The Top

Tracklist

Eye Side
A1	Shake Dog Shake
A2	Bird Mad Girl
A3	Wailing Wall
A4	Give Me It
A5	Dressing Up
Cross Side
B1	The Caterpillar
B2	Piggy In The Mirror
B3	The Empty World
B4	Bananafishbones
B5	The Top

Companies, etc.

• Published By – APB Music Co. Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fiction Records
• Copyright (c) – Fiction Records
• Distributed By – Metronome Musik GmbH

Credits

• Artwork, Design – Parched Art
• Drums, Percussion – Andy Anderson
• Engineer – Dave Allen*, Howard Grey*
• Instruments [Other] – Laurence Tolhurst
• Instruments, Voice [Voices] – Robert Smith
• Producer – Parry*, Allen*, Smith*
• Saxophone – Porl Thompson
• Written-By – Tolhurst* (tracks: A1, B1, B2), Smith*

Notes

[sleeve]
LP 821 136-1 ME
MC 821 136-4 ME
Im Vertrieb der Metronome Musik GmbH, Überseering 21, 2000 Hamburg 60 · Made in W.-Germany.

[labels]
All titles published by APB Music Co. Ltd.
℗ 1984 Fiction Records © 1984 Fiction Records
Original sound recording by 18 Age Record Co., Ltd.

[inner]
821 136-1 ME
Thanks to Jim Russell, Peter Griffiths, Tony Allington, Da Vinci

Paper labels, picture A side, red & white B side.
Comes in glossy card sleeve with picture lyric inner.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 42282 11361 0
• Barcode (Scanned): 042282113610
• Label Code: LC 6444
• Matrix / Runout (Printed on A side label): 821 136-1S1
• Matrix / Runout (Printed on B side label): 821 136-1S2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped | Variation 1): 821 136-1 S 1 320 15 4 3 5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped | Variation 1): 821 136-1 S 2 = 2 320 15 3 3 5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped | Variation 2): 821 136-1 S 1 320 C AE
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped | Variation 2): 821 136-1 S 2 = 2 320 1 AG

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
fixs9	The Cure	The Top ‎(LP, Album)	Fiction Records	fixs9	UK	1984
821 136-2	The Cure	The Top ‎(CD, Album, M/Print)	Fiction Records	821 136-2	Germany	1984
821 136-4	The Cure	The Top ‎(Cass, Album)	Metronome	821 136-4	Germany	1984
25086-1	The Cure	The Top ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	25086-1	Australia	1984
92 50864	The Cure	The Top ‎(Cass, Album, Dol)	Fiction Records	92 50864	Canada	1984

Recommendations