¨ Interview In "Rolling Stone"

New interview with Andy Bell has been published in May's issue of the "Rolling Stone" magazine (# 5 (23) (in Russian). Click on picture to enlarge.

¨ "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" Promo

The first promos of the forthcoming Andy Bell's single "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" has been sent out by Sanctuary. Promo CD comes in clear plastic sleeve without artwork and have the following tracklist:

1. Electric Blue (MHC Remix)
2. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Jaded Alliance Vocal)
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Goetz Extended Mix)
4. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Mr Do's Vocal Edit)
5. Electric Blue (Extended Album Version)

¨ Interview With Vince Clarke

Mp3.com has published the brand new interview with Vince Clarke. You can read it here.

¨ Erasure Acoustic - Berlin Gig

There was a new song in the yesterday's setlist in Berlin. For the first time during the current acoustic tour Erasure performed "Breathe" which, as Andy said, they dedicate to Berlin fans. Another song, "Home", however was dropped.

See Berlin pics here.

(thanks to Tegel-Thorsten for info and link)

¨ Erasure Makes Capital Gold's All-Time Top 500 Albums Chart

Erasure makes Capital Gold's all-time Top 500 Albums Chart. Scoring a whopping three entries, Erasure's highest position was number # 192 with their 1987 album "The Circus".

The chart, based on UK chart positions and the numbers of week spent in the UK Top 75 album chart, was played out in full on the UK radio station on Easter Bank Holiday Monday, April 17.

Other Erasure (and Yazoo) entries are:

216. Erasure - "The Innocents"
347. Yazoo - "Upstairs At Eric's"
491. Erasure - "Wild!"

To see the full chart, please go to www.capitalgold.com/top500albums.

¨ Erasure Acoustic - Shepherds Bush Empire Recording

The recent London "Erasure Acoustic" concert was recorded by the "Live Here Now" team for release on a limited edition 2 CD set and as a digital download.

The release date for the CD and download is the 10th May - and may be ordered from: http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/erasureacoustic/

Tracklisting:

1. Home
2. Boy
3. Victim Of Love
4. Stay With Me
5. Love Affair
6. Oh L'Amour
7. Alien
8. Blue Savannah
9. Spiralling
10. How Many Times?
11. Sometimes
12. Tenderest Moments
13. Ship Of Fools
14. Love To Hate You
15. Against My View
16. Piano Song
17. Rock Me Gently
18. Stop!
19. Chains Of Love
20. A Little Respect

¨ New Erasure Posters

Here are the images of the various "Union Street" posters.

¨ Gateshead Show Review

A very interesting and detailed review of the Gateshead gig can be read here.

¨ "Crazy" In Israel Chart

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" is at # 21 in Israel (down from # 13).

Greg EIS - "'Erasure Acoustic' - Live Audio Clips":

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A rather media heavy newsletter this week...

¨ Erasure Acoustic - Shepherds Bush Empire Recording

The recent London 'Erasure Acoustic' concert was recorded by the 'Live Here Now' team for release on a limited edition 2 CD set and as a digital download.

The release date for the CD and download is the 10th May - and may be ordered from: http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/erasureacoustic/

As a special and exclusive preview - two clips from this forthcoming release are available via the EIS within the News page:

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

or follow the links below:

Clip One:

Windows Media
Real Media
Quicktime

Clip Two:

Windows Media
Real Media
Quicktime

Enjoy!

¨ Boy (Pete Anderson Remix) Clip

Another audio clip - this time a sample of 'Boy (Pete Anderson Remix)' which is available exclusively from the US iTunes store when one purchases the 'Union Street' album.

'Boy (Pete Anderson Remix)' features Pete Anderson (ex-Dwight Yoakam producer) on guitar, mandolin and bass, Bob Bernstein (who worked on the Academy Award-winning score for "Brokeback Mountain") on pedal steel guitar and Tommy Funderburk (Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Boston and many others) on background vocals.

Boy (Pete Anderson Remix) Clip:

Windows Media
Real Media
Quicktime

Union Street (US iTunes)

¨ New Erasure Shop Items

Several items have been added to the EIS online store, including:

- Further 'Private Ear' back issues
- Yazoo 1982 tour programme
- Tiny Tour programme
- Andy and Vince prints
- 3D laser etched glass collectable

All are in *very* limited quantities.

