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Mark Moore Remixed "Don't Say You Love Me"
News from Mark Moore
website:
"I've
also been working with Eon on a remix of the next Erasure single
"Don't Say You Love Me" coming out on Mute Records. We've done two
mixes - a vocal and a dubbed up instrumental called "The Berlin Wall
Mix"."
Mark Moore also made a remix of
"Chains Of Love" back in 1988 ("Truly In Love With The Marks Bros.
Mix").
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Interview With Vince Clarke
New interview with Vince Clarke have
been published in russian newspaper "Gazeta".
You can read it
here (in Russian).
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"Nightbird" / "Breathe" UK Chart Positions
"Nightbird" entered the Official UK
Album Chart at # 27. "Breathe" spent its 4th week in UK Top 40, this
week at # 37.
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"The Erasure Show" - Copenhagen Sold Out!
Tickets for extra Copenhagen date are
sold out!
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"The Erasure Show" - New Date
New date for "The Erasure Show" has
been added for the 18th May at "The
Grove Of Anaheim", Anaheim, CA, USA. Tickets will go on sale
very soon.
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Added New Pics
Added details of: "Oh
L'Amour" 2003 uk "radio" promo cd, "Singles
Box Set 4" european edition, "Heavenly
Action" uk vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Pop!
- The First 20 Hits" japanese promo cd, "You
Surround Me" uk vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag).
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Added New Photos
All "Nightbird" promotion photos (made by
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Second Single Release Date
The second single from "Nightbird"
which will be "Don't Say You Love Me" is rumored to be released on
14th March.
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"Breathe" Chart Positions
Current "Breathe" chart positions are:
Denmark: # 5
UK: # 25
Israel: # 27 Sweden: # 33 Ireland: # 36
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Erasure Party In New York
There's going to be a special
Erasure night at the nightclub "Heaven" in New York on 5th February.
Free giveaways of the night:
- 2 free tix to the Erasure
concert at Irving Plaza for April, 15th - "Nightbird" cds -
Special limited edition Erasure poster
Plus - 9:30pm - 10:30pm all Erasure
Power Hour of music.
If you're interested in coming for
this Erasure night, you can also put yourself on the club's
guestlist by sending them an
email.
More details can be found
here
(thanks to carriemai for the info).
Greg
EIS:
Hi!
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Erasure Show: Chicago Theatre - 2nd Date & Pre-Sale
A second Erasure show at the Chicago
Theatre has been confirmed for the 30th April 2005.
The Chicago Theatre are offering an exclusive internet ticket
pre-sale for Erasure fans to enable them to purchase tickets before
the general public.
The pre-sale begins at 10.00am Friday 28th Jan 05 and will end at
10.00pm on Monday 31st Jan 05.
The password that you will need is: loveisreal
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/...
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Erasure Show: Washington, DC 9:30 Club - Pre-Sale
The 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) is
offering an Internet pre-sale for Erasure fans wishing to purchase
tickets for the 2nd May performance.
The pre-sale is scheduled to run from 10.00am Wed 2nd Feb until -
10.00am Thurs 3rd Feb.
The password that you will need is: loveboat
http://protected.tickets.com/buy/...
(please ensure the above web address is on one line when copying
into your web browser - or follow the link from the tour page)
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
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Tour Programme Guide Submissions
Thank you to everyone that submitted
personal stories for the forthcoming tour programme guide.
The closing date has now passed and entries are no longer being
accepted. Those entries that have already been received have been
passed onto the publishers.
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Nightbird E-Card
Nightbird e-card now available!
http://www.erasureinfo.com/ecard/index_nightbird.html
Regards
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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"Nightbird" E-Card
Here is a link to watch a "Nightbird"
e-card:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/ecard/index_nightbird.html
Greg
EIS:
Hi!
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Nightbird Released This Week
Yes the wait is finally over -
Nightbird is released today (or tomorrow for those in North
America). I hope you agree that it's been worth the wait!
The EIS Forum is running a poll to see what your favourite song from
the album is - so vote now!
EIS Forum:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4954
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The Erasure Show - Miami Mansion Pre Sale
There is another internet pre-sale
for tickets, this time for the Miami Mansion performance.
The pre-sale will take place between 5pm Wed 26th Jan to 5pm Fri
28th Jan, via the following link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/...
(please copy the complete web link into your browser if your email
software has split it over two lines - or follow the link from the
EIS Tour page)
The password you will need is: breathe
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
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The Erasure Show - Further New York Dates
Five more New York shows (at the
Irving Plaza) have been added to the tour. The additional dates are:
21st April, 22nd April, 24th April, 25th April and the 26th April.
Tickets will be on sale from the 27th Jan.
Please see the Tour page for *all* tour date details:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
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Photos From The G-A-Y DJ Night
It was a fun night - and there
weren't too many silent gaps between the different tracks being
played ;)
The combination of flash photography and dry ice meant that it was
very difficult to take any decent photos, but I've put a few up in
the gallery.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fanphotos.html
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EIS Updates
After this week, these EIS Update
emails will be sent less frequently. This is the 10th email update
this month which is slightly excessive!
Obviously any breaking news (i.e. additional tour dates etc) will be
announced via email - but general web updates will be announced only
within the EIS news section.
Regards
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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"The Erasure Show" - New Dates!
Due to phenomenal demand, Erasure
have announced that they will perform five extra dates in Irving
Plaza, New York in April 2005. This is in addition to the five
original dates that are now sold out. For more info click the banner
above. Tickets will go on sale on 27th January.
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"The Erasure Show" - Chicago And San Francisco Sold Out!
Tickets for Chicago and all San
Francisco dates are sold out! Two of the three nights in Los Angeles
are also sold out!
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"Nightbird" Is Album Of The Week
"Nightbird" is album of the week on
one of the most popular radiostations in Northern Germany "NDR 2".
See
here for more details (thanks to Bad Connection for the
info).
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"Nightbird" Future Chart Position
This week (as well as the last week) "Nightbird" is at #
10 in
UK Future
Chart.
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"Nightbird" Out Today!
The
brand new Erasure album "Nightbird"
released today in UK and all across Europe. It features 11 brand new
tracks including the first single "Breathe" (UK Top 5 hit). It is
available on CD from all good records shops.
The tracklist:
1. No Doubt
2. Here I Go Impossible Again
3. Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
4. Breathe
5. I'll Be There
6. Because Our Love Is Real
7. Don't Say You Love Me
8. All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
9. I Broke It All In Two
10. Sweet Surrender
11. I Bet You're Mad At Me ¨
Erasure
In UK Charts
This week "Breathe"
UK Chart position is # 25.
