Original 1980 The Cure “Boys Don’t Cry” Vinyl LP
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Jun 25, 2016 Sold Date
Jun 15, 2016 Start Date
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Description

This original vinyl LP, Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure, was issued in the U.S. by Polydor Records in 1980. The album has had the same owner since the 1980s and has been handled with meticulous care. The record is in excellent condition and the sleeve is in VG+ condition.

The record features the following tracks:

Side A

  1. Boys Don’t Cry – 2:37
  2. Plastic Passion – 2:15
  3. 10:15 Saturday Night – 3:40
  4. Accuracy – 2:16
  5. Object – 3:03
  6. Jumping Someone Else's Train – 2:58
  7. Subway Song – 1:54

Side B

  1. Killing an Arab – 2:22
  2. Fire in Cairo – 3:21
  3. Another Day – 3:43
  4. Grinding Halt – 2:49
  5. World War – 2:36
  6. Three Imaginary Boys – 3:14

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The following is from the Wikipedia entry for The Cure’s Pornography:

Boys Don't Cry is a studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure. It was released on 5 February 1980 in the UK and in August 1980 in the US as an alternate version of the band's 1979 debut album Three Imaginary Boys with a slightly different track list.

 

Release

Boys Don't Cry was released on 5 February 1980 by record label Fiction. According to AllMusic, the album "[falls] somewhere between [an] official release and compilation," and was released "in hopes of increasing the band's exposure outside of the U.K.”

 

Reception

Boys Don't Cry has been generally well received by critics. It was ranked number 438 on Rolling Stones "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.

 

Legacy

In 2003, the album was ranked number 442 on Rolling Stone's list of the five-hundred best albums ever.


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