Andy Bell - "Call On Me" Single Released Today

Taken from the forthcoming album "Non-Stop", the single "Call On Me" is released today, Monday 31st May, by Mute Records. Available on CD and digital download, single includes a mix by Erasure's Vince Clarke.

CD:
1. Call On Me (Wideboys Full Length Radio Mix)
2. Had It All
3. Call On Me (Original Version)
4. Call On Me (Vince Clarke Remix)
5. Call On Me (Hey Champ Remix)
6. Call On Me (Deadboy Remix)

Digital download:
1. Call On Me (Wideboys Radio Mix Edit)
2. Had It All
3. Call On Me (Original Version)
4. Call On Me (Vince Clarke Remix)
5. Call On Me (Hey Champ Remix)
6. Call On Me (Deadboy Remix)

Andy Bell 'Pure Groove' DJ Set And Album Signing Cancelled

Sadly Pure Groove have been having problems with their local Council over noise levels from their instore performances and DJ sets. The shop have been forced to cancel all their planned events, including Andy's DJ set and signing session which was scheduled for June 11th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Source: EIS

Andy Bell Award Up For Auction

Andy is auctioning the BPI silver disc he received in 1988 or Erasure's 'Two Ring Circus' album to benefit the Rett Syndrome Research Trust charity.

The award, to mark 200,000 UK sales of the album, has been signed on the reverse by Andy and is available for bids - via eBay - until June 3rd. The auction is open to bids from anywhere in the world, and shipping to the winner is free wherever they are.

Rett Syndrome is the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders. Primarily affecting little girls, Rett often strikes just after they have learned to walk and say a few words, and begins to drag their development backward. This debilitating syndrome includes symptoms seen in many other severe neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders on which Rett research may shed light.

Visit the auction page

Source: EIS

Gaydar Nation Andy Bell Q&A

Andy has completed a Q&A for the GaydarNation website, that covers his new single "Call On Me", his new album "Non-Stop", how he feels about being a "gay icon", love, sex and untoward propositions!

Click here to read it.

Win "Meet & Greet" With Andy Bell

Mumstop website has a special prize to give away. You can win a “Meet & Greet” with Andy Bell. The last day of entries is Friday, 11th June. Meet & greet with Andy will take place on 21st June. You must be able to make their own way to and from London on the day.

All details on how to enter the competition are here.

Andy Bell Gay Times Interview

Bob Henderson from "Gay Times" went round to Andy's gaff for a chat. Lovely garden, nice sofas and good coffee. Well done Mr Bell.

You may read the new interview with Andy Bell in the June issue of "Gay Times" magazine.

EIS Newsletter:

Ah ben, salut!

At the weekend, while the rest of the UK was out and about enjoying the best weather we've had here for some time, I was locked away inside a darkened room coding, formatting and uploading in order to put the 98(!) entries in the 'Say What You Want' remix competition online for you to vote on this week. Actually it was a pleasure to listen to all the remixes, and I have to say there are some absolutely cracking entries, a sentiment echoed by Andy himself who posted this message on Twitter; 'i have to say i'm absolutely f--king gobsmacked at the quality mixes for say what you want remix comp incredible thanks guys xx'. The voting page is online now so please head over there when you have a bit of spare time and vote for your favourites!

Keep an eye on the news section of Andy's website this week by the way, it's possible that there might be some TV news confirmed at the last minute before the next newsletter goes out… fingers crossed!

Andy Bell 'Call On Me' Video Exclusive

A couple of weeks ago Andy teamed up with video-makers Caz Gorham and Frances Dickenson (they made Erasure's 'I Love Saturday' video among others!) to film a 'homemade' video for Andy's 'Call On Me' single (released on CD and via download NEXT WEEK people!) and I'm very pleased to announce that the finished video is available exclusively via AndyBell.com and the Erasure YouTube channel right now, so if you fancy having a look before the video is sent out elsewhere tomorrow then you should get yourself straight over there!

Vince Clarke's 'Nobody's Diary' Silver Disc Auction Now Closed

The auction for the Vince Clarke's personal silver disc for Yazoo's 'Nobody's Diary' closed today with bidding at a staggering $3150.66, all of which will go to benefit the Rett Syndrome Research Trust charity. Thank you to everyone for your generous support!

