¨ Added Vince Clarke & Paul Quinn "One Day" Single Page

The page about Vince Clarke & Paul Quinn single "One Day" has been added to Discography (Vince Clarke side projects section) (thanks to Patrick Aldag and Gena).

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: Andy Bell's "Crazy" swedish promo cdr, "Loveboat" french cd (thanks to Sloy), "Love To Hate You" spanish vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Always" canadian cd, "Chorus" uk promo casette (single).

Greg EIS - "Exclusive Audio / Video Clips":

Hello again!

More tour information this week, plus some exclusive audio / video clips online...

¨ Acoustic Tour - European Tour Dates

The tour page has been updated with the European dates for the forthcoming Erasure Acoustic tour:

* 25 April 06: Denmark, Aarhus Music House

Tickets: http://www.billetnet.dk

* 26 April 06: Germany, Hamburg Deutsches Schauspielhaus Kirchenallee 39, 20099 Hamburg
web: http://www.schauspielhaus.de

* 27 April 06: Germany, Berlin Universitet Der Kunste UDK, Fasanenstr. Ecke Hardenberg, 10623 Berlin
web: http://www.udk-berlin.de

Tickets for both German shows:
web: http://www.karsten-jahnke.de or http://www.kartenhaus.de
tel: 0049 (0) 40 413 22 60 (Mo-Fri: 10:00 - 18:00)
email: tickets@karsten-jahnke.de

For further information check out http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour/

(Please ensure that you refresh the page within your browser)

The UK tickets for the acoustic show will go on sale to the general public from today (27th Jan).

UK Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk

I will have details of the North American dates soon.

¨ 'Boy' - Union Street Audio Clip

For those of you that have read these EIS newsletters for a while, you will be familiar with the EIS web site previewing songs from a new Erasure album in the weeks leading up to it's release.

So now it's the turn of 'Union Street' previews!

A sixty second clip of 'Boy' (which is the opening song from the album) is now available for your listening pleasure (in Windows Media and Real Media formats).

Visit the following page for the links:

Union Street: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/unionstreet.html

(Please ensure that you refresh the page within your browser)

¨ 'Union Street' - Behind The Scenes

Whilst in America recording 'Union Street', Vince recorded some of the behind the scenes shenanigans with his trusty camcorder.

Available *exclusively* online via the EIS is part I of a selection of highlights from this footage:

EIS: http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/behindthescenes.html

(Please ensure that you refresh the page within your browser)

¨ Reminder: New Moby Single 'Slipping Away'

As mentioned last week, the brand new single from Moby 'Slipping Away', which features mixes by 'Manhattan Clique' is out this week.

Further information and clips available here:

Mute : http://www.mute.com/moby/slippingaway

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Manhattan Clique Email Newsletter

Quote from yesterday's Manhattan Clique email newsletter:

"We'll shortly be announcing the next single release from 'Electric Blue' - watch this space for more info!"

Also, Manhattan Clique website has now 'Manhattan Clique Extended Version' of Andy Bell's "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" listed at their remixes page.

¨ Interview With Andy Bell

A rather interesting interview with Andy Bell, taken in November 2005 by AOL can be listened here. Andy discusses the differences between Erasure’s music and his solo work, talking about the unique concept for Erasure’s next CD and discusses a few of his favorite things, including new bands, remixes and his own catalog.

¨ EXTRA! EXTRA! Vince Clarke Remixed Rammstein!

According to official Rammstein website, beginning of March "Mann Gegen Mann", the third single of the Rammstein album "Rosenrot" will be released. "Mann Gegen Mann" is released in a limited digi pack version and contains, next to the original Rammstein version, a live video track of "Ich Will" recorded at "Reise, Reise - Tour" 2005 as well as remixes by Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) and Sven Helbig (Dresdner Sinfoniker). The exact release date of the single will be affirmed shortly!

¨ Danish Erasure Acoustic Tour Date

Here is the Danish Erasure Acoustic tour date:

25.04.2006 - Aarhus, Music House

¨ "Crazy" In Billboard Chart

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" is at # 18 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (last week it was at # 16).

¨ German Erasure Acoustic Tour Dates

Here are the German Erasure Acoustic tour dates:

26.04.2006 - Hamburg, Deutsches Schauspielhaus
27.04.2006 - Berlin, UdK

More info and tickets:

http://www.karsten-jahnke.de
http://www.kartenhaus.de

Thanks to Thorsten Bott for the info.

¨ "Future Retro" Released This Week

The new compilation "Future Retro" which includes previously unreleased Electrospect Mix of "A Little Respect" by Erasure and several new remixes of Yazoo tracks released this week in USA on CD and 2 LP. Click here to view the flash card.

