"Light At The End Of The World" Posters

Here are the posters, issued to promote "Light At The End Of The World" in Sweden and USA:

"Light At The End Of The World" Review

Russian edition of Rolling Stone magazine has published a review of the new Erasure album. See pictures below (click to enlarge).

Greg EIS - "Additional Tour Pre-sales":

Hello

The "Light At The End Of The World" Tour - Further Pre-Sales

[the next part of this EIS email update is for subscribers only. Check your EIS email update]

Tickets are now on sale for the Teatro Metropolitan (Mexico City) venue via Ticketmaster Mexico:

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/artist/735018

All confirmed live dates are (as always) listed here:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/

"Light At The End Of The World" iTunes Availability

Just a follow up to last weeks newsletter - the 13 track edition of the new album (featuring the bonus songs "Be My Baby", "I Don't Know Why" and "I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix)" is now available via the UK / European iTunes stores:

iTunes (UK Store)
iTunes (DE Store)
iTunes (US Store)

There are too many iTunes stores to list all the links, but the 13 track edition seems to be available on all of the iTunes regional stores except the Japanese one.

"Light At The End Of The World" - Japan Edition

All these different versions of the album are going to get confusing!

For collectors that are interested in the Japanese release of the "Light At The End Of The World" album, which contains the bonus tracks "I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Extended Mix)", "I Like It" and the video for "I Could Fall In Love With You" (the "kissing" version), it is available from the HMV Japan online store:

www: http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2537576

(Tip: Click on the "English" link at the top left of the HMV web site to change the language.)

Chicago After Concert Party

There is to be an after concert party at the Chicago club "Neo" on the 12th June, after the "True Colors" show that same day.

"Come by after the show for more fun and great music. With DJs Qbot and Karmar"
 
address: 2350 North Clark Street, Chicago
www: http://www.neo-chicago.com/
flyer: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news...

(Thanks to Brian for the info)

"Ask Mute" Feature

The dormant "Ask Erasure" web site feature will shortly start up again, but before that happens, how about an "Ask Mute" feature?

This is your opportunity to send in questions for Erasure's record label "Mute" to answer. So if you've wanted to ask how mixes are commissioned, or what process occurs when a song is picked to be a single, well now is your chance. Just reply to this newsletter with your question(s) plus your full name, and a selection will be answered and published on the web site in a couple of weeks.

"Light At The End Of The World" Mini Torches

New shop item now available - an extremely limited number of "Light At The End Of The World" mini torches - complete with batteries. Strictly limited to no more than two per customer.

Large picture: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/gfx/torch.jpg
EIS Shop: http://www.erasureinfo.com...

As I don't run the EIS store now, you'll find that now your order will actually be dispatched on time!

Web Site Update - Video Story Board

I published this on the web site a while back, but forgot to tell anyone. The story board for the original video for "I Could Fall In Love With You" (the "fantasy supermarket" one) can be seen here:

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

Komputer Single

For those with (fairly) long memories of Erasure tours, you may recall that the band "Komputer" were the support act for Erasure during their 1996 tour.

Well Komputer have a new single out on the 18th June and there is a free download of one of the mixes via their MySpace page:

www: http://www.myspace.com/komputermusik

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Erasure In Charts

Here are Erasure's chart positions for this week.

"I Could Fall In Love With You":
Denmark - # 5 (returned to the chart)
Finland - # 11
Billboard Hot Dance / Club Play - # 8 (up from # 10)

"Light At The End Of The World":
UK - # 29

New Interview With Andy Bell

Another new interview with Andy has been published in Russian newspaper "Vzglyad". Andy talks about Erasure's new album and also about mayor of Moscow, Luzhkov. You may read the interview here (in Russian).

"Light At The End Of The World" Instrumentals

There are ringtones of all the tracks from "Light At The End Of The World" issued. Some of the ringtones sounds like just instrumental parts of the songs from the album, some of that slightly reworked. Listen preview of the ringtones here and here.

Erasure Live At HMV - Videos

You may now see how Erasure performed live at HMV store in Birmingham, just click on the links below (all 6 songs available):

MySpace
Youtube

Greg EIS - "A Shiny Shoe":

-- Apologies if you've recieved this newsletter twice - the mailing software crashed whilst sending the newsletter out on Friday, which also resulted in the loss of database updates such as changes to email addresses or unsubscribe requests - so please send such change / remove requests again. --

Hello

I'm sure you guys don't need reminding that "Light At The End Of The World" is out this week.

Feel free to add your reviews within the "Light At The End Of The World - Fan Reviews" thread on the forum:

www: http://www.erasureforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10709

iTunes - "Light At The End Of The World"

After some initial technical issues, the new album is now available on iTunes in the US:

iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com...