Andy Bell Limited Edition 'Non-Stop' T-Shirts + Free Autographed
    Postcards

To mark the release of Andy's 'Non-Stop' album on June 7th, Lexer Music are offering a three special EIS 'Non-Stop' t-shirts which are available for pre-order only for a few more days over at the Official Erasure Shop at Lexer Music. In addition, Andy will sign a limited number of special 'Non-Stop' postcards which will be included in any order worth over £30 which contains an Andy Bell 'Non-Stop' T-Shirt plus any other Andy Bell/Erasure music or merchandise available at Lexer Music!

Andy Bell To Play San Francisco Pride In June

Andy will be performing at San Francisco Pride on June 27th, on a bill that is also expected to include sets from The Backstreet Boys, Rose Royce and Martha Davis & The Motels. Andy will also be a Grand Marshall at the event. More details soon!

Erasure's 'A Little Respect' In New TV Commercial

Marcelo got in touch to tell me about a new Coca-Cola Light advert that is currently running in Argentina which uses 'A Little Respect' as its soundtrack. Marcelo also explains that in Argentina the Coca-Cola sellers usually wear a red uniform which why the Coca-Cola Light seller in the advert is such an oddity until the final titles, that approximately translate as 'We need more bravery. We need to enjoy more.'... thanks Marcelo!

Andy Bell Spinner Interview

Andy has been interviewed by AOL's Spinner site. In the first of what we expect to be a series of Spinner pieces, Andy talks about working with Vince Clarke in Erasure versus the sessions with Pascal Gabriel that led to the 'Non-Stop' album...

'Robot Unicorn Attack' (And Erasure's 'Always') Coming To
    The iPhone...

The success of the online computer game 'Robot Unicorn Attack', which uses Erasure's 'Always' as its soundtrack, is set to continue as the game becomes available for the iPhone on June 1st. The website Touch Arcade describes the combination of the game and Erasure's music as 'quite honestly too awesome for words'. Thanks to Matt for that piece of news, and you can still play 'Robot Unicorn Attack' online if you fancy go, but be aware it is very addictive!

Petr Muk (Ocean) R. I. P.

Thank you to everyone who got in touch with the very sad news that Czech singer Petr Muk passed away this week. Petr, and his band Ocean, supported Erasure on their 'Wild!' tour and Petr also paid tribute to Erasure when he released his own version of 'Oh L'Amour' in 2004, a version that Andy Bell described as being the best he had ever heard. Our thoughts go out to Petr's family, friends and fans.

The greeting and farewell used in this newsletter use Quebecois French, courtesy of Olivier in Montreal, thanks Olivier!

Bon, ben à la prochaine!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

EIS Newsletter:

Dumela?

First of all thank you to everyone who came along to the IndigO2 last week to see Andy play a fantastic set at 'Our Friends Acoustic'. It was great to meet you all, thank you so much for helping me give out the 'Non-Stop' flyers, and sorry that I was rushing around so much that I didn't really get to chat properly with any of you… another time I hope! By the way, there are pictures of Andy rehearsing for the show as well as pictures from the gig itself in the news section of Andy's website…

There is loads to get through this week so I'm going to just jump right on in, you might want to get a drink and make yourself comfortable first!

Here we go...

When Andrea Met Andy...

Andrea Cox was the winner of my competition to meet Andy at his 'Our Friends Acoustic' performance last week, to have an exclusive preview of the 'Non-Stop' album, and to interview Andy for his website. You can find out what happened when Andrea, with her friend Andrew, met Andy backstage before the show in the news section on Andy's website…

Vince Clarke Award For Yazoo's 'Nobody's Diary' Up For Auction

Vince Clarke is auctioning the BPI silver disc he received in 1983 for Yazoo's hit 'Nobody's Diary' to benefit the Rett Syndrome Research Trust charity. The award, to mark 250,000 UK sales of the single, has been signed by Vince and is available for bids - via eBay - until May 26th. I can confirm that this auction is available to international bidders so go and have a look, it's all for a very good cause!

