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20th of June

Andy Bell - The True Colors Tour 2008

The 2008 True Colors Tour is in full swing at the moment, and as previously mentioned Andy Bell will join the tour this upcoming weekend as a special guest for a handful of solo performances. See below for full details of the shows he will be attending:

21 June 08 - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

venue: http://www.woodlandscenter.org/

address: 2005 Lake Robbins Dr, Woodlands, TX 77380

box office: 713 629 3700

22 June 08 - Superpages.com Center

venue: http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/240/

address: 1818 First Ave., Dallas, TX 75210

box office: 214 421 1111

23 June 08 - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre

venue: http://www.zooamp.com/

address: 2101 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73111

25 June 08 - Dodge Theater

venue: http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/2231

address: 400 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003

box office: 602 379 2888

27 June 08 - Viejas Casino Concerts In The Park

venue: http://www.viejas.com/html/entertainment/citp.html

address: 5005 Willows RD #213, Alpine, CA 91901

box office: 619 659 1996

28 June 08 - The Greek Theatre

venue: http://www.greektheatrela.com/calendar/event_info.asp?ID=1299

address: 2700 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

box office: 323 665 5857

29 June 08 - Greek Theatre (U.C.)

venue: http://apeconcerts.com/venue_greekTheatre.cfm

address: Gayley Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

box office: 415 421 TIXS

All the above information is also available online: www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/live/

And on the True Colors website: www: http://www.truecolorstour.com/

Erasure "Top 5 At 5" (VH1 Classic UK)

On Wed 25th June at 17:00 the UK digital channel "VH1 Classic" will be playing their top five Erasure songs. Also showing that evening at 00:00 (midnight) is the programme "Electronic 80s" featuring the Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Haircut 100 and Yazoo (Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet).

Sky Digital: Channel 347

Virgin Media: Channel 321

Tiscali TV: Channel 410

Yazoo "Top Of The Pops 2" (Dave UK)

And on Sat 12th July at 10:00 the UK digital channel "Dave" will be showing an edition of "Top Of The Pops 2" which features a performance of Yazoo from the BBC archives. Repeated on the 13th and 15th.

Freeview: Channel 19

Sky Digital: Channel 111

Virgin Media: Channel 126

Tiscali TV: Channel 40

Alison Moyet "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook" (BBC1 UK)

Speaking of Alison Moyet, she can be seen on the forthcoming repeat of "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook" at 21:00 on Sun 22nd June BBC1.

Erasure Shop: Andy Bell 'Electric Blue'

Andy Bell's first solo album 'Electric Blue' (which features 14 tracks, including the hit single 'Crazy' plus duets with Jake Shears and Claudia Brücken) is now available from The Erasure Shop.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=product&id=121&parent=26

Also on the shop is a few recently found cardboard slipcases that were used to promote Erasure's "Other People's Songs" and "Nightbird" albums (few meaning less than five of each set). If you have any missing from your collection then now is your chance to complete it - but hurry.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=21&pg=1

Have a great week - and maybe see one or two of you at the Yazoo Hammersmith shows!

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

11th of June

A reminder

Just a reminder, if you signed up for Erasurette updates before the 1st of June 2008, please could you sign up again if you still wish to receive them. Thanks!

11th of June

'Reconnected EP' Available Now

The new Yazoo 'Reconnected EP' release is out now as both a 12" vinyl release and as a digital download.

It features an exclusive remix of 'Situation' from Hercules and Love Affair, 'Ode To Boy' from Das Shadow, and new remixes of classic album tracks 'Goodbye '70's' and 'Winter Kills'. The digital download features additional remixes of 'Bad Connection' and 'State Farm'.

Available from retailers such as The Erasure Shop, Mute Bank, HMV, iTunes and 7Digital.

12" Vinyl

1) Situation (Hercules And Love Affair)

2) Goodbye 70's (Black Light Odyssey Remix)

3) Ode To Boy (Das Shadow Rewerk)

4) Winter Kills (Electronic Periodic's Sub/Piano Mix)

The Erasure Store: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=product&id=119&parent=23

Mute Bank: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/mutebank/home.jsp?depth=0&Search=&artistSearch=Yazoo&Format=ALL

HMV: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=817091

Digital Release

1) Situation (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)

2) Goodbye 70's (Black Light Odyssey Remix)

3) Ode To Boy (Das Shadow Rewerk)

4) Winter Kills (Electronic Periodic's Sub/ Piano Mix)

5) Bad Connection (Subway Collective Broadband Remix)

6) State Farm (Madhouse Mix)

iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=281001623&s=143444

7Digital: http://www.7digital.com/artists/yazoo/reconnected-ep/

Vince Clarke Interview

John Marshall (from the UK local radio station Lincs FM) recently interviewed Vince Clarke, where he reveals a little about the technology behind performing live as Yazoo and what's next for Erasure.