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/commerce/shop/

¨ 'Erasure Acoustic' Reviews

Several reviews from local and national media for several of the recent UK shows have been published within the EIS news section.

Warning - several of the reviews name specific songs - so avoid if you want to be surprised at one of the forthcoming shows!

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

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Erasure In Press

During April, few magazines has published articles / reviews / interviews / news regarding new Erasure album "Union Street".

Russian magazine "Fuzz" (# 4 (151) April 2006) has published an interview with Andy Bell in which Andy discusses his solo album "Electric Blue", "Union Street" and talks about his impressions from visit to Moscow (in Russian). Click on picture to enlarge.

Russian magazine "Best For"  (# (6) 0031, 13-26 April 2006) has published a review of the "Union Street" (in Russian). Click on picture to enlarge.

Russian advert magazine "Soyuzniki" (# 4 (10) April 2006) has published the news article about "Union Street" (in Russian). Click on picture to enlarge.

British magazine "ESP" (Issue 80, April 2006) has published article / interview with Andy Bell. Click on picture to enlarge (thanks to AF for the scans).

US magazine "David Atlanta" (# 391, April 12th 2006) has published article / interview with Andy Bell.

¨ "Union Street" Reviews

"Billboard" magazine has published a review of "Union Street". You can read it here. LiveDaily.com also published a review of the new album which can be read here.

¨ "Union Street" Promo Photos

Here are few promo photos of Erasure from the new "Union Street" promo session.

¨ Boy (Remix)

Here are some info about exclusive US remix of "Boy" made by Pete Anderson.

In re-recording the tracks for the remix of "Boy", Grammy Award-winning producer Pete Anderson played guitar, mandolin and bass. He brought in his partner Bob Bernstein to add pedal steel guitar to the track - Bernstein recently gained acclaim for his featured pedal steel work on the Academy Award-winning score for "Brokeback Mountain". For background vocals, Anderson called in one of the best in the business, Tommy Funderburk who has contributed vocal work for a wide array of artists including Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Boston and many others.

¨ "True Colors" Tour

Here are some quotes from recent Andy Bell interview regarding the forthcoming tour "True Colors" which is due to start in North America soon after the current "Erasure Acoustic" tour has finished (thanks to Steven Tattum for the transcript):

"Andy: ...We have done a few things before acoustically like mostly on VH1. MTV don't really seem to be great supporters of us but erm, I think it's really funny because people are doing that now because it is about the song writing and about your catalogue and I'm quite a Cindi Lauper fan. I met her one time, we were in Los Angeles and she was up by the pool and she was pregnant with her last little baby and she came up and said: "Oh my God, oh I love you" and I didn't know what to say and I was all really shy you know...

...We're supposed to be doing a tour with her as well because after the this tour, the acoustic tour, has finished there's a tour in America called "True Colors Tour" which is after one of her songs and it's with Scissor Sisters, Cindi Lauper, B-52's and us so it should be quite fun."

¨ Tour "Erasure Acoustic" - More Photos

Some photos from the recent gigs in Glasgow, Manchester and Nottingham can be found here (thanks to Tegel-Thorsten for the link).

Greg EIS - "London Tonight - Live":

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¨ Erasure UK TV Appearance - ITV London

Erasure are due for a live appearance on the ITV (London region) local news programme 'London Tonight' at approx 6.15 pm. (19th April).

If you have Sky Digital, you may receive ITV London (and the other ITV regional channels) by following this guide:

www: http://www.mediauk.com/the_knowledge...

¨ 'Union Street' Out Now (North America)

The new Erasure album 'Union Street' is now available in North America. If you are unable to find a copy in your local record store, many online retailers have it available.

www: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ERU5OA/

¨ 'Erasure Acoustic' Reviews

There's a rather good review of the recent 'Usher Hall' performance available online:

www: http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=581592006

¨ Erasure Acoustic Photos

If you have any photo from the Erasure Acoustic shows that you would like published on the EIS website, then feel free to e-mail them to: photos@erasureinfo.com

Please include details of the location and to whom the photo(s) should be credited to.

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ "Union Street" Out Today In USA

New Erasure album "Union Street" released today in USA. It features 11 previously released songs, reinterpreted in an acoustic / country & western style. The idea, says Andy Bell, was "to show the songs in a different light, and show that they could work on whatever instrument, synthesisers or guitars." The album is available on CD from all good records shops.

