Gareth Jones Interview

"Making Of Erasure's Light At The End Of The World" - an interview with producer Gareth Jones can be read here.

Gareth talks about his works with Andy and Vince, recording of the latest Erasure album "Light At The End Of The World" and his current projects.

"Live At The Royal Albert Hall" Digital Download

The digital download audio release (MP3 format) of Erasure's stunning live performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, featuring classic songs and recent hits from their 2007 album "Light At The End Of The World" is now available direct from Live Here Now for £10.00.

Digital Track Listing:

1. Sunday Girl
2. Blue Savannah
3. Drama!
4. I Could Fall In Love With You
5. Fly Away
6. Breathe
7. Storm In A Teacup
8. Chains Of Love
9. Breath Of Life
10. Love To Hate You
11. Sucker For Love
12. Jacques Cousteau
13. Victim Of Love
14. When A Lover Leaves You
15. Ship Of Fools
16. Chorus
17. Sometimes
18. A Little Respect
19. Oh L'Amour
20. Glass Angel
21. Stop!

Also available as a double CD album for £15.00 (also via Live Here Now).

Source: EIS.

"Only Yazoo - The Best Of" - Russian Release

In December 2007, Yazoo greatest hits compilation "Only Yazoo - The Best Of" has been officially released in Russia by Gala Records. See scans below.

CD: 2007 RU (Mute / Gala Records; 50999 5182602 4)

Yazoo At Top Of The Pops 2

Radio 2 stalwart Steve Wright brings you another packed edition of the pop music show that mixes recent hits with archive performances.

Featured this time are The Jam, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Carleen Anderson, The Associates, All Saints, Dexy's Midnight Runners, and Yazoo.

Showing: 18 February 2008 at 08:00, 13:00 & 18:00 on UK TV channel Dave (Sky Digital: 111, Virgin Media: 126, Freeview: 19).

Source: www.yazooinfo.com.

"Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD

Here is a small preview of the cover artwork of the forthcoming Erasure DVD "Live At The Royal Albert Hall".

Release date is still to be announced.

Vince Clarke Is Building A Recording Studio

US newspaper Boston Globe has published an article about Yazoo reunion in which stated that Vince is "currently building a recording studio in Maine." The article is illustrated with previously unseen photo of Vince, pictured last year. See images below.

Here is another pic of Vince from the same session:

Yazoo Special

There is a special radio show about Yazoo this Sunday (27th January) at the German internet radio show "Pride1 - Analog" which air every Sunday from 19 to 21 and dedicated to electronic music. This Sunday just with music of Yazoo, Alison Moyet and Erasure.

More info (in German) can be found here. Links to audio stream can be found here.

Thanks to www.yazoo.org.uk for the info.

Message From Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet has posted a message in her forum. Here it is, slightly edited:

"How brilliant is this. To sing songs that I have never yet had the opportunity to try my mouth on Live... and with Vincent... too dreamy.

I have through the years been able to add the odd song to my gigging repertoire... in deference to the fact that I knew something was wanted... and Hell!.. that these were stories of my life too.

It was assumed this did not happen often, by some, because I wanted to distance myself from Yazoo. I never did. The fact is these works needed both components to be what they really were. My Voice and Vince's Noises. Without him... they were less... getting someone to mimic his sound seemed far too wrong... and so they were left in a cupboard. To play a gig where just about every audience member knows every song is incredibly attractive.

So... it's June then!!

Hello All... it's good to see you!!
Very good indeed
xxxxx"

If you want to read the full Alison's post, click here.

Yazoo Newsletter: "Ticket Pre-Sale Information"

Hello all

The presale of Yazoo's Reconnected Tour will begin at 9.00AM (UK time) today (Friday 25th January).

You can access the pre-sale via the Alison Moyet forum:

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=231
 
The link to the pre-sale website is published within the thread titled "The Link":

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5462

* Please Note *

- Registration is required to access the Alison Moyet forum.

- Remember, the pre-sale starts at 9:00AM (UK time).

- There is a maximum of 6 tickets per person for each venue.

- Please do not publish the pre-sale link on other websites / forums.

Regards

Yazoo Information Service
web: www.yazooinfo.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

Yazoo To Tour In USA?

Various sources are reoprting that North American Yazoo tour dates are expected.

Billboard.com:

"For the first time in more than 25 years, British dance duo Yazoo - known as Yaz in the United States, will reunite for a series of shows in the U.K. and U.S. this summer.

The Reconnected tour kicks off June 4 at the Glasgow Clyde Auditorium in Scotland and continues for four more dates, finishing June 18 at London's Hammersmith Apollo. U.S. dates are yet to be announced."

Contactmusic.com:

"The U.K. leg of the Reconnected tour will start in Scotland in June (08). Dates in America, where the group enjoyed success as Yaz, are expected."