Andy Bell Limited Edition 'Non-Stop' T-Shirts + Free Autographed
    Postcards

To mark the release of Andy's 'Non-Stop' album on June 7th, I've been working with Andy on a set of three special 'Non-Stop' t-shirts which will be available for pre-order only for a very limited period over at the Official Erasure Shop at Lexer Music. In addition, Andy will sign 100 special 'Non-Stop' postcards which will be included in the first 100 orders worth over £30 which contain an Andy Bell 'Non-Stop' t-shirt plus any other Andy Bell/Erasure music or merchandise available at Lexer Music.

Vince Clarke - New Audio Player + Free Ash Remix Download

I have added a new audio player to Vince's website which will allow you to hear his recent remixes for Polly Scattergood, The Saturdays, Franz Ferdinand, The Presets, Ash, A Place To Bury Strangers, Erasure and Space Cowboy. We hope you enjoy having a listen, and if you like the remix of 'True Love 1980' that Vince has done for Ash - one of twenty-six singles Ash are releasing over a single year, more details in the news section on Vince's site - then it is also available as a free download over at Ash's website!

Andy Bell In The Media

Gaydar's Phil Marriott interviewed Andy for his show last week and has very kindly sent over the audio for anyone who missed the original show. It's a great interview, clocking in at around twenty minutes, which covers pretty much everything and is well worth a listen! It's streaming for you in the news section at Andy's website.

Elsewhere in the media, 'Subject/Object', one of the tracks from Andy's 'Non-Stop' album, appeared in USA Today's prestigious feature 'The Playlist' this week alongside picks from Barbra Streisand, Doves and Dido among others, more on Andy's website!

Vince Clarke Produces 'Lovesick' For Tonya Hurley And
    Polly Scattergood

Vince Clarke has produced and mixed a new song entitled 'Lovesick' which is sung by Polly Scattergood using lyrics written by Ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley. The lyrics were written for Ghostgirl character Scarlet to sing in the forthcoming book 'Ghostgirl - Lovesick', which is due for publication in July. Polly Scattergood then created the music for the track and provided vocals before handing the track over to Vince Clarke for mixing and production.

There is also a competition running on the Ghostgirl channel at YouTube which invites anyone to video-record their own version of 'Lovesick' in any style. Winners will have their video broadcast at Comic-Con as well as receiving all sorts of Ghostgirl merchandise signed by Tonya Hurley with a one-of-a-kind Ghostgirl guitar going to the overall winner!

Andy Bell 'Call On Me' Single Download At iTunes +
    'Non-Stop' Album At Amazon

'Call On Me' is now available to pre-order at iTunes UK, the single - as you should know by now! - will be released on May 31st (June 1st in the US and I will bring you the US iTunes link as soon as I have it). Andy's 'Non-Stop' album is also now available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US and will be released on June 7th (June 8th in the US). Mute Bank are still taking pre-orders for 'Non-Stop' and their exclusive Vince Clarke remix of the title track, 'Non-Stop', as a free download! See the Mute Bank website for all the details.

Andy Bell Remix Competition

Well today is the last day you can submit a remix for the 'Say What You Want' remix competition and I am currently drowning in entries… voting starts next week so be ready for a mammoth amount of listening! Thank you so much to everyone who has sent over their remixes, it has been fascinating to see how many different approaches there are!

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me this week, I'm afraid it's been busy, busy, busy here and I'm a little behind in answering all the messages that have come in since the last newsletter but I promise that I will get on to them very soon.

The greeting and farewell used in this newsletter uses Northern Sotho - one of South Africa's eleven official languages - and was suggested by Theunis, thank you to him and to everyone who sent me new language suggestions last week!

Sala gabotse!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

Vince Clarke Award Up For Auction

Vince Clarke is auctioning the BPI silver disc he received in 1983 for Yazoo's hit 'Nobody's Diary' to benefit the Rett Syndrome Research Trust charity.

The award, to mark 250,000 UK sales of the single, has been signed by Vince and is available for bids - via eBay - until May 26th.

Rett Syndrome is the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders. Primarily affecting little girls, Rett often strikes just after they have learned to walk and say a few words, and begins to drag their development backward. This debilitating syndrome includes symptoms seen in many other severe neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders on which Rett research may shed light.

Visit the auction site

Source: EIS

Andy Bell Rehearsing For 'Our Friends Acoustic' Show

Andy Bell was rehearsing for his headlining appearance at 'Our Friends Acoustic' show in London and AndyBell.com have a couple of pictures of the rehearsals for you courtesy of Andy's manager Paul Hickey.

