A:
Like An Animal, Looking Glass Girl, Sex Eye Make Up, Mr Alphabet Says,
A Blues In A Drag.
B: Punish Me With Kisses, This Green City,
Orgy, Perfect Murder, Relax.
Robert Smith voice and instruments
Steve Severin instruments
Jeanette Landray special guest singer
Andy Anderson drums
The Glove / Griffiths producers
Da Gama sleeve
The Glove was formed by Robert Smith and Steve Severin, who had the project
to make a record
together since 1979. Robert Smith sang on two songs from the album but
because of its exclusive
contract with Fiction Records, a guest singer was found: Jeanette Landray
(at the time, girlfriend of
Budgie from the Banshees).
The album was also released in Japan (Polydor 28MM 0315) and in Europe.
It was only released in
1990 in America by Rough Trade (on blue vinyl, RUS 85-1, cassette RUS
85-4). The cd was released in Europe
(Polydor 815019-2), in Japan (Polydor POCP-1885) and in the US in 1990
(RUS 85-2). It includes b sides
from the singles and the extended remix of Like An Animal from the 12"
as bonus tracks.
2CD Deluxe Edition (August 2006) gives CD1:
the 10 tracks from the album + The Man From Nowhere, Mouth to
Mouth, Punish me With Kisses (remix), Like An Animal (12" Club What
Club ? remix) - CD2 (rarities): all 10 tracks
from the album sung by Robert Smith + The Man From Nowhere (alt mix),
Mouth To Mouth (RS vocal), Opened
The Box (A Waltz) (RS vocal), the Tightrope
(RS vocal), And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (RS vocal),
Holiday 80.
B: Like An Animal, Mouth To Mouth.
Severin, Smith, Merlin, Griffiths producers
Da Gama sleeve
Groove notations:
a side: So anyway, there I was
b side: But everything was a dream
The copies were issued with a hole in the middle of the picture sleeve, matching the hole from the 12".
It was also released as a 7" in a slightly different colored sleeve, featuring Like An Animal b/w Mouth
To Mouth (Polydor SHE 3).
B: The Tightrope.
The Glove / Griffiths producers
Da Gama sleeve
Groove notations:
a side: Please don't interrupt whilst I'm soliloquizing
b side: Laughter, there was never laughter
The track was (slightly) remixed by Mike Hedges. No 12" were issued.
B: The Double Crossing Of Two Faced Fred, (Elephant) Song.
Tim Pope vocals
Robert Smith backing vocals, guitar
Porl Thompson saxophone
Andy Anderson & Laurence Tolhurst other instruments
Chris Parry producer
Da Gama sleeve
Groove notations:
a side: "none"
b side: A Smith is as good as a smile
The band wasn't involved in the writing. A 7" was also released with The Double Crossing Of Two
Faced Fred on the b side (Fiction FICS 21).
B: Fire In Cairo, Boys Don't Cry.
Robert Smith guitar / lead vocals
Mick Dempsey bass / backing vocals
Laurence Tolhurst drums / backing vocals
Tony Wilson producer
Recorded for the John Peel Sessions show on BBC radio 1 on 04 december 1978
This 12" was the first edition of many other future releases from that Peel Session. It was also
released on cd in 1988 with a slightly different cover (all grey) (SFPSCD050).
the 1987 unreleased track "To The Sky" by The Cure amongst other familiar releases from the label
(I Dig You by Cult Hero, I Want To Be A Tree by Tim Pope)...
About 1.000 copies were distributed.
