Erasure fans out to relive the duo's glory days will have a lot to keep them busy this spring. Rhino has announced that the reissue-loving label will release Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits, a career-spanning box set that on April 7 will give fans four discs of flamboyant synth pop action.
Disc one of the box is a newly remastered version of 1992's singles compilation Pop! - The First 20 Hits, which includes such '80s night favourites as "Chains of Love," "A Little Respect" and "Victim of Love." The second disc will include 19 singles from 1994 to 2007 and the third will feature 15 songs recorded live from 1987 to 2007, including a 1992 cover of Abba's "Voulez Vous" and a 2006 acoustic rendition of "Breathe." As for that final disc, it will come as a DVD packed full of Erasure's TV appearances from 1986 to 2005, gathering up performances aired on such programs as Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland, as well as a 2003 promo vid for "Oh L'Amour."
And if four discs of Erasure weren't already enough, Rhino is also releasing the digital-only Pop! remix album on April 7th, which features redoes by the likes of Clarke, Manhattan Clique and Sweden's Sound Factory. What's more, if you pre-order Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits over here, you'll instantly get MP3 downloads of the Vox Mix of "Sugar Hill," an early recording of "Worlds On Fire," an unreleased version of "Chains Of Love" and the original version of "Early Bird." You'll also get a set of three Pop! postcards and be entered in a draw to win Andy Bell's white "Elvis costume" from "The Erasure Show" tour and one of five signed copies of the non-deluxe version of the set, which only includes the first two CDs.
Now for that massive Total Pop! tracklisting:
Disc 1:
1. "Who Needs Love (Like That)"
2. "Heavenly Action"
3. "Oh L'Amour"
4. "Sometimes"
5. "It Doesn't Have To Be"
6. "Victim Of Love"
7. "The Circus"
8. "Ship Of Fools"
9. "Chains Of Love"
10. "A Little Respect"
11. "Stop!"
12. "Drama!"
13. "You Surround Me"
14. "Blue Savannah"
15. "Star"
16. "Chorus"
17. "Love To Hate You"
18. "Am I Right?"
19. "Breath Of Life"
20. "Take A Chance On Me"
21. "Who Needs Love (Like That) - Hamburg Mix"
Disc 2:
1. "Always"
2. "Run To The Sun"
3. "I Love Saturday"
4. "Stay With Me"
5. "Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
6. "Rock Me Gently"
7. "In My Arms"
8. "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
9. "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
10. "Freedom"
11. "Moon And The Sky" (JC's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work)
12. "Solsbury Hill"
13. "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)"
14. "Breathe"
15. "Don't Say You Love Me"
16. "Here I Go Impossible Again"
17. "I Could Fall In Love With You"
18. "Sunday Girl"
19. "Storm In A Teacup"
20. "Always" (2009 Mix)
Disc 3 Live 1987-2007:
1. "Spiralling"
2. "The Hardest Part"
3. "Drama!"
4. "Knocking On Your Door"
5. "Push Me Shove Me"
6. "Voulez Vous"
7. "Am I Right?"
8. "Heart Of Stone"
9. "Who Needs Love (Like That)"
10. "Rain"
11. "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Sanctuary"
12. "Piano Song"
13. "Hideaway"
14. "Breathe" (Acoustic)
15. "Oh L'Amour"
Disc Four Erasure At The BBC 1986-2005 (DVD):
1. "Sometimes" - Top Of The Pops
2. "It Doesn't Have To Be" - The Tom O'Connor Roadshow
3. "Victim Of Love" - Daytime Live
4. "The Circus" - Daytime Live
5. "Ship Of Fools" - Wogan
6. "Chains Of Love" - Top Of The Pops
7. "A Little Respect" - Going Live!
8. "Stop!" - Top Of The Pops
9. "Chorus" - Wogan
10. "Love To Hate You" - Top Of The Pops
11. "Am I Right?" - Top Of The Pops
12. "Breath Of Life" - Top Of The Pops
13. "Who Needs Love (Like That)" - Top Of The Pops
14. "Always" - Top Of The Pops
15. "Run To The Sun" - Top Of The Pops
16. "I Love Saturday" - Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party
17. "Stay With Me" - Pebble Mill
18. "Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" - Pebble Mill
19. "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" - Top Of The Pops
20. "Solsbury Hill" - Top Of The Pops
21. "Breathe" - Top Of The Pops
22. "Top Of The Pops 2 Special
23. "Sometimes" - Tom O'Connor Roadshow
24. "How Many Times?" - The Late Show
25. "Miracle" - Later with Jools Holland
26. "Because You're So Sweet " - Later With Jools Holland
27. "Oh L'Amour" - Promotional Video
Erasure "Victim of Love" (live)
Disc one of the box is a newly remastered version of 1992's singles compilation Pop! - The First 20 Hits, which includes such '80s night favourites as "Chains of Love," "A Little Respect" and "Victim of Love." The second disc will include 19 singles from 1994 to 2007 and the third will feature 15 songs recorded live from 1987 to 2007, including a 1992 cover of Abba's "Voulez Vous" and a 2006 acoustic rendition of "Breathe." As for that final disc, it will come as a DVD packed full of Erasure's TV appearances from 1986 to 2005, gathering up performances aired on such programs as Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland, as well as a 2003 promo vid for "Oh L'Amour."