"Union Street" tracklisting:

1. Boy
2. Piano Song
3. Stay With Me
4. Spiralling
5. Home
6. Tenderest Moments
7. Alien
8. Blues Away
9. How Many Times?
10. Love Affair
11. Rock Me Gently

"Union Street" is continuing to recieve smashing reviews from the press, both european and overseas:

Washington Blade
ChicagoPride.com
Newsday
Stylus Magazine

US newspaper "New York Post" lists "Union Street" as one of their Hot List Picks (thanks to MikeyC for this info).

¨ Erasure Acoustic Tour News

Here are few links to various Erasure galleries with photos from recent gigs:

Edinburgh and Glasgow pics (thanks to Si-Jo for the link)
Glasgow pics (thanks to chenks for the link)

Here is the link to the stunning review of the Edinburgh gig:

Scotsman

On yesterday's gig in Nottingham Erasure added one song to setlist. It was "Victim Of Love".

¨ Vote For Erasure!

UK Music Week is compiling a chart of the top 40 UK artists of all time - and needs your help! Vote for your favourite and find how well it fares in the special UKMW Chart across Commercial Radio on May 1st.

Visit this page and vote for Erasure now! Don't forget to tune in to the UK Music Week Chart on your favourite Commercial Radio station between 3pm and 7pm on May 1st, to find out if Erasure is the nation's favourite UK artist!

¨ Erasure Acoustic Tour - Edinburgh Show

Erasure's acoustic tour has started in Edinburgh on 14th April and here are some info about that first gig.

Erasure performed 19 tracks including one brand new previously unheard song "Against My View". They also performed 10 tracks from the new album "Union Street" (the only song that hasn't been performed is "Blues Away"). Here is the full setlist:

1. Home
2. Boy
3. Stay With Me
4. Love Affair
5. Oh L'Amour
6. Alien
7. Blue Savannah
8. Spiraling
9. How Many Times?
10. Sometimes
11. Tenderest Moments
12. Ship Of Fools
13. Love To Hate You
14. Against My View
15. Piano Song
16. Rock Me Gently
17. Stop!
18. Chains Of Love
19. A Little Respect

Some photos from the gig can be found here (thanks to chenks for the link).

¨ "Boy" - USA Remixes

Erasure commissioned single mixes of "Boy" from veteran alt-country engineer / mixer Brian Scheuble (Train, Wallflowers, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair) as well as ex-Dwight Yoakam producer and maverick country-blues multi-instrumentalist Pete Anderson. It it still unknown if those mixes will be available commercially.

¨ Andy Bell - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"

The release date of the new Andy Bell single "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" has been pushed back to 29th May 2006. Here are some info about this forthcoming single from Manhattan Clique email newsletter:

"...Firstly, we are very glad to be able to finally announce that the brand new single from Andy Bell will be 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again', and will be released on 29th May 2006. There's a brand new radio mix from Goetz, who works with artists like Sugababes and Faithless. He's turned out a lovely new interpretation that will hopefully be on the airwaves very soon.

We've also been busy on the remix package. Our new friends Jaded Alliance have given us a wicked electro house workout - you may know them from their mix of Erasure's 'A Little Respect' on the excellent 'Future Retro' album on Reprise (currently only available on import, but get yourself a copy on Amazon or similar). Also newcomer Mr Do turns out an electro pop winner, while we've revisited 'Electric Blue' with a couple of new mixes. The B sides are 'Jump' and 'Back Into The Old Routine' - two tracks that only missed the album by a close shave. Formats are still to be confirmed by Sanctuary, but we'll be adding sound clips of all the mixes and tracks to the 'Productions' part of our site, and lots more news on the single promotion to follow..."

"...Manhattanclique.com updates
After a lack of updates on our site for a while we thought we'd give it a refresh, so we've changed its colour theme to green and also added a few other new bits to it including:

* Lots of new remix clips in the remix section including our new Andy Bell mixes!.."

"...We've also now got 2 new myspace accounts, so please feel free to add us as friends at www.myspace.com/manhattanclique and www.myspace.com/groovecollision..."

¨ "Crazy" In Israel Chart

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" is at # 13 in Israel (down from # 6).

¨ Radio / TV Appearances (EIS News)

Keep an ear out for Andy being interviewed on Friday 14th on BBC Radio Scotland at around 10:45 - 11:30, plus another live interview on Radio Forth at around 14:00.