You can listen to the interview with Vince (and read the complete transcript) here:

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

Yazoo Remastered Albums Released

The standalone remastered editions of both "Upstairs At Eric's" and "You And Me Both" are now available from music retailers such as Mute Bank and The Erasure Store (amongst other retailers).

The Erasure Store: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=23&pg=1

Mute Bank: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/mutebank/home.jsp?depth=0&Search=yazoo&Format=ALL

Alison & Vince Interview

"Suddenly we were in a really successful band but we hadn't even ever gone for a pint"

The 'Independent On Sunday' newspaper features an interview with Alison & Vince, where they discuss how they met.

www: http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/regulars/how-we-met-alison-moyet--vince-clarke-840984.html

Yazoo 'Pearl Concert Theater' Show Cancelled

The Yazoo live show scheduled for 6th July at The Pearl Concert Theater (Las Vegas, NV) has been cancelled. For refunds please contact the ticket vendor with whom you originally purchased the tickets from.

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

3rd of June

Yazoo - Washington DC Show

Tickets go on general sale for the 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) show on the 5th June at 10:00AM.

www: http://www.tickets.com

Yazoo - Dallas TX Show

Tickets for the Lakewood Theatre (Dallas, TX) show are now on general sale:

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com

A great quote from The Dallas Observer Music Blog':

"So I return from the Memorial Day holiday to find a surprising announcement in my mailbox: Yaz has reunited for the first time in 25 years and is coming to the Lakewood Theater...

...You can call me a freak, but Upstairs at Eric's was a classic '80s album and the fact that it might be played live, as opposed to on repeat in my childhood bedroom while I pine over various ill-fashioned boys, is pretty kick-ass for a thirtysomething fogey like myself."

www: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com

Yazoo - Costa Mesca CA Show

Tickets for the OCF / Pacific Amphitheater (Costa Mesca, CA) show are also now on general sale:

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com

Note: Ticket pre-sale information was published in the recent Yazoo Newsletter(s) and are published within the Alison Moyet forum (for members).

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.co.uk/forum

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com

forum: www.erasureforum.com

myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

3rd of June

-- Fan Gallery Updated --

Thank you to those that have sent in photos for the Yazoo fan gallery, you can see a selection of the images sent in here:

www: http://www.yazooinfo.com/fangallery.html

If you have any Yazoo photos you would like published on the site, then email them to photos@yazooinfo.com

-- Out Next Week --

Don't forget that out next week is the Yazoo 'Reconnected EP' plus the remastered editions of the albums 'Upstairs At Eric's' and 'You And Me Both'.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=23&pg=1

Regards

Greg

Yazoo Information Service

web: www.yazooinfo.com

myspace: www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

1st of June

Erasurette mailing list

If you'd still like to receive updates as to when the site is updated, please could you sign up again on the main page to receive them. My old computer broke down and unfortunately, I've lost all the addresses from the mailing list. This is also why the site hasn't been up to date for the past month!. Sorry, hopefully things will get back to normal now.

31st of May

-- Yaz Adds Pacific Amphitheatre --

24th July sees a new date for the Reconnected Tour, at the Orange County Fair / Pacific Amphitheater (Costa Mesca, CA).

Orange County Fair regulars Psychedelic Furs will open.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31.

Venue Address: The Pacific Amphitheatre, 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

www: http://www.ocfair.com/pa/

-- Total Situation At Lakewood Theater --

A great quote from The Dallas Observer Music Blog':

"So I return from the Memorial Day holiday to find a surprising announcement in my mailbox: Yaz has reunited for the first time in 25 years and is coming to the Lakewood Theater...

www: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2008/05/yaz_reunites_plans_total_situa.php

-- Dallas Pre-Sale --

The Dallas Lakewood Theatre tickets go on general sale at Friday, May 30 at 10:00 AM CDT.

A pre-sale is available Wednesday 28 May at 10:00AM CDT via Ticketmaster.

