℗ 2018 Fiction Records Under Exclusive License To Elektra Records
Released | June 22, 2018 |
Duration | 3h 37m 28s |
Record Label | Rhino/Elektra |
Genre | Rock (Alternative) |
1.1
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Lullaby (Extended Mix)
The Cure |
7:45 | |||
1.2
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Close To Me (Closer Mix)
The Cure |
5:45 | |||
1.3
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Fascination Street (Extended Mix)
The Cure |
8:48 | |||
1.4
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The Walk (Everything Mix)
The Cure |
5:27 | |||
1.5
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Lovesong (Extended Mix)
The Cure |
6:20 | |||
1.6
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A Forest (Tree Mix)
The Cure |
6:54 | |||
1.7
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Pictures Of You (Extended Dub Mix)
The Cure |
6:42 | |||
1.8
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Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Mix; 2018 Remaster)
The Cure |
6:57 | |||
1.9
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The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix)
The Cure |
5:27 | |||
1.10
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In Between Days (Shiver Mix; 2018 Remaster)
The Cure |
6:21 | |||
1.11
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Never Enough (Big Mix)
The Cure |
6:09 | |||
2.1
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Let's Go To Bed (Extended Mix 1982)
The Cure |
7:44 | |||
2.2
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Just One Kiss (Extended Mix1982)
The Cure |
7:16 | |||
2.3
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Close To Me (Extended Mix 1985)
The Cure |
6:32 | |||
2.4
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Boys Don't Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986)
The Cure |
5:30 | |||
2.5
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Why Can't I Be You? (Extended Mix 1987)
The Cure |
8:07 | |||
2.6
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A Japanese Dream (12" Remix 1987)
The Cure |
5:48 | |||
2.7
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Pictures Of You (Extended Version 1990)
The Cure |
8:07 | |||
2.8
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Let's Go To Bed (Milk Mix 1990)
The Cure |
7:14 | |||
2.9
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Just like Heaven (Dizzy Mix 1990; 2018 Remaster)
The Cure |
3:43 | |||
2.10
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Primary (Red Mix 1990)
The Cure |
7:10 | |||
2.11
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The Lovecats (TC & Benny Mix 1990)
The Cure |
4:38 | |||
3.1
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Three Imaginary Boys (Help Me Mix 2018)
The Cure |
3:22 | |||
3.2
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M (Attack Mix 2018)
The Cure |
3:09 | |||
3.3
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The Drowning Man (Bright Birds Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:30 | |||
3.4
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A Strange Day (Drowning Waves Mix 2018)
The Cure |
5:06 | |||
3.5
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Just One Kiss (Remember Mix 2018)
The Cure |
5:00 | |||
3.6
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Shake Dog Shake (New Blood Mix 2018)
The Cure |
5:12 | |||
3.7
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A Night Like This (Hello Goodbye Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:25 | |||
3.8
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Like Cockatoos (Lonely In The Rain Mix 2018)
The Cure |
3:50 | |||
3.9
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Plainsong (Edge Of The World Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:35 | |||
3.10
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Never Enough (Time To Kill Mix 2018)
The Cure |
3:38 | |||
3.11
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From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (Love In Vain Mix 2018)
The Cure |
6:23 | |||
3.12
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Want (Time Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:46 | |||
3.13
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The Last Day Of Summer (31st August Mix 2018)
The Cure |
5:46 | |||
3.14
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Cut Here (If Only Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:28 | |||
3.15
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Lost (Found Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:00 | |||
3.16
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It's Over (Whisper Mix 2018)
The Cure |
4:54 |
With the Disintegration album and its accompanying global Prayer Tour, 1989 had delivered a triumphant end to the 80s, but the first year of the 90s found The Cure unexpectedly unsettled.
Determined to keep up the momentum of the band’s ongoing success, but knowing there were internal tensions to address before heading back into the studio, Robert Smith decided on a different course of action; curating an album of the band’s rarer 12” mixes. As work on Mixed Up progressed, Smith realized that some of The Cure’s earlier remixes didn’t stand up to the newer ones.
Robert singles out Brian 'Chuck’ New’s dub style remix of "Pictures Of You" as the one that inspired him to take a more adventurous path. "That mix turned the music on its head, but at the same time left the essential heart of the song intact. As soon as I heard it, I updated the entire Mixed Up plan. My revised ambition was to compile an album that was contemporary without being dated, immediate without being obvious, musically inspiring, rhythmically exciting and sonically great!"
Two tracks on the album, "A Forest" and "The Walk", were not just remixed but entirely re-recorded, as the multi-track tapes for both songs had long been lost. Both songs were reconstructed in the studio with producer Mark Saunders, using original instruments and gear.
The band convened over five days in June 1990 to record a new track for Mixed Up. After a certain amount of fraught experimenting with beats, loops and sequenced bass lines, Smith decided to change the vibe. A demo entitled "PhaseAGE" that had previously been deemed ‘too rock' was committed to tape as "Never Enough" and was released as a single in September 1990. The ‘Closer Mix’ of "Close To Me" soon followed this and both songs were accompanied by customarily deranged Tim Pope videos.