Greg EIS - "Live Here Now":

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¨ Live Here Now - Erasure Acoustic

In association with the Erasure Information Service, Live Here Now will be recording the Erasure Acoustic show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday 19th April.

A limited edition 2 CD set in deluxe packaging will be available, as well as a download option with printable artwork.

Please note CD's will be shipped within 28 days and will not be available at the venue for this event.

You can pre-order yours online now:

WWW: http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/erasureacoustic/

¨ 'Union Street' - North America Pre-Order

'Union Street' is released in North America on the 18th April.

You may pre-order it from Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com... and immediately have access to an audio stream of the entire album!

Also, iTunes will be exclusively offering a special remix of "Boy" with the purchase of the album, starting on the 18th April release date. (Link to follow once it's live on iTunes).

¨ Behind The Scenes

Andy and Vince kindly allowed the EIS to video them rehearsing several songs in preparation for the Erasure Acoustic tour.

Footage of two songs (plus various photos) are available here:

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

If you are going to discuss on the forum these video clips (and set lists in general), please only do so in the following thread (so that people can avoid reading what songs are being performed on the tour if they wish):

EIS: http://www.erasureforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9013

¨ 'Union Street' UK Chart Position

'Union Street' reached number 102 in the UK album charts.

¨ Erasure Acoustic - German Support Artist

'Simple Kid' who is the support act for the forthcoming UK tour dates, will also be performing at the Hamburg and Berlin shows.

EIS: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/
WWW: http://www.simplekid.co.uk/

¨ Erasure Acoustic - Hamburg After Show Party

Thanks to erasure.de for the following info:

"Mute Records, Karsten Jahnke Concert Management and erasure.de present:

The Erasure Night 2006

Our very special guest DJ Hayo will be spinning the discs, assisted by his electrisch! sampler fellow Ingo (Hayo treated us with the 'Triggertraxx' and the 'Pocket Orchestra' mixes for various 'Nightbird' single releases. He was also the creative mastermind behind two bands which you may be familiar with - Boytronic and U96).

Besides lots of Erasure music, you may look forward to hits from the 80s, as well as a colourful mixture of electro and synth pop.

The party will take place on 26th April in the Schauspielhaus canteen, immediately following the Hamburg acoustic tour show. You will enjoy the Erasure night long after the show is finished!

Tickets will be available via the box office only, and are priced at EUR 4.00, of which EUR 1.00 will be given to 'AJS / Children And AIDS'.

As with previous years, raffle tickets will be sold and attractive prices can be won. All raffle ticket money will also go towards 'AJS / Children And AIDS'.

Tickets will be limited in number, so don't hesitate for too long or you might miss out on this great night!"

WWW: http://www.erasure.de

¨ Erasure Forum - Tour Tickets For Sale

A reminder that fellow fans are selling / requesting tickets for the forthcoming tour dates - and time is running out for any transactions.

EIS: http://www.erasureforum.com/viewforum.php?f=2

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Chart News

New Erasure album "Union Street" entered the official UK albums chart at # 102.

This week Erasure's EP "Boy" is at # 17 in Denmark (up from # 49).

Andy Bell's single "Crazy" this week is at # 6 in Israel (up from # 7).

¨ Cole Porter Tribute

"Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter" is an eclectic musical homage to the legendary songwriter benefiting AIDS research and relief. On April 25th Shout! Factory will release the videos from this successful benefit project on DVD for the first time, combined with a newly remastered CD in the same package. "Red Hot + Blue" brings together a diverse group of A list artists including U2, Erasure, Sinead O’Conner, Tom Waits, David Byrne (who also directs one of the videos) and more to cover Cole Porter gems such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Too Darn Hot,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You” and “In The Still Of The Night.” Each artist brings their own unique, sometimes loose, interpretation to these unforgettable hits. As with the original release, all profits from sales will go to the Red Hot Organization.

Considered one of the first major AIDS benefits in the music industry, the original CD, released in 1990, sold over a million copies and spent 24 weeks on the Billboard charts. Sales of the album generated over three million dollars in revenue, which were donated to over 100 organizations helping to fight AIDS around the world.

