¨ Some Interesting Articles

There are some interesting articles at Documentary Evidence website including an review of In_Vox Feat. Andy Bell single "Will I Ever?" and an interview with Erasure collaborator / remixer Jason Creasey (who mixed Erasure's singles "Freedom" and "Moon And The Sky" and also worked together with Vince on Family Fantastic project).

¨ Supporting Act For Erasure

During the forthcoming "Nightbird" tour Erasure will be performing live with special guests. It is still unknown who this guests will be.

¨ Erasure – Extra Dublin Date

Due to phenomenal demand legendary pop heroes, Erasure have announced that they will perform an extra date on 26 February 2005 in Vicar Street, Dublin. This is in addition to the original date on 25 February that is now sold out.

Erasure have for the past 17 years, been purveyors of some of the most memorable pop songs ever. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke are one of the most successful UK duos of all time and to date have sold over 14 million albums worldwide, with five number one albums including "The Innocents" and "Chorus" to name but a few.

Touring in support of their new album "Nightbird" that is released in January 2005 and single "Breathe" that is released around the same time, fans can expect to hear new songs and classics that have made this them one of the most resilient bands of the last 20 years including "A Little Respect", "Chains Of Love" and "Always".

Don’t miss your chance to see Erasure, live at Vicar Street, Dublin on 26 February 2005. Ticket are on sale now.

This article was taken from http://www.ticketmaster.ie.

EIS:

¨ Nightbird Tour - Setlist Results

These are the top twenty songs voted for by EIS members for Andy and Vince to perform at the new tour new year:

 1. Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summers Day) - 6%
 2. Phantom Bride - 6%
 3. Hideaway - 4%
 4. When I Needed You - 3%
 5. Take Me Back - 3%
 6. Don't Suppose - 2%
 7. Drama! - 2%
 8. Angel - 2%
 9. You Surround Me - 1%
10. A Little Respect - 1%
11. Am I Right? - 1%
12. Sono Luminus - 1%
13. Spiralling - 1%
14. Blue Savannah - 1%
15. Run To the Sun - 1%
16. Save Me Darling - 1%
17. All Through the Years - 1%
18. Catch 22 - 1%
19. Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me - 1%
20. Home - 1%
21. Oh L'Amour - 1%
22. Waiting For Sex - 1%
23. Waiting For The Day - 1%

(More than twenty are listed due to several songs having the same number of votes). These results have been passed onto Andy and Vince. Thank you to everyone that voted!

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" australian promo cd, "Rain" australian cd, "Crackers International" german vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Erasure" south african cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "Sometimes" japanese vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag).

Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ New Dublin Tour Date

The first night of the new Erasure tour in Dublin has sold out!

Therefore Erasure are now performing a second date in Dublin on 26th February 2005.

See this page for full details:

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

¨ New EIS Merchandise

The exclusive EIS'04 t-shirts that were on sale at the recent EIS Nightbird party are now available for purchase online:

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

Also a reminder that the new edition (issue 31) of the EIS / Erasure magazine 'Private Ear' is also currently on sale.

¨ Nightbird Tour Set-List Voting

Remember if you want to vote for which songs you would like Andy & Vince to perform on the new tour then the last day of voting is the 27th August. This is to give Vince time to get everything programmed by next year!

Already the results are very interesting - presented here are the top 5 most requested songs to be played so far (with the percentage of the vote):

1) Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summers Day) 5%
2) Phantom Bride 5%
3) Hideaway 4%
4) When I Needed You 3%
5) Take Me Back 3%

The top 20 songs will be passed onto Andy and Vince.

If you want to influence the set-list of the tour then time is running out!

Vote now in the forum:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/index.php

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Horn Of Plenty From Erasure

The synthpop guru Vince Clarke and vocalist Andy Bell - more known as pop duo Erasure - have announced that they will overjoy their fans by the end of the year releasing the new single "Breathe". And right after the New Year holidays the "Nightbird" album will follow. It will be their first new material since the "Loveboat" album released back in 2000.

It is notable that in the end of October the long awaited famous concert of Erasure, "The Tank, The Swan and The Balloon Live!", will be released on DVD. This concert took place in Manchester on August 6, 1992 during the "Phantasmagorical Entertainment" tour and was previously available in VHS format only. The bonus DVD will contain exclusive interviews and rare documentaries.

