Added review of "Solsbury Hill" single. You can find it in the "Media" section.

Removing of the site had completed. All sections should be working fine. If you will be getting any mistakes or errors please let me know via "Contact" page. Thank you.

Added New Wallpapers

Two brand new wallpapers has been added to the "Media" section. While the first one based on classic Erasure photo, the second one based on "Who Needs Love Like That" single cd artwork of Erasure Singles Box Set 1. As usual they are available in three different resolutions. Hope you'll like them.

Added New Pics

Added details of: "Oh L'Amour" 2003 uk dvd, "Singles Box Set 1" reissue cds, "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" us limited cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "Abba-esque" south african cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "Heavenly Action" german red vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Loveboat" belgium cd (thanks to Mike DePaz and Patrick Aldag), "Chorus" japanese reissue cd album (thanks to Mike DePaz), "Drama!" japanese promo cd (thanks to Mike DePaz).

Here is the latest info about forthcoming Erasure album from their studio's website. Steve Walsh, the owner of the studio:

"The vocal tracking for the yet to be titled Erasure record is complete. Vince and Andy are in the U.K. mixing. All I can say at this point is this record reminds me of all the things that made Erasure famous in the first place."

EIS '04 Tickets - Sold Out

The tickets for EIS '04 were sold out in less than an hour.

Ramada Jarvis Leicester Hotel - Place Of EIS '04

As have been known, the place of EIS '04 event will be Ramada Jarvis Leicester Hotel. Its address is: 73 Granby St, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6ES, UK.

Ramada Jarvis Leicester Hotel was built in 1898, over 100 years on, it still holds centre stage for both local and national events. Elegantly refurbished, the hotel is within walking distance of the railway station; the hotel is an ideal location for business and pleasure.

The hotel offers 104 bedrooms, which are well equipped with modern conveniences. Both non smoking rooms and rooms for the disabled are available at this hotel.

It also has 9 conference rooms to choose from, the largest of which can hold up to 450 delegates.

Greg EIS:

Hello all!

Yes i know its not Friday - but it's an important update this week as it tells you how to get the EIS '04 tickets.

But first...

[EIS] Website Update - Studio Diary

Day 25 of the studio diary is now live, where Vince discusses meeting Tom Elmhirst and Vince claims that on that day to be "feeling very despondent - think about splitting up" (!)

You may want to stop reading now and head over to the diary section to
put your minds at rest (but please read the rest of this EIS Update
afterwards):

http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/studiodiary.html

and in German here:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/studiodiary_de.html

With 25 day's worth of entries the page is a rather lengthy download - so please be patience while it downloads. I'll look at splitting it up into separate pages in the near future. Also please refresh the page in your browser / clear the browser cache if you don't see the latest entry at the bottom of the page.

[EIS] Website Update - Ask Erasure

The Ask Erasure feature returns this month - with Andy answering your questions.

Answers of particular interest this month include Andy revealing some details of his new solo project, his 40th birthday plans and his favourite toy...

http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/index.html

Remember this feature can only continue for as long as the EIS receives your questions - please submit them via the website 'contact' page here:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/contact/index.html

(as noted previously the old eisinfo.demon.co.uk email addresses are being discontinued).

EIS '04 Tickets

Tickets for EIS '04 will go on sale tomorrow (Thursday 25th March 2004) at 18:00 (GMT) via the EIS website here:

https://secure.erasureinfo.co.uk/shop/eis04_tickets.html

Details of the event hotel will be given in the confirmation email that is sent out when the EIS receives your ticket order.

If participants find that the event hotel is fully booked when they contact the hotel, then they should contact the EIS so that the demand for additional accommodation can be judged.

(Please use the website 'contact' page - url as above)

If the demand proves to be sufficient then attempts will be made block book rooms at a nearby hotel (to enable EIS members to get a discounted rate). This will have the additional benefit of enabling EIS members to stay together as much as possible.

EIS Forum - Free Rain Plus Vinyl Promo's

For those that requested the free 'Rain Plus' 12" promo's that were being given away free via the EIS forum late last week, the first batch were sent out Monday - the next batch will be sent out this Friday.

Until next week!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Sorry for the lack with updates during this month. That was due to technical problems with website's server. Erasure.com.ru will be moving to a new server in a following couple of days. Therefore some of the sections may be unavailable at the moment. In a few days removing will be completed and website will be continuing as normal. Sorry for any inconveniencements.

Greg EIS:

Hello all!

[EIS] Website Update - Studio Diary

If you want to know what software synths Vince is using for the new album then check out today's studio diary entry (Day 24).

English
German

[EIS] Website Update - Private Ear: Revisited

An interview with Mike Hall (Erasure's keyboard technician) that was conducted back in 1998 for the old Private Ear magazine has been republished online.

[EIS] Website Update - Discography Section (Albums)

There has been a minor update to the albums section of the discography. Lyrics to many (but not all) of the album tracks have been published - simply click on the track name to view them.

EIS '04 Further Information

A new section of the website has been launched, with contains further details about the EIS '04 event. This has been done for several reasons, the main one being that last weeks (rather long) email update was bounced back by quite a few email servers for being too large. Therefore I'm going to have to keep this EIS Update short! It is also easier to have a central resource will all the information, rather than have it spread across several email updates.

On the forum is a thread titled "EIS'04 Q&A's" - this is dedicated to answering your questions about the event, and questions submitted here will be answered by Alan, Ewan or myself. This Q&A section can be found here. (If you haven't registered for the forum simply click on the 'register' link in the menu).