As for the availability of the new album via iTunes UK (and other regions) - technical issues resulted in it's withdrawal from the store - it will appear the next time iTunes refresh the store database, so should be available from next week at the latest.

Other related digital news - the album is currently "MSN Music Album Of The Week" - on the MSN Music UK digital store and they have this to say:

"They've had a go at country music, cover versions and even dabbled with acoustic guitars in recent times but nothing beats a bit of good old fashioned hi-nrg electro pop from Erasure. Light At The End Of The World is certainly a return to the boy's pure synth pop heyday with big old choruses and sparkly electronics ago-go.

Tracks like How My Eyes Adore You and I Could Fall In Love With You certainly up both the pace and the theatricality factor, while Andy's recent break as a solo artist has obviously improved his lyric writing skills. Probably the duo's most positive and unadulterated fun record since Wild."

Not bad, not bad at all!

Photo Gallery

Many thanks for everyone that has recently sent in photos for the gallery - the first batch have been put live, and rest will go up over the weekend.

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fan_live_index.html

BTW the gallery has been restructed slightly to make photos a little easier to find.

Exclusive Picture

The band had a costume fitting in preparation for the forthcoming tour at the weekend - so here is an exclusive peak of a costume part!

Just follow this link:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/gfx/tour_exclusive.jpg

"Sunday Girl" Bits

The artwork for the three formats of "Sunday Girl" (2 CDs and vinyl picture disc) can be viewed within the 'Releases' entry for the single:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/sundaygirl.html

Plus a 60sec clip of the "Radio Edit" of Sunday Girl may be heard by following one of these links:

Real Media
Windows Media


The band have taken part in many press / radio / tv interviews in the past week or so - here are some of the highlights:

RememberTheEighties.com Interview

A very interesting interview with Andy and Vince has been published on the excellent "RememberTheEighties.com" website:

www: http://www.remembertheeighties.com

"Vince Clarke In Wonderland"

Vince Clarke was recently interviewed for The Boston Globe:

www: http://www.boston.com...

Popworld Interview

The band are interviewed on the Channel 4 music show 'Popworld', which will be shown:

Saturday: 09:25 (Channel 4)
Sunday: 8:55 (Channel 4)
Sunday: 14.05 (E4)
Sunday: 15.05 (E4+1)

www: http://www.channel4.com/popworld
www: http://www.popworld.com

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

"Light At The End Of The World" Album Of The Week

"Light At The End Of The World" is one of the albums of the week at Virgin Media.

"Light At The End Of The World" — iTunes Version

New Erasure album "Light At The End Of The World" is also available as a digital download in iTunes store with two different tracklists:

Variant 1:
1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel

Variant 2:
1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel
11. Be My Baby
12. I Don't Know Why
13. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix)

"Sunday Girl" Artwork

Here are the pictures of maxi-cd and 7" vinyl artwork of the forthcoming Erasure single "Sunday Girl" (release date 11 June):

Erasure At HMV — More Photos

You may see more photos from recent Erasure performances at HMV in London here and in Birmingham here.

"I Could Fall In Love With You" Postcard

Here is the picture of "I Could Fall In Love With You" promo postcard:

"The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne" DVD Review

Here is the old review of Erasure's "The Erasure Show - Live In Cologne" DVD from Russian magazine "Total DVD" (#01 (58) January 2006) (thanks to Alex Pooh).

"Light At The End Of The World" News & Reviews

Quite a few websites are publishing news and reviews about "Light At The End Of The World". Here are the links:

Album reviews:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/05/22/075905.php
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/05/22/181400.php
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/05/23/005957.php

http://www.gay.com/content...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle...

Album news:
http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=15590

And here is review of the new album from Russian magazine Glamour (# 6 June 2007) (thanks to Tania Tcherkassova). Reviewer gave the album 5 stars out of 5.

Interview With Vince Clarke

A very interesting interview with Vince, taken at his home in Maine can be read here (thanks to djbcusa for the link).

Erasure At HMV

On Monday and Tuesday Erasure performed live and signed copies of their new album at two HMV stores in Great Britain. Setlist was the same as in G-A-Y club last Saturday:

1. I Could Fall In Love With You
2. Sometimes
3. Sunday Girl
4. Love To Hate You
5. Sucker For Love
6. A Little Respect

Some photos from London can be found here and there.

Two photos from Birmingham are listed below (thanks to Stewart for them).