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"Nightbird" Is Album Of The Week
"Nightbird" is the album of the week
on UK BBC Radio 2. Further details can be found
here.
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New York
Post Interview / Tour News
The brand new interview with Erasure
has been published in "New
York Post". Here is the quote from the article regarding
forthcoming tour:
"They've already sold out five
nights at the tiny rock shrine, but Bell and partner Vince Clarke
revealed to The Post they're about to double the stint to 10 shows,
setting a club record."
Read this interview
here.
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"InDublin" Interview
Irish magazine "InDublin"
have published a 2 page interview with Erasure in its latest issue.

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"Nightbird" Day On Europa Plus Ukraine
On
Sunday, 23rd January, on the day before the world release radio "Europa
Plus Ukraine" exclusively presents new Erasure album -
"Nightbird". Be the first to hear all the tracks from the new record
and get a copy of official cd from Comp Music / EMI and Europa Plus.
Don't miss it! See
here for more details.
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Erasure On The Cover
Erasure are on the cover of this month
edition of french gay magazine "Tribu
Move". See below:
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New Interviews
Another two interviews
with Andy and Vince have been published online:
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With Andy Bell -
With Vince Clarke
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"Nightbird" Poster
Below is the picture of North American
"Nightbird" poster.

Greg
EIS:
Hello!
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'The Erasure Show' - New Copenhagen Date
An additional Copenhagen date has
been added to 'The Erasure Show' tour:
23/03/2005 - Denmark, Copenhagen Vega
Ticket are on sale from Monday Jan 24th at 10 AM via:
web:
http://www.billetlugen.dk
See the tour page for full details:
eis:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
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Andy & Vince At G-A-Y
Erasure are guest DJs at G-A-Y this
Saturday 22nd at the Astoria.
They will be DJing from 12.30 am - 2.30 am.
A band called 'Stonebridge' will be performing two songs that
evening as well.
web:
http://www.g-a-y.co.uk/eventdetail.asp?ID=387
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Japanese Nightbird / Erasure Night
An "Erasure Night" will be held on
19th Feb in Japan. For full details see the
following link:
web:
http://www.project-elektra.com/the_club.html
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Competition
RememberTheEighties.com is running an
Erasure competition online for the next two weeks - prizes are signed copies of 'Nightbird' and
tickets for the London gig.
web:
http://www.remembertheeighties.com
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More Reviews / Interviews
Billboard in the US are labelling
'Breathe' as this week's most essential buy, and feature a positive review:
web:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/...
Erasure were guests at the German Radio station JUMP for an
interview. Some great
pictures are online on their website:
http://www.jumpradio.de/build_index.html?/musik/...
A German language interview with the band is also online at
Electrified:
http://www.electrified.info
(Thanks to Richard, Drew, Mike and Bjorn for the above links.)
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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"Breathe" Chart Positions
"Breathe" spent its
second week at # 1 in Denmark!
Other current "Breathe" chart positions are:
Denmark: # 1
UK: # 14
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play (USA): # 37 (Hot shot debut) Ireland: # 41
Germany: # 47
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"Don't Say You Love Me" Single Details
Here are some
exclusive details about second single from "Nightbird" - "Don't Say
You Love Me". The single will be released in USA on CD. The
catalogue number is 9285-2 / 7245-969285-2 3.
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"Nightbird" Release Party In Atlanta
On Monday, January 24th there will be a
"Nightbird" release party at "Mary's" in Atlanta, GA at 8 pm (1287
Glenwood Avenue Atlanta, GА 30316).
There will be lots of giveaways:
- Several copies of the Album "Nightbird"
- Even more copies of the US CD Single "Breathe"
- Buttons
- Promo Posters
The plan is also to arrange to have a local record store sell the
new album at midnight! (thanks to Todd Baxter Fuller for the info).
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New Interviews
Two more interviews have been published
online. The first one is on Top Of The Pops website and can be found
here. Andy and Vince discussing current UK chart
situation, re-releases of Elvis singles and also promising to
re-release their first (and only!) hit number one 18 times!
The second interview is also published
in new issue of UK gay magazine "Boyz"
(issue 702, 22nd January 2005). The band is also on the cover. The
scandalous interview where Andy talks about sex, drugs, gay life and
renting the boys have been published online. Read it
here.
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Client
To Support Erasure In Europe
Client will support Erasure on the
forthcoming "The Erasure Show" tour at the following European shows:
24th
March - Copenhagen
26th March - Berlin
28th March - Cologne
29th March - Offenbach
31st March - Munich
Client's website: http://www.client-online.net
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"The
Erasure Show" - New York Sold Out!
Tickets for all 5 nights of "The
Erasure Show" in New Work 14th - 19th April 2005 are sold out! Two
of the five nights in San Francisco are also sold out!
Greg
EIS:
Hello!
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'The Erasure Show' Chicago Theatre - Pre Sale
The Chicago Theatre are offering an
exclusive internet ticket pre-sale for Erasure fans for the
forthcoming Erasure show that is to be held on Friday 29th April.
This pre-sale will enable fans to purchase tickets a day before the
general public.
The time of the presale is:
- Friday 21st Jan, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Central Standard Time
The internet link to purchase the tickets is:
web:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/07003A33F0BF9144
The password that you will need is: nightbird
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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Added New Pics
Added details of: "Breathe"
uk "radio" promo cd, "Who
Needs Love Like That" 1985 australian vinyl, "Red
Hot + Blue" us vinyl, "Victim
Of Love" uk vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Crackers
International" us promo cassette (thanks to Tom Blazev).
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Added New Review
Added review of "Breathe" single from
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Erasure
German Promotion Tour
Last week Erasure did a lot of
promotion in Germany. They were interviewed by several
radiostations, played several acoustic gigs and made some photos.
Here are the brief news of what and where they did:
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NDR 2
Erasure did an interview which can be
found
here (in German) or
here (in English, thanks to soulfatigue for the
translation). Some interesting snippets from it are below:
Question: In contrast to the Pet
Shop Boys and Depeche Mode your success has dwindled somewhat in the
recent years. Can you say why that is?
Andy: That’s because we are simply better. We tried different things
and some of them didn’t work as well as did others. We are more
original and that’s why it was harder for people to follow us.
Question: What exactly did you try?
Andy: We released the album "Erasure" that reminded one of Pink
Floyd and was rather experimental. Then we did "Cowboy" which again
was very commercial, then there was "Loveboat" that had lots of
indie-guitars. I can’t say why these albums flopped, all I know is
that they didn’t get airplay. It just wasn’t our time.
Question: You are embarking on a
tour. What can your audience expect?
Andy: It will be a fantastic mixture of songs. [Andy mentions the
first songs of the setlist.]
