The Peel Sessions (The Cure EP) explained

The Peel Sessions
Type:EP
Artist:The Cure
Cover:The Cure - The Peel Sessions.jpg
Released:1988
Recorded:4 December 1978
Genre:Post-punk
Label:Strange Fruit
Producer:Tony Wilson
Prev Title:Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Disintegration
Next Year:1989

The Peel Sessions was the 1988 EP release of the session The Cure recorded on 4 December 1978 for BBC Radio 1's John Peel show. The session was broadcast on 11 December 1978. The recordings were released on 12" vinyl, CD and cassette in 1988. Music journalist Jeff Apter has called the session "just the seal of credibility the band needed".

The EP reached number 7 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs were written by Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey.

  1. "Killing an Arab" – 2:31
  2. "10.15 Saturday Night" – 3:48
  3. "Fire in Cairo" – 3:20
  4. "Boys Don't Cry" – 2:47