¨ Buried Treasure II (EIS News)

News frrom EIS website.

As mentioned in a recent EIS Newsletter, the EIS is releasing two albums for the fans, "Buried Treasure II" and "EIS Live".

"Buried Treasure II" will feature a variety of demos and unreleased material from various Erasure albums; including several tracks from the original "Loveboat" studio sessions plus Andy Bell's audition recordings from 21 years ago. The track listing is published below.

"EIS Live" will featured unreleased live tracks from the Manchester "An Evening With Erasure" gig and a selection of songs from the Leicester EIS'04 convention.

1. Who Needs Love Like That (Andy Bell's Audition)
2. One Day (Andy Bell's Audition)
3. Twilight (Unreleased - "Chorus" Era)
4. Tune 5 (Unreleased - "Chorus" Era)
5. Siren Song (Alternative Lyrics - "Chorus")
6. I Love Saturday (Early Demo - "I Say I Say I Say")
7. Miracle (Early Demo - "I Say I Say I Say")
8. All Through The Years (Early Demo - "I Say I Say I Say")
9. Reach Out (Alternative Lyrics - "Cowboy")
10. My Love (Unreleased - "Cowboy" Era)
11. Earth (Unreleased - "Cowboy" Era)
12. Perchance To Dream (Early Studio Sessions - "Loveboat")
13. Freedom (Early Studio Sessions - "Loveboat")
14. Heaven (Early Studio Sessions - "Loveboat")
15. Perchance To Dream (Alternative Lyrics - "Loveboat")

Visit EIS News page to hear a brief sample of one of the tracks.

Further information, pricing, release date etc for these limited edition EIS CDs will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

¨ Planet Clique To Release A New Compilation

Quote from Planet Clique's website:

"The second album release will be an compilation of new tracks from artists who first tasted success in an earlier age of electronic music, tantativedly titled ‘Electro Not Retro’. We are hoping to include brand new and exclusive compositions from the likes of Claudia Brucken (Propaganda), Andy Bell (Erasure), Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Paul Humphreys (OMD), Blancmange and a number of others. Many will be co written with/produced by Manhattan Clique It will be released in early 2007"

Planet Clique is a UK-based independent record label founded in 2005, originally intended for releasing output by UK production/remix team Manhattan Clique, who have worked with the likes of Erasure, Andy Bell, Moby, Goldfrapp, Stereophonics etc in recent years.

Greg EIS - "Without Trees, Where Would We Be?":

Hello all

A packed newsletter today - so I'll get straight on.

(Whilst I'm writing this newsletter the EIS office roof is leaking. I've come to the rather rapid conclusion that wet cardboard is *not* a good smell)

Where was I? Oh yes...

¨ "Buried Treasure II" And "EIS Live"

For those of you with long memories, back in the late 90's the EIS released two CDs exclusively for the fan club. "Buried Treasure" (released 1997) featured various unreleased tracks and demos. The second CD "An Evening With Erasure" (released 1998) featured live tracks from the EIS Manchester gig.

As it's the 8th and 9th anniversaries of these releases, I figured that was the perfect excuse to do another two limited edition CDs!

- "Buried Treasure II" -

This will feature a variety of demos and unreleased material from various Erasure albums; including several tracks from the original "Loveboat" studio sessions plus Andy Bell's audition recordings from 21 years ago.

- "EIS Live" -

This will featured unreleased live tracks from the Manchester "An Evening With Erasure" gig and a selection of songs from the Leicester EIS'04 convention.

Further information, pricing, release date etc for these limited edition EIS CDs will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

¨ Lucy McKenzie: Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem

Lucy McKenzie who created the artwork for the "Union Street" album and the single "Boy" currently has an exhibition of her work on show at the Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh.

Web: http://www.trg.ed.ac.uk

¨ EIS T-Shirt Clearance Sale

Every Erasure t-shirt available via the EIS shop has been reduced in price by 50%. Get them while you can!

EIS Shop: http://www.erasureinfo.com/commerce...

(Any order which is still to be processed by me that includes t-shirts will be charged at the new cheaper sale rate.)

¨ EIS Store - PayPal

The EIS Shop now accepts payment by PayPal. Credit card payments are also temporarily being handled through PayPal. A new payment system to replace the Mute Bank facilities that the EIS has been using up until now will be in place soon.