Vince: Don’t give away all the tracks!!!
Andy: No no, I won’t. All I want to say is that it doesn’t feel like
a combination of singles but like the set-up of a band that has been
around for years. And I believe – sometimes I’m just so arrogant –
U2 would be proud if that was their concert. If those were their
songs they’d be full of pride!
Vince: [points to the "Nightbird" cover]: That’s what the stage will
look like, like a little forest.
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Jump Radio
Erasure did an interview which can be listened via stream format
here (thanks to
Jens Pielawa
for the info). Also several photos of the band were made in the
studio. See below:
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- R.SH
Erasure did an interview and an
acoustic set that will be aired on Sunday, January 30th, between
9:00 and 12:30 am in a program called "VIP". You can listen this
radio online by clicking
this link (thanks to Jens Hoehner for the info).
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Bremen Vier
Erasure did an interview.
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Client
To Support Erasure
Client will support Erasure on the
forthcoming "The Erasure Show" tour at the following UK shows:
28th
February - Edinburgh
1st March - Glasgow
3rd March - Newcastle
5th March - London
7th March - Nottingham
9th March - Manchester
14th March - Bristol
16th March - Wolverhampton
18th March - Norwich
20th March - Cardiff
Client's website:
http://www.client-online.net
One of Client members already
supported Erasure back in 1997 being part of the band Dubstar.
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Erasure
On German Radio
Erasure did an interview at german
radiostation "R.SH"
yesterday. They also did live acoustic performances of "Oh L'Amour",
"Sometimes" and "Breathe". Vince was joined on guitar by Nic
Johnston. The complete Erasure special will be aired later on this
or next Sunday. Also there will be some photos on their
website (thanks to Jens Hoehner for the info).
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"Nightbird" Future Chart Position
This week "Nightbird" is at #
10 in
UK Future
Chart (down from #
9).
Greg
EIS:
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Breathe Maxi-Single Released Tuesday
The North American release of
Erasure's brand new single 'Breathe' is out tomorrow (18th January
2005). It features an exclusive Pete Heller mix that is not being
released anywhere else.
1. Breathe - Radio Version
2. Breathe - Album Version
3. Gone Crazy
4. Mr. Gribber And His Amazing Cat
5. Breathe - Acoustic Version
6. Breathe - Pete Heller's Phela Mix
7. Breathe - LMC Extended Club Mix
8. Breathe - When Andy Bell Met Manhattan Clique Extended Remix
9. Breathe - video (Enhanced CD Rom)
As well as being available from major record stores, it is available
for purchase online from retailers such as Amazon.com.
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Contribute To The New 'Erasure Show' Tour Programme
A list of some of the songs that are
to be performed on the forthcoming 'Erasure Show' tour is now listed
on the EIS site - the rest are to remain a surprise!
The reason why these are being revealed now is that the authors of
the tour programme / guide book would like EIS members to write in
with some comments of their favourite songs from the list.
The plan is to publish a selection of the comments in the tour
programme. For example one could write about the first time you
heard a particular song, what it means to you, if it helped you
through a difficult time - that sort of thing.
If you wish to write something, please do so via the 'Contact'
section of the website. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday
26th January 2005 12:00pm (GMT).
Please do not publish the setlist on other websites / mailing lists
/ forums, but feel free to link to the page. Many fans do not wish
to be informed of a tour setlist before seeing a performance.
Tour List & Full Details:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/tour_partial_list.html
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North American Tour Date Changes
There have been a number of changes
to the North American tour dates / venues, these are summarised
below:
Removed > 3rd May - Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Added > 9th May - New Orleans Twiropa
Removed > 11th May - Dallas Nokia Theatre
Added > 20th May - San Francisco The Independent
Added > 25th May - San Francisco The Independent
For further details, see the tour page:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
I'm afraid I don't know the reasons for the changes, however feel
free to voice any opinons on these changes here:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6
Avalon (Hollywood, CA) tickets are on sale: Sat, 01/22/05 10:00 AM
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EIS Site Updates
- Nightbird Press Pictures
The full set of Nightbird promotional photos are now online.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery
- Steve Walsh Interview
Late last year, Steve kindly agreed to be interviewed by the EIS to
discuss his involvement on the Nightbird and Breathe projects, plus
the yet to be released acoustic album. This interview has now been
published online.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/interviews.html
- Video Captures
A selection of stills taken from the recent appearances by Erasure
on 'Today With Des & Mel' and 'Top Of The Pops' have been added to
the gallery.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/videocaptures.html
- TOTP - Behind The Scenes Photo
A picture featuring Andy and Vince taken in the 'Top Of The Pops'
dressing room is also online.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fanphotos.html
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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Interview With Vince Clarke
New interview with Vince Clarke have
been published in russian magazine "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" (#
1 january 2005). The full transcript of it will be availabe soon in
the "Media" section (thanks to Eu-Jinn for the info).
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Chicago
"Nightbird" Release Party
On Thursday, January 20th there will
be a release party for Erasure's new album "Nightbird" at NEO's
"Planet Earth" in Chicago. Mute records is sending them a bunch of
stuff to give away, so make sure you are there early so you can get
some of the goodies! More info can be found
here (thanks to Tim in Chicago for the info).
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Erasure Performance On Top Of The Pops
Last friday Erasure performed live on
UK show "Top Of The Pops". You can now download an mpg file of this
performance. Big thanks to
John Moss
who made it available. Click
here to download. Note - the link is temporarily down but
will be working again soon.
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Erasure
In UK Charts
"Breathe" spent its second week in UK
Top 20, this time is at # 14.
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"Nightbird" Sticker
Here is a picture of "Nightbird"
promo sticker:

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Erasure
Is No. 1 In Denmark!
Erasure topped official Denmark chart
with "Breathe" this week. Again our congratulations to Vince and
Andy!

Other current
"Breathe" chart positions are:
Denmark: # 1 UK: #
4 Ireland: # 30 Germany: # 35
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Exclusive Erasure Track On New CD Compilation
An exclusive version of "Oh L'Amour"
was recently released on CD compilation "This Is Alice Music 8". It
is a a live acoustic version of the song Erasure recorded at
Radio Alice
studio. Here is the full tracklist of this cd:
01.
Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Now & Zen Fest)
02. Maroon 5 - This Love (Now & Zen Fest)
03. Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be (Alice Lounge)
04. Los Lonely Boys - Heaven (Acoustic)
05. Dido - White Flag (Alice Lounge)
06. Five For Fighting - 100 Years (Alice Lounge)
07. Jewel - Intuition (Alice Lounge)
08. Seal - Waiting For You (Now & Zen Fest)
09. Melissa Etheridge - Breathe (Alice Lounge)
10. Blue October - Calling You (Alice Lounge)
11. Sarah McLachlan - Fallen (Alice Lounge)
12. Gary Jules - Mad World (Alice Lounge)
13. Train - Calling All Angels (Alice Lounge)
14. Erasure - Oh L'Amour (Alice Lounge)
15. Alanis Morissette - Everything (Alice Lounge)
16. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Now & Zen Fest)
More details can be found
here (thanks to Heiko 2 for the info).
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Another Press
Photo
Another brand new Erasure press photo
has been sent out in Mute newsletter:

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New Andy Bell
Interview
New interview with Andy Bell can be
listened
here. Click "Interview with Erasure's Andy Bell" option
(thanks to Mr_Hat for the info).
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Great
"Nightbird" Review
Great positive review of "Nightbird"
have been published in UK newspaper "The
Mirror". It can be found online
here (thanks to 88state for the info).
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Erasure
Interview On Monday
Vince and Andy will do an interview
at Northern Germany's radio station "R.SH"
on Monday, January 17th. It will be broadcast from 12 and 13.30 pm
(German time). You can also listen this radio online by clicking
this link (thanks to Jens Hoehner for the info).
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German
"Nightbird" Release Parties
The following "Nightbird" release
parties have been confirmed in Germany:
15.01.05 - Kiel, Traumfabrik
21.01.05 - Siegen, Meyer
21.01.05 - Munich, Scala
21.01.05 - Hamburg, Cult
29.01.05 - Dresden, Strasse E
11.02.05 - Cologne, Alter Wartesaal
Greg
EIS:
Well hello!
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TOUR NEWS: Irving Plaza (NYC) Tickets
The tickets for the five Irving Plaza
(NYC) gigs will go on sale this Friday, 14th Jan at noon.
Prices are $40 (US Dollars) in advance, $50 on day of show.
Tickets are available from the Irving Plaza box office,
Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone 212-307-7171.
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TOUR NEWS: The Independent (San Francisco) Tickets + Extra Dates
The tickets for the five shows at
'The Independent' (yes - two more dates have been added!) go on sale
this Friday, 16th Jan at 10am (PST) and are $35 (US Dollars).
See Ticketweb.com website for further details.
The EIS tour page has been updated with the additional dates, and
details of all the currently confirmed ticket vendors.
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/tour
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EVENT: Borders Listening Lounge Event
Borders in North America are offering
special giveaways and collectibles from the band and an opportunity
to register for a chance to win an autographed Erasure item when you
pick up your copy of 'Nightbird' at Borders (specially priced at
$11.99).
The following stores are taking part in this promotion:
7pm Tues (25 Jan) - Borders 2817 North Clark Street, Chicago
7pm Tues (25 Jan) - Borders 50 S. Main Street #78, Salt Lake City
7pm Tues (25 Jan) - Borders 2110 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach
7pm Weds (26 Jan) - Borders 2240 E Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale
7pm Tues (1 Feb) - Borders 10 Columbus Circle, New York
7pm Fri (4 Feb) - Borders 400 Post Street, San Francisco
Further details are on the Borders website (click on the 'Events'
option).
Borders:
http://www.bordersstores.com
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Additional US 'Nightbird' Release Parties
Some additional US 'Nightbird'
release parties have been confirmed:
Thurs, 20 Jan - Chicago - Club Neo
Fri, 21 Jan - Washington, DC - Saccharine
Fri, 21 Jan - Ybor City / Tampa - The Castle
Tues, 25 Jan - Washington, DC - Cobalt
Thurs, 27 Jan - Tempe / Scottsdale, AZ - Panic! at Anderson's
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US Billboard Club Play Chart
'Breathe' is the #1 Breakout on the
US Billboard Club Play Chart for the week of January 22nd
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Top Of The Pops - Viewing Outside The UK
A reminder that Erasure will be
performing 'Breathe' live on 'Top Of The Pops' this Friday (the show
is broadcast live and is not pre-recorded).
BBC1 : 7.30pm Friday 14th Jan
BBC1 : 1.15am Sunday 16th Jan
The UK edition of 'Top Of The Pops' is also shown on the Canadian
channel 'BBC Kids', and usually on 'BBC Prime' which is available in
Africa, America, Asia and Europe. The schedules for 'BBC Prime' vary
in each territory, so please check out the BBC website for schedule
information.
I believe that the 'BBC America' channel has ceased showing Top Of
The Pops.
BBC Prime :
http://www.bbcprime.com
BBC Kids :
http://www.bbckids.ca
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Digimpro Software - Mac Version
The Digimpro software on CD2 of
'Breathe' (the one with the pink cover) is only compatible with
Windows based PC's.
However Rupert from Digimpro has posted on the EIS Forum the
following statement:
"We are working our little socks off to have a Mac version, which in
due course will be available as a free download (so hold on to your
Breathe CD2!). "
Which is great news I'm sure you would agree!
Digimpro :
http://www.digimpro.com
Oh, and that reminds me - thank you to all those that have sent in
MP3's of 'Breathe' remixes - they should be online by the end of the
week.
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A Favour Please...
At the moment I'm being inundated
with emails that generally ask the same questions, and I have 900+
unanswered emails in my inbox.
So to aid efficiency and to reduce this backlog I'm going to answer
the most common queries here:
Q1) When are 'Erasure' next performing in *insert place name here*.
All confirmed tour dates are listed on the website, if additional
dates are added, the tour page will be updated and an EIS Update
Email sent.
Q2) Can you send me a backstage pass?
No, it is not something that the EIS can or will ever arrange.
Q3) Can you send me an autograph picture of Andy / Vince?
Autographed items are only available as competition prizes I'm
afraid.
Q4) Can the band dedicate a song / mention me / say 'Happy Birthday'
for me when they're on stage?
No.
Q5) Mute should use my fan remix of 'Breathe' on a future single.
I have passed this idea onto Mute (with relation to the Digimpro
MP3's sent into the EIS) although that in no way means it will
happen.
Q6) When is 'Boxset 5/6', 'The Acoustic Album', next concert DVD
being released?
No idea.
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"Erasure: A Problem Of Image"
EIS Forum member "greyeyegoddess"
found a very interesting Erasure article / interview on the Belfast
Telegraph website, titled "Erasure: A problem of image".
