EIS Newsletter: "Eclectic September News"

Hello

In today's newsletter:

- Erasure Release - 29th September?
- Erasure News Via Twitter
- Erasure Shop - Low Stock
- Yazoo & Yaz Tour Merchandise
- Erasure Website & Forum Move
- "Inside/Outside" Robert Marlow
- Robert Marlow - Nottingham Performance
- Yazoo & Alison Moyet Archive TV Spots
- Alison Moyet - US & Canada Solo Tour
- Alison Moyet - 2009 UK Tour

Erasure Release - 29th September?

Had one of those moments this morning when my e-mail in-box took longer than usual to download, all due to a huge amount of queries about the same thing - HMV.

I'm sorry to say that no, there isn't an Erasure release this week, despite what has been published in September's HMV "new releases" flyer.

You know how these things work - whenever there is a new Erasure single / album etc the Erasure website will publish audio clips / news / artwork in the weeks preceding the release date, and the newsletters will have weird subject titles that make no sense whatsoever - that kind of thing.

Rest assured, when the next Erasure release is ready to be announced, you'll get all the facts here first.

Erasure News Via Twitter

For anyone that uses Twitter, there is now an Erasure news profile available:

www: http://twitter.com/erasureinfo

The page has only just this minute been set up, but on joining the service you can start receiving Erasure news updates via your phone, instant messenger service or via the web.

Erasure Website & Forum Move

The Erasure website and forum will be moving servers on the weekend of the 18th/19th October, so both services will be unavailable then.

Erasure Shop - Low Stock

Just to let you know that there are *two or less* of the following clothing items remaining:

Ladies T-Shirts
- "Other Tour" Gramophone t-shirt (medium)
- "Nightbird" Baseball Style Long Sleeve t-shirt (large)

Men's T-Shirts
- "Erasure" 'self titled' album t-shirt (medium)
- "Other People's Songs" EIS t-shirt (youth, medium & large)
- "Nightbird Tour" t-shirt (medium)
- "Nightbird" Polo t-shirt (medium)
- "Acoustic Tour" Neon t-shirt (small & large)

Other
- "Light At The End Of The World" Baseball Cap

None of the items will be re-stocked once sold out.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com

Yazoo & Yaz Tour Merchandise

Don't forget that recently available via the online store is an exclusive range of Yazoo / Yaz tour merchandise (t-shirts / mugs / tour programmes etc).

For the full range see:

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com

"Inside/Outside" Robert Marlow

Robert Marlow's new album "Inside/Outside" is due for release soon and contains ten original tracks and two remixes.

The title track was arranged and produced by Vince Clarke along with a remix of "Home".

01 Inside/Outside
02 The Strip
03 My Teenage Dream
04 Stars
05 Dogs
06 Feels So Good
07 Home
08 Deco Twins
09 End of Story
10 Tortured Artist
11 Home (Vince Clarke's StartStruck mix)
12 Feels So Good (Electric Flat mix)

For further details visit:

www: http://www.marlow-online.com

Robert Marlow - Nottingham Performance

And to follow on from the previous story, Robert Marlow will be headlining a gig at the Nottingham venue 'Junktion 7' from 8pm onwards on Friday 14th November.

Supporting Robert will be synth bands 'Electraset' and 'One Moment' plus a classic electro DJ set from NSJ.

For further details visit:

www: http://www.myspace.com/electraset
www: http://www.junktion7.co.uk

Yazoo & Alison Moyet Archive TV Spots

- "Electronic 80s" -

Channel: VH1 Classic (UK)
Date: Wed 1 Oct 2008
Time: 00:00 to 01:00

"We take a look at the very best of the electronic 80s. We're talking serious synthesiser heaven here, featuring the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Haircut 100 and Yazoo."

- TOTP 2-
Channel: Dave (UK)
Date: Wed 1 Oct 2008
Time: 09:00 to 10:00 (1 hour long)

"Steve Wright presents a selection of music from the Top of the Pops archives. This edition includes an performance by Alison Moyet"

- TOTP 2 -
Channel: Dave (UK)
Date: Mon 27 Oct 2008
Time: 09:30 to 10:00

"Classic performances from the Top of the Pops archives introduced by Steve Wright. Includes 'The Other Side of Love' by Yazoo."

Alison Moyet - US & Canada Solo Tour

As always, check out the official Alison Moyet website for the latest news on Alison, however in case you haven't (and shame on you if not!) Alison will be performing her new solo tour North America and Canada in October 2008.

"Fourteen years since her last tour in the States, Alison will be treating audiences to material from her recent albums, 'The Turn', 'Voice' and 'Hometime', but will also be returning to songs from 'Alf', 'Hoodoo' and possibly 'Raindancing'."

