Edición del 30 aniversario del álbum más vendido de The Cure, nominado al Grammy, ‘WISH’. Esta edición de lujo de 45 pistas, compilada por Robert Smith, presenta 24 pistas inéditas y 4 pistas nuevas en CD en tres discos.
CD1 el álbum original, recién remasterizado por Robert Smith y Miles Showell en Abbey Road Studios.
El CD2 presenta 21 demostraciones inéditas, incluidas cuatro demostraciones vocales de estudio de 1990 y diecisiete demostraciones instrumentales de 1991, 9 de las cuales son canciones inéditas.
El CD3 presenta las cuatro pistas del casete de pedido por correo ‘Lost Wishes’ lanzado en 1993, que nunca apareció en CD o digitalmente. También se incluye la canción inédita ‘A Wendy Band’ de las sesiones de 1992 Manor Studio, una mezcla nunca antes escuchada del épico favorito de los fanáticos ‘From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea’, así como cinco raras mezclas de 12″. Finalmente, el cierre del set es una versión en vivo inédita de ‘End’ de Paris Bercy en octubre de 1992.
Tracklist
CD1 Original Album Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
01: Open (6:51)
02: High (3:37)
03: Apart (6:38)
04: From The Edge of The Deep Green Sea (7:44)
05: Wendy Time (5:13)
06: Doing The Unstuck (4:24)
07: Friday Im In Love (3:38)
08: Trust (5:32)
09: A Letter To Elise (5:14)
10: Cut (5:55)
11: To Wish Impossible Things (4:43)
12: End (6:45)
CD2 Demos All previously unreleased versions. *Unreleased track.
01: The Big Hand [1990 Demo] (4:38) [final version on B-side to A Letter To Elise 7]
02: Cut [1990 Demo] aka Away» (3:31) [final version appears on WISH]
03: A Letter To Elise [1990 Demo] aka Cut (5:01) [final version appears on WISH]
04: Wendy Time [1990 Demo] (5:13) [final version appears on WISH]
05: This Twilight Garden [Instrumental Demo] (3:25) [final version on B-side to High 7″]
06: Scared As You [Instrumental Demo] (2:33) [final version on B-side to Friday Im In Love 12″]
07: To Wish Impossible Things [Instrumental Demo] (3:33) [final version appears on WISH]
08: Apart [Instrumental Demo] (3:38) [final version appears on WISH]
09: T7 [Instrumental Demo] (2:40) *
10: Now Is The Time [Instrumental demo] (2:20) *
11: Miss Van Gogh [Instrumental demo] (2:48) *
12: T6 [Instrumental Demo] (3:14) *
13: Play [Instrumental Demo] (2:28) [final version on B-side to High 12″]
14: A Foolish Arrangement [Instrumental Demo] (2:28) [final version on B-side to A Letter To Elise 12″]
15: Halo [Instrumental Demo] (3:06) [final version on B-side to Friday Im In Love 7″]
16: Trust [Instrumental Demo] (4:02) [final version appears on WISH]
17: Abetabw [Instrumental Demo] (2:26) *
18: T8 [Instrumental Demo] (2:17) *
19: Heart Attack [Instrumental Demo] (2:41) *
20: Swing Change [Instrumental Demo] (2:10) *
21: Frogfish [Instrumental Demo] (2:35) *
CD3: Lost Wishes / Studio Out-Takes / 12 Remixes / Live / Rare / Previously Unreleased.
01: Uyea Sound [Dim-D Mix] (5:28 [from Lost Wishes MC 1993]
02: Cloudberry [Dim-D Mix] (5:22) [from Lost Wishes MC 1993]
03: Off To Sleep [Dim-D Mix] (3:47) [from Lost Wishes MC 1993]
04: The Three Sisters [Dim-D Mix] (4:12) [from Lost Wishes MC 1993]
05: A Wendy Band [Instrumental] (3:47) *
06: From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea [Partscheckruf Mix] (7:36) **
07: Open [Fix Mix] (6:51) [B-side to High 12″]
08: High [Higher Mix] (7:15) [High 12″]
09: Doing The Unstuck [Extended 12 Mix] (5:54)
10: Friday Im In Love [Strangelove Mix] (5:29 [Friday Im In Love 12″]
11: A Letter To Elise [Blue Mix] (6:36) [A Letter To Elise 12″]
12: End [Paris Live 92] (8:38) **