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

¨ Mute Bank Sale

There are some fantastic savings to be had in Mute Bank's new Erasure sale, including the 2 CD version of "Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure" for just £6.99; a one off opportunity to buy the fantastic Erasure Single Boxsets 3 and 4 for only £10.99 each, plus double DVD's reduced to only £6.99 each.

Mute Bank: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/mutebank...
Further Info: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/index.html#n073

¨ Live DVD "On The Road To Nashville"

Although no exact release date had been announced by Mute for the forthcoming Erasure "On The Road To Nashville" live DVD, it was hoped to get it out in time for Christmas.

Unfortunately the DVD has had to be pushed back to early next year. It will be worth the wait!

¨ Change The EIS E-mail Newsletters?

I've been debating whether or not to send out HTML versions of the EIS E mail Newsletters *as well* as these plain text versions.

An HTML formatted newsletter would allow for better formatted links, the inclusion of small images, and generally a more interesting layout. This would be in addition to the plain text e-mail newsletters that are currently sent out - you would decide which version you would like to receive.

So I need to see if there is sufficient demand for HTML formatted newsletters - so vote via the Erasure Forum here:

EIS Forum: http://www.erasureforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=216179

(Forum registration required)

¨ Website Of Interest - Paul Hickey's MySpace Site

Thank you for all those that have registered to read the synopsis of Paul Hickey's autobiography and left comments via his MySpace blog (as mentioned in the previous newsletter). If you haven't had the opportunity to register or leave a comment so far, then it is not too late to do so.

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/minotaurmusic
Friend Request: http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm...

¨ Website Of Interest - Markymix.com

Mark Towns (who did the megamix on the "Hits The Very Best Of Erasure" album and the Oh L'Amour digital release) has re-launched his website, where one can listen to many Erasure remixes that he has done.

web: http://www.markymix.com

¨ New Release Of Interest - "Robopop: The Return"

Of interest to fans of electro pop music and of Manhattan Clique (who have mixed several Erasure songs in the past, and worked with Andy Bell on the 'Electric Blue' album) is the new album "Robopop √ The Return".

This is a brand new double CD compilation of UK electro pop talent, featuring established acts such as Goldfrapp, Tiga & The Knife, and showcasing emerging bands such as Matinee Club, Formatic & Dragonette.

Featuring a total of 34 tracks, CD1 features original versions, while CD2 is a continuous mix of remixes of the same tracks as CD1, mixed together by Virgin Records' DJs and remixers Manhattan Clique.

Most of the album features either brand new tracks or mixes/remixes exclusive to this compilation, totaling a whopping 140 minutes of music!

To celebrate this new release, there is an album launch party at "Too2Much" (London) on the 9th Nov. Playing live are the "la creme de la creme" of the electro pop scene: Matinee Club, SuperJupiter and Formatic plus very special guest to be announced. The DJs will be Manhattan Clique & Andy Galea aka DJ Bomba.

Date: Thurs 9th November 8pm-3am
Advanced Tickets: http://eee-uk.net/eeetickets/product_info.php...
Further Info: http://www.planetclique.net
Venue: Too2Much, 11-12 Walkers Court, Soho, London W1
Web: http://www.too2much.com

¨ Mute Release Of Interest - "New York, New York" - Moby Feat.
    Debbie Harry

There's an e-card available for the new Moby single "New York, New York" which features Debbie Harry on vocals:

E-Card: http://85.13.206.33/treasure/ecards/moby/index.html

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Lucy McKenzie Exhibition

Talbot Rice Gallery presents "Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem (Including Sublet)", the first major Scottish solo exhibition by Lucy McKenzie. Lucy McKenzie is the artist who made the artwork for the latest Erasure releases: EP "Boy" and "Union Street" album. Described as a ‘cultural worker’, McKenzie’s practice encompasses wide ranging activities such as painting, drawing, performance, music and public art. The work on show at Talbot Rice will reveal the different facets of her artistic production.

The upper gallery is be devoted to artworks originally produced as commissions; illustrations such as those for the Edinburgh periodical The One O’clock Gun, the album artwork for pop group Erasure, and various releases McKenzie has facilitated through her record label Decemberism.

Here is the quote from "The Herald" article about the exhibition:

"First is the artwork – a loaded term in this context – for Union Street, the latest album by pop group Erasure. Framed on the wall are pencil sketches of the two band members, song titles drawn as if to prefigure their later inscription on pencil cases, and the painting for the CD cover."