EIS Merchandise

Just a quick note to say that if you want a Pop! mousemat - there are only five left in stock. Several of the other t-shirts are running low in stock as well.

Until next week!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Greg EIS:

Hello all!

Yes another Thursday update this week - the normal Friday schedule will return next week...

[EIS] Website Updates: UK Studio Diary Updated

Day 23 of the studio diary has been added - and there is even a brief mention of the new album!

English
German

Ask Erasure Feature

The next batch of 'Ask Erasure' questions will be forwarded to Andy and Vince shortly. To submit a question please use the web form located here. Many of the previous 'eisinfo.demon.co.uk' email addresses are going to be phased out over the next month or two, due to ever rising junk emails levels.

EIS '04 Album Launch Party - Further Details

To take place in a hotel in central Leicester on Saturday, August 7th 2004, the planned schedule for the day (14:00 until approx midnight) includes:

- The first opportunity to hear new Erasure material.

- Rare video showings, including exclusive unedited footage from 'Cowboy' (as recorded by Maverick).

- A charity auction (featuring stage costumes amongst other items) hosted by John Marshall (from Lincs FM).

- A quiz, with a number of significant prizes.

- A full performance by the Erasure tribute band 'Eraser'.

- An 'Erasure themed' disco, hosted by Rod Kemble.

- Various exclusive EIS merchandise will be on sale.

Other planned events are to remain a surprise for now...

Tickets for the event will be £10 each.

Each EIS Update Subscriber (i.e those that subscribe to these email updates) will be able to apply for a maximum of 3 tickets. Tickets will go on sale via the EIS website at the end of this month.

Payment can be made by credit card (Visa / MasterCard / Amex / JCB), UK debit cards (Switch / Delta / Solo) or by cheque.

Tickets will be allocated on a strict first come, first served basis. There will be a total of 250 tickets available.

Limited subsidised accommodation at the event hotel will be available for both the Friday and the Saturday night. No subsidised accommodation at the hotel should be booked until after a ticket has been obtained. A reference (to quote directly to the hotel when booking your accommodation) will be provided by email as part of the ticket confirmation process.

At least one bar will be open for the duration of the event (which will accept cash only) - which probably where you will find me...

In addition to the tickets for the main event, optional evening buffet tickets will be available at a cost of £17 per person (the buffet will contain a selection of dishes including vegetation - let me know if you have any additional dietary requirements.)

I should also mention that the hotel is fully wheelchair accessible.

EIS '04 Tickets Numbers

I have noticed on the forum that there is a concern regarding the number of tickets that are available. Well the figure of 250 was reached by taking into account several factors:

- The previous two Erasure fan conventions (ATTY and the EIS one 'The Circus') had 120 and 180 tickets available respectively. Therefore this is an increase in capacity over the previous two events.

- If EIS '04 was budgeted for a higher number of attendees but the tickets failed to sell out - well in all likelihood it would have to be cancelled. I would rather start off doing a smaller EIS event that sells out (and judge the demand) rather than making a loss and / or canceling EIS '04 and having to scale back the subsequent one.

- Did I say the next one? Well if EIS '04 works out OK, then I certainly don't have an issue with planning an EIS '05 event - and I'm more than willing to consider locations outside the UK. But lets get this one out of the way first!

EIS '04 Forum Added

I've noticed that a few EIS members on the forum has been offering to help each other out with accommodation / transport for EIS '04 - so I've created a dedicated forum to assist that process (so that the messages can be easily found).

Talking about the forum - it has passed the 2,000 subscriber mark - that's wonderful! Not bad for a forum that is just under 4 months old!

Until next week! (and next weeks update will be less EIS '04 focussed I promise!)

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Greg EIS:

Hello all!

Twelve Months This Week...

Before I get started with this weeks EIS news update, I'd thought you would like to know that this week marks my first year at the EIS.

Yes I'm sure you're thinking it seems longer(!) If memory serves I think you guys have had to endure about 70 EIS email updates from myself in the past 12 months - its been a lot of fun writing them!

So I just wanted to express my thanks to all the EIS members, everyone at Mute and of course Andy and Vince.

The next twelve months from Erasure are going to be amazing - just wait and see...

Studio Diary Updated

Don't worry - there is some news this week!

If you have been following the Studio Diary this week, you will be aware that Andy and Vince have finished their work in New York.

So today marks the start of the UK Studio Diary - with Andy and Vince documenting their experiences at Mute in London.

The first entries can be read here (Sunday / Day 22 at the bottom of the page), with the German translation here.

For those of a sensitive nature, I should warn you that today's studio diary entry includes a picture of Andy in the bath. I really don't know why...

Private Ear - Revisited

I received a request to publish a specific article from the old Private Ear magazine - in this case Andrew Hopper's 'Fingers And Thumbs' video shoot diary.

I'm happy to help - and it can be found online here.

EIS'04 - Details Next Week

Just to let you know that next weeks EIS Update (to be published on the 11th) will contain full details of the forthcoming EIS'04 event. Tickets will go on sale at the end of March.

Piney Gir

Had one of those 'random CD placed on my desk' moments today - and was pleased to discover that it was a collection of new tracks from 'Piney Gir' (formally of Vic Twenty).

Aside from being an extremely cool collection of songs, I thought you might be interested to know that the track 'My Generation' features Val and Ann Marie (who are Erasure's backing singers). More details and clips are available here.

Until next week!

Greg
Erasure Information Service