Erasure fans		Erasure

Greg EIS - "Five News / Sky News Change":

Hi

The Sky News / Five News news Erasure interviews that were mentioned in the last newsletter are now happening on Wednesday (and not Thursday as previously announced):

Wednesday - 23 May

11:45 Five News (Five)
12:30 Lunchtime Live With Kay Burley (Sky News)

There are some pictures from the HMV London signing / live performance and the G-A-Y live performance within the gallery here:

 www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/gallery/fan_live_index.html

If you have any pictures you would like published then please send them in!  (just reply to one of these newsletters with the pictures attached and mention who the pictures should be credited to.)

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

"Light At The End Of The World" Out Today!

Brand new Erasure album "Light At The End Of The World" out today in UK (and tomorrow in USA) and available in all good record shops.

The album was written and recorded at a private home in Maine, USA. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, alongside producer Gareth Jones, converted the house into a recording studio for a month, where they cut twelve new electronic songs in the classic Erasure style.

1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel
11. Be My Baby *
12. I Don't Know Why *

* - Limited edition album only

"Light At The End Of The World" CD Of The Week

"Light At The End Of The World" is cd of the week in the British newspaper "Mirror". You may read review of the album here or see the scan (thanks to John Moss).

"I Could Fall In Love With You" In Charts

Here are Erasure's chart positions for this week. "I Could Fall In Love With You":

Billboard Hot Dance / Club Play - # 10 (up from # 12)

Erasure Will Play A Special Mini-Concert

On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, Erasure will play a special mini-concert live in the Sirius’ Satellite Radio New York City studios.

Tune in to OutQ (Channel 109) In The Morning With Larry Flick Monday, May 21, 7 am - 11 am ET for details on this special event.

More info: http://www.sirius.com/servlet... (thanks to flatmyer for the info)

Erasure At G-A-Y

On Saturday, 19th May, Erasure performed live at London's G-A-Y club. They sung 6 songs:

1. I Could Fall In Love With You
2. Sometimes
3. Sunday Girl
4. Love To Hate You
5. Sucker For Love
6. A Little Respect

Some photos from the event can be found in EIS News here.

Greg EIS - "Light At The End Of The World":

Lots of stuff happening next week, but most importantly...

"Light At The End Of The World" Album - Released Next Week!

At last the beautiful new Erasure album "Light At The End Of The World" will be released next week.

Rather than me go on about how good it is - let me quote a short passage from a recent review of the album:

"Just a few seconds into opening track 'Sunday Girl', you are expectant. Opening like the old Smash advert, Vince's eastern-sounding keyboards kick in and we're away on an epic three minute pop journey. And what pop it is. This is wet-your-pants Cristiano Ronaldo in glitterpants dazzling all-comers premiership champions pop. It's the sort of song pop stars used to write - Abba would've had a number one for 12 weeks with this and it would have packed every dancefloor from North to South. It might just be the greatest song they've ever recorded."

Quote taken from: "Collective" - The Interactive Culture Magazine
 
www: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A22137284

The album is also CD of the week in the Mirror national newspaper, with a rating of 4/5
 
www: http://www.mirror.co.uk...

Both the 10 song (standard edition) and 12 song (limited edition) versions of the album should be available from the usual large music retailers. It will also be available via digital download stores such as iTunes.

A "Light At The End Of The World" e-card is available for you to send to friends etc, and it includes audio clips from the album:

e-card: http://www.erasureinfo.com/ecard/

Saturday 19th May - G-A-Y Performance At The Astoria

A reminder that this Saturday Erasure will be appearing at G-A-Y at the London Astoria as special guests of Joan Rivers, performing a mixture of new and classic songs.

Tickets are available in advance at the G-A-Y bar (30 Old Compton Street). The band are due on stage at approx 1.15am

Bar: http://www.g-a-y.co.uk/bar.asp
Club: http://www.g-a-y.co.uk/eventdetail.asp?ID=614

HMV Instore Signings

Also next week is the instore signings and *live performance* (again classic and new songs) at two HMV stores:

Monday 21st May 6.00pm - HMV 150 Oxford Street, London W1D 1DJ
6.00pm √ Live Performance
6.30pm √ Album Signing

400 wristbands will be given out from the store from 9.00am on the 21st May on a strictly "first come first served" basis, one per person only, while stocks last.

Erasure are due to appear at 6.00pm, where they will be performing live and then will be available to sign copies of their new album "Light At The End Of The World" purchased from the store. All fans will be able to watch the performance but only those with the bands will be able to go to the signing afterwards.

Tuesday 22nd May 5.00pm - HMV 38 High Street, Birmingham B4 7SL
5.00pm √ Live Performance
5.30pm √ Album Signing

The Birmingham event is very similar to the London one, i.e a live performance + signing copies of the new album purchased from the store. However there will be no wristband allocation, so it is advised that you arrive early as space at the store is extremely limited and the number of people allowed in will be strictly controlled.

