EIS Newsletter:

Privet!

A Monday newsletter this week in honour of the release of Erasure's Phantom Bride EP which is out today! I hope you're all enjoying it, I think it probably contains something for everyone and I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

I had expected the release of Phantom Bride to be the main focus of this week's newsletter, but I actually have some even more exciting news... Vince Clarke and Andy Bell are in New York City at the moment and have started work on a new Erasure album. There's is a picture of Vince and Andy together in NYC in the news section on the website!

The new album will probably be released towards the end of next year but before you start asking, I have no information about a tour yet... as soon as I know anything I promise I will let you all know!

Here's the rest of the news...

Phantom Bride EP - Released Today!

The wait is finally over and if the EP isn't already in your hands then it should be in all good online and offline outlets - including the OFFICIAL ERASURE SHOP at Lexer Music - right now! The eight remixes featured on the CD edition of the Phantom Bride EP are all previewed in the audio player on the news page of the Erasure website. Here are the CD and download tracklistings...

CD:
1. Phantom Bride (2009 Re-master)
2. Hallowed Ground (Vincent Clarke's Big-Mix)
3. Chains Of Love (Almighty 12" Essential Mix)
4. Phantom Bride (Ghostly Groom Dub By FrankMusik)
5. A Little Respect (Wayne G & Alan Allder Hurdy Gurdy Club Mix)
6. Heart Of Stone (Joebot's ‘Ounce Of Bounce' Remix)
7. Phantom Bride (Dogmatix's 12" Tearless Mix)
8. Chains Of Love (Plastic Operator Remix)

DOWNLOAD:
1. Phantom Bride (2009 Re-master)
2. Hallowed Ground (Vincent Clarke's Big-Mix)
3. Chains Of Love (Almighty 12" Definitive Mix)
4. Phantom Bride (Ghostly Groom Dub By FrankMusik)
5. A Little Respect (Wayne G & Alan Allder Hurdy Gurdy Club Mix)
6. Heart Of Stone (Joebot's ‘Ounce Of Bounce' Remix)
7. Phantom Bride (Dogmatix's 12" Tearless Mix)
8. Chains Of Love (Plastic Operator Remix)

The Innocents Album 2009 - One More Day To Order The EIS
    Bundle!

The 21st Anniversary edition of The Innocents will be released on October 26th as a standard CD and also as a 2xCD/1xDVD deluxe edition featuring masses of extra content (you can see the full tracklisting in the news section of the website). Both items are available to order from the OFFICIAL ERASURE SHOP at Lexer Music but if you want to order the special EIS deluxe bundle (the deluxe edition of the album, plus a long-sleeved t-shirt, plus a window-sticker) then you need to place your order with Lexer Music by the end of tomorrow (Tuesday). You have been warned!

The Innocents - US Release Dates

Mute USA have announced that they will be releasing the 21st anniversary 3-disc deluxe edition of The Innocents on November 24th. The US edition will feature exactly the same package and content as the UK/European edition.

Vince Clarke And Andy Bell On Facebook

Both Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have relatively new official Facebook pages and are waiting to be befriended by you all! You will find Vince here and Andy here!

Vince Clarke In Synth Britannia Documentary

Just a reminder that this BBC4 TV documentary tracing beginnings of the synth revolution of the late seventies and early eighties will be broadcast for the first time this week. The show features contributions from Vince as well as Mute's Daniel Miller, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Phil Oakey, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and John Foxx among others, and will broadcast on BBC4 in the UK this friday at 9pm.

This week's newsletter greeting and farewell are in Russian (although displayed using Latin letters), courtesy of Yaroslava...

Poka!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

Extra! Extra! Vince & Andy Start Work On Erasure's Next Album!

Vince and Andy met up in New York City this week to start work on the new Erasure album. Writing started yesterday and here's a picture of them back together again! The new album is tentatively scheduled for release towards the end of next year and the band will be keeping us in the loop on their progress, so keep checking back for updates as we get them!

