Erasure Box Set Set To Pop

02/03/09 6:23pm

Vince Clarke has been touring with former bandmate Alison Moyet in the reformed Yaz and Andy Bell has been working on a solo album since Erasure released 2007's Light At The End Of The World. But fans who yearn for the flamboyant duo's glory days can look forward to a four-disc deluxe box set from Rhino on April 7.

Total Pop! — The First 40 Hits includes both singles and live tracks from the British electro-pop group.

The first disc is a remastered version of 1992's Pop! — The First 20 Hits, which includes such dancefloor favourites as "Oh L'Amour,""Chains of Love," "A Little Respect" and "Victim Of Love."

The second CD includes more recent singles, including "Always," "Breathe" and a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill."

Disc three features 15 songs recorded live from 1987 to 2007, including a 1992 cover of Abba's "Voulez Vous" and a 2006 acoustic version of "Breathe." You can hear part of "Heart Of Stone" here.

The set is completed with a DVD of Erasure's 1986 to 2005 appearances on such BBC Television shows as Top Of The Pops and Later With Jools Holland, as well as a 2003 promotional video for "Oh L'Amour."

Fans who pre-order Total Pop! — The First 40 Hits here will instantly receive MP3 downloads of the Vox Mix of "Sugar Hill," an early recording of "Worlds On Fire" with alternative lyrics, an unreleased version of "Chains Of Love" and the original version of "Early Bird." They'll also get a set of three Pop! postcards shipped with the box set and entry into a draw to win Bell's white Elvis suit from The Erasure Show tour or one of five signed copies of the non-deluxe version of Total Pop! — The First 40 Hits, which just includes the first two CDs.

Here's what's included with the deluxe version of Total Pop! — The First 40 Hits:

Disc one:
"Who Needs Love (Like That)"
"Heavenly Action"
"Oh L'Amour"
"Sometimes"
"It Doesn't Have To Be"
"Victim Of Love"
"The Circus"
"Ship Of Fools"
"Chains Of Love"
"A Little Respect"
"Stop!"
"Drama!"
"You Surround Me"
"Blue Savannah"
"Star"
"Chorus"
"Love To Hate You"
"Am I Right?"
"Breath Of Life"
"Take A Chance On Me"
"Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Hamburg Mix)

Disc two:
"Always"
"Run To The Sun"
"I Love Saturday"
"Stay With Me"
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)"
"Rock Me Gently"
"In My Arms"
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"
"Rain" (Al Stone Mix)
"Freedom"
"Moon & The Sky" (JC's Heaven Scent Radio Re-Work)
"Solsbury Hill"
"Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)"
"Breathe"
"Don't Say You Love Me"
"Here I Go Impossible Again"
"I Could Fall In Love With You"
"Sunday Girl"
"Storm In A Teacup"
"Always" (2009 Mix)

Disc three:
"Spiralling" (The Circus Tour 1987)
"The Hardest Part" (The Innocents Tour 1988)
"Drama!" (The Wild! Tour 1989)
"Knocking On Your Door" (The Wild! Tour 1989)
"Push Me Shove Me" (The Wild! Tour 1990)
"Voulez Vous" (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992)
"Am I Right?" (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992)
"Heart Of Stone" (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment 1992)
"Who Needs Love (Like That)" (The Tiny Tour 1996)
"Rain" (Cowboy Tour 1997)
"Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" (Sanctuary The EIS Christmas Concert 2002)
"Piano Song" (The Other Tour 2003)
"Hideaway" (The Erasure Show 2005)
"Breathe" (The Acoustic Tour 2006)
"Oh L'Amour" (Light At The End Of The World Tour 2007)

Disc four:
"Sometimes" (Top Of The Pops)
"It Doesn't Have To Be" (The Tom O'Connor Roadshow)
"Victim Of Love" (Daytime Live)
"The Circus" (Daytime Live)
"Ship Of Fools" (Wogan)
"Chains Of Love" (Top Of The Pops)
"A Little Respect" (Going Live!)
"Stop!" (Top Of The Pops)
"Chorus" (Wogan)
"Love To Hate You" (Top Of The Pops)
"Am I Right?" (Top Of The Pops)
"Breath Of Life" (Top Of The Pops)
"Who Needs Love (Like That)" (Top Of The Pops)
"Always" (Top Of The Pops)
"Run To The Sun" (Top Of The Pops)
"I Love Saturday" (Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party)
"Stay With Me" (Pebble Mill)
"Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" (Pebble Mill)
"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" (Top Of The Pops)
"Solsbury Hill" (Top Of The Pops)
"Breathe" (Top Of The Pops)
"Top Of The Pops 2 Special"
"Sometimes" (Tom O'Connor Roadshow)
"How Many Times?" (The Late Show)
"Miracle" (Later with Jools Holland)
"Because You're So Sweet" (Later With Jools Holland)
"Oh L'Amour" (2003 promotional video)