Pillbox Tales (86 mix)

~ Recording by The Cure

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Pillbox Tales3:01The CureBoys Don’t Cry (new voice · club mix)The CureSingle
  • GB1986-04-25
FictionFICSX 24
1.2Pillbox Tales2:54The CureBoys Don’t Cry (new voice · new mix)The CureSingle
  • GB1986-04-25
FictionFICS 24
1.2Pillbox Tales3:01The CureBoys Don’t CryThe CureSingle
Fiction883 937-1
1.3Pillbox Tales2:57The CureJoin the Dots: B-Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-01-26
Fiction981 463-0
1.3Pillbox Tales2:57The CureJoin the Dots: B-Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-01-27
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78043
1.3Pillbox Tales2:57The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides and Rarities, 1978–2001The CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-01-27
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)
1.3Pillbox Tales2:57The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-10-29
Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)5302796
1.3Pillbox Tales (86 mix)2:57The CureBoys Don’t Cry (86 mix)The CureSingle
  • -2026-01-30
Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)00199957322362, 5732236
1.3Pillbox Tales (86 mix)2:57The CureBoys Don’t Cry (86 Mix)The CureSingle
  • XW2026-01-30
Fiction
1.3Pillbox Tales (86 mix)2:57The CureBoys Don’t Cry (86 Mix)The CureSingle
  • CA2026-01-30
  • US2026-01-30
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label)
1.3Pill Box Tales2:55The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides & RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
Bootleg
1.7Pillbox Tales3:03The CureDr. Robert and Mr. SmithThe CureAlbum + Compilation
Drugstore DiscsDSD 945.523 2
1.7Pillbox Tales3:02The CureEarly Symptoms: The DemotapesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)C94071
1.21Pillbox Tales2:57The CureSelected B‐Sides & RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
1.14Pillbox Tales2:57The CureThe Complete B-Side Collection 1979–1989The CureAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)CU 7989

Relationships

producer:Chris Parry
mixer:David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth) (in 1986-02)
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
drums (drum set):Lol Tolhurst (in 1979-02)
electric bass guitar:Michael Dempsey (in 1979-02)
electric guitar:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
vocals:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1979-02)
remixer:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (in 1986-02)
recording of:Pillbox Tales (in 1986-02)

Pillbox Tales

lyricist:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Lol Tolhurst
composer:Michael Dempsey
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Lol Tolhurst