At long last — eight years, to be exact — Robert Smith is resuming the deluxe reissues of albums by The Cure, beginning with an expanded 3-disc edition of the 1990 remix collection Mixed Up that’s due out in June, to be followed, he says, by the long-awaited reissue of 1992’s Wish.
The Mixed Up deluxe edition is due out June 15 via Universal Music (full tracklist below). It will include, on the first disc, a newly remastered edition of the original 11-track album, and on the third disc, the 16-track Torn Down collection of new remixes by Smith himself that was released on vinyl for Record Store Day.
It’s the second disc that’s exclusive to the CD reissue, a collection of 12-inch remixes from the ’80s and some created for the original Mixed Up; this disc includes the extended mix of “Why Can’t I Be You?” that only appeared on the original vinyl and cassette versions of Mixed Up, as well as the then-new mixes of “Just Like Heaven” and “Primary” that were B-sides to the “Close To Me” (Closer Mix) single — and the very hard to find TC & Benny Mix of “The Lovecats,” part of a download-only rarities collection from 2001.
The Cure’s Mixed Up is being released as a Deluxe Edition on 15h June. This 3CD set has been remastered by Robert Smith
Order you copy click here ;https://t.co/8iCWiDmZhAhttps://t.co/sxI4tJPTQchttps://t.co/Kyo9podZKA pic.twitter.com/bW9JdOjL7m— The Cure (@thecure) April 11, 2018
In an interview with BBC’s 6 Music, Smith discusses plans to move forward with The Cure’s reissue series.
“I dropped all the remasters and reissues of The Cure catalog around 2010, I think. Disintegration was the last one. So I picked that up again. There were various stupid reasons why, so I decided to complete the process. So yeah, Mixed Up was the first one up.”
Smith goes on to discuss the new remixes he did for the upcoming reissue and why he chose some more “esoteric” Cure songs like “The Drowning Man” to rework — then drops the reissue news that many fans long have waited to hear: “I just finished the Wish album, which is the next one up.”
This new comes more than six years after it first appeared a Wish reissue was on the horizon, and, as we’ve thoroughly documented, Robert Smith is a man whose pronouncements must always be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. Still, with a Mixed Up deluxe edition on the horizon — and vinyl reissues already out for Record Store Day — it’s all very promising.
You can hear the interview with Smith, and the premiere of his new remix of “Want,” online via the BBC now; fast-forward to around the 49-minute mark to hear the segment on The Cure.
Below, check out the full tracklist of the new Mixed Up 3-disc reissue.
Tracklist: The Cure, Mixed Up: Deluxe Edition
DISC 1: Mixed Up
1. “Lullaby” (Extended Mix – 2018 remaster)
2. “Close To Me” (Closer Mix – 2018 remaster)
3. “Fascination Street” (Extended Mix – 2018 remaster)
4. “The Walk” (Everything Mix – 2018 remaster)
5. “Lovesong” (Extended Mix – 2018 remaster)
6. “A Forest” (Tree Mix – 2018 remaster)
7. “Pictures of You” (Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster)
8. “Hot Hot Hot!!!” (Extended Mix – 2018 remaster)
9. “The Caterpillar” (Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster)
10. “Inbetween Days” (Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster)
11. “Never Enough” (Big Mix – 2018 remaster)
DISC 2: Mixed Up Extras 2018: Remixes 1982-1990
1. “Let’s Go To Bed” (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster)
2. “Just One Kiss” (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster)
3. “Close To Me” (Extended Remix 1985 – 2018 remaster)
4. “Boys Don’t Cry” (New Voice Club Mix 1986 – 2018 remaster)
5. “Why Can’t I Be You?” (Extended Mix 1987 – 2018 remaster)
6. “A Japanese Dream” (12″ Remix 1987 – 2018 remaster)
7. “Pictures of You” (Extended Version 1990 – 2018 remaster)
8. “Let’s Go To Bed” (Milk Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster)
9. “Just Like Heaven” (Dizzy Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster)
10. “Primary” (Red Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster)
11. “The Lovecats” (TC & Benny Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster)
DISC 3: Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018
1. “Three Imaginary Boys” (Help Me Mix by Robert Smith)
2. “M” (Attack Mix by Robert Smith)
3. “The Drowning Man” (Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith)
4. “A Strange Day” (Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith)
5. “Just One Kiss” (Remember Mix by Robert Smith)
6. “Shake Dog Shake” (New Blood Mix by Robert Smith)
7. “A Night Like This” (Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith)
8. “Like Cockatoos” (Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith)
9. “Plainsong” (Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith)
10. “Never Enough” (Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith)
11. “From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea” (Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith)
12. “Want” (Time Mix by Robert Smith)
13. “The Last Day of Summer” (31st August Mix by Robert Smith)
14. “Cut Here” (If Only Mix by Robert Smith)
15. “Lost” (Found Mix by Robert Smith)
16. “It’s Over” (Whisper Mix by Robert Smith)
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The UK Version shows Disc 2 as having 11 tracks with the inclusion of “Let’s Go To Bed: Milk Mix” — b-side from the Mixed Up singles. I hope the above is a typo.
