Thornalley became the producer for The Cure on their fourth album, Pornography.Rees, Dafydd & Crampton, Luke (ed.) Rock movers & shakers, Volume 1991, Part 2 (1991), , ("...the band going into RAK studios to record with new producer Phil Thornalley") After Simon Gallup parted ways with the band in 1982, he was The Cure's bassist for eighteen months. He produced their 1983 single The Love Cats and their first live album, Concert. However, he quit to resume working as a songwriter and producer.(noting that Thornalley is a current member of the Cure)