Source: EIS

Andy Bell NYC DJ Appearance This Week

While he's in NYC Andy will be playing a DJ set at the Gallery Bar at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleeker Street) this Saturday (October 10th). It's $10 in advance or $20 on the door and doors open at 9pm.

Source: EIS

New Message From Andy Bell

Andy Bell have posted the new message to his Twitter:

"finally in NYC been a bit exhausting had 1st day writing with Vince DJing Sat @ Gallery Bar at La Poisson Rouge, 153 Bleeker St"

US Release Date For The Innocents 2009

Mute USA have announced that they will be releasing the 21st anniversary 3-disc deluxe edition of The Innocents on November 24th.

The tracklisting is identical to UK/European release.

Source: EIS

Win Erasure Boxset!

Inthenews.co.uk is holding an Erasure competition and giving you a chance to win one of five Erasure's "The Innocents" boxsets. The competition closes at midday on November 16th. All info available here.

Synth Britannia On BBC Four

It is now confirmed that previously mentioned "Synth Britannia" documentary will be aired on 16th October from 9 pm to 10:30 pm on BBC 4. See news from 15.09.09.

EIS Newsletter:

Shalom!

Even though I've been working towards it for months it feels like next week's release of the Phantom Bride EP has come upon us very suddenly! It was all brought into focus for me this week when I received an advance copy of the EP from Mute Records (it's an EIS perk that I love!) and I have to say that it both looks and sounds fantastic, so I very much look forward to hearing what you all think when you get your copies next week!

Here's the news...

Phantom Bride EP - Final Audio Clip Online/Pre-Order Available

I have put the final 90-second audio clip from the Phantom Bride EP onto the website for you this week, an extract from Dogmatix's 12" Tearless Mix of Phantom Bride itself... perfect timing of course as the Phantom Bride EP is released on Monday and is available for you to pre-order from the Official Erasure Shop at Lexer Music and from all good online and offline retailers! See the news section at ErasureInfo.com to have a listen to all 8 of the audio clips...

Frankmusik Remix Of Phantom Bride Available For Free
    Download

I know that lots of you have spotted this already but Frankmusic's Ghostly Groom Dub mix of Phantom Bride has been given away as a free download by lots of websites and music blogs over the last couple of weeks as part of the promotional campaign for the Phantom Bride EP... if you've not spotted the chance to download this remix for free then you can see the news section of my very own RememberTheEighties.com website or via the music blogs ArjanWrites, MOG and ElectroQueer among others...

Ask Erasure - Vince Clarke & Andy Bell On The Innocents

Last week I asked for questions about The Innocents album that you'd like me to consider asking Vince and Andy as part of my In Search Of The Innocents blog. Thank you to the hundreds of you who sent questions over, I think I'm going to make 5pm (UK) tomorrow the deadline for questions and them I'm going to pick the best ones for the band to answer. If there's any questions you'd like me to consider asking Vince and Andy about The Innocents then or now (please keep the questions to the subject of that album!) then please email them over to me!

The Innocents Album & EIS Bundle Available For Pre-Order

With the release of the Phantom Bride EP so imminent I've not really said much this week about the upcoming releases of the 3-disc deluxe 21st anniversary edition of The Innocents on October 26th, however this is the perfect time to remind you that the album is available to pre-order now at the Official Erasure Shop, either separately or as part of the special time-limited EIS bundle complete with a long-sleeved t-shirt and a window sticker for anyone ordering before October 13th, which is just a week away! The clock is ticking...

This week's newsletter greeting and farewell are in Hebrew, courtesy of Lee...

Lehitraot!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

Free Erasure Gift

Erasure would like to give all the fans the Frankmusik "Ghostly Groom Dub" of "Phantom Bride" as a free download and a little taster of what's to come from the "Phantom Bride" EP once it hit's digital outlets.

Click here to download it.

EIS Newsletter:

Saluton!