[This article was taken from Gala Records website. Gala Records is the official russian Erasure label. Thanks to Olga Sudakova for translation.]

Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ Influence The Nightbird Tour Setlist!

Andy & Vince have emailed me asking if EIS members would like to vote on which songs the fans would like them to perform live during the forthcoming tour. I think you will agree that's quite a splendid idea!

Therefore a poll has been created on the EIS Forum where you may vote for the song that you would most like Andy and Vince to perform live in the new tour.

The top twenty songs with the most votes will be passed onto Andy and Vince.

*Please Note*

- The poll can be found in the 'Erasure Live Gigs & Tours' section of the EIS Forum.

- Last day of voting is the 27th August 2004

- Registration is required for the EIS Forum. If you have not already done so you may register here:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/profile.php?mode=register

¨ EIS '04 Video Introductions

At the recent EIS '04 party, Andy and Vince recorded introductions for each of the tracks played at the event (from the Acoustic and Nightbird albums).

These clips are now available online at:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/features/eis04.html

I've experimented with higher bitrates (and used the Windows Media 9 codec for the Windows Media versions of the videos) to increase the quality of them - let me know if this causes problems.

Windows Media 9 Broadband: 341Kb
Windows Media 9 Dial-up: 110Kb

Real Media Broadband: 225Kb
Real Media Dial-up: 82Kb

¨ EIS Merchandise

The following items are currently out of stock:

- The Erasure watch
- The EIS mug
- In_Vox CD single

They will be back in stock in about 2 weeks. Anyone who has ordered these items will be charged and the items dispatched once they are back in stock - other items will be charged for and dispatched separately as normal.

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Always" philippinean promo vinyl, "Chorus" german cassette album (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "In My Arms" swedish cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "The Circus" german 7" vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "I Say I Say I Say" south african cd (thanks to Mike DePaz).

¨ Added New Audio Files To Download

Two new Eu-Jinn mixes has been added to the audio page (see "Media" section). This time it is "Hallowed Ground" and "Ship Of Fools".

¨ New Erasure Logo - Another Version

Here is another version of the new "Nightbird" Erasure logo.

Greg EIS:

Hello again!

I *will* stop sending out so many updates - promise! I'll try to limit them to once a week again.

¨ Tour News / New Web Page

All the currently known tour dates are now listed on the EIS web-site, complete with box office contact details etc:

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

This page will be updated when the further dates are announced.

¨ The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live DVD

I'm just been informed by Mute NA that the North American release date
of the 'Tank, Swan...' DVD is the 16th November.

¨ EIS '04 Charity Auction Details

Due to the sterling work of John (the auctioneer) and Donna (bidding on behalf of the web submissions), the grand total of money raised for Scope was £3862. Great going guys!

Over the weekend all the photos that I have received from the event will be put up on the EIS web-site, as well as the video clips of Andy and Vince that were shown.

¨ EIS Merchandise

Just a note to say that I have received *a lot* of merchandise orders over the past week and around 400 e-mails, therefore a bit of a backlog has developed. I'll try and clear it all before the end of next week.

The remaining EIS '04 t-shirts and teapots will be put up on the merchandise page on Monday as well.

I'll also be taking a break from overseeing the EIS Forum over the next month, as I've got a lot of things in the pipeline I want to work on. So I'll be leaving the forum in the capable hands of the other mods for the time being. It's also approaching 3,000 members at the time of writing - wow!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Erasure In "The Sun" Newspaper

There was a small article about Erasure in UK's biggest selling newspaper "The Sun" from 13th August. Here it is:

"It’s time to bring out the old white Y-fronts – ERASURE have announced a UK tour. ANDY BELL and VINCE CLARKE will hit the road in February and March next year. Check out www.cclive.co.uk"

Thanks to EIS member Garryd for the info.

¨ VH1'S Ultimate Number Ones

Erasure with "A Little Respect" is at #12 in VH1's Songs That Never Were No. 1 Chart. Here are the top 20 list:

1. Robbie Williams - Angels
2. Savage Garden - Truly, Madly, Deeply
3. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
4. Ultravox! - Vienna
5. Madonna - Ray Of Light
6. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
7. Oasis - Wonderwall
8. Queen - Radio Ga Ga
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller
10. Bon Jovi - Always
11. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
12. Erasure - A Little Respect
13. Queen - I Want To Break Free
14. U2 - With Or Without You
15. A-Ha - Take On Me
16. Outkast - Hey Ya!
17. Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
18. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
19. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
20. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

The full chart can be seen here.