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C0040AE93975D31?artistid=1202864&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Password: reconnected

-- Orange County Fair / Pacific Amphitheatre Pre-Sale --

The Orange County Fair / Pacific Amphitheatre tickets go on general sale on Saturday 31 May.

A pre-sale is available Thursday May 29 10AM PST via Ticketmaster.

www: http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/90269/?search_redirect=Pacific%20Amphitheatre&tm_link=tm_header_search

password: ANYONE

-- iTunes Celebrity Playlist - Yazoo --

If you use the iTunes digital music software, click on the link below to view Alison and Vince's choice of favourite songs and comments on their choices.

The songs include 'Are "Friends" Electric?' (one of Alison's choices) and 'Puff The Magic Dragon' (which is one of Vince's).

www: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMix?id=280936002&s=143444&wm=1

-- Yazoo's Jonathan Ross Appearance... --

... can be viewed on YouTube if you missed it.

www: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOJzoMslOU8

Regards

Greg

Yazoo Information Service

web: www.yazooinfo.com

myspace: www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

25th of April

Happy Birthday!

Today is Andy Bell's 44th birthday!. Happy birthday Andy!

24th of April

Erasure eBay Charity Auction, Thank You

I would like to extend my thanks to everyone that made the recent Erasure eBay Charity Auction such a huge success. The auction concluded just a few hours ago and the total money raised for charity was £4,908.46 This will be split evenly and donated to 'The Stroke Association' and 'Scope'.

And yes, I was correct with my prediction, 'Mint Sauce' went for the highest sum - an amazing £1625.00.

For further information on the two charities please visit:

The Stroke Association : http://www.stroke.org.uk/

Scope : http://www.scope.org.uk/

'Light At The End Of The World' Button Badges

Another exclusive EIS designed item is now available via the Erasure Store - a set of five button badges (25mm diameter) based on the 'Light At The End Of The World' album and singles artwork.

Each of the button badges is in full colour and features the current Erasure logo on the front and rather usefully a fastening pin on the rear!

In a similar manner to the 'Royal Albert Hall Commemorative Postcards' that were mentioned last week, only a single batch (200) of these badges have been made and no more in this series will be produced once sold out.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=21&pg=1

Exclusive Yazoo Video Clip

Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet discuss 'Only You' (Yazoo's first single) in an exclusive video excerpt from the forthcoming Yazoo 'In Your Room' box set.

You can see the video via the Yazoo MySpace site, or view it via one of the following video streams:

Yazoo MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

Yazoo Website: http://www.yazooinfo.com/

Quicktime: http://del.interoute.com/?id=1dc7f84c-c35f-4328-915a-e95a84564d09&delivery=stream

Windows Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=a92988ae-b94f-4c1a-b00c-05a2dec92f5e&delivery=stream

Real Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=561cd23c-a251-43ed-920d-d6914fd70962&delivery=stream

Exclusive Yazoo Remixes

And in addition to the above, two further Yazoo remix previews are now available: 'Situation (Hercules & Love Affair Mix)' and 'Nobody's Diary (GRN's 12" Remix)'.

These mixes may also be heard via the Yazoo MySpace site, or click on one of the links below:

Situation (Hercules & Love Affair Mix):

Quicktime: http://del.interoute.com/?id=17bc57b4-acb5-4c52-8ad3-3f156b69f328&delivery=stream

Windows Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=6f4f5b9f-5553-49ea-b444-5c715c6da682&delivery=stream

Real Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=59ff2bc1-b248-429b-9167-4021cb2db147&delivery=stream

Nobody's Diary (GRN's 12" Remix):

Quicktime: http://del.interoute.com/?id=296063c3-16ec-46a6-8ca3-6d3c3adab55c&delivery=stream

Windows Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=a40a0999-e219-4281-9ec5-4ef870c35f1c&delivery=stream

Real Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=98c65adc-8797-4329-9bfc-ac1782b260eb&delivery=stream

If you haven't done so already, you've just got time to register for the Yazoo Newsletter for details of a very cool competition:

www: http://www.yazooinfo.com/mailinglist.html

Cheers!

Greg

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

24th of April

Yazoo 'Nobody's Diary' - Audio Previews

With the release of the the Yazoo 'Nobody's Diary' EP rapidly approaching (12th May), it time for some audio previews...

To start us off we have two rather interesting ones - 'Nobody's Diary (remaster)' and 'Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell & JC Remix)'.

How can I hear these intriguing pieces of musical loveliness? Just follow the links below:

1) Both tracks are up on the official Yazoo MySpace site:

www: http://www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

If you have a MySpace page then feel free to link to the Yazoo profile and the mixes etc.

