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Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day February 5 1980 - Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure Was Released.

On this day February 5 1980, Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure was released, serving as a compilation album that introduced the band’s early sound to a wider audience. The album gathered key tracks from the group’s formative period, highlighting their stripped down style, emotional restraint, and emerging identity within the late 1970s and early 1980s post punk scene.

Boys Don’t Cry reflected the transition point...

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