Mixed Up
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| Remix album by The Cure | ||||
| Released | November 20, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 at Outside Studios, England | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock, alternative rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 73:04 (CD only) 81:12 (cassette/LP) |
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| Label | Fiction Records (UK) Elektra Records (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Robert Smith Chris Parry Mark Saunders Dave Allen |
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Mixed Up is a 1990 remix album by The Cure. The songs are remixes of some of their hits.
Most of the songs are extended mixes. Several had been previously released on 12" singles, but some are completely remade, with Smith recutting vocals due to the original tapes not being available. The record closes with the extended version of a new single, "Never Enough". The remix of "Pictures of You" was originally released under the title "(Strange Mix)". In an interview featured on the Trilogy DVD, singer Robert Smith described the remix album as something "fun after the doom and gloom of Disintegration".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] LP edition
| Side A | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Lullaby (Extended Mix)" | 7:43 | |||||||
| 2. | "Close to Me (Closer Mix)" | 5:44 | |||||||
| 3. | "Fascination Street (Extended Mix)" | 8:47 | |||||||
| Side B | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 4. | "The Walk (Everything Mix)" | 5:27 | |||||||
| 5. | "Lovesong (Extended Mix)" | 6:19 | |||||||
| 6. | "A Forest (Tree Mix)" | 6:55 | |||||||
| Side C | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 7. | "Pictures of You (Extended Dub Mix)" | 6:41 | |||||||
| 8. | "Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Mix)" | 7:01 | |||||||
| 9. | "Why Can't I Be You? (Extended Remix)" (Appears on the French 5 CD version, LP and cassette versions only) | 8:07 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 10. | "The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix)" | 5:40 | |||||||
| 11. | "In Between Days (Shiver Mix)" | 6:22 | |||||||
| 12. | "Never Enough (Big Mix)" | 6:07 | |||||||
[edit] CD edition
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Lullaby (Extended Mix)" | 7:43 | |||||||
| 2. | "Close to Me (Closer Mix)" | 5:44 | |||||||
| 3. | "Fascination Street (Extended Mix)" | 8:47 | |||||||
| 4. | "The Walk (Everything Mix)" | 5:27 | |||||||
| 5. | "Lovesong (Extended Mix)" | 6:19 | |||||||
| 6. | "A Forest (Tree Mix)" | 6:55 | |||||||
| 7. | "Pictures of You (Extended Dub Mix)" | 6:41 | |||||||
| 8. | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" (Extended Mix)" | 7:01 | |||||||
| 9. | "The Caterpillar (Flicker Mix)" | 5:40 | |||||||
| 10. | "In Between Days (Shiver Mix)" | 6:22 | |||||||
| 11. | "Never Enough (Big Mix)" | 6:07 | |||||||
- CD editions do not include "Why Can't I Be You? (Extended Remix)", this was due to the 74-minute limit necessary to be compliant with the Compact Disc standard.
[edit] Notes
- As the original master tapes could not be found, "The Walk" and "A Forest" are not remixes, they are re-recordings.
- Over time, the CD edition has slightly changed. At the time of release, the words "Mixed Up" at the bottom of the cover were white in a box, but have sinced changed to black in a box. Also, the order of text on the CD disc has slightly been rearranged. Also, the track listing on the back cover, text in the liner notes and the text on the album cover (bar the small "Mixed Up" at the bottom) were originally a mettalic. Now they are grey.
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
- Simon Gallup – bass
- Porl Thompson – guitar
- Boris Williams – drums
- Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
- Lol Tolhurst
[edit] References
- ^ "Single : A Forest [Tree Mix]". The Cure. 1990-12-06. http://www.thecure.com/discography/detail.aspx?pid=1050. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: The Cure - Mixed Up". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4923. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