And if four discs of Erasure weren't already enough, Rhino is also releasing the digital-only Pop! remix album on April 7th, which features redoes by the likes of Clarke, Manhattan Clique and Sweden's Sound Factory. What's more, if you pre-order Total Pop! - The First 40 Hits over here, you'll instantly get MP3 downloads of the Vox Mix of "Sugar Hill," an early recording of "Worlds On Fire," an unreleased version of "Chains Of Love" and the original version of "Early Bird." You'll also get a set of three Pop! postcards and be entered in a draw to win Andy Bell's white "Elvis costume" from "The Erasure Show" tour and one of five signed copies of the non-deluxe version of the set, which only includes the first two CDs.
Now for that massive Total Pop! tracklisting:
Disc 1:
1. "Who Needs Love (Like That)"
2. "Heavenly Action"
3. "Oh L'Amour"
4. "Sometimes"
5. "It Doesn't Have To Be"
6. "Victim Of Love"
7. "The Circus"
8. "Ship Of Fools"
9. "Chains Of Love"
10. "A Little Respect"
11. "Stop!"
12. "Drama!"
13. "You Surround Me"
14. "Blue Savannah"
15. "Star"
16. "Chorus"
17. "Love To Hate You"
18. "Am I Right?"
19. "Breath Of Life"
20. "Take A Chance On Me"
21. "Who Needs Love (Like That) - Hamburg Mix"
Disc 2:
1. "Always"
2. "Run To The Sun"
3. "I Love Saturday"
4. "Stay With Me"
5. "Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
6. "Rock Me Gently"
7. "In My Arms"
8. "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
9. "Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
10. "Freedom"
11. "Moon And The Sky" (JC's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work)
12. "Solsbury Hill"
13. "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)"
14. "Breathe"
15. "Don't Say You Love Me"
16. "Here I Go Impossible Again"
17. "I Could Fall In Love With You"
18. "Sunday Girl"
19. "Storm In A Teacup"
20. "Always" (2009 Mix)
Disc 3 Live 1987-2007:
1. "Spiralling"
2. "The Hardest Part"
3. "Drama!"
4. "Knocking On Your Door"
5. "Push Me Shove Me"
6. "Voulez Vous"
7. "Am I Right?"
8. "Heart Of Stone"
9. "Who Needs Love (Like That)"
10. "Rain"
11. "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Sanctuary"
12. "Piano Song"
13. "Hideaway"
14. "Breathe" (Acoustic)
15. "Oh L'Amour"
Disc Four Erasure At The BBC 1986-2005 (DVD):
1. "Sometimes" - Top Of The Pops
2. "It Doesn't Have To Be" - The Tom O'Connor Roadshow
3. "Victim Of Love" - Daytime Live
4. "The Circus" - Daytime Live
5. "Ship Of Fools" - Wogan
6. "Chains Of Love" - Top Of The Pops
7. "A Little Respect" - Going Live!
8. "Stop!" - Top Of The Pops
9. "Chorus" - Wogan
10. "Love To Hate You" - Top Of The Pops
11. "Am I Right?" - Top Of The Pops
12. "Breath Of Life" - Top Of The Pops
13. "Who Needs Love (Like That)" - Top Of The Pops
14. "Always" - Top Of The Pops
15. "Run To The Sun" - Top Of The Pops
16. "I Love Saturday" - Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party
17. "Stay With Me" - Pebble Mill
18. "Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" - Pebble Mill
19. "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" - Top Of The Pops
20. "Solsbury Hill" - Top Of The Pops
21. "Breathe" - Top Of The Pops
22. "Top Of The Pops 2 Special
23. "Sometimes" - Tom O'Connor Roadshow
24. "How Many Times?" - The Late Show
25. "Miracle" - Later with Jools Holland
26. "Because You're So Sweet " - Later With Jools Holland
27. "Oh L'Amour" - Promotional Video
Erasure "Victim of Love" (live)