¨ Official Erasure Site Redesigned

Official Erasure website has the new designed front page. It is made in "Phantasmagorical Entertainment" style. Check it.

Greg EIS:

Hey!

Back in June when I announced the change of release dates for the Nightbird album, I said that there would still be an exciting release for October...

¨ The Tank, The Swan And The Balloon Live! DVD

Yes the most requested Erasure concert to be released on DVD is here!!

To be released on 25th October 2004, this live DVD entitled 'The Tank, The Swan and The Balloon Live!' was recorded at the Manchester Apollo on the 6th August 1992 as part of Erasure's Phantasmagorical Entertainment tour and was directed by David Mallet (known for his video work with Bowie, Blondie and Queen amongst others).

A bonus disc is included that features exclusive interviews and backstage footage. In addition the DVD is in both 5.1 and stereo sound.

There *will* be a US release - I just don't know the release date yet. I'll let you know as soon as I do!

¨ EIS Email Update Archive

An archive of these EIS Email Updates is now available in a special section of the EIS forum so that they are easy to find.

EIS Email Updates Archive:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=15

So if you don't have email access but have web access you can check the EIS Forum to read the latest update. (Registration required for the forum).

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Actual "Nightbird" Tracklist

Here are exact tracklist of "Nightbird" album (as known for today). Thanks to James:

1. No Doubt
2. Here I Go Impossible Again
3. Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
4. Breathe
5. I'll Be There
6. Because Our Love Is Real
7. Don't Say You Love Me
8. All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
9. I Broke It All In Two
10. Sweet Surrender
11. I Bet You're Mad At Me

¨ Claudia Brucken Guestvocalist On Solo Album Erasure Frontman

Article from Side-Line:

"Andy Bell, the flamboyant frontman of Erasure, has invited Propaganda singer Claudia Brucken to sing on his solo album. The news was revealed to Side-Line during an interview we had with both Claudia Brucken and Paul Humphreys on their project called OneTwo. Claudia: "I have always collaborated with a lot of writers and artists over the years. Outside of Onetwo, I’m also working with Erasure’s Andy Bell on his solo album. I’m doing one or two duets with him and also helping out in backing vocals. It’s lots of fun actually, I like Andy a lot."

¨ Andy Bell's Scar Photo From EIS '04

Here is the photo taken on EIS '04 event where Andy demonstrates his scar on the hip. He got it after recent hip replacement op. Thanks to Kelly for this photo.

Andy Bell's scar

¨ More Photos From EIS '04

Here are some photos of Andy Bell from EIS '04. All photos were kindly allowed by Sue. Thank you!

¨ "Nightbird" Tracklist?

Possible "Nightbird" album tracklist has been published on Twelfth's website here:

01. All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
02. Breathe
03. Here I Go Impossible Again
04. I Bet You're Mad at Me
05. Because Our Love is Real
06. Don't Say You Love Me
07. I Broke It All In Two
08. I'll Be There
09. Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
10. No Doubt
11. Sweet Surrender

Also lyrics of 4 songs from "Nightbird" available at the same website.

¨ Photos From EIS '04

Below you can see a couple of photos from EIS '04 event. All photos were kindly allowed by John Moss.

Hotel Wide		Crowd loving Eraser
And now for the next song		Andy observing crowd
Big applause		My mic isn't working
And now fot the next track		Things are going well

Very big thanks to John Moss for the photos. If you want to see more of them, visit John Moss website.

¨ "Nightbird" Lyrics Online

Lyrics of three songs from forthcoming "Nightbird" album has been published here.

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Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ EIS '04 - The Morning After!

This isn't an update as such - but an opportunity to thank everyone who helped out on Saturday (for EIS '04) and to all those that attended that made it such a fantastic day. See below!

Over the next few days I'll put up as much EIS '04 stuff on the EIS web-site as possible, such as the video introductions that Andy and Vince did, the auctions results, the quiz, the quiz winners, the remaining EIS '04 merchandise items etc. So keep an eye out on the web-site over the next few days.

¨ EIS '04 Photos

If anyone has any photos of the event that they would like to share and have published on the EIS site then I will be happy to put them online - just give me a name of who to credit the photos to and any other details that you want mentioned. Just send them to my email address.