Would love to see your photos from the G-A-Y and HMV events - post them on the forum or email them to me so they can be added to the gallery.

Photos & Video Clips (For Plasma Screens Etc)

Many, many thanks for all the photos / clips that you have sent in for possible use on the "Light At The End Of The World" tour.

At the time of writing just over 750 images have been received, which is a truly fantastic result - so thank you again. I've never seen so many imaginative uses of aluminium foil!

All the images / clips (where consent forms have been received) have been passed onto the production company who are creating the visual montage.

If you are a member of the Erasure forum and have submitted a picture, why not change your forum avatar to match one of the pictures that you've sent in, so maybe we could recognise you if your picture is used? (Please remember that the forum has no minimum age requirement, so some of the pictures received *really* would not be suitable for display on the forum.)

Tues 22nd May - Album Release Party

Seany K and Lelando are throwing an "Light At The End Of The World" album launch party at the Mars Bar in Seattle (Washington) on Tuesday 22nd May.

"Come join us in celebrating the new release from the best electronic band ever, Erasure. 'Light At The End Of The World' is in stores May 22nd and we will be playing music by Erasure all night. We are giving away a few CDs as well as some rare finds from our own collection. Come dance your ass off.... Well not off, but all hot and stuff."

address: Mars Bar, 609 Eastlake Ave. E., Seattle WA. 98109
www: http://www.cafevenus.com

Erasure - Radio / Television

Erasure are due to record several interviews next week. The following will be broadcast live:

Wednesday - 23 May
- 13:25 Interview with Linda Bryans (U105 Radio)

Thursday - 24 May
- 11:45 Five News (Channel Five)
- 12:30 Lunchtime Live With Kay Burley (Sky News)

Friday - 25 May
- 11:00 David Jensen (Capitol Gold Radio)

U105: http://www.u105.com
Five: http://www.five.tv
Sky News: http://www.sky.com
Capitol Gold: http://www.capitalgold.com

The websites above have reception details, plus the radio stations have live audio streams.

The "Light At The End Of The World" Tour

Tickets for the "Arena Monterrey" show are now on sale, and the "Grove of Anaheim" tickets are on sale from the 21st May.

Links are on the "Live" page.

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

"Light At The End Of The World" - Digital Release

According to Mute Germany press release, digital release of the new album "Light At The End Of The World" will feature 3 bonus tracks.

"Light At The End Of The World" - Bonus Tracks Audio Preview

You may now listen 30 sec. clips of two bonus tracks from the limited edition of "Light At The End Of The World": "Be My Baby" and "I Don't Know Why" at Amazon.de website here.

New Interview With Andy Bell

Andy recently gave an interview to the British station "Real Radio". Click here to listen to it.

Added New Pics

Added details of: "I Could Fall In Love With You" uk cd, "The Two Ring Circus" eu cd (thanks to Maxim Pirozhkov), "La Gloria" spain promo vinyl (thanks to Mike De Paz), "Always" us cassette (thanks to Mike De Paz), "Future Retro" us cd.

Added New Wallpapers

Three new Erasure themed wallpapers has been added to "Media" section (click on "Wallpapers").

"I Could Fall In Love With You" In Charts

Here are Erasure's chart positions for this week. "I Could Fall In Love With You":

Denmark - # 10 (down from # 9)
Billboard Hot Dance / Club Play - # 12 (up from # 17)

Bravo To The Nth Degree

Check out the Billboard review of "I Could Fall In Love With You". Here is only one quote: "Bravo to the nth degree".

Andy's Muses

There is an article / interview with Andy Bell about his relationships titled "Andy's Muses" in the new issue of "The Advocate" magazine (22nd May, 2007). You may read it online here.

Greg EIS - "Erasure Tour Dates (Part III)":

Hello

Fortunately another big batch of dates have been confirmed, so here's another newsletter!

Further Erasure Tour Dates

Here are additional dates for the forthcoming Erasure tour:

13 July 07 San Juan (Puerto Rico) - Coliseo Roberto Clemente
14 July 07 Altos de ChavСn (Dominican Republic) - Altos De ChavСn Amphitheater
16 July 07 Mexico City (Mexico) - Teatro MetropСlitan
19 July 07 Monterrey (Mexico) - Arena Monterrey
21 July 07 Anaheim (California, USA) - Grove of Anaheim
24 July 07 Seattle (Washington, USA) - Moore Theatre
27 July 07 Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA) - First Avenue
28 July 07 Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA) - Pabst Theater
29 July 07 Kansas City (Missouri, USA) - Uptown Theater
31 July 07 Detroit (Michigan, USA) - Music Hall
1 August 07 Cleveland (Ohio, USA) - House of Blues
3 August 07 Brooklyn (New York, USA) - McCarren Park Pool

Ticket sales dates to be confirmed.

