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Thompson

Real Name:
Paul Thompson
Profile:
Born on November 8th, 1957, in London, England.

Porl first worked with Robert Smith as a member of the pre-Cure band named "Malice". He later rejoined Smith in Cure, The in 1984 for a very successful tour supporting his work on the album "Wish". He's produced artwork for a few of The Cure's album covers and inserts. He is married to Robert Smith's sister. In the 1990's, he worked with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, playing on the Page/Plant album "No Quarter", and touring in supoort in 1995 and 1996.

He currently works as a painter while being back in The Cure for the 2005 shows and the next album.
Sites:
porl.co.uk
In Groups:
Cult Hero, Cure, The, Easy Cure, The
Variations:
All | Porl Thompson | P. Thompson | P.Thompson | Paul S. Thompson | Paul Thompson | Thompson | Tompson
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Discography

Appears On:
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (Comp, Album) ◄ (8 versions) In Between Days, Close... Fiction Records ... 1986
Standing On A Beach - The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1986
Catch (Single, Maxi) ◄ (7 versions) Catch, Breathe Fiction Records ... 1987
Hot Hot Hot!!! (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Just Like Heaven (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (Album) ◄ (11 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Why Can't I Be You? (Single, Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1987
Disintegration (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
Fascination Street ◄ (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Get Off The Road / Just Like Heaven (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Promo) Just Like Heaven The Catalogue 1989
Just Like Heaven (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Just Like Heaven Blast First 1989
Lovesong (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   WEA Records Pty Ltd. ... 1989
Lullaby (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1989
Close To Me (Single, Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Entreat (CD, Album)   Fiction Records, Polydor 1990
Mixed Up (Comp) ◄ (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Never Enough (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Elektra ... 1990
Pictures Of You (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1990
Absolution - Rock The Alternative Way (CD, Comp) Never Enough PolyGram TV 1991
Fossils (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven SST Records 1991
The Cure (5xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Never Enough (Big Mix) Fiction Records, Polydor 1991
Friday I'm In Love (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1992
High (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1992
Wish (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Elektra ... 1992
Paris (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
Show (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Fiction Records ... 1993
Invocation (CD, Maxi)   October 1995
Absolute 90's (CD) Just Like Heaven MCA Records (Canada) 1996
Crush (2xCD, Comp) Love Song PolyGram TV 1997
Galore - The Singles 1987-1997 (CD, Comp, RM)   Elektra, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Dressed In Black (2xCD) From The Edge Of The D... PolyGram TV 1999
Un Tributo A The Cure (CD, Single) Plainsong Acuarela Discos 2000
Greatest Hits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Inbetween Days, Inbetw... Polydor 2001
...Imaginary Songs - A Tribute To The Cure (CD, Comp)   Mudah Peach, Polydor 2002
Dreamland (CD, Album) Funny In My Mind (I Be... Mercury 2002
Trilogy (2xDVD-V, PAL)   Eagle Vision 2003
Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years (4xCD, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 2004
Let Me Go Home (CD, Single, CD2) Apart Jamtart Records 2004
Mix Shake (CD, Album, Mixed, Dig) Just Like Heaven Polydor 2004
Then And Again (CD, MiniAlbum) Lovesong Projekt 2004
Piece By Piece (CD, Album) Just Like Heaven Dramatico 2005
Civil Sin (CD, Single, 2/2) Catch Vertigo 2006
Festival 2005 ◄ (2 versions)   Geffen Records 2006
Meds (Album) ◄ (3 versions) If Only Tonight We Cou... Elevator Music Ltd. ... 2006
Q Covered - The Eighties (CD) Just Like Heaven Q Magazine 2006
To All New Arrivals (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Columbia ... 2006
Lullaby (12")   Coolshift Records 2007
4:13 Dream (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Bairro Alto - Noites Loucas Anos 80 (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven Som Livre (Portugal) 2008
Freakshow (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Hypnagogic States EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Push Your Head Towards The Air (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Lullaby Kitchenware Records ... 2008
Sleep When I'm Dead (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
The Only One (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
The Perfect Boy (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Suretone ... 2008
Sweetheart '09 (Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs) (CD, Comp) Love Song Starbucks Entertainment 2009
True Blood (Music From The HBO Original Series) (CD, Comp) Just Like Heaven Elektra 2009
We Were Flying Kites / Object 03 (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Untitled Not On Label (Stripmall Architecture Self-released), Not On Label (Stripmall Architecture Self-released) 2009
Alive In I (12", Promo)   Not On Label  
Unofficial Releases:
The Show - Live '93 Part 1 (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1993
The Show - Live '93 Part 2 (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1993
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