When Andrea Met Andy

Andrea Cox was the winner of competition to meet Andy at his 'Our Friends Acoustic' performance at the IndigO2 last week, to have an exclusive preview of the 'Non-Stop' album and to interview Andy for his website.

Here's what happened when Andrea, with her friend Andrew, met Andy Bell backstage before the 'Our Friends Acoustic' show to ask him a few questions: www.andybell.com/news/index.html.

More Andy Bell Music On Youtube

Mute North America has posted two Andy Bell songs on Youtube: the first one is an Album Version of "Call On Me", while the second is "Call On Me (Wideboys Full Length Radio Mix)" from the forthcoming "Call On Me" single release.

At the same time Mute UK has posted Andy Bell's "Running Out (Fenech-Soler Remix)" and "Running Out (VEGA Italo Dub Mix)".

"Had It All" Clip Online

The download single of Andy Bell's "Call On Me" is now available for pre-order on Amazon UK along with clips of all tracks including the new b-side "Had It All". Click here to preview tracks.

"Always" - Satano Version

Rather funny 'satano' version of Erasure's "Always" has been put up to Youtube. Click here to listen it. Thanks to Stephano for the link.

Andy Bell - Call On Me Video (Animated Version)

The animated version of Andy's "Call On Me" video has been put up to Youtube. You may watch it here.

Andy Bell At "Our Friends Acoustic"

On 13rd May Andy Bell headlined the "Our Friends Acoustic" show in London's IndigO2. He performed five songs:

1. Sometimes
2. Victim Of Love
3. Blue Savannah
4. Ship Of Fools
5. A Little Respect

The USB wristband with mp3 files of the show can be purchased at "Our Friends Acoustic" store for £15.00. Content includes: live audio tracks from the show, exclusive artist images, biographies and links, information about Mencap, its aims and its work. Stocks are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Be aware that audio contents only the following 9 tracks:

1. Andy Bell - Sometimes
2. Carol Decker - Heart & Soul
3. China Crisis - Black Man Ray
4. Howard Jones - Hide & Seek
5. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
6. Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown Boy
7. Jimmy Somerville - Don't Leave Me This Way
8. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
9. Steve Strange - Fade To Grey

Here are several photos from Andy's performance. Thanks to Leriloo and Karenjw:

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Vince Clarke Produces 'Lovesick' For Tonya Hurley And
    Polly Scattergood

Vince Clarke has produced and mixed a new song entitled 'Lovesick' which is sung by Polly Scattergood using lyrics written by Ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley. The lyrics were written for Ghostgirl character Scarlet to sing in the forthcoming book 'Ghostgirl - Lovesick', which is due for publication in July. Polly Scattergood then created the music for the track and provided vocals before handing the track over to Vince Clarke for mixing and production.

There is also a competition running on the Ghostgirl channel at YouTube which invites anyone to video-record their own version of 'Lovesick' in any style. Winners will have their video broadcast at Comic-Con as well as receiving all sorts of Ghostgirl merchandise signed by Tonya Hurley with a one-of-a-kind Ghostgirl guitar going to the overall winner!

Enter the competition

Hear the track on Youtube

Source: EIS

Vince Clarke's "Lovesick" Video

Vince Clarke has also produced the music video for Polly Scattergood's "Lovesick". Click here to watch it.

Vince Clarke Ash Remix Available As A Free Download

UK act Ash are in the process of releasing twenty-six singles in one year - one song a fortnight between October 2009 and September 2010 - and Vince Clarke has remixed one of those singles, 'True Love 1980'. Vince's remix is currently being given away as a free download at the official Ash website…

Download 'True Love 1980 (Vince Clarke Remix)'

Source: EIS

Andy Bell Gaydar Interview

Gaydar's Phil Marriott interviewed Andy this week and has very kindly sent over the audio for anyone who missed the original show. It's another great interview, clocking in at around twenty minutes, which covers pretty much everything!

Click here to listen the interview.

Source: EIS

New Wallpaper

Erasure.ru presents new, "Non-Stop" themed wallpaper for you. Check it in "Media" section or click the image below.

Added Andy Bell "Will You Be There?" Single Page

The page about Andy Bell's "Will You Be There?" single has been added to Discography.

