Disintegration was Smith's thematic return to a dark and gloomy aesthetic that the Cure had explored in the early 1980s. Smith deliberately sought to record an album that was depressing, as it was a reflection of the despondency he felt at the time.[21] The sound of the album was a shock to the band's American label Elektra Records; the label requested Smith shift the release date back several months. Smith recalled "they thought I was being 'wilfully obscure', which was an actual quote from the letter [Smith received from Elektra]. Ever since then I realised that record companies don't have a fucking clue what The Cure does and what The Cure means."[22] Despite rumours that Smith was one of the only contributors to the record, he confirmed that more than half of the dozen tracks on Disintegration had substantial musical input from the rest of the band.[22]
The Cure are releasing a deluxe, expanded 3CD edition of their acclaimed 1990 remixes album Mixed Up on 15 June 2018. The new edition includes a newly-remastered edition of Mixed Up; a second disc featuring 11 rare mixes from 1982-1990 and a third CD, Torn Down, which includes 16 brand new remixes from Robert Smith.
The Cure - Disintegration Deluxe
Mixed Up is released on 15 June. Scroll down to read the full tracklisting and pre-order the deluxe 3CD edition, the 2LP vinyl edition and the 2LP vinyl edition of Torn Down Mixed Up. 2ff7e9595c
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