Behind the scenes of these albums, Bill Smith was the mastermind behind the concepts for both covers, while Chris Parry assumed the role of producer for both projects.

[5] In the majority of CD releases of the album, "Object" was swapped for "So What", while the final scream in "Subway Song" was trimmed and "World War" was left out altogether.

Debra Rae Cohen of Rolling Stone wrote that the album "proves they can transcend their Comp.

"[10] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called the band's sound "dry post-punk, never pretty but treated with a properly mnemonic pop overlay", and was more reserved in his praise, adding, "I can look over the titles and recall a phrase from all but a few of these 13 songs.

[13] All tracks are written by the Cure (Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst)On most CD versions of the album, "Object" was replaced by "So What", the scream at the end of "Subway Song" was shortened and "World War" was removed.