Added New Pics

Added details of: "Erasure" belgian cd, "Sometimes" german limited vinyl, "Rain" taiwan cd (thanks to Raura), "Who Needs Love (Like That)" australian cassette, "Victim Of Love" swedish limited vinyl.

You Are The Melody My Love...

Finally, the video of Family Fantastic' "You Are The Melody" comes to light on Youtube! Family Fantastic is a band, that features Vince Clarke, long time Erasure backing vocalists Valerie Chalmers and Emma Whittle, Jason Creasey (who remixed Erasure's "Freedom" and "Moon And The Sky") and Vince's collaborator, former Big Fun member Phil Creswick.

So far, Family Fantastic released two albums: "...Nice!" in 2000 and "Wonderful" in 2007. "You Are The Melody" is a stand alone single of Family Fantastic, it was released digitally in 2007. The song itself was written several years ago for the Eurovision song contest for UK but unfortunately left out.

The video was filmed and edited by Vince's friend Lewis Man.

Click here to watch it.

EIS Newsletter:

Alright?

I'm trying to get this newsletter out a little earlier in the day than usual because tomorrow sees Andy Bell's appearance at Mencap's charity concert 'Our Friends Acoustic' at the IndigO2 in London and I wanted to share the details of our pre-show meet-up in plenty of time!

Thank you to everyone who emailed me to say they were up for a little informal gathering before the show, and especially to those who suggested possible meeting places at the O2! The venue is the Union Square bar in the O2 complex and I suggest we meet-up from about 6.30pm… if I remember the place correctly the bar itself runs across the back of the room so why don't we congregate at the end of the bar on the left hand side as you're facing it? See you there!

Here's the news…

Andy Bell DJ Set And 'Non-Stop' Signing Session

Pure Groove have updated their website with more details of Andy's instore DJ set and signing session which is taking place on June 11th.

Andy Bell At The Sony Radio Academy Awards

On Monday night Andy was one of the guest presenters at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in London where he was very warmly received as he presented the award for 'Digital Station of the Year' to Planet Rock. If you follow Andy on Twitter then you'll already have read about how he was 'papped' by the paparazzi on his way out…

Andy Bell Radio Interviews

Last week Andy spent a day pre-recording a number of radio interviews to run alongside the upcoming releases of his 'Call On Me' single and 'Non-Stop' album. You can see the full list of stations involved on Andy's website and I will post transmission details when I have them.

A couple of stations have already broadcast their interviews and you can listen to two of them online (Andy's interview with John Marshall at Lincs FM is streaming on Andy's website while Real Radio Yorkshire's interview is available via their listen again facility) and Arrow FM (Hastings), Bright FM (Mid Sussex), Sovereign FM (Eastbourne) and Splash FM (Worthing) will all broadcast Chris Copsey's interview with Andy between 2pm and 6pm on Sunday, see Andy's website for more details.

Andy Bell 'Non-Stop' Flyers

Mute have produced a flyer promoting Andy's 'Non-Stop' album which I will be asking EIS members to help distribute to the audience at the O2 tomorrow (you have been warned!), and there is also a downloadable version available if you can use it to promote the release somewhere...

Andy Bell Remix Competition

I have now received twenty finished remixes of Andy's new track 'Say What You Want' and I have been really enjoying listening to them… thank you to everyone who has sent them over, I salute your creativity! In case you need a reminder check out the competition page at Andy's website, all entries need to be submitted by May 21st there's still plenty of time to start work if you haven't done so already!

Andy Bell 'Non-Stop' Album Available For Pre-Order

Mute Bank are still taking pre-orders for Andy Bell's forthcoming new album 'Non-Stop' which will be released on June 7th. If you pre-order the album from Mute Bank you will also receive an exclusive Vince Clarke remix of the title track, 'Non-Stop', as a free download! See the Mute Bank website for all the details.

Meet Andy Bell At 'Our Friends Acoustic' - Competition Winner

I hadn't spoken to the winner of the 'Interview Andy Bell' competition in time to announce her name in last week's newsletter, but the winner is Andrea Cox and she will be interviewing Andy for his website at the 'Our Friends Acoustic' show tomorrow evening. I hope to have that interview online for you early next week… wish her luck!

Erasure - 25 Years...