I originally took the tracklist from the Universal Music site, but it looks like the Amazon listing may be more up to date
Just One Kiss ext. FINALLY!!!!!
Hi, an extended version exist of JOK, as b-side of let’s go to bed 12″ as vinyl.
Universal is charging $16 for shipping if you pre-order!!
People said these projects would never see the light of day. Love it when Robert and The Cure surprise us! I’m so excited to listen to these CD’s (yes, that medium) in the tracking intended by the artist(s), one mix after another, walking a curious path with new twists on familiar thoughts and emotions. Thank you!
Wish remastered. Dream come true. Hope it includes the Lost Wishes tracks + Cut (Away).
They will be include
THe ONLY reason to purchase “fucked up” again. Disc 3! The only Cure record that I loathed. Did like Never Enough. The rest was pure money making garbage.
“Wish” will be the last of the purchases by me regarding the remasters- hoping the “Lost Wishes” tracks get a good mix. Perhaps and expanded “Paris” set.
Agreed, a Wild Mood Swings remaster would be utterly pointless. That album is already compressed so much you can hardly turn it up past two.
Although I’d LOVE a remix of the self-titled. One of the worst sounding albums ever.
@ Fart = “Wild Mood Swings” deserves an expanded edition for sure, just to gather all from the ’94-’96 era. An underestimated album (“Strange Attraction” is one of their best pop tunes!).
CD1
01 Burn
02 Want
03 Club America
04 This Is A Lie
05 The 13th
06 Strange Attraction
07 Mint Car
08 Jupiter Crash
09 Round & Round & Round
10 Gone!
11 Numb
12 Return
CD2
01 Trap
02 Treasure
03 Bare
04 Dredd Song
05 It Used To Be Me
06 Ocean
07 Adonais
08 Home
09 Waiting
10 A Pink Dream
11 Wrong Number
12 More Than This
And seriously, what I wouldn’t give to remix the self-titled 2004 album myself! The complexity in the layers of opener “Lost” is ummm well… completely lost! A great track that sounds like shit!
“Before Three” and “(I Don’t Know What’s Going) On” should sound crisp, clear, and bright! but they just don’t.
Why do you have the original album split up between 2 discs?
A more inclusive idea for a 3CD ”Wild Mood Swings”:
CD1 (76:09)
Want
Club America
This Is A Lie
The 13th
Strange Attraction
Mint Car
Jupiter Crash
Round & Round & Round
Gone!
Numb
Return
Trap
Treasure
Bare
Adonais
Ocean
It Used To Be Me
CD2 (77:22)
Home
Waiting
A Pink Dream
Dredd Song
A Sign From God
Wrong Number (single mix)
Young Americans
Ching Chang Chong
Wrong Number (Analogue Exchange Mix)
Gone! (Critter Mix)
The 13th (Two Chord Cool Mix)
Wrong Number (Digital Exchange Mix)
Mint Car (Electric Mix)
Club America (Roxy Mix)
Wrong Number (ISDN Mix)
Gone! (Ultraliving Mix)
CD3 (75:49)
The 13th (Feels Good Mix)
Wrong Number (Crossed Line Mix)
Mint Car (Buskers Mix)
Strange Attraction (Strange Mix)
Wrong Number (P2P Mix)
Gone! (Spacer Mix)
This Is A Lie (Ambient Mix)
Wrong Number (Dub Analogue Exchange Mix)
The 13th (Killer Bee Mix)
Gone! (radio mix)
Wrong Number (Engaged Mix)
Mint Car (radio mix)
The 13th (Swing Radio Mix)
Wrong Number (Crossed Line ”Warm Vocal” remix)