All live dates are listed here:
www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/

Andy Bell On BBC Radio 4

Andi Oliver talks to Andy Bell on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends.

The programme is broadcast this Saturday 12th May at 18:15.

BBC Radio 4 is available via analogue and DAB digital radio, Freeview (CH 704), Sky Digital (CH 0104), Virgin Media (CH 904) and can be listened to worldwide via the BBC website.

BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Loose Ends: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/looseends.shtml

Fan Mixes

Several more fan mixes have been uploaded and are available for your listening pleasure:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/treasure/mixes.html

Plus there is an interesting rendition of "Earth" (taken from Buried Treasure II) available from:

http://www.koit.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Further Erasure Tour Dates (EIS News)

Here are additional dates for the forthcoming Erasure tour:

13 July 07 San Juan (Puerto Rico) Coliseo Roberto Clemente
14 July 07 Altos de Chavón (Dominican Republic) Altos De Chavón Amphitheater
16 July 07 Mexico City (Mexico) Teatro Metropólitan
19 July 07 Monterrey (Mexico) Arena Monterrey
21 July 07 Anaheim (California, USA) Grove of Anaheim
24 July 07 Seattle (Washington, USA) Moore Theatre
27 July 07 Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA) First Avenue
28 July 07 Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA) Pabst Theater
29 July 07 Kansas City (Missouri, USA) Uptown Theater
31 July 07 Detroit (Michigan, USA) Music Hall
1 August 07 Cleveland (Ohio, USA) House of Blues
3 August 07 Brooklyn (New York, USA) McCarren Park Pool

Ticket sales dates to be confirmed.

Erasure New Album Article

Here is the link to the small news article about Erasure's new album with comments from Andy, Vince and Vince's son Oscar!

Erasure: Until The Twelfth Of Never Collection

James from Twelfth Of Never Productions informed us that he will no longer be accepting orders of his "Until The Twelfth Of Never" collection in June. Now is your last chance to get this unique collection of Erasure rarities.

Andy Bell On BBC Radio 4 (EIS News)

Andi Oliver talks to Andy Bell on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends.

The programme is broadcast this Saturday 12th May at 18:15.

BBC Radio 4 is available via analogue and DAB digital radio, Freeview (CH 704), Sky Digital (CH 0104), Virgin Media (CH 904) and can be listened to worldwide via the BBC website.

Greg EIS - "German Erasure Tour Dates":

Hello

German Erasure Tour Dates

Here are latest dates for the forthcoming Erasure tour:

1st Oct 2007: Bielefeld (Germany) Ringlokschuppen
2nd Oct 2007: Hamburg (Germany) CCH3
3rd Oct 2007: Chemnitz (Germany) Stadthalle
5th Oct 2007: Berlin (Germany) Columbiahalle
6th Oct 2007: Cologne (Germany) E-Werk
7th Oct 2007: Munich (Germany) Muffathalle

Tickets go on sale Friday 11th May via:

Karsten Jahnke: http://www.karsten-jahnke.de/
Tel: 01805 62 62 80 (0,14€ per min)

All currently confirmed dates and further information is available here:
www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/

"Light At The End Of The World" Album Of The Week

The new album "Light At The End Of The World" will be "Album of the Week" on the UK radio stations "Century FM" and "Real Radio" next week. This will mean five tracks from the album will be played each day, Monday - Friday.

Both stations have live streams available via their websites:

www: http://www.centuryfm.co.uk
www: http://www.realradiofm.com

Or you can listen to the stations via:

Real Radio: 105-106FM (Wales), 106-108FM (Yorkshire), 100-101FM (Scotland), Sky Digital (CH 0146), Virgin Media (CH 933 Edinburgh Only) and DAB digital radio.

Century FM: 100-102FM (North East England), 105.4FM (North West England) and Virgin Media (CH 961).

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Greg EIS - "Additional Erasure Tour Dates (Part I)" [09.05.07]:

Hello

Erasure - Additional Tour Dates - Part I

Right, this is going to be a bit tricky...

Basically there are quite a few (actually a lot) of Erasure tour dates (Germany, North America etc) that are in the final stages of being finalised, but are not yet at a stage where they can be publicly announced.

With each region having different promoters, it is unlikely that there will be one big announcement of all the outstanding dates, as each will generally be confirmed at different times. Therefore to prevent 1,000's of emails being sent out (and getting blocked by various filters) the web site will be updated when each date is confirmed, and a newsletter sent out with a summary of the dates later.

