Tracklist
| A1 | Open | |
| A2 | High | |
| A3 | Apart | |
| B1 | From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea | |
| B2 | Wendy Time | |
| B3 | Doing The Unstuck | |
| C1 | Friday I'm In Love | |
| C2 | Trust | |
| C3 | A Letter To Elise | |
| D1 | Cut | |
| D2 | To Wish Impossible Things | |
| D3 | End |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
- Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fiction Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Fiction Records Ltd.
- Licensed To – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 60725
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 60726
- Published By – Fiction Songs Ltd.
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Mixed At – Olympic Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
Credits
- Artwork [2022 Art By] – Andy Vella
- Bass, Keyboards – Simon Gallup
- Coordinator [Project Co-ordination For Universal At] – Hey Joe!
- Coordinator [Project Co-ordination For Universal By] – Joe Black
- Drums, Percussion – Boris Williams
- Engineer [Assisted By] – Chris Bandy
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Whitfield
- Guitar – Porl Thompson
- Guitar, 6-String Bass, Keyboards – Perry Bamonte
- Lacquer Cut By [Lp Cut By] – Miles Showell
- Mixed By – Mark Saunders
- Mixed By [Assisted By] – Shawn Defeo*
- Producer [Produced By] – The Cure
- Remastered By – Robert Smith
- Songwriter [All Songs By] – Gallup*
- Viola – Kate Wilkinson* (tracks: D2)
- Voice, Guitar, 6-String Bass, Keyboards – Robert Smith
Notes
Double LP set in wide spine single sleeve including printed inner sleeves with lyrics, credits and artwork..
Some UK copies came with a limited edition hand numbered poster (limited to 1500) from indie record stores.
[On spine]:
357 931-4 / 0060243579314(6) cure ∙ wish [Fiction logo]
[On back cover]:
fixh 20 Barcode 357 931-4 / 0060243579314(6)
℗ & © 1992 fiction records ltd., a division of universal music operations ltd.
[...] universal international music b.v.'s-gravelandseweg 80, 1217 ew hilversum, netherlands. made in the eu.
[On inner sleeve]
357 931-6 [or] 357 931-7
recorded at the manor, oxfordshire.
mixed [...] at olympic, london.
lp cut [...] at abbey road studios, london
℗ 2022 fiction records ltd © 2022 fiction records ltd
the copyright in this sound recording is owned by fiction records ltd, and exclusively licensed to polydor ltd (uk)
[On label]:
fixh 20 357 931-6 [or] 20 357 931-7
℗ 1992 fiction records ltd © 1992 fiction records ltd
[On black hype sticker on the front of the sleeve]:
Cure Wish
30th anniversary edition
2lp 180gram vinyl
remastered by robert smith
features the singles
"friday i'm in love",
"high"
and "a letter to elise"
357 931-4
White sticker with "Made in " printed in black on the shrink wrap on the back of sleeve.
Track durations do not appear on the release.
Runouts are stamped except for "MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30" and the Roman numeral after "-60725-" and "-60726-", which are hand-etched.
Some UK copies came with a limited edition hand numbered poster (limited to 1500) from indie record stores.
[On spine]:
357 931-4 / 0060243579314(6) cure ∙ wish [Fiction logo]
[On back cover]:
fixh 20 Barcode 357 931-4 / 0060243579314(6)
℗ & © 1992 fiction records ltd., a division of universal music operations ltd.
[...] universal international music b.v.'s-gravelandseweg 80, 1217 ew hilversum, netherlands. made in the eu.
[On inner sleeve]
357 931-6 [or] 357 931-7
recorded at the manor, oxfordshire.
mixed [...] at olympic, london.
lp cut [...] at abbey road studios, london
℗ 2022 fiction records ltd © 2022 fiction records ltd
the copyright in this sound recording is owned by fiction records ltd, and exclusively licensed to polydor ltd (uk)
[On label]:
fixh 20 357 931-6 [or] 20 357 931-7
℗ 1992 fiction records ltd © 1992 fiction records ltd
[On black hype sticker on the front of the sleeve]:
Cure Wish
30th anniversary edition
2lp 180gram vinyl
remastered by robert smith
features the singles
"friday i'm in love",
"high"
and "a letter to elise"
357 931-4
White sticker with "Made in " printed in black on the shrink wrap on the back of sleeve.
Track durations do not appear on the release.
