wall (9 April 2012). John Peel. Orion. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-4091-0909-9.

[Apter2009-4] Jeff Apter (5 November 2009). Never Enough: The Story of The Cure. Omnibus Press. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-0-85712-024-3.

[Lazell-5] Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-95172-069-4, p. 56

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Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Perry Bamonte Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels Andy Anderson Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Pearl Thompson Phil Thornalley Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams
Studio albums	Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream Songs of a Lost World
Live albums	Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011
Compilations	Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots
Remix albums	Mixed Up Torn Down
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP
Singles	"Killing an Arab" "Boys Don't Cry" "Jumping Someone Else's Train" "A Forest" "Primary" "Charlotte Sometimes" "The Hanging Garden" "Let's Go to Bed" "The Walk" "The Love Cats" "The Caterpillar" "In Between Days" "Close to Me" "Why Can't I Be You?" "Catch" "Just Like Heaven" "Hot Hot Hot!!!" "Lullaby" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Pictures of You" "Never Enough" "High" "Friday I'm in Love" "A Letter to Elise" "The 13th" "Mint Car" "Strange Attraction" "Gone!" "Wrong Number" "Cut Here" "The End of the World" "The Only One" "Freakshow" "Sleep When I'm Dead" "The Perfect Boy" "Alone"
Other songs	"10:15 Saturday Night"
Video albums	The Cure in Orange Trilogy Festival 2005
Tours	The Cure: 'Reflections' Shows of a Lost World
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