What I can announce so far is the first set of North American Erasure tour dates:

6th July 2007: Tampa (Florida)
Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, Florida
www: http://www.tbpac.org/welcome/venues/morsani.html

7th July 2007: Miami (Florida)
James L Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave, Miami, Florida
www: http://www.jlkc.com/

8th July 2007: Orlando (Florida)
Orlando Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd, Orlando, Florida
www: http://www.hardrock.com/live2/live.asp

Tickets will be on sale to the general public on Friday 11th May via Ticketmaster:
www: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/735018

Boxoffice numbers are also listed here:
www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/index.html

Florida Pre-Sale

[the next part of this EIS email update is for subscribers only. Check your EIS email update]

"Sunday Girl" North American Release Date

The North American release date of "Sunday Girl has just been confirmed as the 17h July, with the following track listing:

1. Sunday Girl (Radio Mix)
2. Take Me On A Highway
3. Sunday Girl (Extended 12" Mix)
4. Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Club Edit)
5. Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Dub Edit)

Photos & Video Clips Required For Forthcoming Tour

Just a quick reminder regarding the request for photos / video footage from the last newsletter: You MUST send in a signed consent form (either via the post or scanned and sent via e-mail) or else your submission will not be passed onto the production company for possible use. Far too many people are sending in pictures with no names or consent forms.

Plus - we need more "Galaxy Look" and "Beautiful Freaks on Earth Look" pictures! Go wild with your imaginations!

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Added New Pics

Added details of: "I Could Fall In Love With You" us cd, "Light At The End Of The World" us promo cd, Andy Bell single "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" uk cd, "I Say I Say I Say" eu cd (thanks to Maxim Pirozhkov), "The Innocents" uk md (thanks to Mike De Paz).

Greg EIS - "Three Times In One Week? Are You Mad?":

Hi guys

Sorry for all the newsletters, however it's a busy time and that means quite a few e-mails - and your assistance is required!

Photos & Video Clips Required For Live Show

The stage set for the forthcoming Erasure tour will feature a number of plasma screens on stage plus a LED screen backdrop. Displayed on these screens will be a montage of various images and video clips, so this is where you come in!

As part of the range of clips to be shown, we would like to feature photos / video clips of yourselves in one (or more) of the following categories:

- Waist up and head shots -

1) Range of Emotions, e.g. happy, sad, surprised, crying etc.
2) Memories At Erasure Concerts, e.g. before, after or during Erasure gigs.

- Full body shots and, or waist up and head shots -

3) Galaxy Look, e.g. android, cyber punk, spaceman, metallic body suit, alien, sequin body suit etc.
4) Beautiful Freaks on Earth Look, e.g. John Waters, Divine, camp, fetish, punk, street tranny, drag feminine, drag with facial hair etc.

The examples are just guidelines - so feel free to make your own personal interpretations!

As the photos / videos will be manipulated etc, it would be ideal if they could be well light and preferably have a plain background to assist with the editing process.

- Technical Specifications -

Any photo image format is OK (from mobile phones images up to hi-res pro images). Video resolutions should be a minimum of 640x480 pixels up to HD standards.

Photos can be emailed in to the following e-mail address: live@erasureinfo.com

Video footage can be on CD / DVD and can be posted to this address:

Erasure (Live Show)
c/o Mute
43 Brook Green
London
W6 7EF

or you can transfer large files via services such as "YouSendIt": http://www.yousendit.com

(If you use such a service, use "live@erasureinfo.com" for the recipient e-mail address)

- Consent Form -

As it is likely that one of the live shows will be recorded for a potential DVD release, you will need to download and sign the following consent form for anything that you send in:

Consent Form: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/gfx/live_release_form.pdf

You can print off the form and send it via the post, or scan it and email it in.

Any further questions then don't hesitate to ask!

The deadline for submissions is two weeks today - Friday 18th May.

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Greg EIS - "Be My Escape":

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True Colors Tour - Additional Date

An additional date has been announced for the True Colors Tour:

13th June - Columbus Schottenstein Center

555 Borror Drive, Columbus, OH 43210

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster or may be ordered by phone at (614)292-2624 or (800) GO-BUCKS.

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1109819/

"Light At The End Of The World" Packaging

The ltd edition version of the new album "Light At The End Of The World" (which features twelve songs) will be in digipack packaging.

To wet your appetite for the beautiful artwork it contains, some small pictures of the packaging and the booklet can be seen within the News section.

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

Note: The ten song edition of the album will be packaged in a standard CD jewel case.

Both versions of the album can be pre-ordered from many stores, including "Best Buy", "Amazon" (who seem to have the track listings the wrong way around at the moment), HMV, Virgin Megastore and of course Mute Bank.