The dates are:

05 Oct - Toronto, ON
07 Oct - New York, NY
08 Oct - Boston, MA
10 Oct - Westbury, NY
11 Oct - Asbury Park, NJ
12 Oct - Glenside, PA
14 Oct - Washington, DC
17 Oct - Dallas, TX
18 Oct - Houston, TX
20 Oct - Phoenix, AZ
21 Oct - Anaheim, CA
23 Oct - San Diego, CA
25 Oct - Los Angeles, CA
26 Oct - San Francisco, CA
28 Oct - Portland, OR
29 Oct - Seattle, WA

Tickets on sale now - for more information see:

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.com

Alison Moyet - 2009 UK Tour

And if that wasn't enough, Alison Moyet has been invited by legendary songwriter Michel LeGrand to be the voice of some rare UK live performances.

Alison of course has performed LeGrand songs such as the exquisite 'Windmills Of Your Mind' and 'What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life' on the album 'Voice' and sang 'I Will Wait For You' as part of the Liverpool Pops in 2003.

The dates are:

01 Feb - Dublin
02 Feb - Birmingham
03 Feb - Manchester
05 Feb - Leicester
08 Feb - Cardiff
12 Feb - London
13 Feb - London
14 Feb - London
16 Feb - Gateshead
17 Feb - Buxton
22 Feb - Basingstoke

Once again, for more information see:

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.com

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service
web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Erasure/76323790496
twitter: twitter.com/erasureinfo

Andy Bell At Station 4

Last Friday Andy Bell performed in Station 4 club in Dallas. He sung 9 songs:

1. Blue Savannah
2. Caught In A Spin
3. I Could Fall In Love With You
4. Chains Of Love
5. Electric Blue
6. A Little Respect
7. Oh L'Amour
8. Crazy
9. Always

Here are some photos from his performing (thanks to Tony Lopez for them). You may notice that setlist was written down right on the Andy's hand:

Andy Bell		Andy Bell		Andy Bell
Andy Bell		Andy Bell		Andy Bell
Andy Bell                               Andy Bell

Andy has been also spotted at Dallas Pride Parade (thanks to Tony Lopez for the pic):

"Always" Is The New Single From Erasure?

Here is the picture of HMV flyer (thanks to Andre from Erasure.de) which list among new singles Erasure's "Always EP" with release date 29th September. Since there hasn't been any official confirmation regarding this release, it looks like it was postponed or cancelled.

EIS Newsletter: "Yazoo Tour Merchandise / New Erasure Items"

Hello

New Erasure Items

A while back I asked for some suggestions regarding new Erasure merchandise, and I'd like to thank you for the responses received.

As a result of that feedback, I'm please to announce the following new EIS designed items:

- Erasure mobile phone / mp3 player cover.
- Set of 5 Andy Bell / Vince Clarke commemorative postcards.

These exclusive items are available now via the online store:

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com

Also the white 'EIS' ceramic mugs and the black 'Erasure' ceramic mugs have been reduced in price from £7.00 to £5.00 each.

In addition all three Erasure tour programmes ('Erasure Show', 'Acoustic Tour' & 'Light At The End Of The World') have been reduced in price from £7.00 to £5.00.

Yazoo & Yaz Reconnected Tour Merchandise

And now for something of which there has been *many* queries about - the tour merchandise from the Yazoo / Yaz Reconnected Tour 2008 is also now available to purchase online.

There are too many items to list individually, however the items available can be summed up as:

- Various 'Yazoo' & 'Yaz' branded tour t-shirts
- The popular 'silhouette' design t-shirts (brown & navy)
- Mugs, featuring the 'silhouette' & 'footballer' designs
- The 'Reconnected' tour programme
- Alison & Vince monochrome poster

As always visit the online store for details of the full range available:

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service
web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Erasure/76323790496

Erasure Shop Newsletter: "Yazoo & Yaz Reconnected Tour Merchandise"

Hello

Yazoo & Yaz Reconnected Tour Merchandise

Tour merchandise from the recent Yazoo / Yaz 2008 Reconnected Tour is now available to purchase online.

The items include:

- Various 'Yazoo' & 'Yaz' branded tour t-shirts
- The popular 'silhouette' design t-shirts (brown & navy)
- Mugs, featuring the 'silhouette' & 'footballer' designs
- The 'Reconnected' tour programme
- Alison & Vince monochrome poster

Erasure Price Reductions

The white 'Erasure Information Service' ceramic mugs and the black 'Erasure' ceramic mugs have been reduced in price from £7.00 to £5.00 each.

In addition all three Erasure tour programmes ('Erasure Show', 'Acoustic Tour' & 'Light At The End Of The World') have been reduced in price from £7.00 to £5.00.

As always visit the online store for details of the full range available:

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com

Regards,

Lexer Music
Email: support@lexermusic.com
Website: http://shop.lexermusic.com

I Amsterdam. Am I Right?

