The four 'new' tracks, two of which are essential Cure tunes ('Killing an Arab' and 'Boys Don't Cry'), when combined with the best material from 'Three Imaginary Boys' (such as the plodding '10.15 Saturday Night' and the infectiously catchy 'Grinding Halt'), mix together to create a package that is ultimately more satisfying than the debut album, with its trim, streamlined track-list. Shedding any of the weaker songs from the previous year's effort, and featuring gems aplenty; 'Boys Don't Cry' is a perfect summation of the bands loveable early phase (before Smith embarked on his gothic desires with a trail of dark albums) and serves as a perfect place for any Cure neophytes to delve into the bands work.
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