2) Alternatively you can listen via one of the following streams:

-- Nobody's Diary (Remaster) --

Quicktime: http://del.interoute.com/?id=ad2acdcd-981c-4d80-a5b2-50d60da32e78&delivery=stream

Windows Media

Real Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=71641038-cccd-418f-8028-88527c86b67f&delivery=stream

-- Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell & JC Remix) --

Quicktime: http://del.interoute.com/?id=b4b23f5a-550b-41cc-a942-8e491e0e8982&delivery=stream

Windows Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=a0a976bc-e751-4814-9f81-b8c1fa5634ef&delivery=stream

Real Media: http://del.interoute.com/?id=0a130c9f-aff8-4264-b0b4-3651eb022916&delivery=stream

3) All the above links are also available at http://www.yazooinfo.com/ where you can also see the beautiful 'Nobody's Diary' artwork.

Yazoo 'Nobody's Diary' - Exclusive Download Only Mix

If you order the Yazoo 'Nobody's Diary EP Digital & 12" Bundle' from Mute Bank, not only is it cheaper than buying the 12" EP and downloads seperately, you also get the exclusive 'Soil In The Synth Remix' as well - this mix is exclusive to Mute Bank.

-- Nobody's Diary EP Digital & 12" Bundle --

- Nobody's Diary 12" EP (12YAZ7)

A) Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell & JC Remix)

A) Nobody's Diary (Original Remaster)

AA) Nobody's Diary (Koishii & Hush Remix)

- Nobody's Diary Digital Downloads

1) Nobody's Diary (Original Remaster)

2) Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell & JC Remix)

3) Nobody's Diary (Koishii & Hush Remix)

4) Nobody's Diary (GRN's 12" Remix)

5) Nobody's Diary (Soil In The Synth Remix) *Mute Bank Exclusive*

Further information is available via Mute Bank:

www: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/mutebank/home.jsp?depth=0&Search=&artistSearch=Yazoo&Format=ALL

Regards

Greg

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

24th of April

Erasure Tour Costumes Charity Auction - Now On

To celebrate the release of the "Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD this week, the tour costumes from that performance and tour (as worn by Andy Bell, Vince Clarke, Valerie Chalmers, Rachel Montez Collins & Christa Jackson) are being auctioned by the Erasure Information Service (EIS) with the proceeds donated to the charities 'The Stroke Association' and 'Scope'.

In total 33 items are being auctioned via eBay - to see the items and make a bid simply visit the EIS eBay page:

www: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZerasure_information_service

The items have been split into 8 groups to prevent all the auctions concluding at the same time:

Group 1 Auctions End: 8:00pm, Fri 18 April

Group 2 Auctions End: 8:15pm, Fri 18 April

Group 3 Auctions End: 8:30pm, Fri 18 April

Group 4 Auctions End: 8:45pm, Fri 18 April

Group 5 Auctions End: 9:00pm, Fri 18 April

Group 6 Auctions End: 9:15pm, Fri 18 April

Group 7 Auctions End: 9:30pm, Fri 18 April

Group 8 Auctions End: 9:45pm, Fri 18 April

Looking at the early bidding, I predict that "Mint Sauce" (distant relative of "Lamb Chops") will go for the highest amount by Friday. What do you think?

I really hope that people know what I'm talking about when reading that last sentence.

Anyway, please remember that all proceeds from this auction are being donated to charity. Please spend a moment to visit the web sites of both organisations to see the work that they do.

The Stroke Association: www: http://www.stroke.org.uk/

Scope: www: http://www.scope.org.uk/

New Limited Edition Commemorative Postcards

Available exclusively via the Official Erasure Store is a set of five large 'Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall' commemorative postcards (175mm x 125mm).

Each of the postcards is in high quality full colour and feature the beautiful images as used for the 'Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD / poster artwork. As a set, they fit perfectly within the inside cover of the DVD.

Each set will be posted in an all-board envelope to prevent damage during shipping.

Only 300 sets of these postcards has been produced. No further postcards in this series will be available once these have sold out.

www: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=product&id=71&parent=0

'Erasure Live At Royal Albert Hall' DVD Out Now (UK / Europe)

Wow - how many times have I written the phrase 'Erasure Live At Royal Albert Hall'? Oh - there I go again.

Well the DVD is now available via high street stores and additional online retailers (such as HMV, Play, Zavvi, Mute Bank) in UK / Europe, as well as the Official Erasure store.