Lucy McKenzie: "Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem (Including Sublet)" is at the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, from 21st October until 9th December.

The exhibition will tour to:
Norwich Gallery, 31st January - 10th March 2007
Arnolfini, 7th July - 2nd September 2007

Talbot Rice Gallery
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL

Tel: 0131 650 2210 / 2211
Email: info.talbotrice@ed.ac.uk
Web: www.trg.ed.ac.uk

¨ "On The Road To Nashville" Live DVD - Slight Delay (EIS News)

News frrom EIS website.

Although no exact release date had been announced by Mute for the forthcoming Erasure "On The Road To Nashville" live DVD, the original plan was for it to be released late this year in time for Christmas.

Unfortunately due to various circumstances, we are now looking at early next year for the DVD to be released.

¨ The Erasure Sale (EIS News)

News frrom EIS website.

There are some fantastic savings to be had in Mute Bank's new Erasure sale including the 2CD version of "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" for just £6.99; which includes a bonus full length mega-mix CD, a one off opportunity to buy the fantastic Erasure Single Boxsets 3 and 4 for only £10.99 each, plus double DVD's reduced to only £6.99 each.

- Best Of Compilations From Only £5.99 (saving up to £6.00)

Erasure "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" 2 CD Edition £6.99 (£6.00 off)
Erasure "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" £5.99 (£5.00 off)
Yazoo "Only Yazoo - The Best Of" £5.99 (£5.00 off)

- Singles Boxsets Now Only £10.99 each (saving £8.00)
  Strictly Limited Stock

Erasure "Singles Boxset 3" 43 tracks on 5 CD singles:
Stop! / Drama! / You Surround Me / Blue Savannah / Star
 
Erasure "Singles Boxset 4"  38 tracks on 5 CD singles:
Chorus / Love To Hate You / Am I Right? / Breath Of Life / Abba-esque

- Double DVDs Now Only £6.99 (saving up to £8.00)

Erasure "Hits! - The Videos". All the videos from Who Needs Love Like That to Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) and more.
 
Erasure "The Tank, The Swan & The Balloon Live!". Includes a free original bingo card as used during the intermission on the tour.

- Live Here Now - Deluxe Limited Edition Double CDs

Also now available through Mute Bank are the Live Here Now limited edition double Live CD's from the Erasure Show and Acoustic Tour. Each comes in deluxe packaging and is limited to only 1000 copies worldwide.

Erasure "Acoustic Live" (19th April 2006)
London Shepherds Bush Empire £15.00

The show at Shepherds Bush Empire was the only one to be recorded during the memorable sell out 'Acoustic Tour' and includes upbeat foot stompin versions of 'Victim Of Love', 'Blue Savannah', 'Sometimes', 'Love To Hate You', 'Stop' and 'A Little Respect' plus tracks from the acoustic album 'Union Street'.

Erasure "The Erasure Show" (various shows) £12.00

Erasure played 61 shows on their 'Erasure Show' tour including a record breaking 10 nights sold out at the Irving Plaza in New York.

Anybody who was lucky enough to see Erasure on this tour will never forget the electric atmosphere and sheer energy on stage which is captured on each of these very special live recordings.

Available shows: Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Preston, Portsmouth, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Cardiff, Hull, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne.

¨ Markymix.com Updated

Mark Towns, who made ErasureMegamix for the "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" cd have redone his website www.markymix.com and there are several new remixes to hear. Download "Hideaway" and some of the other new ones.

¨ Erasure.ru Exclusive - Interview With Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones gave an exclusive interview to Erasure.ru which now can be found in the "Media" section. Gareth Jones is a music producer, engineer, programmer who worked with Erasure on the albums "Wild!", "Erasure", "Cowboy" and "Other People's Songs". He also done numerous remixes for Erasure and Depeche Mode. Gareth Jones is also a producer of the new yet untitled Erasure album.

¨ Gareth's Diary Updated

Read the next few enties in Gareth Jones' diary here.

Greg EIS - "Paul Hickey's Autobiography":

Hello

You may recall from various interviews with Andy Bell in recent years that his partner and manager Paul Hickey has written an autobiography, "Happiness Is The Best Facelift".

