Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities, 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)
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| Box set by The Cure | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–2001 | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 4:54:58 | |||
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Fiction (UK) Elektra/Rhino (US) |
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| Producer | The Cure, Robert Smith, Phil Thornalley, Chris Parry, Steve Nye, Mike Hedges, Dave Allen, Steve Lyon (Mixing), Paul Corkett | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (69/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | (6/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus Magazine | A− |
| Uncut | |
| Yahoo! Music UK |   |
Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities is a box set of The Cure, released on January 27, 2004 by their former record label Fiction. (Elektra and Rhino co-released the compilation in North America.) This box set is a four-disc compilation of B-sides and rarities, digitally remastered from their original tapes. The box set includes all B-sides by the band, apart from a number of remixes, as well a number of unreleased songs and songs that had been out of physical circulation for years. Many of the songs had not appeared on CD before. The set includes a booklet with track-by-track commentary and an extensive overview of the band's history up to 2004, followed by an extensive list of The Cure's discography.
The B-side "I'm Cold" features singer Siouxsie Sioux on backing vocals; the collaboration came at the time when The Cure were supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees on their 1979's British tour.
Some of the B-sides released between 1982 and 1983 were first compiled on the Japanese Whispers compilation album issued in late 1983.
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