Erasure Store: http://shop.lexermusic.com/index.php?p=product&id=71&parent=0

HMV: http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=285;5;-1;-1&sku=790903

Play: http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5310564/Erasure-Live-At-The-Royal-Albert-Hall/Product.html

Regards

Greg

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

24th of April

Yazoo 'In Your Room' / 'Nobodys Diary' Track Listing & Release Date

'In Your Room', the highly anticipated Yazoo 4 disc box set is to be released in the UK/Europe on 26th May 2008.

The box set features remastered and 5.1 mixes of both Yazoo's classic albums 'Upstairs At Eric's' and 'You And Me Both', b-sides and remixes.

In addition the DVD features classic Yazoo television performances from the BBC, promotional videos and a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet.

This will be proceeded by a 12" vinyl release of 'Nobodys Diary' on the 12 May 2008. Record Store will be doing a 12" and digital bundle offer including an exclusive mix - "Nobody's Diary - Soil In The Synth Remix".

www: http://www.recordstore.co.uk/mutebank/home.jsp?SearchField=ARTIST&Search=yazoo

For the complete track listings on these truly exciting releases, just read below...

- 'In Your Room' Track Listing -

Disc 1 (CD): Upstairs at Eric's (Remastered)

01) Don't Go

02) Too Pieces

03) Bad Connection

04) I Before E Except After C

05) Midnight

06) In My Room

07) Only You

08) Goodbye '70s

09) Tuesday

10) Winter Kills

11) Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)

Disc 2 (CD): You And Me Both (Remastered)

01) Nobody's Diary

02) Softly Over

03) Sweet Thing

04) Mr Blue

05) Good Times

06) Walk Away From Love

07) Ode To Boy

08) Unmarked

09) Anyone

10) Happy People

11) And On

Disc 3 (CD): B-Sides and Remixes

01) Situation

02) Situation (Extended Version)

03) Don't Go (Re-mix)

04) Don't Go (Re-re-mix)

05) Situation (US 12" Mix)

06) Situation (US 12" Dub)

07) The Other Side Of Love

08) The Other Side Of Love (12" Remix)

09) State Farm

10) Nobody's Diary (Extended)

11) State Farm (Extended)

12) Situation (Re-recorded)

Disc 4 (DVD)

- "2 albums, 4 singles and that was it..." -

A short film featuring new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, and exclusive archive footage.

- Promotional Videos -

01) Don't Go

02) The Other Side Of Love

03) Nobody's Diary

04) Situation (1990)

05) Situation - Alternative Version (1990)

06) Only You (1999)

- Yazoo At The BBC -

01) Only You (Top Of The Pops) - 29 Apr 1982

02) Only You (Cheggers Plays Pop) - 24 May 1982

03) Don't Go (Top Of The Pops) - 15 Jul 1982

04) Don't Go (Saturday Live) - 24 Jul 1982

05) Don't Go (Top Of The Pops) - 12 Aug 1982

06) The Other Side Of Love (Top Of The Pops) - 25 Nov 1982

07) The Other Side Of Love (Top Of The Pops) - 09 Dec 1982

08) Nobody's Diary (Top Of The Pops) - 19 May 1983

09) Nobody's Diary (Top Of The Pops) - 02 Jun 1983

- 5:1 And Stereo Mixes -

Upstairs At Erics

You and Me Both

Nobodys Diary EP Track Listing

- Nobodys Diary : Limited Edition 12" Vinyl -

A Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell / JC Remix)

A Nobody's Diary (Original Remaster)

AA Nobody's Diary (Koishii and Hush Remix)

- Nobodys Diary : Digital Download -

01 Nobody's Diary (Original Remaster)

02 Nobody's Diary (Andy Bell / JC Remix)

03 Nobody's Diary (Koishii and Hush Remix)

04 Nobody's Diary (GRN's 12" Remix)

All the above information is also available at: www: http://www.yazooinfo.com/news.html

Andy Bell - DJing At 'Bar Blah'

Andy Bell will be 'spinning the decks' at 'Bar Blah' (East Sussex) on Saturday 26th April.

Further details of the venue are available via their website: http://www.barblah.com/

Address:

Bar Blah

Marine Court

St Leonards on Sea

East Sussex

TN38 0DX

Erasure Charity Costume Auction

Commencing next week (on Tuesday 8th April) will be the Erasure Online Charity Auction.