With Mixed Up finally released, Smith felt he could at last move on, confident in a re-energized and re-integrated band. "The whole of 1990 was essentially spent emerging from the shadow of Disintegration, and we managed to do it in a creatively satisfying way; by the end of the year, I couldn't wait to start work on new songs for the next record".
Robert Smith has remastered the Cure's 1990 compilation of Remixes, Mixed Up, and has expanded the Deluxe Edition with a 2nd disc of long deleted remixes from 1982 to 1990, and a 3rd disc containing 16 brand new Remixes done by himself, Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino/Elektra Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.05 -0.14 to -0.01 | -13.95 -15.44 to -10.79 | -11.46 -13.80 to -9.20 | 9 6 to 11 | |
1.1 | Lullaby (Extended Mix) | -0.01 | -15.31 | -12.9 | 11 |
1.2 | Close To Me (Closer Mix) | -0.03 | -14.55 | -12.9 | 10 |
1.3 | Fascination Street (Extended Mix) | -0.01 | -13.45 | -10.2 | 8 |
1.4 | The Walk (Everything Mix) | -0.05 | -12.61 | -11.3 | 8 |
1.5 | Lovesong (Extended Mix) | -0.01 | -13.90 | -11.2 | 9 |
1.6 | A Forest (Tree Mix) | -0.08 | -12.97 | -10.7 | 9 |
1.7 | Pictures Of You (Extended Dub Mix) | -0.01 | -10.79 | -9.4 | 7 |
1.8 | Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Mix; 2018 Remaster) | -0.01 | -14.37 | -12.0 | 10 |
1.9 | The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix) | -0.01 | -15.21 | -13.2 | 9 |
1.10 | In Between Days (Shiver Mix; 2018 Remaster) | -0.06 | -11.93 | -10.9 | 6 |
1.11 | Never Enough (Big Mix) | -0.01 | -12.44 | -9.7 | 8 |
2.1 | Let's Go To Bed (Extended Mix 1982) | -0.01 | -14.80 | -11.5 | 10 |
2.2 | Just One Kiss (Extended Mix1982) | -0.01 | -14.72 | -11.5 | 10 |
2.3 | Close To Me (Extended Mix 1985) | -0.05 | -15.28 | -12.3 | 11 |
2.4 | Boys Don't Cry (New Voice Club Mix 1986) | -0.02 | -14.81 | -11.2 | 10 |
2.5 | Why Can't I Be You? (Extended Mix 1987) | -0.01 | -14.06 | -11.3 | 9 |
2.6 | A Japanese Dream (12" Remix 1987) | -0.06 | -13.42 | -10.7 | 9 |
2.7 | Pictures Of You (Extended Version 1990) | -0.02 | -13.63 | -11.3 | 10 |
2.8 | Let's Go To Bed (Milk Mix 1990) | -0.01 | -14.04 | -12.1 | 10 |
2.9 | Just like Heaven (Dizzy Mix 1990; 2018 Remaster) | -0.02 | -15.44 | -13.8 | 11 |
2.10 | Primary (Red Mix 1990) | -0.01 | -15.41 | -13.2 | 10 |
2.11 | The Lovecats (TC & Benny Mix 1990) | -0.01 | -14.64 | -12.1 | 10 |
3.1 | Three Imaginary Boys (Help Me Mix 2018) | -0.14 | -12.84 | -11.6 | 8 |
3.2 | M (Attack Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -13.30 | -10.9 | 9 |
3.3 | The Drowning Man (Bright Birds Mix 2018) | -0.08 | -13.01 | -10.4 | 8 |
3.4 | A Strange Day (Drowning Waves Mix 2018) | -0.01 | -12.39 | -9.2 | 7 |
3.5 | Just One Kiss (Remember Mix 2018) | -0.01 | -14.06 | -11.1 | 9 |
3.6 | Shake Dog Shake (New Blood Mix 2018) | -0.10 | -13.51 | -9.7 | 8 |
3.7 | A Night Like This (Hello Goodbye Mix 2018) | -0.09 | -14.28 | -11.4 | 9 |
3.8 | Like Cockatoos (Lonely In The Rain Mix 2018) | -0.09 | -14.61 | -12.7 | 9 |
3.9 | Plainsong (Edge Of The World Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -13.95 | -12.5 | 9 |
3.10 | Never Enough (Time To Kill Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -14.49 | -11.9 | 10 |
3.11 | From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (Love In Vain Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -14.84 | -12.2 | 10 |
3.12 | Want (Time Mix 2018) | -0.10 | -14.49 | -11.7 | 9 |
3.13 | The Last Day Of Summer (31st August Mix 2018) | -0.09 | -14.06 | -11.3 | 9 |
3.14 | Cut Here (If Only Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -14.72 | -11.9 | 10 |
3.15 | Lost (Found Mix 2018) | -0.11 | -14.08 | -10.8 | 8 |
3.16 | It's Over (Whisper Mix 2018) | -0.10 | -13.63 | -10.9 | 9 |