Space (and copyright issues) prevent it from being reproduced in
this EIS EMail Update, however the full article (by Chris Mugan - 12
Jan 2005) can be found here:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/music/story.jsp?story=600044
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Arjan Writes - "Andy Bell To Duet With Jake Shears On Solo Album"
An article where Andy discusses his
forthcoming solo album is online:
"I just got off the phone with Andy Bell from synth pop duo Erasure
who gave me the full scoop on his upcoming solo album. The singer is
currently putting the final touches on the record, which should drop
late 2005 or early 2006. Working title for the CD is "Manhattan
Clique" and Andy revealed the disc will most likely feature a duet
with Scissor Sister Jake Shears."
The full article can be found here:
http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2005/01/andy_bell_to_co.html
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Correction
Yes I meant 'Scissor Sisters' and not
'Sister Sisters' when I was discussing the chart position of
'Breathe' in the last EIS Email Update :)
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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Andy Bell To Duet With Jake Shears
This exclusive news came from
Arjanwrites.com. Here is the quote:
"I just got off the phone with Andy
Bell from synth pop duo Erasure who gave me the full scoop on his
upcoming solo album. The singer is currently putting the final
touches on the record, which should drop late 2005 or early 2006.
Working title for the CD is "Manhattan Clique" and Andy revealed the
disc will most likely feature a duet with Scissor Sister Jake
Shears. After Jake has worked with Kylie Minogue and Elton John,
this is another match made in gay heaven.
"I
am good friends with DJ Sammy who is the boyfriend of Kiki of drag
act Kiki & Herb," Andy told me. "Sammy was on tour with Scissor
Sisters and he invited us to come watch a show. [Scissor Sisters]
dedicated one song that night to Erasure, which I thought was really
sweet. Jake introduced the song by saying that he saw us live when
he was 12 years old. I emailed him later to see if he would be into
[a duet] and he loved the idea." ¨
"Nightbird" Future Chart Position
This week "Nightbird" is at # 9 in
UK Future
Chart (down from #
8).
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Erasure
Performance On "Des & Mel" Show
You can now download an mpg file of
Erasure performing "Breathe" on UK chat show "Des & Mel" on 10th
January. Big thanks to
John Moss
who made it available. Click
here to download.
Greg
EIS:
Hello!
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'Breathe' Chart Success!
As you guys are no doubt aware,
'Breathe' stormed the charts and became a new entry at number 4!
This was a higher than the new entries from the Scissor Sisters,
Dana Rayne and Kasabian!
Suffice to say this is a great achievement, and it's their highest
chart position since 1994!
It also means that...
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Top Of The Pops
..Erasure will be performing
'Breathe' live on Top Of The Pops this week!
Friday 14th January, 7.30pm - BBC1
Sunday 16th January, 1.15am - BBC1 (repeat)
BBC1 can be received in Europe via those that have dishes pointed at
the Astra (28.2' East) satellite.
Top Of The Pops:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp
Astra:
http://www.ses-astra.com/tv-radio/guide/lineup/markets/UK_digitalfree.htm
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A Message From Andy & Vince
"thank you to all our loyal
fans......it means such a lot!!! hope you can see us on friday! xxxx
" Andy
"Is it out yet? [laughs] Thank you!" Vince
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Des And Mel Pictures
A number of pictures taken at the Des
& Mel (of the band rehearsing) are now available within the gallery:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fanphotos.html
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Erasure On iTunes
A number of Erasure albums are now
available on iTunes:
- Chorus (UK / Europe)
- The Circus (UK / Europe)
- Erasure (UK / Europe)
- I Say I Say I Say (US, Canada)
- The Innocents (US, Canada)
- Other Peoples Songs (UK / Europe)
- POP! The First 20 Hits (UK / Europe, US, Canada)
- Wild! (UK / Europe)
- Wonderland (UK / Europe)
'Breathe' (Radio Version) is also available on the UK / European
iTunes stores.
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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An Open Letter From Erasure.Ru
"For the attention of Chief Editor of
the "Kinopark" magazine, Ms.Larissa Vinnik.
An open letter from the team of Erasure.ru and the Russian Erasure
fanclub
Dear Larissa,
A review for the new Erasure DVD "The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon
Live!" was printed in the latest issue of the "Kinopark" magazine
(#1 dated January 2005). In pursuit of "colorful" methaphors the
author of the review, Yelena Yamchuk, took the liberty of making
statements that we consider to be untolerable, incorrect and simply
offensive towards Andy Bell, the musician who is well known and
respected throughout the world, having referred to him as "a sweaty
fag". It is a real shame that being the Chief Editor, you allow such
phrases to appear on the pages on the "Kinopark" magazine. Andy Bell
who will celebrate 20 years of his successful career as a part of
Erasure in 2005, is rightfully considered to be one of the brightest
representatives of the modern pop music, and the duo whose second
member is Andy's colleague Vince Clarke is one of the most
successful British duos of all times.
The review for the DVD "The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live"
written by Yelena Yamchuk contains a lot of inaccuracies, which
testifies about the lack of professionalism and incompetence of
Yelena, who did not care even to write the DVD title without
mistakes. Instead of that Yelena plays with methaphors offending
Andy Bell and forgetting about professional and general human
etiquette. Of course, when someone is not skilled enough, writing a
good review (whether positive or negative) is a difficult task, and
one has to invent phrases like "sweaty fag" and "cockroach eyes".
Besides, the cover placed in the magazine together with the review
has absolutely nothing in common with the real cover of the DVD,
it's a cover for the VHS tape of the same title released more than
10 years ago. However, we put the blame for that on the editor.
We have to say that the general impression from this review leaves
much to be desired. We hope that as a Chief Editor of the magazine
you will assume necessary measures, and there will be no such
"opuses" from your authors in the future.
Sincerely yours,
The team of Erasure.ru and the Russian Erasure fanclub"
You can also send your comments to
"Kinopark" magazine. Here is their email:
kinopark@tv-park.ru
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New Single Remixers
Two musicians -
A
Scholar (Steve Dawson) and A Physician (Oli Horton) are
working with Piney Gir on a remix of Erasure's next single "Don't
Say You Love Me". As expected, this remix is slightly different to
usual remixes.
News from Piney
Gir's website: "Piney has been remixing Erasure over her
winter holidays. She really must thank the St. Helen's Girls Choir
for all their hard work! and A Scholar and A Physician and A
Technician too..." (thanks Sonny for the info)
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Supporting Act For "The Erasure Show"
This reports are also from
A
Scholar and A Physician webiste: "Erasure have also asked
Piney Gir (with A Scholar and A Physician) to join them on their
next tour. Unfortunately we are only going as far as Germany - so we
won't get to come over and see our American friends."
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Vote For "Breathe" In "Hit 40 UK"!
You
can now vote for "Breathe" as a best new chart entry in
"Hit 40 UK" chart show
here.
