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Comes from 'Spain' 7" vinyl

Boys Don't Cry

THE CURE Boys Don't Cry (Rare 1980 Spanish promotional-only 7" single. Undoubtedly the rarest of all their promo singles it is housed in a unique textured white picture sleeve. The front shows a black and white version of the domestic appliancesphoto from the Three Imaginary Boys album artwork and the back contains a brief Spanish language biography. With no seam splits and only a 2mm tear by the opening [which is hardly visible], and in near Mint overall condition, thisextreme rarity is superb. See 'more info' for extra details)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1980 - 44 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label Polydor
Complete Stock List Go to The Cure or visit our The Cure collectors store
Product Catalogue No 2814215
Music Genre Indie, NME Indie/Alternative Artists, Gothic, POP
Country Comes from Spain Comes from 'Spain'
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Tracklisting & More Information

1. Boys Don't Cry
2. Plastic Passion

Widely regarded as the rarest of all The Cure's promotional singles, including the legendary 'The Blood' single, this obscure record rarely appears for sale. It was issued in 1980 as part of an exclusive promotional-only box set entitled 'On The Wave'. The box contained six singles, each one by a different UK artist; Protex, The Cure, The Invaders, The Akrylykx, Heroes and New Adventures. The complete box is now virtually impossible to find.

This 'Boys Don't Cry' single is housed in a unique textured black and white picture sleeve. It has a similar title arrangement to the regular UK 'soldier' sleeve. Inset towards the centre of the sleeve is a black and white image of the Three Imaginary Boys album cover art. The back cover is mostly covered with a brief Spanish language biography, along with the 'Ejemplar Gratuito Prohibida Su Venta' promotional wording and the usual label credits and catalogue number.

Being white, and textured, the sleeve deteriorates easily and on the rare occasion you do see them they are usually in very poor shape. Thankfully this copy has been well looked-after by its previous owner. There are none of the usual seam splits, the internal flipbacks are at full strength and show no signs of wear at all. There is a mild ringwear impression due to previous years when the single was stored inside its sleeve - we have obviously now removed it - there is also some evidence of fading and minor discolouration around the sleeve edges as well as the already mentioned 2mm tear at the opening with minimal creasing at the corners. These, however, are very minor when put into context of finding any near Mint condition Spanish record, especially one with a white cover!

The large centred labels are perfect. Also white, with simple black printed text, there are no blemishes whatsoever. The top of the label bears the title 'on the wave' in oversized lower case letters; the regular Polydor and Fiction Records logos are printed beneath.

The vinyl appears near Mint.

This is an outstanding copy and would be a wonderful item to add to any Cure collection.



7" RECORD  
Recording Artist The Cure
Product Title Boys Don't Cry
Product Information The Cure Boys Don't Cry Spain 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45) Promo.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Promo - A promotional copy of this item that was issued before it was available for general sale.
Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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