EIS Newsletter: "Yazoo - 4 Disc Box Set & Live Dates"

Hello

And welcome to the first Erasure newsletter of 2008.

Did many of you pick up on the (not so subtle!) Yazoo related hints in the last few newsletters? If you did and subsequently joined the Yazoo mailing list, then the following item will not be news to you - as you would got this information on Sunday. If you didn't, then prepare to be pleasantly surprised...

Yazoo - 4 Disc Box Set & Live Dates

Yazoo (Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet) have announced that they will reunite for the first time in over 25 years for "Reconnected", a UK tour in June, starting in Glasgow on the 4th and culminating in a headline show at London's Hammersmith Apollo on the 18th.

Tickets are available from 1st February direct from the venue or online at t ticketmaster.co.uk, gigsandtours.com, livenation.co.uk.

Exclusive ticket pre-sale available 25th January from alisonmoyet.com.

The tour is preceded by "In Your Room", a 4 disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yazoo's classic albums "Upstairs At Eric's" and "You And Me Both", b-sides and remixes and a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for Don't Go, The Other Side Of Love, Nobody's Diary, Situation (1990) and Only You (1999).

The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only 2 albums, saw them performing only 24 concerts worldwide, but left an indelible mark on pop.

Yazoo released Upstairs At Eric's in July 1982 then parted company just 12 months later on release of the second album You And Me Both, which reached Number 1 in the UK.

Vince and Alison have since gone on to have their own successful careers, Vince with Erasure and Alison as a solo performer, both releasing Top 30 critically acclaimed hit albums in 2007 - Erasure with Light At The End Of The World and Alison Moyet with The Turn.

The Reconnected Tour will also see Yazoo perform material from You And Me Both for the very first time as well as pop classics Only You and Don't Go.

Yazoo Reconnected: Live

Wed 04 June - Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Sat 07 June - Manchester Apollo
Thu 12 June - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Sun 15 June - Brighton Centre
Wed 18 June - London Hammersmith Apollo

"It's been really good going back to these songs after such a long while. Many of them have never been played live. I'm looking forward to performing them with Alison for all the fans who've enjoyed our music through the years but never had a chance to see Yazoo in concert."

Vince Clarke

"Playing this material live is not about revision for me, it is about finishing something we started - writing, recording, performing. Three parts of a whole. A salmon cycle. It's like going home."

Alison Moyet

Visit the official Yazoo website for further information and to join the Yazoo mailing list.

www: http://www.yazooinfo.com
www: http://www.myspace.com/yazooofficial
www: http://www.alisonmoyet.com

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Yazoo Press Release

YAZOO RECONNECTED - June 2008

VINCE CLARKE AND ALISON MOYET TO REUNITE FOR FIRST UK SHOWS IN 25 YEARS, 4 DISC BOX SET IN YOUR ROOM - RELEASED IN MAY

"Whoever said synthesiser music has no feeling can start eating their hearts out now"

5* - Truly Fab - Record Mirror - 28th August 1982

"Created somewhere inside the brain of Vince Clarke and the soul of Alison Moyet in a spaced out time between Georgio Moroder and James Murphy"

Paul Morley - 2007

YAZOO - Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet - have announced that they will reunite for the first time in over 25 years for Reconnected, a UK tour in June, starting in Glasgow on the 4th and culminating in a headline show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on the 18th. There will be an exclusive on-sale opportunity at www.alisonmoyet.com beginning 25 January for one week only. General on-sale begins 1 February.

The tour is preceded by In Your Room a 4 disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yazoo’s classic albums ‘Upstairs At Eric’s’ and ‘You And Me Both’, b-sides and remixes and a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for Don’t Go, The Other Side Of Love, Nobody’s Diary, Situation (1990) and Only You (1999).

The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only 2 albums, saw them performing only 24 concerts worldwide, but left an indelible mark on pop. Yazoo released ‘Upstairs At Eric’s’ in July 1982 then parted company just 12 months later on release of the second album ‘You And Me Both’, which reached Number 1 in the UK. Vince and Alison have since gone on to have their own successful careers, Vince with Erasure and Alison as a solo performer, both releasing critically acclaimed hit albums in 2007. The Reconnected Tour will also see Yazoo perform material from ‘You And Me Both’ for the very first time as well as pop classics Only You and Don’t Go.

YAZOO RECONNECTED - UK TOUR - JUNE 2008

Wed 4 June Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 0870 040 4000
Sat 7 June Manchester Apollo 08444 777 677
Thu 12 June Wolverhampton Civic 0870 320 7000
Sun 15 June Brighton Centre 0844 847 1515
Wed 18 June London Hammersmith Apollo 08448 444 748

or buy online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.gigsandtours.com or www.livenation.co.uk

www.yazooinfo.com
www.myspace.com/yazooofficial
www.alisonmoyet.com

Yazoo Tickets Pre-Sale

Important! If you want to get Yazoo tickets pre-sale info you need to get subscribed to the Alison Moyet forum at: www.alisonmoyet.com/forum.

