Members: Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst

In 1976, schoolmates (Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst) along with Porl Thompson - found "Malice". They soon started writing their own songs and, their first live performance took place at Worth Abbey, Crawley and it was an acoustic set, and they all sat on the floor and played bongos.

In 1977, the band changed their name to Easy Cure based on a song written by Lol at the time: I Don't Need No Easy Cure. The line-up included Robert Smith on guitar, Porl Thompson on guitar, Michael Demsey on bass, Lol Tolhurst on drums and Peter O'Toole on vocals.

Porl left early May 1978. This reduced the band to a trio (Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst) and giving the opportunity to shorten Easy Cure to The Cure.