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Several Interesting Snippets
Below are several interesting snippets
from the recent Billboard / Yahoo / Reuters publication about
Erasure.
"Nightbird" comes on the heels of
misguided studio albums "Loveboat" (released internationally in
2000) and "Cowboy" (1997) -- and last year's covers album, "Other
People's Songs." According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Loveboat" and
"Cowboy" have sold 5,000 and 160,000 units, respectively, in the
United States, while "Other People's Songs" has sold 49,000 units."
"The new album is akin to hearing from a long-lost friend -- one who
may have rested on his laurels at one time, but who is now out to
prove something."
"Because Andy now lives in Spain and the U.K. and I now live here in
the U.S., we don't see each other unless we're working," Clarke
says. "When we do get together to work, it's really exciting. It's
like we're starting all over again."
"We both come with lots of ideas and excitement," Clarke continues.
"It's like being married for 20 years: You may not have sex as often
as you used to, but when you do, you really go for it."
"That said, Clarke notes that his mother often tells him that
Erasure songs all sound the same. "She says, 'Whenever I hear one of
your songs on the radio, I always know it's you -- even if I don't
know the song.'"
"Because Clarke knows every part of every Erasure song, he sees
things differently. "I'll think, 'You hear that sound right there,
well, I've never done that before.' So, for me, it's weird when
people say our songs sound the same. Of course, Andy's voice remains
Andy's voice."
"Bell's choirboy-like voice shines on "Nightbird." And so do the
arrangements. Despite its flaws, Bell says the covers album
"rejuvenated" the duo."
"When we looked at other people's writings, we came upon
arrangements that perhaps weren't traditional Erasure arrangements,"
Clarke adds. "This profoundly affected us: It made us look at our
own arrangements when it came time to write for this album."
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Andy's Interview In "Attitude"
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BREAKING NEWS! ERASURE IN OFFICIAL UK CHART
"Breathe" debuted at # 4 in
Official UK Singles Chart and become Erasure's 17th UK
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Added New Pics / "Nightbird" Page
Added details of: "Nightbird"
album, "Breathe" us promo
vinyl, "Rock Me Gently"
uk promo cassette, "Drama!"
belgian limited cd (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "I
Love Saturday" german vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag).
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Added New Link
Link to the polish Erasure label "Pomaton
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"Breathe" Is # 4 In CD:UK Chart!
"Breathe" debuted at # 4 in UK chart
show "CD:UK"! See
here for more details.

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Top Of The Pops "Breathe" Review
UK show "Top Of The Pops" has review
of "Breathe" on its website. It can be found
here.
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"Breathe" - Fan Mixes
Several fan mixes of "Breathe" is now
up on Erasure.tk website. You can download mp3 files from
here.
Greg
EIS:
Hello all!
Last update of the week!
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Final Midweek Chart Update...
Well what can I say? The latest
midweek chart update has 'Breathe' remaining at number 4!
This is fantastic news - and if the support you guys are giving this
release it maintained over the next two days (today and Saturday),
then it looks like Andy and Vince will have a Top 5 single!
That would be an incredible result - and would be their highest
charting single since 1994. Wouldn't that be a great start to
Erasure's 20th Anniversary year?
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A Few Queries Answered
- All 3 formats of 'Breathe' (the 2
CDs and the DVD single) count towards the charts.
- Woolworths are only stocking one of the formats (CD 1 / the one
with the red sleeve).
- The remix software (so you can mix your own version of 'Breathe'
on a PC) is on the second CD (the one with the pink sleeve)
- HMV seems to be the cheapest place to buy 'Breathe'.
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Andy On 'The Arts Show'
Andy will be interviewed on 'The Arts
Show' on Friday 7th Jan at 18.10 (GMT) on BBC Radio Scotland.
The interview will be broadcast on FM and online only (and can be
listened to again for the next seven days online).
BBC Scotland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?arts
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The Next Video Shoot / Single
The filming of the video for the next
single (which is 'Don't Say You Love Me') is taking place next week.
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'Nightbird' Press Photos Online
The EIS gallery section is now back
to its former glory with the reinstatement of the press photo
section. And what better way to celebrate its return than with the
inclusion of the new 'Nightbird' press photos by Dirk Lindner?
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/index.html
(Please refresh the page / clear your browser cache)
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'Nightbird' Clip Online
With the album due for release at the
end of this month, isn't it about time previews of the album tracks
were placed online! Couldn't agree more!
Therefore a short clip of "Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon"
is now online:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/nightbird.html
Until Monday!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
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Webvideos Of Recent Erasure Appearances
Jens Pielawa
has made some webvideos available, which he has recorded from german
TV. You can find the RealVideos at his website at:
SAT.1 "Hitgiganten", 6th January
2005:
http://www.pielawa.de/download/era-giganten.rm (3,8 MB)
RTL "Anders Trend", 3rd January 2005:
http://www.pielawa.de/download/era-anders.rm (7,3 MB)
Camera video "Red Hot and Dance", Hamburg 4th Dezember 2004:
http://www.pielawa.de/download/era-rhad.rm (4,4 MB)
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Andy On BBC Radio Scotland
Andy will be interviewed the "Arts
Show" this Friday 7th January at 18.10 (GMT).
The interview will be broadcast on FM and online only. After that it
can be listened to again online via 'Listen Again' icon for 7 days
only (thanks to Fudge for the info).
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"Breathe" / "Nightbird" Future Chart Positions
This week "Breathe" is # 1 in
UK Future
Chart (last week was # 1). "Nightbird" is # 8 (down from #
6).
Greg
EIS:
Hello!
Apologies for the multiple email updates
this week - but there's a lot of news!
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Thursday UK Midweek Chart Update
'Breathe' is holding onto the number
4 spot!!
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Andy
Guest On BBC 6 Music
Andy will be a guest reviewer on BBC6
Music's music review show 'Roundtable' on Friday 7th Jan at 18:00 -
19:00 (GMT).
