2015 sees one of the UK’s most enduring award-winning songwriting duos, ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke), mark the 30th anniversary of their first release and to celebrate, Mute / BMG are delighted to announce a series of releases that kicks off with ‘Sometimes (2015)’ a brand new version of their classic single, out on 23 October, and Always – The Very Best Of Erasure out on 30 October 2015.
Listen to David Wrench’s (Jamie XX, Hot Chip, Caribou) rebooted version of ‘Sometimes’ – which will be released on CD and download – here: http://po.st/
The BRIT and Ivor Novello winning pop duo have released a staggering number of albums, including 5 UK Number 1’s, 17 top 10 singles (35 singles charted in the UK Top 40) and toured extensively, most recently with The Violet Flame worldwide tour which included two sold out dates at London’s Forum.
Always – The Very Best Of Erasure – will be released on CD, download and deluxe 3CD / download. The single disc features hit after hit – from ‘Who Needs Love Like That’ (30 years after its original release in September 1985), the perfect pop of ‘A Little Respect’, to ‘Blue Savannah’, ‘Stop!’, ‘Take A Chance On Me’ (taken from the number 1 single ‘Abbaesque’ , ‘Love To Hate You’ and ‘Oh L’Amour’ (taken from their debut album, Wonderland (1986) plus the brand new version of ‘Sometimes’, originally released in October 1986.
In addition to a full CD worth of hits that will be familiar to anyone that’s owned a radio, television set or music player over the past three decades, the deluxe CD issue will come with two further discs of remixes, packaged in a hardback book format with a booklet and archive photographs. CD2 and CD3’s tracklisting is an eclectic mix from past to present featuring remixes from Moby, William Orbit, The Grid(Richard Norris & Dave Ball of Soft Cell) plus brand new remixes from Grumbling Fur, GRN and Vince Clarke, full tracklisting below.
The anniversary celebrations continue into 2016, thirty years after the release of their debut albumWonderland, with the release of a deluxe super box featuring extended versions, B-sides & rarities, live tracks, remixes and much, much more. A series of vinyl reissues begins in Feb 2016 with Wonderland,The Circus and The Innocents available on 180gsm vinyl.
‘ALWAYS’ – THE VERY BEST OF ERASURE
CD1
Who Needs Love Like That
Oh L’Amour
Sometimes
Victim Of Love
The Circus
Ship Of Fools
Chains Of Love
A Little Respect
Stop!
Drama!
Blue Savannah
Chorus
Love To Hate You
Take A Chance On Me
Always
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day)
Breathe
Be With You
Elevation
Sometimes – 2015 Mix
DELUXE 3CD VERSION
CD1 PLUS
CD2
Who Needs Love Like That – Mexican Mix
Oh L’Amour – PWL Funky Sisters Say ‘Ooh La La’
The Circus – Eternal Eraser Mix (Grumbling Fur)
A Little Respect – Big Train Remix
Stop! – Vince Clarke Sync 82 Remix
Blue Savannah –Der Deutsche Mix II
Chorus – Vegan Mix
Love To Hate You – LFO Modulated Filter Mix
Always – Microbots Inside Your Brain Mix
Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day) – Tin Tin Out Remix
Breathe – GRN Remix
Elevation – BT Remix
CD3
Victim Of Love – Vixen Vitesse Remix
Chains Of Love – Vince Clarke Remix
Drama! – Krucial Remix
You Surround Me – Mark Saunders Remix
Star – Interstella Mix
Am I Right – The Grid Remix
Run To The Sun – Beatmasters’ Galactic Remix
In My Arms – BBE Remix
Freedom – Mark Pichiotti Strumapella Remix
Be With You – Starshapes Remix
Sometimes – Erasure & Flood Mix