With the releases of both the Phantom Bride EP and the 21st Anniversary edition of The Innocents just around the corner it all feels very exciting to be in the EIS hot seat at the moment. I am thrilled, not only that so many of you have already pre-ordered those releases through the Erasure Shop at Lexer Music, but also that so many of you are choosing to buy The Innocents in the special EIS bundle we've put together for you. On behalf of the band and myself, thank you very much for your enthusiastic support, it is always much appreciated!

Here's this week's news...

The Innocents 1988 TV Advert

While Mute were poking around in the Erasure archives, in the planning stages for the release of the 21st Anniversary edition of The Innocents, they came across the original 1988 TV advert for the album which I thought you might like to see, so much so in fact that I have put it online on the front page of the website for you... it's a tiny slice of Erasure history and it's all yours!

Ask Erasure - Vince Clarke & Andy Bell On The Innocents

As part of my In Search Of The Innocents blog I will be asking both Vince and Andy about their memories of the recording and release of the original edition of The Innocents, the touring they did to promote it and their thoughts on its incredible success. It's obviously a very key release in Erasure's history and I know that it's an album that holds a special position in the hearts of many of you, so I thought I'd ask you to provide the questions. If there's any questions you'd like me to consider asking Vince and Andy about The Innocents then or now (please keep the questions to the subject of that album, there will be opportunities to ask about other things further down the line!) then please email them over. Hopefully it will be a shot in the arm for the blog which has shuddered to a bit of a halt recently. Thank you!

Phantom Bride EP - Seventh Audio Clip Online

There's yet another 90-second clip on the website for you this week, an extract from Joebot's 'Ounce Of Bounce' Remix of Heart of Stone. See the news section at ErasureInfo.com to have a listen... enjoy!

The Innocents & Phantom Bride EP Available For Pre-Order

As I mentioned above Lexer Music is currently taking pre-orders for both the Phantom Bride EP and the 3-disc 21st Anniversary deluxe edition of The Innocents which is also available in a special EIS bundle with a long-sleeved t-shirt and a window sticker both featuring The Innocents' artwork. The EIS bundle is exclusively available in The Erasure Shop by pre-order only, and won't be available to buy after October 13th or be reprinted in the future.

This week's newsletter greeting and farewell are in the international language Esperanto, courtesy of Sue...

Adiaya!

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com

EIS Newsletter [24.09.09]:

Sa Wat Dee Kraap!

It's been a bit of a wait but I'm delighted to announce that at last the Phantom Bride EP and the Deluxe 21st Anniversary Edition of The Innocents are both available to pre-order! There's also a special EIS bundle available to anyone pre-ordering The Innocents from the Official Erasure Shop, more about that below...

Here's we go!

The Innocents & Phantom Bride EP Available For Pre-Order

Lexer Music is now taking pre-orders for both the Phantom Bride EP and the 3-disc deluxe edition of The Innocents. The Innocents is also available as part of a special EIS bundle along with a long-sleeved t-shirt and a window sticker both featuring The Innocents' artwork.

A shirt and a window sticker were far and away the most requested items of merchandise when I asked what you'd like to see, so I hope you'll like what I've come up with. The EIS bundle is exclusively available in The Erasure Shop by pre-order only, and neither the shirt or the sticker will be available to buy after October 13th or be reprinted in the future. You know what I'm saying... if you want one then you should order now!

Phantom Bride EP - Sixth Audio Clip Online

The response to last week's audio clip (the Vincent Clarke Big-Mix of Hallowed Ground) was fantastic, thank you to everyone who got in touch to say nice things about it! There's yet another 90-second clip on the website for you this week, an extract from Almighty's 12" Essential Mix of Chains of Love. See the news section at ErasureInfo.com to have a listen... enjoy!

This week's newsletter greeting and farewell are in Thai, courtesy of Steve. What an international bunch we are!

La Gon!

Cheers

Richard

Erasure Information Service
www.erasureinfo.com