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Bogus recordings
faked the Cure concert recordings

fake
really is
fake
18.03.1979 London
10.15 saturday night, accuracy, grinding halt, another day, object, subway song, foxy lady, meathook, three imaginary boys, boys don't cry, plastic passion, fire in cairo, it's not you, do the hansa, killing an arab, 10.15 saturday night
real
11.03.1979 London
fake
10.08.1979 Bilzen
real
24.08.1979 Reading
fake
24.08.1979 Reading (35 min Version)
real
26.09.1979 Oxford
fake
11.10.1979 Chelmsford
real
24.08.1979 Reading
fake
01.12.1979 Amsterdam
real
12.12.1979 Amsterdam
fake
16.12.1979 Paris - RTL Grand Studio
real
09.06.1980 Paris

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really is
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01.01.1980 London
real
???
fake
15.01.1980 Amsterdam
real
12.12.1979 Amsterdam
fake
28.04.1980 Bournemouth (*)
real
14.03.1980 Nogent Sur Marne
fake
05.05.1980 Glasgow (45min Version) (*)
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
fake
11.05.1980 London (*)
real
28.06.1980 Veenendal
fake
15.05.1980 Brussel
a reflection, play for today, three imaginary boys, fire in cairo, in your house, 10.15 saturday night, m, accuracy, jumping someone else's train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, seventeen seconds, E1: plastic passion, boys don't cry, E2: subway song, killing an arab
real
05.05.1980 Glasgow
fake
15.05.1980 Brussel
seventeen seconds, play for today, three imaginary boys, fire in cairo, in your house, 10:15 saturday night, m, at night, (cut) accuracy, (cut) jumping someone else's train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, plastic passion, boys don't cry, subway song, killing an arab
real
01.06.1980 Köln
fake
18.05.1980 Utrecht
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
fake
24.05.1980 Arnhem (AUD Version with wrong order)
real
mix of 24.05.1980 Arnhem SBD rec. and other 1980 recordings
fake
27.05.1980 London
real
15.04.1980 New York
fake
30.05.1980 Hannover (45 min Version)
real
31.05.1980 Herford
fake
14.06.1980 Rettel (18 Tracks, full show)
a reflection, play for today, three imaginary boys, in your house, fire in cairo, 10:15 saturday night, m, at night, accuracy, jumping someone else's train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, seventeen seconds
E1: plastic passion, boys don't cry
E2: subway song, killing an arab
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
fake
28.06.1980 Veenendal (60 min Version)
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
fake
20.07.1980 Groningen
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
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04.08.1980 Boston
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20.04.1980 Boston
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16.08.1980 Sydney
seventeen seconds, play for today, three imaginary boys, fire in cairo, in your house, 10.15 saturday night, at night, m, accuracy, boys don't cry, plastic passion, jumping someone elses train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, three, killing an arab
real
09.08.1980 Sydney
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28.08.1980 Perth
seventeen seconds, play for today, three imaginary boys, fire in cairo, in your house, at night, accuracy, boys don't cry, plastic passion, m, grinding halt
E1: subway song, i'm cold, killing an arab
E2: meathook, another day, play for today
E3: a forest
real
26.08.1980 Melbourne
fake
07.10.1980 Brussel (4 Tracks)
real
pure fake / mixed songs from various 1980 shows, [in your house = 18.07.80 Apeldoorn]
fake
10.10.1980 Bremen
real
10.10.1980 Weissenohe
fake
11.10.1980 Essen (70 min Version)
real
14.10.1980 Berlin
fake
11.10.1980 Essen (30 min Version)
real
16.10.1980 Hamburg
fake
16.10.1980 Hamburg (90 min Version) (*)
real
14.10.1980 Berlin
fake
18.10.1980 Utrecht
real
12.12.1979 Amsterdam
fake
20.10.1980 Groningen
real
24.05.1980 Arnhem
fake
22.10.1980 Brussel (45 min Version)
real
31.05.1980 Herford
fake
22.10.1980 Brussel
play for today, three imaginary boys, primary, 10.15 saturday night, accuracy, at night, fire in cairo, m, in your house, boys don't cry, another day, jumping someone elses train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, seventeen seconds, forever, killing an arab, all cats are grey, i'm cold, plastic passion, play for today, do you wanna touch, 10.15 saturday night, a forest
(also with changed order)
real
mix of 06.10.1980 Brussel and 1 or 2 other 1980 Belgium concert(s)
fake
24.10.1980 Liège
play for today, three imaginary boys, primary, 10.15 saturday night, accuracy, at night, fire in cairo, m, in your house, boys don't cry, another day, jumping someone elses train, another journey by train, grinding halt, a forest, seventeen seconds, forever, killing an arab, all cats are grey, i'm cold, plastic passion, play for today, do you wanna touch, 10.15 saturday night, a forest
(also with changed order)
real
mix of 06.10.1980 Brussel and 1 or 2 other 1980 Belgium concert(s)