Runouts are stamped except for "MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30" and the Roman numeral after "-60725-" and "-60726-", which are hand-etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0060243579314(6)
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602435793146
- Other (Cat# LP 1): 357 931-6
- Other (Cat# LP 2): 357 931-7
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): -60725-I 3579316 A MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): -60725-I 3579316 B MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): -60726-I 3579317 A MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): -60726-I 3579317 B MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30.
Other Versions (5 of 174)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited
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Wish (Cassette, Album) | Polydor | FIXHC 20, fixhc20, 513 261-4 | UK | 1992 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Wish (CD, Album) | Elektra | 61309-2, 9 61309-2 | US | 1992 | ||
| Wish (CD, Album) | Fiction Records | fixcd 20, 513 261-2 | Europe | 1992 | |||
| Wish (2×LP, Album) | Fiction Records | fixh 20, 513 261-1 | UK | 1992 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Wish (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby HX Pro) | Fiction Records | 9 61309-4, 61309-4 | US | 1992 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 4 months agoAfter some doubts i had to buy it. I never liked the sound of the original CD i have and the streaming versions. The remastered version I streamed was slightly better, but now i FINALLY own a version of this album that sounds quite acceptable, in a way that i now enjoy the album as it should. Previously i barely could and would listen to this.
It will never be the best sounding album i heard in my life, but it's The Cure. The productions and older masterings are always a bit weird or bad.
Soundwise, i like this enough! WAY better than the original CD. Now this has a bit of dynamics for a change instead of a harsh wall of sound. I can actually hear whats going on now, including some Simon Bass for gods' sake.
Plastic wise, its made very well, silent, centred and all that stuff.
If only it had a gatefold packaging yes, that would be nice for the price.
I can recommend, if you theoretically like the album but have the same issues as I did. -
Jesus christ, this line is for your review of the album and pressing, not for a review of your setup. Stop writing your equipment, no one cares -
Arrived dirty, but I wet clean everything anyway. Sound is good, no distortion or clicks. Not a single pop, which is unusual these days. Can't fault it. Pleasure to listen to and side 4 is genius. 3 perfect tracks which sound great with the volume cranked up. Almost (but not quite) as good as Disintegration.....
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My pressing of Wish is silent and I have no issues with the pressing as other people have had. If it is a bad pressing, send it back.
Also, I do not think this was done at 1/2 speed. Wouldn't Miles have noted that in the deadwax?
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I have my original UK version from 1992, bought at the time and it sounds much better than this new version.
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Amazing album with an average quality pressing. By the way “german pressing” is better. Choose that one -
I think it sounds great on my Rega Planar 3 w/ Elys 2 cartridge, and I usually hate these Miles Showell 1/2 speed cuts because they're almost always plagued with distortion and sibilance. This one is an exception. Maybe I'm naive not ever hearing an original, but I'm glad to own it. Only thing marring it is the paper inner sleeves which cause lead-in surface noise and visible scuffing all over the LPs. -
Can’t comment on the master as its the worst pressing I have had on the table. Pretty much unplayable in parts.
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Edited 2 years agoI own every Cure release on vinyl (all first prints) and have been waiting for a remixing work on Wish for many years as I always felt the original mix was pretty dull (I've owned the original CD since 1992). Having it on vinyl was a must and I've been trying to figure out which of the 3 recent releases would sound best. Eventually I came across a copy of this print in mint condition so there I went. I consider my system "advanced" and such that reflects the quality of mixes/masters very well (Tannoy SRM12X, Quad 606/909/Bryston 3B, Peter Daniels DAC, ive preamp). I'm using a Shure IV cart on my HK T60 turntable and AT30E on my PL510. As expected, I find this print to be not as great as the original one. As with many recent recordings and remasters, the sound is too compressed to my ears, and maximized in a way that might make it a little disturbing to listen to. Still I wouldn't say it sounds "bad", I've come across recent prints that do, so I'd say it sounds "ok", i.e not especially good but not especially bad either. I still enjoy listening to the original CD at least as much as listening to this version. Even though the original mix is lacking some air and details, I do find it sounding warmer and working better with the music on this album than the recent remaster. So my advice to you is - get this vinyl only if you're a big Cure fan (like me) and would want a vinyl "Wish" in your collection, not if you're expecting any "improved" version of this album. I do "Wish" they remix this album from scratch at some point, as I think there's still room for improvement at the mix level. -
Sounds like trash. very disappointed. Waited a long time for this. Paid a pretty penny too...
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