The Cure – The Top

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Label:	Fiction Records – fixs9
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

A1		Shake Dog Shake Written-By – Smith*
A2		Bird Mad Girl Written-By – Smith*
A3		Wailing Wall Written-By – Smith*
A4		Give Me It Written-By – Smith*
A5		Dres Written-By – Smith*
B1		The Caterpillar Written-By – Smith*
B2		Piggy In The Mirror Written-By – Smith*
B3		The Empty World Written-By – Smith*
B4		Bananafishbones Written-By – Smith*
B5		The Top Written-By – Smith*

Companies, etc.

Record Company – 18 Age Record Co. Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fiction Records
Copyright © – Fiction Records
Copyright © – APB Music Co. Ltd.
Published By – APB Music Co. Ltd.
Mastered At – Musitech

Credits

Design, Artwork – Parched Art
Drums, Percussion – Andy Anderson
Engineer [Engineered By] – Howard Grey*
Instruments [Other Instruments] – Laurence Tolhurst
Instruments, Voice [Voices] – Robert Smith
Producer [Produced By] – Smith*
Saxophone – Porl Thompson

Notes

A release with monochrome black and white inner sleeve containing illustrations, lyrics, credits and thank yous.
For a similar version with monochrome black and white inner sleeve, see The Top.
For versions with the inner sleeve printed in blue, green and white, see The Top.

Mastered at Musitech (as indicated by 'MT' in the runouts).

Sides A and B are referred to as 'Eye side' and 'Cross side' respectively.

Track A2 title printed as "birdmad girl" on the inner sleeve.

[Side B label]:
℗ 1984 fiction records © 1984 fiction records
original sound recording by 18 age record co., ltd.

[Inner sleeve]:
© 1984 APB music co ltd.
also available on cassette • mc fixsc9 ~ compact disc • cd 821136-2

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): FIXS-9-A-2-1-1 MT
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): FIXS-9-B-2-1-1 MT.1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Top (Cassette, Album, On-Body Print)	Fiction Records	fixsc 9	UK	1984
	The Top (LP, Album)	Fiction Records	fixs9	UK	1984
	The Top (LP, Album, Stereo)	Fiction Records	821 136-1 ME		1984
Recently Edited	The Top (LP, Album, ARC Pressing)	Sire	1-25086, 25086-1	US	1984
Recently Edited	The Top (LP, Album)	Polydor	821136-1	Netherlands	1984