2018 deluxe edition of The Cure's 1990 remix album Mixed Up
The first disc of the deluxe edition features all 11 original tracks as remastered by frontman
Robert Smith. Disc two is comprised of newly remastered rare remixes from 1982-1990.
Lastly, the third is titled,
Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras, and pulls together new remixes of tracks like “Three Imaginary Boys”, “Just One Kiss”, “Never Enough”, “The Drowning Man”, “Cut Here”. Meant as a sequel to
Mixed Up, it was mixed by Smith in 2018 and issued earlier this month as an
exclusive standalone Record Store Day release.
“I wanted a 3-disc package, but we didn’t have enough ‘historic’ remixes – for a while I thought the ‘extra-extras’ CD would be Cure songs re-mixed by choice artists, rather than by choice re-mixers…” Smith said of the deluxe edition in a statement. “That then got me thinking maybe I should have a go at one… so in early August 2017, I decided to experiment with ‘Three Imaginary Boys’. It is a pretty sparse multi-track; I pulled it apart at home and finished the initial re-mix in one session – and I really enjoyed the whole process”.
Speaking on
Torn Down specifically, he added, “By choosing favourite songs rather than the usual singles, one of Smith’s objectives was to illustrate the variety of the Cure catalogue, and by October of 2017 working on songs in chronological release order, he had remixed entirely the 16 songs that appear on
Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018.”
Also available that same release day are 2xLP vinyl sets of
Mixed Up and
Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018.
DISC ONE: Mixed Up – Remastered 2018
1: Lullaby – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:43 )
2: Close To Me – Closer Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:44 )
3: Fascination Street – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 8:47 )
4: The Walk – Everything Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:27 )
5: Lovesong – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:19 )
6: A Forest – Tree Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:55 )
7: Pictures of You – Extended Dub Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:41 )
8: Hot Hot Hot!!! – Extended Mix – 2018 remaster ( 7:01 )
9: The Caterpillar – Flicker Mix – 2018 remaster ( 5:40 )
10: Inbetween Days – Shiver Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:22 )
11: Never Enough – Big Mix – 2018 remaster ( 6:07 )
DISC TWO – Mixed Up Extras 2018: Remixes 1982-1990
1: Let’s Go To Bed (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:44 )
2: Just One Kiss (Extended Mix 1982 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:15 )
3: Close To Me (Extended Remix 1985 – 2018 remaster) ( 6:31 )
4: Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986 – 2018 remaster) ( 5:29 )
5: Why Can’t I Be You? (Extended Mix 1987 – 2018 remaster) ( 8:07 )
6: A Japanese Dream (12″ Remix 1987 – 2018 remaster) ( 5:47 )
7: Pictures of You (Extended Version 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 8:06 )
8: Let’s Go To Bed (Milk Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:13 )
9: Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 3:42 )
10: Primary (Red Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 7:10 )
11: The Lovecats (TC & Benny Mix 1990 – 2018 remaster) ( 4:39 )
DISC THREE – Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018
1: Three Imaginary Boys – Help Me Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:21 )
2: M – Attack Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:07 )
3: The Drowning Man – Bright Birds Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:29 )
4: A Strange Day – Drowning Waves Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:05 )
5: Just One Kiss – Remember Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:57 )
6: Shake Dog Shake – New Blood Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:11 )
7: A Night Like This – Hello Goodbye Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:24 )
8: Like Cockatoos – Lonely In The Rain Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:49 )
9: Plainsong – Edge Of The World Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:33 )
10: Never Enough – Time To Kill Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:34 )
11: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea – Love In Vain Mix by Robert Smith ( 6:21 )
12: Want – Time Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:44 )
13: The Last Day of Summer – 31st August Mix by Robert Smith ( 5:44 )
14: Cut Here – If Only Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:25 )
15: Lost – Found Mix by Robert Smith ( 3:59 )
16: It’s Over – Whisper Mix by Robert Smith ( 4:54 )