Speaking of which, I made a mistake with the track listing for the Japanese track listing of "Light At The End Of The World" - it will contain the alternative "kissing" video rather than the original "shopping mall" video for "I Could Fall In Love With You". Apologies for that - that's what happens when one read e-mails in the wrong order!

To (slightly) make up for it - here's a link (not published on the EIS web site yet) to one of my favourite Erasure press photos:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/gfx/press_stevedouble_05.jpg

I feel a caption competition coming on! Will do one next week.

"Light At The End Of The World" Album Reviews

"Erasure prove that synth music has a place in the top ranks of classiness, and this album deserves a good placing in the charts, because whilst it will still appeal to the long-time fans, it's so enjoyable it should gain them a whole new legion of fans."

[Digital Spy]: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a46017/erasure...

"Erasure have this amazing ability to tap into a vein of double edged pop that's both riotously euphoric and terribly sad...against the odds Erasure are still as relevant as the rest of the current crop of electro-pop bands."

[Gay Times]

"Sunday Girl" Track Listing

The track listing for the second single "Sunday Girl" is as follows:

CD Single (CDMUTE376)
 - Sunday Girl (Radio Mix)
 - Take Me On A Highway

CD Single (LCDMUTE376)
 - Sunday Girl (Extended 12" Mix)
 - Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Club Edit)
 - Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Dub Edit)

7" Vinyl Picture Disc (MUTE376)
 - Sunday Girl (Radio Mix)
 - Take Me On A Highway

You can see the artwork for the single here:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/singles/sundaygirl.html

MySpace Videos - Electronic Feature

Speaking of the video for "I Could Fall In Love With You" - it is featured on the MySpace video page in the "electronic" slot for this week.

www: http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=videos
video: http://vids.myspace.com...

Andy Bell & Vince Clarke Interview

Andy and Vince were recently interviewed to promote the release of their new album "Light At The End Of The World".

A transcript of the interview is available as well as an audio stream of their answers.

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

Joshua Radin "Only You"

Sony artist Joshua Radin has recorded a cover of the Yazoo song "Only You" (mixed by Imogen Heap) for his new album.

The track is to be used for a major advertising campaign for JC Penny (a large department store chain in the US) which will premiere Thursday evening between 9:00pm - 11:00pm EST during Grey's Anatomy, as well as being shown in cinemas.

Joshua's version of "Only You" is available via the US iTunes store.

www: http://www.joshuaradin.com
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects...

Mute Vinyl Sleeve Art Exhibition (1978-84)

The Art Vinyl Gallery is a unique space designed to celebrate art & graphic design created specifically for vinyl records.

Between the 3rd - 16th May the gallery will be hosting a unique exhibition of ground breaking vinyl cover art from Mute, featuring artists such as "The Assembly" and "Depeche Mode".

"The Art Vinyl concept is to celebrate the synergy between graphic art and music through the use of vinyl records as a contemporary art form and interior design."

Address: The Art Vinyl Gallery, 20 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
Opening Hours: Thurs to Sun 11:00 √ 18:00

Important Newsletter Next Week

In a similar vein to last time I wrote this - if you cross your fingers (and thumbs) and think happy thoughts, then hopefully there should be an important newsletter arriving in your inboxes next week, so keep an eye out for it (i.e check spam folders etc.)

Quick Message From Andy

You may or may not know that the EIS runs the official Erasure MySpace presence as well as the web site / forum / mailing list.

Whereas the EIS web site tends to receive specific queries (regarding tour dates etc), the Erasure MySpace site tends to receive personal messages intended for the band. 

These messages are collated every so often and e-mailed onto the band, and the latest batch of messages regarding the new single / album / tour etc prompted Andy to e-mail this message which I thought I'd pass on:

"God I'm a bit gob-smacked with all the lovely comments, makes it all worthwhile Thank you to everybody XX" [Andy]

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

"Sunday Girl" Single Details

As was previously reported, new Erasure single "Sunday Girl" will be released physically in UK on 2 CDs and 7" picture vinyl. Here are the details:

CD Single (CD MUTE 376 / 0094639636228)
1. Sunday Girl (Radio Mix)
2. Take Me On A Highway

CD Maxi Single (LCD MUTE 376 / 0094639636327)
1. Sunday Girl (Extended 12" Mix)
2. Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Club Edit)
3. Sunday Girl (Riffs & Rays Dub Edit)

7" Vinyl Picture Disc (MUTE 376 / 0094639636273)
1. Sunday Girl (Radio Mix)
2. Take Me On A Highway

New Erasure Photos

EIS have published another two brand new Erasure photos.