Yazoo Newsletter: "Yazoo Reconnected: Live & 4 Disc Box Set"

Hello!

Welcome to the official Yazoo Mailing List, and what a welcome it is with some rather special news for this first edition!

So lets kick off with...

Yazoo "In Your Room" 4 Disc Box Set

Due for release in May 2008 is "In Your Room", a 4 disc box set featuring:

- Stereo remasters & 5.1 mixes of the classic albums Upstairs At Eric's and You And Me Both.

- B-Sides & Remixes.

- DVD featuring an exclusive short film with new interviews from Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the videos for Don't Go, The Other Side Of Love, Nobody's Diary, Situation (1990) and Only You (1999).

But if that wasn't enough...

Yazoo Reconnected: Live

Yazoo (Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet) are to perform live during June 2008!

"It's been really good going back to these songs after such a long while. Many of them have never been played live. I'm looking forward to performing them with Alison for all the fans who've enjoyed our music through the years but never had a chance to see Yazoo in concert". Vince Clarke

The live dates are as follows:

- Wed 04 June, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium

- Sat 07 June, Manchester Apollo

- Thu 12 June, Wolverhampton Civic Hall

- Sun 15 June, Brighton Centre

- Wed 18 June, London Hammersmith Apollo

Exclusive ticket pre-sale available 25th January from alisonmoyet.com.

Full venue / boxoffice information available from yazooinfo.com.

Regards

Yazoo Information Service
web: www.yazooinfo.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

Added New Wallpaper

The "Union Street" themed wallpaper has been added to "Media" section.

Erasure & Pet Shop Boys Party In Moscow

Another Erasure & Pet Shop Boys Party will be held in Moscow on the 18th January 2008. Full details (in Russian) can be found here.

A copy of the flyer can also be viewed below:

Added New Pics

Added details of: "Storm Chaser" uk cd, "Sunday Girl" uk cd, "Don't Say You Love Me" uk promo cd, "Freedom" uk promo cdr (thanks to Heiko Schoenebeck), Andy Bell single "Crazy" european promo cdr.

"Love To Hate You" - Russian Tribute

One of the current Russian top singers, Sergey Lazarev (known in some European countries as just Sergey) have recorded cover version of Erasure hit "Love To Hate You" in Russian. The video for this tribute has been filmed for New Year's TV special which has been shown on New Year's night on main Russian TV channel "Perviy Kanal".

The video features Sergey dancing on stage with a long, connected runway which extends out into the audience. As Sergey dances down the runway, it is revealed that the floor is covered in water, just as it was in Erasure video.

You may download TV advert of New Year's special (with little snippet of Sergey's performance) here.

You may also download full Sergey's performance:

Video - large (60 Mb)
Video - medium (28 Mb)
Audio only (4 Mb)

Youtube

It is currently unknown if Sergey's Erasure tribute will be commercially released.

2007: The Good, The Bad, And The Gay

The award-winning LGBT news site Advocate.com compiled list of the gayest moments of 2007. Summer's "True Colors" tour is at no. 7:

"In June, Cyndi Lauper launched a 16-city tour benefiting HRC featuring other acts, including Erasure, Debbie Harry, the Dresden Dolls, and Margaret Cho."

You may view the full list here.

Red Carpet - True Colors Concert Tour

There is a video report featuring Andy Bell from the Red Carpet of Studio 54 at MGM Grand. The report was made shortly after the first concert of "True Colors" tour in Las Vegas.

"Dave Farra hosts this latest episode of Raw Red Carpet. Musical guests include Andy Bell of Erasure, the Dresden Dolls, and comedian Margaret Cho who hosted the True Colors concert tour."

Click here to watch the video.

New Remixes Of Yazoo "Don't Go"

There are two new 2007 remixes of "Don't Go" floating around:

1. Bailey & Rossko Club Mix 7'39''
2. Bailey & Rossko Radio Edit 3'28''

Radio Edit available to listen at Bailey & Rossko MySpace site: http://www.myspace.com/baileyandrossko

Quote from the site:

"The track aslo gained support from a number of influential radio stations across the country. Its been out on promo all summer and with continued record company interest, is looking like it will be released for summer '08."

Yazoo Mashups

Watch the great Yazoo vs. U2 ("Don't Go" / "Vertigo") mashup here. Another mashup called "Don't Go Public Affair" by Jessica Simpson vs. Yazoo can be found here.

Erasure.ru At Enthusiast Internet Award Contest

Unfortunately erasure.ru didn't get into the shortlist of Enthusiast Internet Award Contest. Anyway, big thank you to everyone who voted, your support is very important for us. Once again - thank you!