The Head on the Door

~ Release by The Cure (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	In Between Days engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer and mixer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass: Simon Gallup drums (drum set): Boris Williams guitar: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) keyboard: Porl Thompson and Laurence Tolhurst vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 320) recording of: In Between Days lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.1	2:59
A2	Kyoto Song engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Kyoto Song lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.5	4:18
A3	The Blood engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Blood lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.35	3:45
A4	Six Different Ways engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Six Different Ways lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.25	3:21
A5	Push engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Push lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.75	4:35
B1	The Baby Screams engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: The Baby Screams lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4	3:47
B2	Close to Me engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams keyboard: Porl Thompson and Laurence Tolhurst vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 178) recording of: Close to Me lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.5	3:26
B3	A Night Like This engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass and bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams guitar: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) keyboard: Porl Thompson and Laurence Tolhurst saxophone: Ron Howe (British saxophonist) vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use "Fiction" for that instead) recording of: A Night Like This lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co. and CD Baby Publishing	4.2	4:18
B4	Screw engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Screw lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.35	2:41
B5	Sinking engineer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) producer: David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) bass guitar: Simon Gallup drums (drum set) and percussion: Boris Williams vocals: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) recording of: Sinking lyricist and composer: Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) publisher: APB Music Co.	4.35	4:54

Credits

Release

assistant engineer:	Frank Barretta Tom Leader Phil Tennant Martin White (engineer)
guitar family and keyboard:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Porl Thompson
saxophone:	Ron Howe (British saxophonist)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/379923 [info]
ASIN:	US: B001PV87SU [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	A Night Like This Close to Me In Between Days The Blood
included in:	Assemblage

part of:	The Phoenix: The Ten Landmark Albums That Made Indie Rock (number: HM) (order: 25)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/22309 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_cure/the_head_on_the_door/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189687 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1931734 [info]

Release information

Barcode:: 075596043519
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 38:05

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Elektra
9 60435-1

Release events

United States
1985-08

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