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07.05.1981 Manchester
real
05.07.1981 Werchter
fake
11.05.1981 Leicester (*)
real
15.04.1980 New York
fake
11.05.1981 Leicester (*)
real
xx.xx.1981 ?
fake
16.06.1981 Stuttgart (*)
the holy hour, in your house, the drowning man, 10:15 saturday night, accuracy, the funeral party, m, primary, other voices, all cats are grey, at night, fire in cairo, play for today, grinding halt
real
10.06.1981 Tübingen
fake
17.06.1981 Köln
real
11.06.1981 Karlsruhe
fake
24.06.1981 Sittard (30 min Vers.)
primary, three imaginary boys, a forest, faith
real
25.06.1981 s'-Hertogenbosch (FM)
fake
27.06.1981 Rotterdam (FM)
10.15 saturday night, accuracy, the funeral party, m, primary, other voices
real
25.06.1981 s'-Hertogenbosch
fake
30.08.1981 Toronto (Canadian FM Version) (*)
the holy hour, in your house, m, primary, othervoices, charlotte sometimes, a forest, faith, jumping someone elses train, another journey by train, killing an arab, forever
real
17.08.1981 Sydney
fake
09.10.1981 Orleans
the holy hour, in your house, m, primary, othervoices, charlotte sometimes, a forest, faith, jumping someone elses train, another journey by train, killing an arab, forever
real
17.08.1981 Sydney
fake
29.11.1981 Stoke
real
25.11.1981 Sheffield

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19.04.1982 Reading
the figurehead, in your house, m, the drowning man, cold, siamese twins, primary, three imaginary boys, at night, one hundred years, play for today, a forest, faith, pornography
E1: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, all mine
real
13.08.1983 Saint-Jacut-Les-Pins (Figurehead - Faith)
??.??.1982 ??? (Pornography - all mine)
fake
10.05.1982 Utrecht
real
21.05.1982 Neu Isenburg
fake
10.05.1982 Utrecht
the figurehead, m, cold, the drowning man, a short term effect, the hanging garden, three imaginary boys, other voices, primary, siamese twins, one hundred years, play for today, a forest, pornography
E1: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, all mine
real
18.04.1982 Plymouth
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17.05.1982 Berlin / Soundcheck
real
01.05.1982 London / Soundcheck
fake
23.05.1982 Hamburg (Soundboard)
the figurehead, m, the drowning man, a short term effect, cold, charlotte sometimes, at night, three imaginary boys, primary, siamese twins, splintered in her head, one hundred years, play for today, a forest, 10.15 saturday night
real
21.05.1982 Neu Isenburg (incompl. Soundboard)
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01.06.1982 Pau
the figurehead, m, the drowning man, a short term effect, cold, charlotte sometimes, at night, three imaginary boys, primary, siamese twins, splintered in her head, one hundred years, play for today, a strange day, a forest, pornography
E1: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, all mine
real
17.05.1982 Berlin
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01.06.1982 Pau
the figurehead, m, the drowning man, a short term effect, cold, charlotte sometimes, at night, three imaginary boys, primary, siamese twins, splintered in her head, one hundred years, play for today, a forest, 10.15 saturday night
real
21.05.1982 Neu Isenburg
fake
07.06.1982 Paris / Soundcheck
real
01.05.1982 London / Soundcheck