The book gives a powerful insight into how his and Andy's lives together changed with the phenomenal success of Erasure, and paints a vivid picture of what it was like for Paul to suffer a stroke and to be struck down in the prime of life. One learns from the book that it is never too late to start doing the right thing, and that it is always worth putting up a fight, even when all the cards seem to be stacked against you...

Paul has set up a presence on myspace.com, where one can read a detailed synopsis of his book plus a breakdown of the first two chapters in his blog.

Now this is where your help would be appreciated. Basically we need to demonstrate with hard figures the demand for the book to potential publishers. So it would be of a great assistance if you could leave feedback / comments via Paul's myspace blog of what you think about what you have read and if it is a publication that would interest you.

Paul's Myspace site: http://www.myspace.com/minotaurmusic
Friend Request: http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction...

One will be required to request becoming a friend in order to read the blog (all requests will be approved), again this is in order to demonstrate (to a certain extent) the interest. Because of this, please do not republish the synopsis on other websites / blogs / forums etc.

Thank you

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Biography Updated

Erasure's biography page have been finally updated with new photos and facts until year 2006 (thanks to Olga Sudakova for translation).

¨ Added Family Fantastic "Nice!" Album Page

The page about Family Fantastic album "Nice!" has been added to Discography (Vince Clarke side projects section) (thanks to cactus!).

¨ Added New Pics

Added details of: "Hits! - The Very Best Of Erasure" russian cd, "Union Street" uk promo sampler, "Always" uk promo vinyl, "Solsbury Hill" us promo vinyl, Sparks "Plagiarism" us cd.

¨ Gareth's Diary - Next Part

Days 4 to 6 of Gareth's diary have been added:

- Andy has named all the songs, whereas Vince and Gareth are still using the original numbers;

- On Monday, 9th October was the first "proper" day in the studio. They spent all day working on one song (P7). Andy did a lot of lyric writing - Gareth think the lyrics are almost complete for this song;

- On 10th October the session started at midday and they dived into another song. They bought a cheap printer and Andy started printing out lyrics. They also did their first vocal session, Andy in fine voice.

See more photos and more detailed reports here.

Greg EIS - "D, D & M":

A rather eclectic mix of news in the newsletter today...

¨ Gareth Jones - New Album Diary

Gareth Jones (producer of the new Erasure album) has started a fascinating online diary of what Andy, Vince and himself are getting up to in the US with the new Erasure album. Keep an eye on it for the latest info:

Web: http://www.garethjones.com/news/erasureNews.html

¨ "On The Road To Nashville" DVD

The EIS was fortunate enough to view an early version of Erasure's forthcoming "On The Road To Nashville" Live DVD the other day, and the combination of the Ryman Auditorium acoustics and the DVD production team has produced a DVD that sounds *wonderful* - it was a joy to listen to.

When the DVD reaches a more advanced stage of production, the EIS will be in a position to produce some preview clips for your enjoyment and announce the release date etc. (which isn't confirmed at present, so please no more emails about it please!)

¨ EIS Fan Mixes Updated

The fan mixes section has been updated with mixes (listed in bold) from Carlos Chimeo, Pete Cripps, Pablo Duran and Mark Towns.

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

¨ Other Releases Of Interest

Please indulge me a moment whilst I mention three releases that I thought may interest you guys...

- Jill Walsh's New Solo Album -

Jill Walsh (who featured on "Breathe" and has recently toured with Erasure on the Acoustic Tour) has released her debut CD "Jill Walsh".

"Tuck these songs into your pocket and let them comfort, humor, and move you."

One can purchase the album via cdbaby.com and iTunes (links below) and audio clips are also available via these web sites:

Web: http://www.jillwalsh.com
Web: http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillwalsh
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jillwalsh
iTunes (UK)
iTunes (US)
iTunes (DE)

- "New York, New York" (Moby feat. Debbie Harry) -

Moby's new single "New York, New York" is released in the UK on the 30th October and features the wonderful Debbie Harry on vocals. View the rather fine video below:

Windows Media (Broadband)
Windows Media (Modem)
Real Media (Broadband)
Real Media (Modem)

- "Crier la vie" (Moby feat. Mylene Farmer) -

Mute Bank have copies of the new French Import 'Crier la vie' (Slipping Away), which is released on a 2 track and 4 track Maxi CD single and features vocals by the huge French pop star Mylene Farmer plus a new mix by Manhattan Clique on the 4 track Maxi CD (who worked with Andy Bell on his solo album and have produced several Erasure mixes).

