With the completion of the "Blue Sunshine" project and his departure from Siouxsie and the Banshees, by 1984 Robert Smith had returned to recording and touring with The Cure as his full-time primary band. Between 1985 and 1996, his musical outings beyond The Cure were comparatively rare, with notable exceptions including remix work for And Also the Trees and Cranes. During 1989, Smith and producer Mark Saunders remixed 7'’ and 12'’ versions of the song "The Pear Tree", by And Also the Trees. The "Round Mix" of the song also appeared on the band's album "Farewell to the Shade" in 1989, followed by a US-only release of "The Pear Tree EP" the following year. In December that year while mixing The Cure's live album "Entreat", Robert also recorded a solo cover version of Wendy Waldman's "Pirate Ships", originally intended for '; a compilation album celebrating the history of The Cure's US label Elektra Records. Instead, however, the full band line-up of The Cure recorded "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors for Elektra, and "Pirate Ships" did not see official CD release until "Disintegrations "Deluxe Edition" reissue in 2010.