This will involve the tour costumes from last years "Light At The End Of The World Tour" being auctioned via eBay, with the proceeds being donated to charity.

Full details of the auction, the items that will be available (including the eBay links) will be published on the evening of Monday 7th April on the Erasure website:

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

The auction will commence at 9.00pm (UK Time) on Tuesday 8th April - again, check the page above (on Monday) for full details.

BFI & DVD Competition Winners

Congratulations to the following people who answered last weeks competition question correctly, winning either a copy of the new Erasure DVD or tickets to this weeks BFI world premiere screening of the conncert:

C Barrow, C Carey, C Laking, C Lovelace, D Edge, G Bronsdon, G Pugh, I Brownstein, J Lopez, J Wills, L Bohn, L Boyce, L Cumiskey, L Farmer, L Kilburn, L Mason, L Taplin, M Fellows, M Norton, M Rivers, M Shea, R Hanson, S Flynn, T Lueg and T Stephens.

The questions was:

Q) What is the total running time of the "Behind The Scenes With V&A" documentary on the "Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD?

The answer I was looking for was 29 mins.

Well done all, and thank you to everyone that took part.

Don't Forget...

Don't forget that Andy Bell will be at the world premiere screening of Erasure's Royal Albert Hall Concert at the 22nd BFI London L&G Film Festival tonight.

www: http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/erasure_live_royal_albert_hall

Regards

Greg

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

30th of March

Live Andy Bell Interview

JoAnne Good will be conducting a live interview with Andy Bell on Tuesday 1st April on BBC Radio London at approximately 8.30am (during the Breakfast Show).

BBC Radio London is available via:

Online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/london.shtml (Both live and archived shows)

FM Radio: 94.9FM (London area only)

Sky Digital: CH 0152 (London area only)

DAB Digital Radio (London area only)

For further BBC London information see: www: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/radio/

BFI & DVD Competition

For a chance to win either:

- An "Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD (with poster).

- Or two tickets to the world premiere showing of the concert at the BFI L&G Film Festival (Friday 4th April, Southbank London) which Andy Bell (and Val Chalmers) will be attending.

Simply answer the following question correctly:

Q) What is the total running time of the "Behind The Scenes With V&A" documentary on the "Erasure Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD?

E-mail your name, full postal address, contact phone number, prize preference (DVD or BFI tickets) and your answer to:

competition@erasureinfo.com

Please Note:

- The competition closing date is Monday 31 March at 1.00pm (GMT)

- Winners will be contacted on this date

- Incomplete or multiple entries will be void

Further information on the DVD is available here:

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/releases/videos/dvd_royalalberthall.html

And the BFI website is the best resource for information on the 4th April premiere screening:

www: http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/erasure_live_royal_albert_hall

CD Albums Now Available

A range of Erasure CD albums and DVDs are now available from the Erasure Official Store - for example "Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure (2xCD & DVD edition) + slipcase" is available for £20.00.

The range will continue to expand in the next few weeks.

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

Have a great weekend everyone.

Greg
Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

30th of March

Additional Yazoo LA Date Added

An additional date has been added to the US section of the Yazoo tour:

Tues 08 July: Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

Web: http://www.laorpheum.com/

Address: 842 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Fan Pre-sale

A ticket pre-sale is available for this additional Yazoo date:

Time Period: 10am (PST) 26 March until 10pm (PST) 29 March.

Via: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004071C1326F61?artistid=1200879&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

The password will be published on the Alison Moyet Forum (just before the pre-sale starts) here:

www: http://www.alisonmoyet.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5890

I suggest you join the Alison Moyet Forum before the pre-sale begins to gain access to the password.

Erasure Forum "Companion Newsletter"

I've recently started an "Companion Newsletter" as a service to those who are members of the Erasure Forum.

So what is this exactly? Well think of it as the colour supplement to this newsletter, with irregular bits of news and features and superior presentation of content, such formatted text, embedded images and Flash movies. (Although a HTML formatted newsletter is launching soon).

It won't however publish significant news items (i.e. tour dates / new releases etc) before the main newsletter, so you won't miss out on anything if you don't wish to read the "Companion Newsletter".

Full details on how to receive the Companion Newsletter are published here:

www: http://www.erasureforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=12308

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

29th of March

Andy Bell To Make Special Guest Appearances On True Colors Tour

Erasure Front Man To Perform At TX, AZ and CA Shows.

Erasure singer Andy Bell will join the True Colors Tour as Special Guest for a handful of solo performances this summer.

