The Cure – The Top

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Label:	Fiction Records – fixs9
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	Jun 21, 1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

A1	Shake Dog Shake Written-By – Smith*	4:56
A2	Birdmad Girl Written-By – Smith*	4:04
A3	Wailing Wall Written-By – Smith*	5:18
A4	Give Me It Written-By – Smith*	3:40
A5	Dres Written-By – Smith*	2:47
B1	The Caterpillar Written-By – Smith*	3:40
B2	Piggy In The Mirror Written-By – Smith*	3:38
B3	The Empty World Written-By – Smith*	2:35
B4	Bananafishbones Written-By – Smith*	3:09
B5	The Top Written-By – Smith*	6:52

Companies, etc.

Licensed From – Fiction Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – Vap Inc.
Made By – Vap Inc.
Copyright © – APB Music Co. Ltd.
Published By – APB Music Co. Ltd.

Credits

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

Notes

Released with obi, colour printed inner sleeve and double sided B&W printed Japanese lyric insert sheet.
Early issues with 6-folded 51,5 cm x 72,5 cm poster of Robert Smith and Laurence Tolhurst.

(c) 1984 APB music co ltd.

Typo on obi fake sticker: "Includes single hit The Caterpiller", correctly printed The Caterpillar everywhere else on release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): A 35117
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): B 35117
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 1): 35117-25-A-1 A5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 1): 35117-25-B-1 A3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 2): 35117-25-A-1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 2): 35117-25-B-1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 3): 35117-25-A-1 A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 3): 35117-25-B-1 A5
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Price): ¥2,500
Other (Sleeve date): N·6·21

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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