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31.07.1983 Plymouth
real
30.07.1983 St.Germans
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06.08.1983 Toronto
the figurehead, m, the drowning man, one hundred years
real
27.07.1983 Bournemouth
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08.08.1983 Pasadena
the figurehead, in your house, m, the drowning man, cold, siamese twins, primary, three imaginary boys, at night, one hundred years, play for today, a forest, faith, pornography
E1: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, all mine
real
13.08.1983 Saint-Jacut-Les-Pins (Figurehead - Faith)
??.??.1982 ??? (Pornography - all mine)

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fake
22.02.1984 'John Peel Session'
the empty world, piggy in the mirror, give me it, bananfishbones
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15.02.1984 'Richard Skinner Session'
fake
24.05.1984 München (incomplete)
real
30.05.1984 s'Hertogenbosch
('Forever' & 'Pig in the Mirror')
fake
24.10.1984 San Francisco (without the walk)
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21.10.1984 Seattle
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26.10.1984 Hollywood
cold, the hanging garden, charlotte sometimes, the walk, happy the man, the caterpillar, let's go to bed, play for today, a forest
E1: boys don't cry
E2: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, forever
real
03.11.1984 Dallas
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04.11.1984 Houston (w/cuts in 100 Y., P.F.Today, H.T.Man, Forever)
shake dog shake, m, secrets, wailing wall, primary, cold, the hanging garden, charlotte sometimes, the walk, one hundred years, play for today, let's go to bed, give me it, a forest
E1: happy the man, the caterpillar
E2: three imaginary boys, boys don't cry, 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, forever
real
07.11.1984 Minneapolis
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15.11.1984 Washington - Merriweather Post Pavillion (CD "Cold")
shake dog shake, piggy in the mirror, wailing wall, m, primary, cold, the hanging garden, charlotte sometimes, secrets, the walk, let's go to bed, one hundred years, give me it, a forest
E1: happy the man, the caterpillar
E2: three imaginary boys, boys don't cry, 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, forever
real
16.11.1984 Washington - Ontario Theater

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17.07.1985 Roma (from Bootleg) (*)
real
07.12.1985 Bologna "live in Italy"
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08.12.1985 Padova (with 'Do you wanna touch')
the baby screams, play for today, kyoto song, primary, the hanging garden, cold, a night like this, inbetween days, let's go to bed, the walk, push, screw, one hundred years, a forest, sinking,
E1: six different ways, close to me
E2: charlotte sometimes, three imaginary boys, boys don't cry
E3: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, do you wanna touch
real
09.12.1985 Torino
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16.12.1985 Grenoble (without 'The Blood')
the baby screams, play for today, kyoto song, primary, the hanging garden, cold, a night like this, inbetween days, let's go to bed, the walk, push, screw, one hundred years, a forest, sinking,
E1: six different ways, close to me
E2: charlotte sometimes, three imaginary boys, boys don't cry
E3: 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab, do you wanna touch
real
09.12.1985 Torino

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fake
xx.xx.1986 Birmingham (CD "Live Birmingham 1986")
Primary, Charlotte Sometimes, A Strange Day, Kyoto Song, In Between Days, The Walk, A Night Like This, A Forest, Sinking, Close To Me, The Kiss, Torture
real
21.06.1986 Pilton + last two songs from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me album
fake
02.08.1986 San Sebastián (with Faith)
shake dog shake, piggy in the mirror, play for today, a strange day, primary, kyoto song, charlotte sometimes, the blood, inbetween days, the walk, a night like this, push, one hundred years, a forest, sinking, close to me, let's go to bed, six different ways, three imaginary boys, boys don't cry, faith, why can’t i be you, 10.15 saturday night, killing an arab
real
08.08.1986 Frejus

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fake
11.07.1987 Berkeley
real
13.07.1987 Santa Barbara
fake
17.07.1987 San Diego (Bootleg CD) (*)
real
13.07.1987 Santa Barbara

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fake
22.05.1988 Birmingham (CD "Difficult to Cure")
torture, a strange day, a japanese dream, catch, if only tonight we could sleep, like cockatoos, the walk, the perfect girl, the snakepit, a forest, fight, charlotte sometimes
real
06.12.1987 Birmingham