Bell, who co-headlined the tour last year with Erasure, will take some time off from recording a new solo album in London for these shows.

He will appear in the following cities:

21 June - Houston @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

22 June - Dallas @ Superpages.com Center

25 June - Phoenix @ Dodge Theater

27 June - Alpine @ Viejas Casino - Concerts in the Park

28 June - Los Angeles @ Greek Theatre

29 June - Berkeley @ Greek Theatre

For further information regarding tickets and venues are available via the True Colors website.

www: http://www.truecolorstour.com/

New Erasure Store Online

A new Erasure Store is now online, selling a selection of tour merchandise from the four most recent Erasure tours ('Other Tour', 'Erasure Show', 'Acoustic Tour' and 'Light At The End Of The World Tour').

In the next couple of weeks the range will be expanded to include brand new items, as well as albums etc.

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

New 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD Preview

Available via the Erasure MySpace, YouTube and EIS websites is a brand new preview from the forthcoming 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD.

The clip is of "Sucker For Love", a song that certainly deserves to be experienced live!

The DVD is released 7th April (UK/Europe) and 15th April (US).

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/erasureinfo

Erasure: http://www.erasureinfo.com/news/

Time Running Out: BFI World Premiere Screening

Time is running out if you wish to be in the audience with Andy Bell on Friday 4th April for the world premiere screening of Erasure's Royal Albert Hall Concert at the the 22nd BFI London L&G Film Festival. Also showing is the documentary "Behind the Scenes with V&A", a peek behind the scenes of the London concert.

Tickets for the showing (at NFT1, BFI Southbank) cost £8.60 (concession rate for BFI members £5.25).

A multibuy offer (five tickets for the price of four) is available via the box office (020 7928 3232).

Further booking information is available via the BFI.

www: http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/erasure_live_royal_albert_hall

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

29th of March

YAZ U.S. Live Dates

Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet have announced that they will reunite for the first time in over 25 years for The Reconnected Tour, a brief U.S trek in July starting at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA on July 7 and culminating in two headline shows at New York City's Terminal 5 on July 16 and 17th.

Tickets are on-sale in Chicago on Friday, March 7; NY and Los Angeles beginning Saturday, March 8; and Oakland on Sunday, March 9. Tickets will be available through ticketmaster.com.

The tour is preceded by In Your Room a 4-disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yaz classic albums Upstairs At Eric's and You And Me Both, b-sides and remixes plus a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for "Don't Go", "The Other Side Of Love", "Nobody's Diary", "Situation (1990)" and "Only You (1999)".

A limited edition vinyl 12" with new dance mixes will also be released to promote the set.

The U.S. Live Dates - JULY 2008

Mon 07 July: Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre

Thu 10 July: Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

Fri 11 July: Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

Mon 14 July: Chicago, IL Chicago Theater

Wed 16 July: New York, NY Terminal 5

Thu 17 July: New York, NY Terminal 5

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

1st of March

BFI London L&G Film Festival - Update

Just a quick update to let you know that Andy Bell (along with Paul Hickey) will be attending the premiere of Erasure's Royal Albert Hall Concert at the BFI L&G Film Festival on Friday 4th April.

Further details at the BFI website: www: http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/

New Online Erasure Shop - Opening End Of March

The existing online Erasure Shop has been taken offline whilst preparations for a new online Erasure store takes place.

The new store will feature a wider range of Erasure related merchandise, including items that were sold during the recent tours.

Look out for the new store opening at the end of March 2008.

www: http://www.erasureinfo.com/

Yazoo To Perform At Sónar 2008

"Not long after founding Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, the group's main composer, threw in the towel to go his own way with the punk veteran Alison Moyet. Drawing deeply from the legacy of Kraftwerk and with Alison's vocals influenced by blues, Yazoo breathed life into the flame of synthpop, accumulating hit after hit, until they both decided to go their separate ways after their second album.

Mute is now releasing their remastered classics on the four-LP compilation "In Your Room", a wonderful opportunity that shows that another encounter with the duo so that they can give us their best moments live is well worth it.

And to celebrate such a long anticipated reunion, Sónar will be the first festival to play host to them."

Yazoo will be performing on Saturday 21st June.

For ticketing information visit the Sónar website: www: http://www.sonar.es/2008/eng/infoticket.cfm

Yazoo: Reconnected - North America

The Yazoo: Reconnected tour is to be extended to North America, with several live dates in July.

Further information will be announced soon.

