The Cure “The Peel Sessions” 1988; recorded almost exactly 42 years ago on Dec. 4th, 1978, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Dec. 11th, 1978. EP on Strange Fruit Records. A great in-studio live recording of four of The Cure’s earliest tracks for John Peel including “Killing an Arab,” “10.15 Saturday Night,” “Fire in Cairo” and “Boys Don’t Cry.” Super-sparse, a bit jangly, a just-barely-there level of production which really is perfect for The Cure’s early post-punk sound (Tony Wilson of Factory Records infamy produced the EP).  Though all songs were 10 years old at the time of the EP’s release, the record went to #7 on the UK indie chart. “10.15 Saturday Night” and “Fire in Cairo” appeared on The Cure’s debut album Three Imaginary Boys and all four songs appear on the 1980 comp Boys Don’t Cry.