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fake
01.05.1989 Roskilde / Soundcheck
real
24.07.1989 London / Soundcheck
fake
12.06.1989 Colmar (without a strange day) (*)
plainsong, pictures of you, closedown, kyoto song, a night like this, just like heaven, last dance, fascination street, cold, charlotte sometimes, the walk, a forest, inbetween days, the same deep water as you, prayers for rain, disintegration
E1: lullaby, close to me, let's go to bed, why can't i be you
E2: three imaginary boys, boys don't cry
E3: homesick, untitled, faith
real
11.05.1989 Essen
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23.06.1989 Valencia (12 songs)
plainsong, pictures of you, closedown, kyoto song, a night like this, just like heaven, last dance, fascination street, cold, charlotte sometimes, the walk, a forest, inbetween days
real
30.06.1989 Madrid
fake
07.07.1989 Caen / Soundcheck
real
23.07.1989 London / Soundcheck
fake
09.09.1989 Oakland (*)
real
12.09.1989 San Diego
fake
15.09.1989 Dallas / Soundcheck
siamese twins, primary, catch, shake dog shake, plainsong
real
23.07.1989 London / Soundcheck
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15.09.1989 Dallas / Soundcheck
siamese twins, one hundred years, shake dog shake, just like heaven, plainsong
real
24.07.1989 London / Soundcheck
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21.09.1989 Philadelphia (miss 3rd encore)
plainsong, pictures of you, closedown, piggy in the mirror, a night like this, just like heaven, last dance, fascination street, lovesong, the perfect girl, the walk, a forest, inbetween days, the same deep water as you, prayers for rain, disintegration
E1: lullaby, close to me, let's go to bed, why can't i be you
E2: homesick, untitled
real
17.09.1989 New Orleans

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fake
06.07.1990 Leysin (each FM sourced Bootleg)
real
Shake Dog Shake is from 04.08.1990 Leipzig
fake
08.07.1990 Werchter (CD "Close to you")
real
Song 01-11: 08.07.1990 Werchter
Song 12-14: 04.08.1990 Leipzig

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23.04.1992 Dundee (150 min Version) (*)
open, high, pictures of you, lullaby, doing the unstuck, just like heaven, apart, a night like this, wendy time, the walk, let's go to bed, friday i’m in love, inbetween days, from the edge of the deep green sea, fascination street, never enough, cut, end
E1: in your house, m, three imaginary boys, boys don't cry
E2: charlotte sometimes, primary, a strange day, a forest
real
03.05.1992 London
fake
15.05.1992 New York (CD "Bite the Big Apple")
open, high, pictures of you, lullaby, just like heaven, fascination street, a night like this, apart, the walk, let's go to bed, friday i’m in love, inbetween days, from the edge of the deep green sea, never enough, cut, end
E1: close to me, why can’t i be you
E2: lovesong, doing the unstuck, why can’t i be you
E3: to wish impossible things, charlotte sometimes, boys don't cry
E4: in your house, primary, a strange day, a forest
real
09.06.1992 Houston (open - why..)
02.06.1992 Orlando (lovesong - a forest)
fake
13.06.1992 Irving (without in your house)
open, high, pictures of you, lullaby, just like heaven, fascination street, charlotte sometimes, trust, the walk, let's go to bed, friday i’m in love, inbetween days, from the edge of the deep green sea, never enough, cut, end, lovesong, close to me, why can’t i be you, three imaginary boys, primary, boys don't cry, a strange day, a forest
real
16.06.1992 Monterrey

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fake
21.01.1996 Sao Paolo (CD "Strange Attraction")
three imaginary boys, let's go to bed, shiver and shake, pictures of you
real
26.01.1996 Rio de Janairo
fake
22.05.1996 New York (CD "Teardrops & Temptations")
want, club america, this is a lie, mint car, jupiter crash, round & round & round, return, trap, treasure, bare
real
12.05.1996 New York
fake
08.08.1996 Salt Lake City / Soundcheck
real
21.08.1996 Dallas / Soundcheck

 
(*) = also a real recording of this concert exist, apart from the named fake one

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