You can find all details about this release on the "Future Retro compilation" page which is now available in Discography section of Erasure.ru. Click here to go to this page.

¨ "Crazy" Is No. 1!

Andy Bell single "Crazy" is at # 1 this week on Essential Tunes list of AOL gay music. The Top 10 is looking like this:

1. Andy Bell - Crazy
2. Madonna - Everybody (Live)
3. Gwen Stefani Feat. Slim Thug - Luxurious (Remix)
4. Casey Stratton - For Reasons Unexplained
5. Alanis Morissette - Crazy
6. Cast Of 'Rent' - Seasons Of Love
7. Depeche Mode - Precious
8. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
9. Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
10. Scissor Sisters - Mary

Thanks to spacetime72 for the info.

¨ "Union Street" And Acoustic Tour Press Release

ERASURE RELEASE AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM "UNION STREET" OUT ON 3rd APRIL 2006 PLUS UK TOUR IN APRIL 2006

ERASURE release a brand new album, UNION STREET, on 3rd APRIL 2006. The release, their first full length acoustic album, coincides with an intimate UK tour, starting on 14th April in Edinburgh and includes a date at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on 19th April (full dates below).

The new album, Union Street, sees Andy Bell and Vince Clarke reworking classic tracks from throughout their incredible career, which began 20 years ago and has seen the band notch up 32 consecutive Top 40 hits, most recently with Here I Go Impossible Again/All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love from 2005's Nightbird album.

The album, recorded in a small studio in Brooklyn, NY, was born from the idea says Andy Bell, that they "show the songs in a different light, and show that they could work on whatever instrument, synthesisers or guitars”. "We just felt there were songs on our albums that had been missed as songs," says Clarke. "We found this cool guitarist [Steve Walsh] with a cool studio [Union Street] and decided to use both.”

UNION STREET TRACKLISTING
1. BOY (from the album Cowboy)
2. PIANO SONG (from the album Wild!)
3. STAY WITH ME (from the album Erasure)
4. SPIRALLING (from the album The Circus)
5. HOME (from the album Chorus)
6. TENDEREST MOMENTS (Run To The Sun B Side)
7. ALIEN (from the album Loveboat)
8. BLUES AWAY (from the album I Say I Say I Say)
9. HOW MANY TIMES? (from the album Wild!)
9. LOVE AFFAIR (from the album Cowboy)
10. ROCK ME GENTLY (from the album Erasure)

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke (also known for his work with Depeche Mode and Yazoo, amongst others) are one of the most successful UK duos of all time. In 2004 the band had their 29th consecutive UK Top 40 hit with the single Oh L'Amour remixed, from Hits! The Very Best of Erasure. Erasure have completed work on a latest album, Nightbird, released in Jan 2005. 2003 saw Erasure release a Best Of Compilation and Other People's Songs, an album of covers, both of which hit the UK Top 20, and in the past 2 years Erasure have released 3 Top 20 singles. Nightbird is the first album of original material since 2000's acclaimed album Loveboat and was preceded by a single, Breathe.

¨ Digimpro To Present Beta Version Of YourSpins.com At Midem

London-based, digital music company Digimpro will launch YourSpins.com, an interactive music community where music lovers, remixing fans and producers can meet, share and publish their music creations online at the Midem show. The pre-launch version of YourSpins.com will be demonstrated at Midem, on 22 January, 2006 at booth R34.08.

Behind YourSpins.com lies Digimpro's interactive music .di format that enables users to create their own mixes and arrangements of new releases, save them and share them with other community members.

Far beyond traditional remix software, .di also allows for real time mixing and improvisation, and has already been used by major artists such as Moby, Erasure, Spooky and Roots Manuva.

The tracks created on YourSpins.com can be linked to and streamed across a range of media including eCards, blogs and web pages. The remixed tracks may be also sent directly to mobiles as ringtones.

Digimpro's .di technology includes a patented 'improvise button', which creates a new unique version of the track. Listeners can also remix manually. The technology is available for both Mac and Windows platforms.

In addition to instant remixing, YourSpin.com's users will be able to download original music tracks and podcasts of select remixes, and share their views and music tastes on a number of discussion forums. Further community features will be announced shortly.

Digimpro will demonstrate a pre-launch version of YourSpins.com network at Midem during a press conference on Sunday, 22 January, 3pm, booth number: R34.08m located in the 'Espace Riviera' section of the Palais des Festivals.

About Digimpro:

Digimpro is a privately held UK Limited company specialising in interactive music software applications. Recent .di releases include Moby's Lift Me Up, Roots Manuva's Too Cold, Erasure's Here I Go Impossible Again and more. For more information, please see http://www.digimpro.com.