¨ The Thankyou's

And now the people that I wish to thank:

Alan and Ewan: who have helped organise the event with me over the past 6 months. The project certainly would not have got off the ground without you guys helping out.

John: an absolute star! A superb job at hosting the auction.

Rod: you were fab - the disco was brilliant! (and yes the green jacket does suit you!)

Andy & Stewart: wow - thank you for helping out with the technical stuff throughout the day, and the overwhelming audience reaction to your performance showed how much you guys were appreciated.

Barbara, Kerri-Ann, Sue, Muzzy and Katie: If I listed everything that you guys did to help out then this email update would be twice as long - thankyou!!

Paul Hickey and Andy Bell: I think we managed to surprise a few people! Thanks for being great sports!

And of course I would like to thank all those who attended - it was great to put so many faces to names, and you all demonstrated what a great bunch of people the Erasure fan community is.

Thank you!

¨ Quick Reminder

The tickets for the UK tour dates will be available for sale to the general public from Friday 13th August, but for EIS members (i.e. those that directly receive these EIS Update e-mails) you can purchase tickets now.

[for details on how to get the tickets check your EIS email update]

I don't have any further information about any other tour dates at present I'm afraid - but keep checking your email inbox.

¨ EIS Web-Site

For those that have been visiting the EIS web-site for a while you will know that it tends to be re-launched before new Erasure releases.

With Nightbird due out in January I'm planning *now* on what new features to include - so let me know what you would like. More interactive features? Anyone you would like me to interview? Should I try and get Andy and Vince to post on the EIS Forum?

Give me your ideas and feedback as soon as possible so that I see what can be done.

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ EIS '04 Brief Fan Impressions

Here are some brief fan imressions from recent EIS '04 event (all taken from EIS Forum).

Four tracks from "Nithtbird" has been played on EIS '04. 88state:

"1 - Let's take one last rocket to the moon. Soulful; 2 - Here I go impossible again. Melodic; 3 - All this time, still falling out of love again.
Hi NRG/Hi Electronic. Best track of the day; 4 - Breathe. Funky."

Watty:

"Track 3 - All this time, still falling out of love again is excellent, mixed by Vince and Mark Saunders not Tom Elmhirst."

About Eraser performance. richb:

"Eraser did a great set and went off to rapturous applause. The guy who was playing the vince role came back on to do encore....closely followed by THE REAL ANDY. Bloody marvellous.

Andy then sat in a separate room for two hours while we all cued for a Meet and greet. I got Private Ear 31 and my pass signed. I shook his hand and asked him if he was keeping ok, to which he replied that he was feeling really well."

pughie:

"...he sung 2 tracks with Eraser A LIttle Respect & Blue Savannah.AMAZING!"

woofygalore:

"In the bar afterwards, Andy said that they'll definitely be touring the US next year, but no dates as yet, I'm afraid."

88state:

"I did ask Andy if I could take the photo to post on the forum to show everyone he was recovering well......... he then just dropped his trousers!"

Four tracks from Country and Western album has been played also. rodk79:

"The four tracks were Home (Excellent), Piano Song (Now somewhat inappropriately named), Spiralling (Which was the one Andy announced as having lovely strings, but he was a bit confused as that's another track) and Tenderest Moments (Which was fantastic)."

Watty:

"Home was great, but then its always been one of my favourite songs.

I was surprised at how indifferent I was to Piano Song, if it was just Andy singing and Vince on the piano then it would be superb, but I don't think you can top the original anyway (the highlight of Wild! IMO).

Tenderest Moments was very good also, I always thought it was too good a song to be a b-side."

About charity auction. Some final prices... Watty:

"Phantasmagorical Tour Cloak - £260
Vince cardboard cut out - £180 (and £150 for another)
Set of 7, 12" promos - £620!!!!!!!!! oh my god"

Aggy:

"Oh and the autographed Hits CD went for about £150 as well!"

¨ New Erasure Logo?

One of the official entertainment websites have published new Erasure logo. Also this new logo is printed on a new Erasure merchandise such as Erasure Eraser and Erasure Analogue Watch. Although we are still waiting any official confirmation from the EIS it is very possible that this new logo is official "Nightbird" logo.

New Erasure logo

Erasure Eraser		Erasure Analogue Watch

¨ Second "Breathe" Remixer

Info from Erasure's studio website Union Street Recording. Steve Walsh, the owner of the studio:

"I just finished a remix of "Breathe" for Erasure. The remix is going to be the B side to tthe first single due out later this year."