"I Could Fall In Love With You" In Charts

Here are Erasure's chart positions for this week. "I Could Fall In Love With You":

Denmark - # 8 (down from # 4)
Germany - # 83 (up from # 90)
Billboard Hot Dance / Club Play - # 20 (up from # 32)

Erasure On Rosie O'Donnell Family Cruise

Rosie O'Donnell, along with her partner Kelli O'Donnell and travel entrepreneur Gregg Kaminsky are the principals of R Family Vacations, the first travel company devoted to gay and lesbian family vacations. R Family Vacations fifth gay and lesbian family cruise will set sail on the Norwegian Dawn departing from New York City on July 7th 2007.

Rosie O'Donnell says, "We welcome all families - however you define them - to join us on this cruise. I'm excited to share this experience again with my friends and family."

Many straight travelers enjoyed the incredible entertainment and energy offered on this unique gay family cruise. Additionally, R Family Vacations again will offer an array of speakers and seminars. This summer, their guests include Erasure, Rosie's Broadway Belters hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, Sandra Bernhard, Euan Morton (star of "Taboo"), Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, comedians Judy Gold, Alec Mapa and Jessica Kirson, Yoga with Susan Powter and many more. The cruise included travelers from all over the United States and Canada. Weddings are also offered on board. Last summer there were 23 weddings performed. HBO filmed this extraordinary voyage for a documentary that aired in April 2005 and received two Emmy nominations and won a GLAAD award for best documentary.

More info can be found here.

"On The Road To Nashville" DVD Review

Here are the scans of "On The Road To Nashville" DVD review from Russian magazine "Total DVD" (#4 (73) April 2007) (thanks to Alex Pooh).

Mute Sleeve Art Exhibition: 3rd - 16th May

The Art Vinyl Gallery on East London's Broadway Market (E8) is a unique space designed to celebrate art & graphic design created specifically for vinyl records. The Gallery will host a unique exhibition of Mute groundbreaking vinyl cover art from 1978-1984.

The Art Vinyl Gallery
20 Broadway Market
London
E8 4PH

Opening Hours: Thursday to Sunday 11:00 - 18:00
Tube: Bethnal Green (Central Line)

Visit Art Vinyl for more information.

Various Artists - Mute Audio Documents (10CD Box Set)

128 tracks
80 page Document Evidence Book
Original poster by The Normal

A side and B sides of all Mute single releases from 1978 to 1984. Mute Audio Documents features:

The Normal >> The Silicon Teens >> Fad Gadget >> DAF >> Non >> Smegma >> Robert Rental >> Depeche Mode >> Boyd Rice >> Die Doraus Und Die Marinas >> Yazoo >> Liasons Dangereuses >> Duet Emmo >> Robert Gorl >> The Assembly >> The Birthday Party >> Einsturende Neubauten >> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds >> I Start Counting >> Bruce Gilbert >> Boyd Rice & Frank Tovey

Mute Audio Documents is a collection of Mute's single releases from 1978 to 1984 and includes the first 4 double CD volumes of an ongoing series plus a 2CD rarities album exclusive to the box set. The series will feature all the A-side and B-side single tracks released by Mute in addition to album tracks by the artists for whom there were only album releases.

Mute Bank will receive 50 signed copies of Mute Audio Documents. Each will be signed by Daniel Miller and individually numbered. To have the chance of receiving a signed copy simply place a pre-order at Mute Bank. They will be added to pre-orders selected on a random basis so unfortunately we can not guarantee you will receive a signed copy.

If that is not enough, everyobody who places a pre-order will be entered into a draw to win some amazing prizes including:

- 5 x Yazoo Guided Tour 1982 Programme
- 3 x Bruce Gilbert - This Way (original poster)
- 2 x Duet Emmo - Or So It Seems (original sleeve proof)

Check it out here.

Greg EIS - "Camouflage And Frills":

Hello

A later than planned newsletter, however it couldn't be helped. It's always worth keeping an eye out on the website / myspace site (particularly at this busy time) for news that gets confirmed too late for a newsletter.

Erasure Tour - Denmark Dates

Two dates for Copenhagen, Denmark have been added to the forthcoming Erasure tour.

28th Sept - Denmark, Copenhagen Vega
29th Sept - Denmark, Copenhagen Vega

Venue: House Of Music, Enghavevej 40, DK-1674 Copenhagen V

Tickets go on sale today (Monday 30th April) - follow the links below for further details:

www: http://www.vega.dk/Kalender/Kalender/2007/9/erasure_28.aspx

www: http://www.vega.dk/Kalender/Kalender/2007/9/erasure_29.aspx

Lincs FM Andy Bell Interview

Have finally put up the complete interview with Andy Bell that was conducted by John Marshall from Lincs FM:

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

If you read / listen to the interview, then it will become clear where the title of this newsletter originates!

Audio streams available in Quicktime / Real Media / Windows Media formats - links on the page above.

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service