Greg EIS - "Moby Single, Tour Dates Reminder and Tour FAQ's":

Hello

*Reminder - I'm on holiday until the 2nd Feb and unable to access any e-mail until then.*

¨ Moby Single 'Slipping Away'

Fans of 'Manhattan Clique' (who worked with Andy on 'Electric Blue' and have produced quite a few Erasure mixes) might be interested to know that Chris and Philip have remixed the new Moby single 'Slipping Away' which is released on Monday 23rd January.

CD1 features the MHC Radio Edit as well as a brand new single mix, while the Maxi CD features the MHC Extended Remix.

You can listen to the MHC radio edit and the brand new single mix here:

Mute : http://www.mute.com/moby/slippingaway

¨ Erasure 2006 UK Acoustic Tour Dates

As mentioned previously - here are the UK Acoustic tour dates:

April 2006

14 April - Edinburgh Usher Hall (Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA)
15 April - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY)
16 April - Manchester Lowry (Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ)
17 April - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND)
19 April - London Shepherds Bush Empire (Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8TT)
21 April - Gateshead Sage (St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR)

All venues are seated with the exception of London, which has standing stalls.

The tickets for these UK venues will go on sale to the general public on the 27th January 2006.

Details of how to buy tickets from today (a week early) were given in yesterdays newsletter (available for viewing in newsletter archive within the EIS Forum).

The European and North American tour dates (which are penciled in after the above dates) will be announced when they are confirmed.

¨ Tour FAQ's

When live dates are announced, invariably the EIS in inundated with the following queries, therefore I'm taking the opportunity to answer them here:

1) Can the band dedicate a song for me on stage?

No this isn't something the EIS can arrange - plus it would make for a dull show if the band had to make 100's of dedications per night.

2) Can you send me a backstage pass / put me on a guest list?

No - the EIS is not involved in such matters.

3) Are they performing in *insert place name here*.

All currently known tour dates are listed within the 'live' section. If any other venues are confirmed, then the 'live' page will be updated and an EIS Newsletter sent.

web: http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour/

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Future Retro CD - Competition

Barcodezine.com has a competition up at their site. Win new compilation CD "Future Retro" which includes previously unreleased Electrospect Mix of "A Little Respect" by Erasure and previously unreleased Richard X Remix of "Situation" by Yazoo. Enter the competition here.

¨ "Crazy" In Billboard Chart

After nearly three months Andy Bell's single "Crazy" is still in the Top 20 of Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, this week is at # 16 (down from # 3).

Greg EIS - "2006 UK Acoustic Tour Dates":

Hello!

I think the first EIS Update of the year should have some good news - so here goes!!

¨ Erasure 2006 UK Acoustic Tour Dates

Here is some news that I'm sure you've been looking forward to!

These are the UK tour dates for the forthcoming Erasure Acoustic tour:

April 2006

14 April - Edinburgh Usher Hall (Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA)
15 April - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY)
16 April - Manchester Lowry (Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ)
17 April - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND)
19 April - London Shepherds Bush Empire (Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8TT)
21 April - Gateshead Sage (St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR)

All venues are seated with the exception of London, which has standing stalls.

The tickets for these UK venues will go on sale to the general public on the 27th January 2006.

The European and North American tour dates (which are penciled in after the above dates) will be announced when they are confirmed.

¨ UK Ticket Pre-Sale...

[the next part is for subscribers only, check your EIS email update]

¨ Currently On Holiday

Rather typically I'm currently on holiday at the moment - therefore:

- Although I can send these newsletters, I **do not** have access to any emails that you may send me.
- Any unsubscribe / change of e-mail address requests will have to wait until I get back.
- I'm back on the 2nd Feb

If you want to make your views heard on anything I *strongly* suggest you post them on the Erasure Forum:

EIS Forum: http://www.erasureforum.com

¨ Live Here Now Sale

The Live Here Now team are currently offering a New Years sale!

For a strictly limited period, all Live Here Now official live recordings are at specially discounted prices:

CD's previously priced at £15 - NOW ONLY £12
CD's previously priced at £20 - NOW ONLY £15

All Live Here Now 2xCD packages are limited editions - when they're gone, they're gone.

Of particular interest are the recordings of the recent "The Erasure Show", however they also offer recording from other artists that may interest you - check out the following links for further details:

Erasure : http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/erasure/
Mylo : http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/mylo/
Heaven 17 : http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/heaven17/
All other artists : http://www.liveherenow.co.uk

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Added In_Vox Feat. Andy Bell "Will I Ever?" Single Page

The page about In_Vox Feat. Andy Bell single "Will I Ever?" has been added to Discography (Andy Bell side projects section) (thanks to Gena).