BBC 6 Music can be heard via these various methods:
BBCi Website :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/index.shtml
Freeview : Channel 77
Sky Digital : Channel 870
Telewest Digital Cable : Channel 909
NTL Digital Cable : Channel 865
Roundtable :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/roundtable/
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North
American 'Nightbird' Parties
Starting from the 11th of January,
quite a few 'Nightbird' parties are being organised to celebrate the
forthcoming release of the new album:
11/Jan/05 - New York - Networks at XL
21/Jan/05 - Sacramento - Faces
22/Jan/05 - Minneapolis - Bolt
22/Jan/05 - San Diego - Bacchus House
26/Jan/05 - Las Vegas - Hamburger Mary's
26/Jan/05 - New York - The Monster
27/Jan/05 - Austin - Rain
27/Jan/05 - St. Louis - Amp
27/Jan/05 - Los Angeles - Smack
28/Jan/05 - Ft. Lauderdale - Georgie's Alibi
28/Jan/05 - Pittsburgh - The Eagle
28/Jan/05 - St. Petersburg - Celebrity
28/Jan/05 - Providence - Mirabar
28/Jan/05 - Houston - JR's
29/Jan/05 - Chicago - Edge
29/Jan/05 - Cleveland - Deco
29/Jan/05 - Washington, DC - Green Lantern
29/Jan/05 - Seattle - Neighbours
29/Jan/05 - Nashville - Tribe
29/Jan/05 - Denver - Dream
29/Jan/05 - San Antonio - Bonham Exchange
29/Jan/05 - San Francisco - Mezzanine
29/Jan/05 - Rehoboth, DE - Partners
02/Feb/05 - Cincinnati - Hamburger Mary's
04/Feb/05 - Los Angeles - Oasis
04/Feb/05 - Philadelphia - Key West
05/Feb/05 - Miami - Boulevard
05/Feb/05 - Los Angeles - Hamburger Mary's
10/Feb/05 - Dallas - Station 4
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Sweden
'Nightbird' Party
And here's another one!
There will be a celebration on 21st Jan in Gothenburg - Sweden, to
celebrate the release of the new album.
The name of the club is 'Romo Night', there will be some giveaways,
a quiz and some Erasure DJing by Johan Billing.
Romo Night :
http://www.romonight.com
Johan Billing :
http://www.diskodiktator.com
Thanks to Johan for the information!
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Amazon
UK 'Breathe' Stock Issues
Thank you to all those that have
emailed in the issues that Amazon seem to be having with the
'Breathe' single (they're quoting 2 weeks for delivery) - the issues
have been forwarded to Vital who are sorting it out.
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Erasure
Live! DVD - Not Being Released
Several websites (including Play.com
& Amazon UK) are advertising a DVD from Revelation Films Ltd titled
"Erasure Live", with a release date of the 21st February 2005.
Unfortunately the DVD is *not* going to be released.
That's all I know at this point - I don't even know what the content
of the DVD was going to be! I'll try and find out more information
for a future update.
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US Tour
Ticket Sale Date
I don't have exact details yet - but
the tickets for the North American dates won't be on sale *before*
the 14th January.
Ticketmaster are advertising the New York venues on their website:
Ticketmaster :
http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/735018/
Cheers!
Greg
Erasure Information Service
Greg
EIS:
Hello!
Today's update deals almost
exclusively with 'Breathe', but I make no apologies for that!
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Breathe UK Mid Week Chart Position...
The current (as of Tuesday) midweek
chart position for 'Breathe' in the UK is..
(insert drum roll)
Number Four!
Woohoo!!
Remember if you haven't yet purchased Breathe, then make sure that
you do so this week so that it counts for this Sundays chart.
Woohoo!! (sorry - couldn't help it...)
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Belfast
'Breathe' Stock Issues
EMI have been having stock problems
in Belfast, which is why some people may have been unable to
purchase 'Breathe'. Well the problem is currently being resolved and
the Virgin store in Belfast received their stock today (Wednesday)
and have put it out on the shelves.
If any other EIS members have encountered stock problems in their
local stores then please let me know.
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'Breathe' E-Card
I've received a few emails from EIS
members enquiring if Erasure E-Cards could be created. E-Cards are
micro sites / html emails that are sent to friends and colleagues to
help promote a new release. So I thought that wasn't a bad idea!
So here's one for 'Breathe':
web:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/ecard
Simply fill in the details on the 'send to a friend' section - and
an email will be forwarded to people directing them to the micro
site to enable them to hear a clip of 'Breathe' and watch the video.
A US centric one (tailored for the maxi-single) will be online
shortly. I'll also have to brush up on my Flash skills and do a
funkier one for the next single ;)
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US
'Breathe' Clip
And talking of the North American
maxi-single, a clip of the Peter Heller mix is now available online
for your enjoyment!
EIS :
http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html
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German
'Nightbird' Release Parties
There are two 'Nightbird' release
parties coming up in Germany later this month, for further details
check out the erasure.de website:
http://www.erasure.de/erasure/news/detail.php?nr=1608&kategorie=news
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Mute
North American Website
The Mute North American Website has
recently gone live:
http://www.mute.com
Click on the N. America icon at the top right corner.
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Further
Online Reviews / Interviews
Billboard :
http://www.billboard.com/bb/feature/index.jsp
Same article published on Yahoo / Reuters:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050105/325/f9p07.html
Indie London:
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/mu_recommended_cd_singles.html
Planet Out:
http://www.planetout.com/content/gauge/...
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Digimpro
Breathe Mixes
Many of you have been creating your
own mixes of 'Breathe' by using the mixing software that is present
on CD2 of the 'Breathe' single.
If you would like your creation to be made available online for
others to hear via the EIS website then feel free to email your
MP3's in!
Please include the name of your mix and to whom it should be
credited to, or provie a link to a website where I can download it.
I'll come up with a prize for the best mix!
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Radio
News
South West London's Radio Jackie
(107.8FM) have added Breathe (The LMC Radio Edit) to their 'A' list
this week.
Cheers!
Greg
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EIS:
Hello, and welcome to the first EIS
Update of 2005!
And what a year 2005 is going to be!
With the forthcoming tour, new album and single all happening soon,
I'm sure I share your excitement in what the next 12 months are
going to bring.
I was going to do a review of the past year. But fear not - I
decided not to ramble on about that in todays update. I'm going to
ramble on about 'Breathe' instead! Ha!
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'Breathe' - 3rd January!
Yes, the wait is *almost* over - the
three format (2CDs & DVD) release of 'Breathe' is out in two days!
With great feedback from radio stations, clubs, NME magazine (yes I
was as shocked as you were!) and the addition of 'Breathe' being
added to the BBC Radio 2 A-List for the week of release, the signs
are looking good for this single to be a major success for Erasure.
How great is all this?
So any thoughts on the chart position? Top 15? Top 10? Even top 5?
Well being a brand new single, from a brand new album of original
songs, I certainly feel that it deserves to chart higher than the
2003 releases - so let's make that happen!!
A word of warning though - some retailers (such as supermarkets)
tend to only stock only one of the three single formats (usually
CD1), and some retailers no longer sell CD singles at all (e.g. WH
Smiths).
A good place to find the single in the UK will be your local Virgin
Megastore or HMV (this is based on personal experience - this isn't
an endorsement). Of course one can purchase the single online -
sales from Amazon UK will count towards the UK chart only if the CDs
are shipped to a UK postal address.