So now we know that one of the "Breathe" remixers is LMC and the other is Steve Walsh.

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Greg EIS:

Hello!

Sorry for the recent server problems that have hit the the EIS site and the forum - everything is back to normal now... (fingers crossed).

¨ UK Tour Dates!!

Hurrah! An exclusive today - the UK tour dates!!!

25 Feb - Dublin Vicar St
28 Feb - Edinburgh Usher Hall
01 Mar - Glasgow Academy
03 Mar - Newcastle City Hall
05 Mar - London Hammersmith Apollo
07 Mar - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
09 Mar - Manchester Apollo
10 Mar - Sheffield Octagon
11 Mar - Preston Guildhall
13 Mar - Portsmouth Guildhall
14 Mar - Bristol Colston Hall
16 Mar - Wolves Civic Hall
18 Mar - Norwich UEA
20 Mar - Cardiff St David's Hall
21 Mar - Hull City Hall

And yes you did read that correctly - the first tour date is an Irish date!! Yes *your* feedback via the EIS made that happen!!

Tickets will be on sale from the 13th August 2004 - full box office information will be sent in next weeks update.

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

¨ A Quick Reminder...

The brand new edition of Private Ear (issue 31) can now be ordered via the EIS, including new watches, mousemats and mugs.

See the following page for further information:

https://secure.erasureinfo.co.uk/oldshop/merch.html

Until next time!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

Greg EIS:

Hello!

¨ Important

This coming Friday there will be an important EIS update. If you read these updates on other websites / Yahoo groups, make sure that you subscribe to these updates directly:

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

¨ Brand New EIS Merchandise

Well it's exactly what the title says - some brand new merchandise is now available via the EIS.

These include:

- Erasure Analogue Watch - Black leather strap with white dial with blue
  Erasure logo.

- Erasure Eraser - White eraser with black Erasure logo.

- EIS Private Ear - Issue 31. 28 page full colour magazine.

- EIS Mug - White mug with full colour EIS logo.

- EIS Mousemat - Full colour hard topped (23cm x 20cm).

- EIS '04 Logo Pencil.

This merchandise (and more) will be available at the EIS '04 event, so if you are attending then there is no need to order online.

To order visit:

https://secure.erasureinfo.co.uk/oldshop/merch.html

You may also order via the post, by printing off the page with your order details and paying by:

- a postal order
- a cheque (in pound sterling, made out to the 'Erasure Information
  Service')
- cash (pound sterling) by registered post only - although I don't
  recomend this option.

EIS Postal address is in the FAQ section:

http://www.erasureinfo.com/about/faq.html

In the next few months the shopping section of the website will be revamped and I'll investigate into providing other payment options (such as PayPal).

¨ EIS '04 News

For those who have tickets to attend EIS '04 this Saturday in Leicester please aim to arrive at the event between 14:00 (door opening) and 14:45 (the start of the event).

Attendees arriving by car should note that this Saturday is also the Leicester "Caribbean Carnival" weekend. This means that a large precession is due to pass the hotel at around 15:00! The roads will be closed at least during the duration of the procession - anyone driving to the hotel that day should aim to be at the hotel by around lunch-time to ensure they are not significantly delayed.

If Granby Street is closed (leading to the main entrance to the hotel) it should be possible to bypass Granby Street to arrive at the hotel car park via Chatham Street.

For those that are arriving by train on the day, do be sure to check for any engineering works on your line. Certainly the Midland mainline (London to Leicester) has engineering works scheduled during the EIS '04 weekend and this could cause some delays.

Please don't forget to bring your entry and dining passes!

Cheers!

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Other People's Songs" swedish cd (thanks to Alex), "Run To The Sun" uk promo cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "It Doesn't Have To Be" german 7" vinyl (thanks to Patrick Aldag), "Pop! - The First 20 Hits" south african cd (thanks to Mike DePaz), "Star" uk cassette (thanks to Patrick Aldag).

¨ Added New Video File To Download

New video has been added to the "Media" section. It is Erasure's performance of "Solsbury Hill" on german Top Of The Pops show (big thanks to Jens Pielawa).

¨ In_Vox Feat. Andy Bell Chart Position

"Will I Ever?" by In_Vox Feat. Andy Bell is currently at #25 in official Greek singles chart (last week was at #27).