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: Andy Bell's "Crazy" uk cd2 (thanks to Shenzi), "Here I Go Impossible Again / All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love" uk 'hit 40 uk' promo cdr, "Wild!" uk promo box (thanks to Chris Usher), "Chorus" ecuadorian cassette album, "ABBA-esque" australian cd.

¨ "Crazy" In Top 3!

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" climbed to # 3 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (last week it was at # 7)! Our congratulations to Andy for having the Top 3 USA dance hit!

¨ Future Retro Compilation

Announced long time ago, "Future Retro" compilation cd will finally be released in USA on 24th January. The cd contains previously unreleased Electrospect Mix of "A Little Respect" by Erasure and previously unreleased Richard X Remix of "Situation" by Yazoo among others. Here is the quote from press release:

"Classic '80s alternative songs go back to the future as Future Retro updates the era's shimmering synthesized sounds with remixes by today's hottest club DJs and producers. Features The Crystal Method tweaking New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle," Jaded Alliance roughing up Erasure's "A Little Respect," and Static Revenger electrifying INXS' "Need You Tonight," and more. A wide range of styles are represented, from breaks and electro to house and rock."

Here are all the details.

CD: 2006 US (Rhino / WEA; R2 73198)

1. The Cure - The Walk (Infusion Mix) 5:36
2. Yaz - Situation (Richard X Remix) 5:50
3. Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix Edit) 4:52
4. INXS - Need You Tonight (Static Revenger Mix Edit) 4:19
5. Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease (Tiga Remix) 6:47
6. Erasure - A Little Respect (Electrospect Mix) 6:35
7. Howard Jones - New Song (Peter Black & Hardrock Striker Mix Edit) 3:29
8. Alphaville - Forever Young (Hamel Album Mix) (5:04)
9. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (The Crystal Method Extended Mix) 6:04
10. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Elite Force Mix) 7:39
11. Devo - Girl U Want (Black Light Odyssey Mix) 3:42
12. B-Movie - Nowhere Girl (Adam Freeland Mix) 7:31
13. Book Of Love - Boy (DJ Irene Rockstar Mix) 4:23
14. Morrissey - Suedehead (Sparks Mix) 6:36

¨ Koko Gig Photos

Some photos of Andy (and others) performed at the London's Koko in October can now be found here (thanks to Chris Jepson). Andy wore the same outfit that he also wore at Moscow gig in November.

¨ Added Yazoo "The Other Side Of Love" Single Page

The page about Yazoo single "The Other Side Of Love" has been added to Discography (Vince Clarke side projects section) (thanks to Patrick Aldag and Gena).

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: Andy Bell's "Crazy" uk dvd (thanks to Shenzi), "Cowboy" singapore cd (thanks to Martin Rivers), "Drama!" argentinean promo vinyl (thanks to Mark Pugh), "ABBA-esque" spanish limited vinyl, "Wild!" czech cd (thanks to  Patrick Aldag).

¨ "Prodavtsi Veneri" ("Merchants Of Venus") - Russian DVD

Here are the scans and some info about official russian edition of the DVD "Merchants Of Venus", the movie in which Andy Bell played the role of porno director and Vince Clarke composed music for. Also you can hear the slightly different version of the song from "Cowboy" album "Love Affair" during the closing credits. This version of "Love Affair" is unavailable anywhere else.

This russian DVD have been released in 2004 by Most Media / SKY Group Entertainment.

¨ "Electric Blue" Review In Maxim

Russian edition of the Maxim magazine has published a review of the Andy's album "Electric Blue" in its December 2005 issue. See scans below.

¨ New Interview With Andy Bell

Side-Line.com has a new interview up with Andy Bell. This interview is different from the Andy Bell interview published in Side-Line issue 53.

Direct link: http://www.side-line.com/interviews...

(you need to register to read it, registration is free of charge)

¨ Erasure Competition

Barcodezine.com has an Erasure competition up at their site. Win new Erasure DVD "The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne"! Enter the competition here.

¨ "Crazy" In Billboard Chart

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" climbed to # 7 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (last week it was at # 9).

¨ "The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne" DVD Review

Digitallyobsessed.com has published a review of new Erasure DVD "The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne". You can read it here.

¨ Top 100 Most Successful Acts Of All Time (EIS News)

The Book Of British Hit Singles & Albums has unveiled their annual list of the Top 100 Most Successful Acts Of All Time, and Erasure are at number 67 (last year Erasure were at # 69).

They are the only artist signed with Mute Records that make this Top 100 list.

The annual Top 100 rates itself as "the most definitive and genuine list of its kind" as it's based solely on the total number of weeks each contender has spent on the official UK Singles and Albums charts and not on arbitrary voting.

The artists are ordered according to who has spent the most weeks on the combined official UK singles and albums charts, and the list represents more than 50 years of chart music from 1952 to the present day.