Boys Don't Cry (86 Mix / 2026 Remaster) (12")

The Cure are to release the 1986 mix of "Boys Don’t Cry," making it available digitally for
the first time ever in line with its 40th Anniversary. Initially released as a standalone
single in the summer of 1979, "Boys Don’t Cry" became the title track of the US edition of
the band’s debut album, THREE IMAGINARY BOYS.

The song went on to become one of the band’s signature tracks and achieved international success in 1986, when Robert Smith re-recorded the vocal and remixed the backing track. Although this new version was created to promote the best of collection STARING AT THE SEA – THE SINGLES, the LP itself featured the original recording, and the 7-inch version of "Boys Don’t Cry" (New Voice – New Mix), now retitled "Boys Don’t Cry" (86 Mix), is being released on vinyl for the first time in 40 years.

"Boys Don’t Cry" (86 Mix), the 12” mix, and the B-Sides, "Plastic Passion," "Pillbox Tales," and "Do The Hansa" have been remastered by Matt Colton.

Tracklist

A1: Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix) - 2026 Remaster
A2: Boys Don’t Cry (86 12"" Mix) - 2026 Remaster
B1: Plastic Passion (79 Mix) - 2026 Remaster
B2: Pillbox Tales (86 Mix) - 2026 Remaster
B3: Do The Hansa (86 Mix) - 2026 Remaster