September will mark 25 years since the release of 'Who Needs Love Like That', Erasure's first single, and to mark this special anniversary Emiliano had put together a tribute in the form of a special montage of pictures and music which you can watch here. Thank you Emiliano!

Clare suggested a while ago that I use the ancient Essex dialect for the greeting and farewell in one of my newsletters and - partly because Essex is where I grew up, but mostly because I've run out of proper language suggestions - I thought I'd give it a whirl this week… thanks Clare!

Catchyalater!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

Andy Bell At The Sony Radio Academy Awards

On 10th May Andy Bell appeared at the Sony Radio Academy Awards presenting the award for best digital radio station to Planet Rock. The Sony Radio Academy Awards is recognising the very best in UK radio.

Here is a quote from Andy's Twitter:

"Gave the award for best digital radio station to Planet Rock yesterday & got papped on the way out a very strange experience see you at O2 x".

New Andy Bell Interviews

John Marshall, over at Lincs FM, interviewed Andy last week about the "Non-Stop" project and has very kindly allowed EIS to stream the interview. It's a great interview which covers the album, the new single "Call On Me" and Erasure's new record among other things. The interview aired on Lincs FM at the weekend and will also run across the other stations in the group, so listen out for it airing on Compass FM, Dearne FM, Lincs FM, Oak 107, Hinkley FM, Ridings FM, KCFM, Rutland FM, Rother FM and Trax FM.

Click here to listen the interview.

Real Radio Yorkshire also interviewed Andy last week about his new album, future Erasure plans and "Call On Me" video. Click here to listen the interview.

Interview With Pascal Gabriel

Pascal Gabriel, who is the producer and Andy Bell co-songwriter on his new album "Non-Stop" gave an interview about perspectives to the changes and predictions for the future of the music business. There is a reference to Andy's album too. Click here to read it.

Vince Clarke And Lewis Man

The quite strange video featuring Vince Clarke at his old studio 37B and probably an unreleased Vince Clarke song have appeared on Youtube. The uploader describe it:

"Vince is one of my close friend, he did this for me about 10 years ago... He was just try to cheer me up as i was very ill at the time, and i had just lost my father in a car crash! I know i am not a good singer, but the meaning for what he has done for me is far more important than anything else, it shows he's got a good heart and care about his friends :) . Thanks Vince... Lewis"

Click here to watch it.

A Song Performed By Polly Scattergood And Vince Clarke

"Lovesick" is the song that Scarlet (character of the Tonya Hurley novel "Ghosgirl") sings at the end of the latest chapter in the ghostgirl saga, "ghostgirl: Lovesick". On Wednesday, the 13th May, "Lovesick" song performed by Polly Scattergood and Vince Clarke, will be premiered on official ghostgirl Facebook page. Stay tuned.

Tonya Hurley is an American writer and director in film, television, live performance, interactive media and the New York Times best-selling author of the book series "ghostgirl" (2008). She is also the sister of Vince's wife Tracy.

Polly Scattergood is a British singer-songwriter from, who's track "Other Too Endless" has been remixed by Vince Clarke last year. She is also an Erasure label mate.

Andy Bell - "Will You Be There?" In USA

Andy Bell's USA label, Mute North America is currently promoting Andy's previous single "Will You Be There?" in USA. The 8 track promo has been issued recently and sent out to DJs. Mute also made available for listening Seamus Haji Big Love Radio Edit of "Will You Be There?" on Youtube. There is a new, slightly different artwork used for this track.

Andy Bell - "Call On Me (Vince Clarke Remix)"

The world famous DJ Benny Benassi have included Vince Clarke remix of "Call On Me" in his "Benny Last Mix" podcast which can be listened on Benny's website here.

"Call On Me (Vince Clarke Remix)" starts at about 14:12.

Andy Bell - "Call On Me (Wideboys Remix)"

If you want to listen Andy Bell's "Call On Me (Wideboys Remix)", you should follow this link and download Energy 98 TLR podcast which features the mix. "Call On Me (Wideboys Remix)" is the last track in podcast and starts at about 54:40.

"Ship Of Fools" Live In Edinburgh 2003

Back in January 2004 we've reported that Erasure's Hogmanay "Concert In The Garden" event has been canceled due to bad weather. Andy & Vince, however, performed inside the studio with acoustic version of "Ship Of Fools" (see 04.01.04 news).