For those of you in New York, you may have seen the full page 'Yaz' teaser advert that was published in 'The Village Voice' - a copy of the advert can be viewed within the 'News' section if you're interested in seeing it.

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

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

27th of February

Erasure 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD Details

To be released on the 7th April is the highly anticipated DVD release of Erasure's stunning live performance recorded last year at The Royal Albert Hall, London.

This release features Erasure perform a selection of their all time classic songs, plus material from their most recent album, the critically acclaimed 'Light At The End Of The World'.

Live Here Now are selling both the DVD and a double CD album of 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' (also available as a digital download) via their website. Alternatively the DVD can be ordered from large music retailers such as Zavvi, Tesco, Woolworths and Amazon.

Note: Pre-orders via Live Here Now will be dispatched during the first week of March.

www: http://www.liveherenow.co.uk/artist/erasurealberthall/

- DVD Tracklisting -

Sunday Girl

Blue Savannah

Drama!

I Could Fall In Love With You

Fly Away

Breathe

Storm In A Tea Cup

Chains Of Love

Breath Of Life

Love To Hate You

Sucker For Love

Victim Of Love

When A Lover Leaves You

Ship Of Fools

Chorus

Sometimes

A Little Respect

Oh L'Amour

Glass Angel

Stop!

- Additional DVD Contents -

Behind The Scenes With V&A (Documentary)

Easter Egg

- Technical Details -

Cat No: ERASDVD5

Running Time: 90mins (main feature), 29mins (documentary)

Video: Anamorphic Widescreen, NTSC (All Regions)

Audio: Stereo 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1

Subtitles: French, German, Italian & Spanish (For Documentary)

Erasure 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' Exclusive Video Clip

Available via the Erasure MySpace site is an exclusive video clip of 'A Little Respect', as featured on the forthcoming Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD.

www: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=28819112

Erasure Tour Costumes - Charity Auction

To coincide with the release of Erasure's "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" DVD in early April, the Erasure Information Service will be auctioning a selection of costumes from the 2007 "Light At The End Of The World" tour, as worn by Andy Bell, Vince Clarke and the three backing singers (Valerie Chalmers, Rachel Montez Collins & Christa Jackson).

All proceeds from the auction (which will be conducted via eBay) will be donated to charity.

Look out for further details shortly.

World Premiere Of Erasure's Royal Albert Hall Concert

Join the 22nd BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Friday 4th April for the world premiere screening of Erasure's Royal Albert Hall Concert, with a peek behind the scenes with the boys with the showing of the documentary "Behind the Scenes with V&A".

Tickets for the showing (at NFT1, BFI Southbank, London) cost £8.60 (concession rate for BFI members £5.25)

Further booking information available via the BFI.

www: http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/

Yazoo Reconnected Tour Dates (Updated)

Additional dates have been added to the forthcoming Yazoo Reconnected Tour.

Currently confirmed dates and venues are:

26 May - Denmark Copenhagen, Falconer Salen

27 May - Denmark Copenhagen, Falconer Salen

28 May - Germany Hamburg, Stadtpark

30 May - Germany Berlin, Columbiahalle

02 June - Ireland Dublin, Olympia Theatre

04 June - Scotland Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium

07 June - England Manchester, Manchester Apollo

12 June - England Wolverhampton, Civic Hall

15 June - England Brighton, Brighton Centre

16 June - England Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions

18 June - England London, Hammersmith Apollo

19 June - England London, Hammersmith Apollo

Tickets are available direct from the venues or online.

Visit the Yazoo website / MySpace site for further ticket information.

www: http://www.yazooinfo.com/live.html

"DRM Free" Digital Music Stores

The choice of online digital music stores that offer DRM free music** has expanded in recent months.

DRM free music can be played back on almost all portable music devices (iPods & other digital music players), be burned on CDs, played back via Windows, Mac and Linux based computers etc.

Check out the news page on the Erasure website for a list of stores that sell Erasure songs as MP3 or unprotected AAC files.

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

**DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a restriction designed to control how a digital song file can be played, copied, downloaded, shared, or accessed.

Regards

Greg

Erasure Information Service

web: www.erasureinfo.com
forum: www.erasureforum.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/erasureofficial

24th of February

Yazoo Update

New UK Date: Plymouth Pavilion

A new UK date has been added to the Yazoo Reconnected Tour:

Date: 16 June

Venue: The Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, PL1 3LF

Tickets on sale on the 26th February.

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