DVD Track list:

1. David Byrne - Don’t Fence Me In
2. Neneh Cherry - I’ve Got You Under My Skin
3. Jimmy Somerville - From This Moment On
4. Jody Watley - After You, Who?
5. Salif Keita - Begin The Beguine
6. Erasure - Too Darn Hot
7. Sinead O’Connor - You Do Something To Me
8. The Jungle Brothers - I Get A Kick Out Of You
9. The Neville Brothers - In The Still Of The Night
10. K.D. Lang - So In Love
11. Les Negresses Vertes - I Love Paris
12. Aztec Camera - Do I Love You?
13. Debbie Harry & Iggy Pop - Well, Did You Evah!
14. Lisa Stansfield - Down In The Depths
15. Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues - Miss Otis Regrets / Just One Of Those Things
16. Tom Waits - It’s All Right With Me
17. U2 - Night And Day
18. Annie Lennox - Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye

As a bonus, the DVD includes a live performance by Annie Lennox with Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter of “Everytime We Say Goodbye” from the 1995 VH1 Honors Awards. Also presented on the DVD are interviews with Roland Gift, Richard Gere and John Malkovich culled from the 1991 "Red Hot + Blue" TV special.

CD Track List:
1. Neneh Cherry - I’ve Got You Under My Skin
2. U2 - Night And Day
3. Sinead O’Connor - You Do Something To Me
4. The Neville Brothers - In The Still Of The Night
5. Fine Young Cannibals - Love For Sale
6. David Byrne - Don’t Fence Me In
7. Debbie Harry & Iggy Pop - Well, Did You Evah!
8. Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues - Miss Otis Regrets / Just One Of Those Things
9. Les Negresses Vertes - I Love Paris
10. Tom Waits - It’s All Right With Me
11. The Jungle Brothers - I Get A Kick Out Of You
12. Jimmy Somerville - From This Moment On
13. Erasure - Too Darn Hot
14. The Thompson Twins - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
15. Salif Keita - Begin The Beguine
16. Lisa Stansfield - Down In The Depths
17. Jody Watley - After You, Who?
18. Aztec Camera - Do I Love You?
19. K.D. Lang - So In Love
20. Annie Lennox - Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye

¨ New Interview With Andy Bell

A rather interesting new interview with Andy Bell has been published at AfterElton.com website. You can read it here.

¨ "Reunion Street" - Erasure Fan Convention

On Saturday the 5th of August, an unofficial Erasure convention is taking place near Sheffield (UK). The new link for info / booking up for this event is: http://www.erasureconvention.com.

Greg EIS - "Union Street":

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¨ "Union Street" Out Now (UK & Europe)

Erasure's new album 'Union Street' is now available in major record stores as well as digital download sites (see below), and features eleven songs reworked in an acoustic / country and western style.

Trust me - it's worth it just for the reworked 'Tenderest Moments' which in my opinion is quite beautiful.

If you have trouble finding the album in your local store, there are many online retailers selling the album, for example:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk...

¨ "Union Street" - Digital Releases

"Union Street" is also available for purchase via UK & European digital download sites such as iTunes and MSN Music.

iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com...
MSN Music UK: http://www.msn.co.uk/musicdownloads

¨ "Boy" - US Digital Releases

As previously mentioned 'Boy' is only being released in the US as a digital release, which is now available:

iTunes (US): http://phobos.apple.com...
MSN Music (US) : http://music.msn.com/album/?album=48466048

¨ New EIS Shop Now Online

*Finally* - the new EIS shop is now online, which much improved functionality (which will also allow for a lot faster processing of orders.)

New items available include 'Union Street' t-shirts, mouse mats, mugs and (very limited edition) key rings. These items are only available via the EIS and will not be for sale on the forthcoming tour.

Note: If you want your items (i.e. t-shirts) delivered before the tour - place your order THIS WEEK, as I won't be in the office to process orders during the UK tour dates.

EIS: http://www.erasureinfo.com/commerce/shop/shop.php

A 'Paypal' payment option will be added shortly.

¨ Meet & Greet Competition Winners

Congratulations to the following people who have won tickets / meets & greets for the upcoming 'Erasure Acoustic' tour:

- Claire Mayhew
- Duncan Currie
- Simon Beatty
- Nick Wheeler
- Alan Possart
- Kathryn Logue

¨ "Reunion Street" Convention

On Saturday the 5th of August, an unofficial Erasure convention is taking place near Sheffield (UK).

Here is a quote from one of the organisers: "For just £20 each you can enjoy a whole day celebrating the work of the UKs most successful pop duo with a full day of fun, exciting events and Erasure themed entertainment."