Here is the link to that performance: www.youtube.com/watch...

Andy Bell Regional Radio Interviews

On 5th May Andy Bell have pre-record a number of radio interviews to run alongside the upcoming releases of his 'Call On Me' single and 'Non-Stop' album, and which will cover the following regional stations. More details soon.

Compass FM, Dearne FM, Lincs FM, Oak 107, Hinkley FM, Ridings FM, KCFM, Rutland FM, Rother FM, Trax FM, Norwich Radio, Channel 103, Island 104.7, The Beach, Kestral FM, Dream FM, Win 107.2, North Norfolk Radio, Town FM, Splash FM, BBC Radio Humberside, Real Radio, BBC Radio Devon, Wave 105, Clyde 2, Forth 2, Tay AM, Westsound, Northsound 2, BBC Radio Nottingham, Metro FM, Gaydio, Magic London, Magic North, Q Radio.

Source: EIS

EIS Newsletter:

NuqneH!

It's been busy, busy, busy over here - despite the holiday weekend - as more and more things fall into place in the run up to the release of the new Andy Bell single ('Call On Me' on May 31st) and album ('Non-Stop' on June 7th), and to be honest I can't believe another week has gone by since the last newsletter.

Next Thursday sees Andy headline Mencap's 'Our Friends Acoustic' show at London's IndigO2, I will be there and I know that lots of you are going to be there too so I thought it might be nice to have a bit of an informal get together in one of the bars at the O2 before the show. If anyone has any suggestions about good places to meet around the O2 complex then let me know by replying to this email and I will announce the details next week for anyone interested.

Here's the news…

Andy Bell DJ Set And 'Non-Stop' Signing Session

Andy will be playing a DJ set and signing copies of 'Non-Stop' at a special instore appearance at London's Pure Groove record shop on June 11th at 7pm. See the news section on Andy's website for more details.

Andy Bell US Release Dates

Andy Bell's new single 'Call On Me' will be released in the US on June 1st and the 'Non-Stop' album will follow on June 8th. Amazon US is now taking pre-orders for the album...

Meet Andy Bell In London - Competition Winner

The competition - to win a pair of tickets to see Andy headline Mencap's 'Our Friends Acoustic' show, and to interview Andy for AndyBell.com at the IndigO2 next week - ended this morning and the winner has been notified by email. Thank you so much to everyone who entered!

Andy Bell Remix Competition

On the subject of competitions, even though I only announced this one last week and it still has a few weeks to run, I have already received eleven finished remixes of Andy's new track 'Say What You Want' which is a fantastic start, thank you!

As a reminder, the creator of the winning remix will see their mix featured on a forthcoming Andy Bell release and as entries need to be submitted by May 21st there's still plenty of time to start work if you haven't done so already! All the details are on Andy's website...

Italian Online Radio Station Planning Andy Bell Special

Italian online radio station Radio 35, in conjunction with Erasure Club, the unofficial Italian online forum, are planning a special night to celebrate the release of the new Andy Bell album 'Non-Stop'. The show will feature classic Erasure tracks alongside Andy's new singles and tracks from the 'Non-Stop' album and will broadcast at the beginning of June. Radio 35 are also open to suggestions about the tracks they include in the show, more details in the news section on Andy's website.

Andy Bell 'Non-Stop' Album Available For Pre-Order

Mute Bank are still taking pre-orders for Andy Bell's forthcoming new album 'Non-Stop' which will be released on June 7th. If you pre-order the album from Mute Bank you will also receive an exclusive Vince Clarke remix of the title track, 'Non-Stop', as a free download! See the Mute Bank website for all the details.

Robot Unicorn Attack Inspires 'Always' Music Box Version…

Another oddity for you. I got an email this week from Lauren who was sufficiently inspired playing the online game Robot Unicorn Attack that she decided to make a Kikkerland Music Box version of the Erasure's 'Always' - which you can see her play on YouTube…

Lauren also suggested Klingon for this week's newsletter greeting and farewell, although she does qualify her suggestions by saying 'As Klingons tend not to say hello and goodbye (they just walk up to people, speak their piece and then walk away - or kill them) these phrases are the closest you'll get'. Thank you Lauren, Klingon it is!

Qapla!

Richard

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