Now I'm not going to go on and on about how important a high chart
position is for Nightbird's debut single, as I should think that
would be fairly obvious, but suffice to say, lets help it get *at
least* Top 10 and enjoy the results...
Breathe:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html
HMV:
http://www.outletlocator.co.uk/hmv
Virgin:
http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/pws/StoreFinderHome.vms
Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk
BBC Radio 2:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
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Video
Message!
A brief video clip of Andy, Ann-Marie
and Val which was recorded at the video shoot for 'Breathe' is now
available for your viewing pleasure!
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/news
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Local
Radio Stations
There is a good resource of UK local
radio stations contact details (phone / email) here:
EIS Forum:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4315
for those that would like to request 'Breathe' being played on their
local station.
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EIS Web
Updates
A 60 second clip of the 'Breathe'
(Acoustic Version) track (taken from the Ltd Ed 'Breathe' single)
can be found here:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/breathe.html
Lyrics to the 'Nightbird' song 'I'll Be There' have also been added
here:
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/albums/nightbird.html
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Radio /
Web / Print Interviews
The US magazine 'Instinct' will be
publishing an interview with Andy in their February 2005 edition.
John Marshall from Lincs FM recently interviewed Andy, and the
interview is due to be broadcast on Sunday 2nd Jan 2005. However Jon
has kindly
provided the EIS with the full unedited interview which is available
within the EIS interview section. Warning - contains tour spoilers!
EIS:
http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/interviews.html
Web:
http://www.lincsfm.co.uk
A German interview conducted by Tom Gosses, Jens Hoehner and Stefan
Puntek is available online, and was conducted shortly before the
Red, Hot & Dance charity performance in Hamburg.
Web:
http://home.arcor.de/timhoehner/erasure.htm
Andy and Vince are due to appear on local radio station Essex FM on
the morning of Sunday 1st January 2005 within James Bassems show
sometime between 10:00 & 12:00.
Essex FM's frequency is 102.6 and 96.3 FM.
Thanks to Vicki Hipwell for that information.
Web:
http://essexfm.musicradio.com/homepage.jsp
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TV
Appearances
Andy will be featured on the German
television programme 'Anders Trend', which will be shown on RTL on
the 3rd Jan 2005 at 23:30.
RTL can be received outside of Germany for those with (generally
non-Sky Digital) dishes pointed at the Astra 1F & 1H satellites at
19.2'E, in both digital and analogue formats.
Plus a reminder that Erasure will be performing 'Breathe' on Des &
Mel on ITV1, on 10th Jan at 17:00.
RTL:
http://www.rtl.de/tv/tv-programm.php
ITV1:
http://www.carlton.com/desandmel
Cheers!
Greg
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"Breathe" Out Now!
New long-awaited Erasure single
"Breathe" is out now in UK and all across the Europe. The single
available in three different parts. "Breathe" is the first single
from new Erasure album "Nightbird" which is due for release 24
January.
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"Breathe" On
BBC Radio 2 Playlist
"Breathe" has been moved from list 'B'
to list 'A' on BBC Radio 2 which means it will be played around 20
times each week.
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"The
Erasure Show" - New North American Dates?
Here is a snippet from North American
press release about Erasure's US tour dates:
"ERASURE ANNOUNCES US TOUR DATES IN
SUPPORT OF NIGHTBIRD
Catch the sirs of synth pop Live!
With their musical legacy firmly established and unmistakable sound
influencing a whole new generation of musicians, Erasure return with
their latest opus entitled, Nightbird which will be released through
Mute on January 25, 2005. We are pleased to announce the first batch
of dates from their Spring tour, “The Erasure Show”, which kicks off
on April 14th and includes special multiple-show engagements such as
five consecutive nights at Irving Plaza in New York, 3 nights at
Avalon in Los Angeles, and 3 nights at San Francisco's The
Independent. A full tour schedule is on the back of this release."
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Andy
Bell On German TV
Andy will be featured on the German
television programme "Anders Trend", which will be shown on
RTL on the
3rd January 2005 at 23:30 (German time).
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New
Erasure Interview
The new interview with Erasure has been
published at
icWales
website. Here are several interesting snippets from it:
"For the past two years Vince, 43, has
been ensconced in New York, where he's lived with Tracey, his
girlfriend, and now wife.
The couple recently married, Vince says, recalling the ceremony with
a smile.
"We went in on the Friday to Brooklyn Town Hall, the license was 35
dollars," says Vince. "Then we went down on the Monday, got married
in 25 seconds before going down the pub, just the two of us."
"We didn't tell anybody, we just went and did it and then phoned
everybody afterwards. It was great. People were a bit disappointed
but I think everyone was pleased for us. For me it was the perfect
way to do it."
"...1992 was a spectacular year for the
band as they embarked on their Phantasmagorical Entertainment tour -
which featured on the band's recent DVD release The Tank, The Swan
And The Balloon Live! - and broke records by selling out 15 dates at
London's Hammersmith Apollo.
"I can't stand looking at footage from that time," laughs Vince.
"It's weird. I'm there with the fast forward button. Maybe in 20
years time it will be cute and I'll think it's interesting but it's
too close at the moment. I'm just thinking, 'Oh my God what was I
wearing?'."
"Neither of us were saints, that's for
sure," adds Vince. "It maybe affected Andy more, he went through a
down period and that. But it didn't affect our relationship. There's
always the next day and things get better and brighter. I never lost
hope or thought that it would be the end of us."
These days things are very different. "We're more sensible," says
Andy. "Which comes with age I think. When we go out with each other
now we look out for each other rather than scouting round looking
for what's going on. We make sure nothing untoward happens to the
other one."
The band will be hitting the road in
February and, as ever, the shows will be ostentatious, full of
glamour and, no doubt, rollicking good fun.
"We're going to do a mix of everything," says Vince. "I don't mind
doing the old stuff. Andy gets a bit tired of it but I love it. The
show is going to be a set based around an enchanted forest and
Andy's going to be some kind of weird Elvis Presley figure. I'll
probably end up as Gandalf," he laughs.
"But I love it, I totally love Andy's ideas. He's full of surprises.
If I think about set designs I'm thinking about science fiction,
something futuristic and electronic-themed. Then Andy comes up with
something like the enchanted forest idea and I'm like, 'Oh yeah
that's good'. He's such a great showman and looks so good on stage,
I love it."
Read the full text
here.
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Find 5
Differences
Below are the two pictures. The first
one was made in 2002 for promo session of Pet Shop Boys' album
"Release". The second one was made in 2004 for promo session of
Erasure's album "Nightbird". Find 5 differences.
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