Mute Bank

¨ Myspace

I've had a few queries asking if Erasure and Andy Bell have an official presence on Myspace.com - yes they do:

Erasure: http://www.myspace.com/erasureofficial
Andy Bell: http://www.myspace.com/andy_bell

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ Gareth's Diary

Gareth Jones put another batch of news regarding his work together with Vince and Andy on a new Erasure album.

Gareth and Andy arrived in Portland and then cruised down to Falmouth to the house that will be the studio. Then they set up the studio and Vince arrived. They listened through to all the ideas and started to work.

More detailed report (featuring some brand new photos and even one video!) can be found at Gareth's news page.

¨ New Vince Clarke Track

Back in 2004 Vince Clarke and Richard Butler from Psychedelic Furs teamed for a song for one of the episodes of Cartoon Network's "Johnny Bravo". This is a very short nice typical Vince song. The track, titled "Work It Out" can now be downloaded fo free at Richard Butler's website here.

¨ New Erasure DVD Announced

EIS announced release of the brand new Erasure DVD "On The Road To Nashville". A new live DVD featuring Erasure's acoustic performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, is due to be released later this year. The Nashville show kicked off the North American leg of the tour, and The Ryman Auditorium was home to The Grand Ole Opry for 30 years.

Greg EIS - "The Food Chain Benefit":

Hi

¨ Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets are now on sale for The Food Chain's first theatre benefit.

A night of unique duets, the evening will feature, amongst others Jimmy Somerville, Heather Small, Julian Clary, Denise Van-Outen, Andy Bell, Fran Healy and Jonathan Harvey.

Tickets are £20 and £50

The venue is The Mermaid Theatre in Puddle Dock and there is full disabled access.

Doors open at 7 and the performance starts at 8pm.

There are even rumours of a very special after the show party so bring a little cash and a lot of stamina; it is going to be a great night.

To book call the barbican on 020 7638 8891

web: http://www.foodchain.org.uk
web: http://www.barbican.org.uk/eticketing/event-detail.asp?ID=5091

Regards

Greg
Erasure Information Service

¨ More On "True Colors" Tour

At another recent show Cyndi Lauper once again talked about the "True Colors" shows which she and her manager are trying to put together for next year. In that same sentence she specifically said that Erasure and Debbie Harry were on board for the events, "plus some other really cool people" (thanks to GuiltyBill for the info).

¨ Erasure News

News from Gareth Jones' website:

"Flew to Boston with Andy today. Tomorrow morning we take the Amtrak up to Portland where I have rented a house for the studio and me to live in, and a nice looking apartment for Andy. We are putting speakers in the house and a couple of Computers and a Microphone (minimal setup). Mostly soft synths but I have with me my Access Virus TI and Nord G2 Modular. We will then start with Vince on developing the songs that we have been working on in pre-production, but now all 3 of us in the same room. Right now we are in a really horrible hotel, but it's only one night......

Hopefully the accomodations in Portland will be grand."

¨ Liquid 360 Video "Chains Of Love"

You may watch Liquid 360 video for "Chains Of Love" here (thanks to Garryd for the link).

For more info about Liquid 360 see news from 06.11.05.

¨ Gareth Jones On New Erasure Album

In a recent interview to M-Audio website current Erasure producer Gareth Jones told (whatever that means) that "he use the GForce synths all over the place. The new Erasure LP that they'll be making this year will be full of GForce synths!”

Read the full article here.

¨ Nouvelle Vague Covered Yazoo

French duo Nouvelle Vague released their new album "Bande A Part" in July 2006. The album features 14 tracks, one of them is their rendition of Yazoo classic "Don't Go" (thanks to Maxim for the info). Full details below.

CD: 2006 UK (Peacefrog; PFG079CD):

1. Killing Moon
2. Ever Fallen In Love
3. Dance With Me
4. Don't Go
5. Dancing With Myself
6. Heart Of Glass
7. O Pamela
8. Blue Monday
9. Human Fly
10. Bela Lugosi's Dead
11. Escape Myself
12. Let Me Go
13. Fade To Grey
14. Waves

You may listen soundclips from this album here.