Standing On A Beach • The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) by The Cure
Q: Are compilations allowed
A: Of course they are.
I've never been a big fan of cassettes other than as a way of recording music, but there's some albums where the cassette was THE format to get. This was one, with the sngles on one side and the B-Sides on the other.
It was the moment where a lot of people realised that, despite being a miserable bunch of Goths, The Cure were a damn fine singles band who knew how to have more fun than most.
I spent summer 1986 listening to this and Balaam and the Angel's 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' on repeat, whilst holed up in my cellar (how Goth) learning how to dismantle a bicycle and put it back together again.
I'm not going to pretend that the B-Sides are anywhere as near as good as the A-sides, but there's no denying that it makes for a very entertaining compilation of darkness and daftness.
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