Close To Me: The Songs of The Cure

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Seventeen Seconds was released on 18 April 1980. 
Two members of the Magazine Spies, bass guitarist Simon Gallup and keyboardist Matthieu Hartley, were added to the band's lineup.  Gallup replaced Michael Dempsey.

• Robert Smith – guitars, vocals, production
• Matthieu Hartley – keyboards, production assistance
• Lol Tolhurst – drums, production assistance
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar, production assistance

Side A
1. | "A Reflection" | 2:12
2. | "Play for Today" | 3:40
3. | "Secrets" | 3:20
4. | "In Your House" | 4:07
5. | "Three" | 2:36

Side B
6. | "The Final Sound" | 0:52
7. | "A Forest" | 5:55
8. | "M" | 3:04
9. | "At Night" | 5:54
10. | "Seventeen Seconds"

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Having recorded demos which got them singed to Fiction Records, The Cure release Three Imaginary Boys on May 11, 1979 by Fiction Records. 

Robert Smith – guitar, lead vocals (all but "Foxy Lady"), harmonica ("Subway Song")

Michael Dempsey – bass, backing and lead ("Foxy Lady") vocals

Lol Tolhurst – drums

Side A
1. | "10:15 Saturday Night"  
2. | "Accuracy"  
3. | "Grinding Halt"  
4. | "Another Day" 
5. | "Object"  
6. | "Subway Song"  

Side B
1. | "Foxy Lady"  
2. | "Meat Hook" 
3. | "So What"  
4. | "Fire in Cairo"  
5. | "It's Not You"  
6. | "Three Imaginary Boys"  
7. | "The Weedy Burton"

History and Demos (1964-1978)

Starting outs young boys in Crawly and moving though influences up to recording their first demos in 1978.

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