The Head on the Door
The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by the British alternative rock band The Cure. It was released in 1985.
Overview
This album follows the return of Simon Gallup and the official reinstatement of Porl Thompson as a band member (he made a small contribution to The Top but was not officially a band member until the album tour). This is also the first Cure album with drummer Boris Williams, who had previously worked with the Thompson Twins. Special guest Ron Howe of Fools Dance plays a saxophone solo on the song "A Night Like This."
On the recent 2008 "4 Tour" The Cure played "Inbetween Days", "Kyoto Song", "The Blood", "Push", "The Baby Screams", "Close to Me", and "A Night Like This" at various concerts.
"Sinking" was last played as part of the 2004 North American Curiosa Tour.
"Six Different Ways", and "Screw" have not been played since the 1985/86 Head Tour.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Robert Smith.
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "In Between Days" | 2:57 | |||||||
2. | "Kyoto Song" | 4:16 | |||||||
3. | "The Blood" | 3:43 | |||||||
4. | "Six Different Ways" | 3:18 | |||||||
5. | "Push" | 4:31 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "The Baby Screams" | 3:44 | |||||||
2. | "Close to Me" | 3:23 | |||||||
3. | "A Night Like This" | 4:16 | |||||||
4. | "Screw" | 2:38 | |||||||
5. | "Sinking" | 4:57 |
2006 Deluxe Edition bonus disc | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "In Between Days (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" | 1:25 | |||||||
2. | "Inwood (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" | 2:18 | |||||||
3. | "Push (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" | 2:31 | |||||||
4. | "Innsbruck (RS Instrumental Home Demo 12/84)" | 2:37 | |||||||
5. | "Stop Dead (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 3:21 | |||||||
6. | "Mansolidgone (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 4:06 | |||||||
7. | "Screw (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 3:09 | |||||||
8. | "Lime Time (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 2:56 | |||||||
9. | "Kyoto Song (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 4:28 | |||||||
10. | "A Few Hours After This ... (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 4:36 | |||||||
11. | "Six Different Ways (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 3:00 | |||||||
12. | "A Man Inside My Mouth (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 3:00 | |||||||
13. | "A Night Like This (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 4:08 | |||||||
14. | "The Exploding Boy (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 3:06 | |||||||
15. | "Close to Me (Fitz/F2 Studios Demo 2/85)" | 4:03 | |||||||
16. | "The Baby Screams (Live bootleg Bercy Paris 12/85 - bootleg audience recording)" | 3:46 | |||||||
17. | "The Blood (Live bootleg Bercy Paris 12/85 - bootleg audience recording)" | 3:34 | |||||||
18. | "Sinking (Live bootleg Bercy Paris 12/85 - bootleg audience recording)" | 5:06 |