Back in 1991 Erasure filmed their video for the song "Am I Right?" in Amsterdam. "Am I Right?" was the third single from the "Chorus" album. Filming of the video took place in various parts of Amsterdam, such as Homomonument, Muntplein square, Kloveniersburgwal canal, Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) and others. Here are some present-day photos of those places and original screenshots from "Am I Right?" video (photos: Twilight 0.2, acting: Truckdriver). Click on image to enlarge.

"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008
"Am I Right?" video screenshot		Amsterdam 2008

See also news from 22.10.07 for "Run To The Sun 2007" photo session.

New Erasure Merchandise

Two brand new items (as suggested by EIS members) are now available from the official Erasure Shop:

1. An orange mobile phone / mp3 player sock (with neck cord and detachable release clip).

2. The second series of five large (175mm x 125mm) full colour commemorative postcards featuring Andy Bell & Vince Clarke.

See here for further details.

Source: EIS

A Hint Of Suspicion

Speaking about new Erasure postcards, there is one interesting graphic element on the back cover of the cards which remains similar elements from Erasure's "Pop! - The First 20 Hits" era. See pictures below:

Also, some of you may noticed that classic Erasure logo (which can be seen at the top-left corner of this page) is back. It is on the new Erasure merchandise and on official Erasure website.

New Interview With Andy Bell

There is one more new interview with Andy. It can be read here.

Interview With Andy Bell

Here is a quote from another new article about Andy Bell published at Gay.com (which includes some interview bits):

"Expect another Erasure tour sometime after the band releases its third greatest-hits disc, covering everything after 2000's "Freedom," this fall. Bell also promises to deliver his much-anticipated sophomore solo album later this year.

"I'm working on it," he said. "It's stalled at the moment, but it will come out this year."

Click here to read the full story.

Erasure Shop Newsletter: "Erasure Mobile Phone / MP3 Player Socks"

Just a short update highlighting two items that have been added to the shop since the last newsletter:

Erasure Singles Boxsets

The Erasure EBX Boxset collections 2, 3 and 4 have now been added to the singles section, completing the singles line-up.

http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=31&pg=1

Mobile Phone / MP3 Player Socks

A brand new item, the first release from The Erasure Shop of its type, an Erasure branded Mobile Phone / MP3 sock with neck cord and release clip.

http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=product&id=203&parent=0

Regards,

Lexer Music
Email: support@lexermusic.com
Website: http://shop.lexermusic.com

Andy Bell - DJing

As mentioned in the interview below, Andy Bell will be DJing on Saturday 13th September at 'Scout Hut' (Cinque Ports Way, off Bexhill Rd (A259)) Hastings.

Source: EIS

Andy Bell Interview "Big Gay Deal"

Andy Bell was recently interviewed by Duane Wells for 247Gay.com.

Andy talks about his upcoming performance in Dallas, his new album, the notion of being a gay icon, and why being a DJ makes him far more nervous than singing ever could.

Source: EIS

Erasure And Yazoo In Top 100 Gayest Records

David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" LP has been voted as the greatest gayest record of all time by Out Magazine. Over 100 actors, musicians and critics (including Boy George, Rufus Wainwright and Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears) chose 10 albums "that left the most indelible impressions on their lives".

Erasure is at no. 14 with "The Innocents" and Yazoo is at no. 35 with "Upstairs At Eric's":

35. Yaz - Upstairs At Eric's
34. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
33. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow
32. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
31. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
30. Diana Ross - Diana
29. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
28. Queen - The Game
27. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
26. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
25. k d lang - Ingénue
24. Sylvester - Living Proof
23. Deee-Lite - World Clique
22. The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
21. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
20. Queen - A Day At The Races
19. The B-52s - The B-52's
18. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I
17. Lou Reed - Transformer
16. Queen - A Night At The Opera
15. George Michael - Faith
14. Erasure - The Innocents
13. Ani DiFranco - Dilate
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Various - Hedwig And The Angry Inch Soundtrack
10. Antony And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
9. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
8. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
7. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
6. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
5. Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall
4. Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls
3. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
2. The Smiths - The Smiths
1. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Alison Moyet's Yazoo Tour Diary

At the end of the fantastic Yazoo tour to the UK, Europe and America, Alison Moyet looks back at a special few months, back on the road with Vince. Exclusively for AMCO, she writes about her feelings and experiences.

Read Alison's diary here.

Source: AMCO

Andy Talks About Vinyl

There is an article in Russian newspaper "Vremya Novostey" which is dedicated to researching of market of the vinyl records in Russia. The article quotes Andy Bell - he talks about his attitude to vinyl records. Click here to read the article (in Russian).

Sergey Lazarev Covers Erasure Again

Popular Russian singer Sergey Lazarev have recorded an English version of Erasure hit "Love To Hate You". This is the follower of his first Erasure cover - Russian version of "Love To Hate You" with new 'new year's eve' lyrics. You can see how Sergey have performed with "Love To Hate You" at one of the summer festivals.

Click here to download video and here to download audio only.