The Cure hit their commercial stride with 1992's Wish.  The band's ninth studio album and highest-charting in both the U.S. and U.K., it tapped into the burgeoning alt-rock movement while retaining the gothic sound on which The Cure made their name.  Now, fans' Wishes are coming true with a 30th anniversary expansion on 3 CDs, including 24 previously unreleased tracks and a further four which are new to CD/digital.  Curated by Robert Smith, Wish: Deluxe Edition is due from Rhino on October 7, with a 2-LP remastered version of the original album coming on January 27, 2023.

Jointly written by the band - Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Porl Thompson, and Boris Williams - and produced by Smith and David M. Allen, Wish had its roots in demo sessions held at the Live House in Cornwall and Farmyard Studios in the Cotswolds.  In September 1991, recording began in earnest at The Manor in Oxfordshire.  The sound was lean and tough, focusing attention on the strength of the compositions.  Though the band was undergoing some changes - the LP would be their final one with Boris Williams and first with Perry Bamonte (as well as the final one with Porl Thompson for sixteen years) - Wish was cohesive and potent.

Its first single, "High," topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in the U.S. and went to No. 8 on the U.K. Singles Chart as well as charting around the world.  Second single "Friday I'm in Love" - once described by Robert Smith as a "let's get happy kind of record" - was another international success, hitting No. 6 in the U.K. and No. 18 on the U.S. Hot 100 as well as No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks survey.  The third and final single to be released, "A Letter to Elise," went to No. 28 in the U.K. and peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Alternative Airplay chart.  Wish itself made it to No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 2 in the U.S., earning a U.S. Platinum certification and selling over three million copies worldwide.

Robert Smith had long been championing a new edition of the album.  Rhino quotes him in the press release: "In the studio control room, it all sounded excellent, but I got too busy sorting out our upcoming concerts to properly oversee the mastering. It was too late to do anything about it; the album was out, and we were off around the world again. It has really bugged for me for a very long time." He's finally gotten the opportunity to master the album as he originally intended: "It has taken 30 years, but finally, finally, my Wish has come true."

The first CD contains the original album as remastered by Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road. Disc 2 boasts 21 previously unreleased demos (four with vocals from 1990 and seventeen instrumentals, among them nine previously unissued songs).  Disc 3 offers the four tracks from the 1993 mail-order cassette Lost Wishes, none of which have appeared on CD or digitally in the past, plus a host of remixes and rarities culminating in a previously unreleased live version of "End" from Paris in 1992.  The Lost Wishes track "Uyea Sound" is available now as a digital single.

With Robert Smith and the current line-up of The Cure taking the stage this October for a 44-date European tour culminating in eight U.K. shows in December, more Wishes are poised to be granted.  Look for Rhino's Deluxe Edition of Wish on October 7 at the links below.  Additionally, a single CD featuring the album remaster will be released, while those ordering the Deluxe Edition directly from Rhino will receive a replica cassette of Lost Wishes.

The Cure, Wish: Deluxe Edition (Elektra 61309-2, 1992 - reissued Elektra/Rhino, 2022)

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1CD (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD
2LP (Original Album Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD

CD 1: Original Album Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell

1. Open (6:51)
2. High (3:37)
3. Apart (6:38)
4. From The Edge of The Green Sea (7:44)
5. Wendy Time (5:13)
6. Doing The Unstuck (4:24)
7. Friday I'm In Love (3:38)
8. Trust (5:32)
9. A Letter To Elise (5:14)
10. Cut (5:55)
11. To Wish Impossible Things (4:43)
12. End (6:45)

CD 2: Demos

1. The Big Hand [1990 Demo] (4:38) [final version on B-side to "A Letter To Elise" 7"]
2. Cut [1990 Demo] aka "Away" (3:31) [final version appears on Wish]
3. A Letter To Elise [1990 Demo] aka "Cut" (5:01) [final version appears on Wish]
4. Wendy Time [1990 Demo] (5:13) [final version appears on Wish]
5. This Twilight Garden [Instrumental Demo] (3:25) [final version on B-side to "High" 7"]
6. Scared As You [Instrumental Demo] (2:33) [final version on B-side to "Friday I'm In Love" 12"]
7. To Wish Impossible Things [Instrumental Demo] (3:33) [final version appears on Wish]
8. Apart [Instrumental Demo] (3:38) [final version appears on Wish]
9. 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 I'm 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) *

All previously unreleased versions/(*) represents previously unreleased song

CD 3: Lost Wishes / Studio Out-Takes / 12" Remixes / Live / Rare / Previously Unreleased

1. Uyea Sound [Dim-D Mix] (5:28 [from Lost Wishes, 1993]
2. Cloudberry [Dim-D Mix] (5:22) [from Lost Wishes, 1993]
3. Off To Sleep... [Dim-D Mix] (3:47) [from Lost Wishes, 1993]
4. The Three Sisters [Dim-D Mix] (4:12) [from Lost Wishes, 1993]
5. A Wendy Band [Instrumental] (3:47) *
6. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea [Partscheckruf Mix] (7:36) **
7. Open [Fix Mix] (6:51) [B-side to "High" 12"]
8. High [Higher Mix] (7:15) ["High" 12"]
9. Doing The Unstuck [Extended 12" Mix] (5:54)
10. Friday I'm In Love [Strangelove Mix] (5:29 [from "Friday I'm In Love" 12"]
11. A Letter To Elise [Blue Mix] (6:36) [from "A Letter To Elise" 12"]
12. End [Paris Live '92] (8:38) **

(*) Unreleased track
(**) Unreleased version