For further details see: http://www.busybeesco.co.uk/reunionstreet

¨ EIS Site Rewrite

You may have noticed that the EIS website has got a new look. As well as looking different the site has also been rewritten (XHTML 1.0 Strict).

What does this mean for you guys? Well the rationale behind the rewrite is to improve the accessibility of the site (with the removal of all popup windows / new windows opening / iframes etc) plus the pages should be more printer friendly.

The ultimate aim is to fulfil all of the W3C 'Web Content Accessibility Guidelines', add some cool new visual stuff and a search function. This is a large undertaking and is not yet complete (hence the 'Releases' section still awaiting completion) - so if you notice any broken links or pages not quite looking correct over the next few weeks, then it's probably me tweaking things and will be corrected.

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Added "Mute Tonal Evidence 5" Compilation Page

The page about "Mute Tonal Evidence 5" promo compilation has been added to Discography (Vince Clarke side projects section).

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Boy" uk and eu cds, Andy Bell's "Electric Blue" uk cd, Andy Bell's "Crazy" uk cd, "Am I Right?" belgian cd, "It Doesn't Have To Be" german limited vinyl (thanks to Michael Wilson).

¨ "Union Street" Out Today!

New Erasure album "Union Street" released today in UK. It features 11 previously released songs, reinterpreted in an acoustic / country & western style. The idea, says Andy Bell, was "to show the songs in a different light, and show that they could work on whatever instrument, synthesisers or guitars." The album is available on CD from all good records shops.

"Union Street" tracklisting:

1. Boy
2. Piano Song
3. Stay With Me
4. Spiralling
5. Home
6. Tenderest Moments
7. Alien
8. Blues Away
9. How Many Times?
10. Love Affair
11. Rock Me Gently

¨ Erasure - "Acoustic Promo"

The "Acoustic Promo" CD which was mentioned in the 1st of April news article of course does not exist! It was an April's Fool! ;-)

We don't know anything about unreleased instrumentals and acoustic version of "When I Needed You". The artwork was self-made too.

¨ Lucy McKenzie

Lucy McKenzie is the artist who made an artwork for the new Erasure releases: EP "Boy" and "Union Street" album.

Lucy McKenzie is young Scottish artist with a growing international following. She was born in Glasgow in 1977. She studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee and Karlsruhe Kunst Akademie, Germany. Developing her own lexicon of passé utopias, McKenzie draws relations between the most unlikely sources: East European propaganda murals, German abstract painting, Cold War iconography, industrialist typeface and 1980's pop music. From money, pop stars, to Olympians, McKenzie paints fleeting moments of idealism: symbols of transient seduction and power.

Here are some samples of Lucy's drawings, one of them was used for the fake front cover of non-existing "Acoustic Promo" cd (see news above), the other one is Lucy's Erasure-themed painting and the third one is depicting one of the Moscow's metro stations ("Ploschad Revolutsii").

¨ London Sold Out!

Tickets for London Erasure date are sold out.

¨ New "Union Street" Promo

New "Union Street" promo titled "Acoustic Promo" has been issued by Mute Records. It comes in cardboard sleeve with different artwork and features several instrumentals of the songs from "Union Street" album and also one unreleased track, recorded for the album but not included in the final version. See details below:

CD: 2006 UK (Mute; PXCD STUMM 235) [promo]

1. Boy
2. Home
3. Alien
4. Rock Me Gently
5. When I Needed You
6. Boy (Acoustic Instrumental)
7. Home (Acoustic Instrumental)
8. Alien (Acoustic Instrumental)
9. Rock Me Gently (Acoustic Instrumental)
10. Rock Me Gently (Acoustic Instrumental Full Length)
11. When I Needed You (Acoustic Instrumental)

¨ Interview With Andy In "New!"

New interview with Andy Bell has been published recently in the "New!" newspaper. Click the pictures below to enlarge them and read the interview (thanks to Kelly Reid for the scans).

¨ "Union Street" Review In "Rolling Stone"

Russian edition of the "Rolling Stone" magazine has published a very positive review of the new Erasure album "Union Street". They gave it 4 stars out of 5. Also "Rolling Stone" has published the brand new photo of Vince and Andy. Click the pictures below to enlarge them and read the review (in russian).

¨ "Crazy" In Israel Chart

This week Andy Bell's single "Crazy" is at # 7 in Israel (up from # 8).