Erasure Wonderland & Circus Remasters

[ApolloZero]

From Erasure Information Service:

'WONDERLAND' AND 'THE CIRCUS' REISSUES + EXCLUSIVE EIS EDITIONS AND T-SHIRTS
On July 4th EMI will be reissuing 'Wonderland' and 'The Circus' in special expanded 3-disc editions, each featuring two CDs and an all-regions NTSC DVD. Both releases will feature remastered versions of the original albums, each supplemented by single remixes, b-sides and radio session tracks across the two CD discs, plus a DVD containing the promotional videos for the singles from each album, plus live recordings. For 'Wonderland' the previously unreleased concert footage was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1986 while the DVD for the 'The Circus' release will feature Top of The Pops performances plus the 1987 'Live At The Seaside' concert recorded in Brighton, originally released on VHS, now available on DVD for the first time.

The Erasure Information Service is proud to be able to offer a special edition of each release which will see each album packaged inside an exclusive, limited-edition EIS slipcase. The EIS slipcase editions of 'Wonderland' and 'The Circus' are both available for pre-order from the Official Erasure Shop at Lexer Music alongside two pre-order only t-shirts, one for each album, exclusive to the Erasure Information Service.

'WONDERLAND' TRACKLISTING
CD ONE (original album +) - Who Needs Love Like That / Reunion / Cry So Easy / Push Me Shove Me / Heavenly Action / Say What / Love Is A Loser / Senseless / My Heart… So Blue / Oh L'Amour / Pistol / Say What (Remix) / March On Down The Line (Remix) / Senseless (Remix)
CD TWO (b-sides, mixes and sessions) - Who Needs Love Like That (Mexican Mix) / Push Me Shove Me (Extended As Far As Possible Mix) / Don't Say No (Ruby Red Mix) / Heavenly Action (12" Mix) / March On Down The Line / Oh L'Amour (PWL Funky Sisters Say 'Ooh La La') / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Remix) / Cry So Easy (Radio 1 Session: Bruno Brookes, 15/11/85 *) / Who Needs Love Like That (Radio 1 Session: Bruno Brookes, 15/11/85 *) / Senseless (Radio 1 Session, 5/12/85 *) / Heavenly Action (Radio 1 Session, 5/12/85 *) / Say What? (Radio 1 Session, 5/12/85 *) / Push Me Shove Me (Radio 1 Session, 5/12/85 *)
DVD (promo videos and concert footage) - Who Needs Love Like That (promo video) / Heavenly Action (promo video) / Oh L'Amour (promo video) + 'Live at Karlsson, Stockholm' a previously unreleased concert filmed on 8/8/86 and featuring live versions of Pistol / Senseless / Heavenly Action / Reunion / Sometimes / Who Needs Love Like That / Cry So Easy / My Heart…So Blue / March On Down The Line / Say What / Sexuality / Oh L'Amour / Push Me Shove Me / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (* = previously unreleased)
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'THE CIRCUS' TRACKLISTING
CD ONE (original album +) - It Doesn't Have To Be / Hideaway / Don't Dance / If I Could / Sexuality / Victim Of Love / Leave Me To Bleed / Sometimes / The Circus / Spiralling / In The Hall Of The Mountain King (From the Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46 by Greig. Arranged by Erasure) / Sometimes (12" Mix), It Doesn't Have To Be (Boop Oopa Doo Mix)
CD TWO (b-sides, mixes and sessions) - Sexuality (12" Mix) / Sometimes (Shiver Mix) / The Circus (Bareback Rider Mix) / Who Needs Love Like That (Betty Boop Mix) / It Doesn't Have To Be (Cement Mix) / The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix) / Victim Of Love (Vixen Vitesse Mix) / If I Could (Japanese Mix) / The Circus (Radio 1 Session, 10/3/87) / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Radio 1 Session, 10/3/87) / Spiralling (Radio 1 Session, 10/3/87) / Phantom Bride (Radio 1 Session, 10/3/87)
DVD (promo videos, performances and concert footage) - Sometimes (promo video) / It Doesn't Have To Be (promo video) / Victim Of Love (promo video) / The Circus (promo video) / Sometimes (TOTP, 20/11/86) / It Doesn't Have To Be (TOTP, 19/3/87) / Victim Of Love (TOTP, 5/6/87) / The Circus (TOTP, 22/10/87) + 'Live At The Seaside', a concert recorded at The Dome in Brighton on 17/4/87 previously released on VHS but now available on DVD for the first time. The concert features live versions of Safety In Numbers / Victim Of Love / It Doesn't Have To Be / Don't Dance / Who Needs Love (Like That) / Leave Me To Bleed / If I Could / Oh L'Amour / The Circus / Say What / Sometimes / Spiralling / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (* = previously unreleased)
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[budaniel]

Funny thing about Wonderland is, the album version of Oh L'amour on the U.S. version is different than on the European editions that I've heard. I LOVE the U.S. album version, but all the other versions sound more like edits of the 12" remix to me. There's just something smoother about the U.S. album mix--which is the first version I ever heard when it was first played on WLIR in New York. I'm assuming that is not going to be the mix on this remaster.

[Spudboy]

I didn't realize that "Phantom Bride" originated from the Circus time period. That should be interesting to hear.

Still looking for my girl with auburn hair and tawny eyes...

[moni]

According to amazon uk these are being released on the 4th June not July and what the hell has EMI got to do with these releases[?] These were on Mute and if EMI have got their hands on them i fear the worst[:(]

[Seriousin]

[quote][i]Originally posted by moni[/i]
<br>According to amazon uk these are being released on the 4th June not July and what the hell has EMI got to do with these releases[?] These were on Mute and if EMI have got their hands on them i fear the worst[:(]
[/quote]

"In May 2002, Mute Records was bought by EMI for £23m."

[obs]

[i]> Funny thing about Wonderland is, the album version of Oh L'amour on the U.S. version is different than on the European editions that I've heard. I LOVE the U.S. album version, but all the other versions sound more like edits of the 12" remix to me.[/i]

Yeah, I've always wondered what the deal was, too. The remastered tracklist looks like a dupe of the EU CD, so I would assume it's the UK album version (which I think is the 7" single mix) of Oh L'Amour. This mix sucks, in my opinion, with the disco sound effects.

[crystal]

tracklistings sound really promising, nice additional dvds - if they are done in similar way to the anniversary edition of The Innocents, we are in for a treat. Nice to finally have the 'Live at Karlssons' gig on dvd!

[budaniel]

am i right in thinking that if you have the singles boxes, everything on Wonderland you already have, or am I missing something? I can see on Circus that the Shiver mix of Sometimes is included, so I'm excited about that because I've only had that on vinyl.

[obs]

THe only new audio tracks on both CDs are the radio sessions. All the remixes and b-sides have appeared on the singles boxsets.
http://www.discogs.com/release/139973

[moni]

I actually think it would have been a better idea to have included a remastered version of The Two Ring Circus with The Circus.

[crystal]

[quote][i]Originally posted by moni[/i]
<br>I actually think it would have been a better idea to have included a remastered version of The Two Ring Circus with The Circus.
[/quote]

it actually surprises me a bit, that they don't go for that option - at least I'd expected that to be the bonus if The Circus would be rereleased - wouldn't have minded that either. I am more than happy though, that they include the radio session from 1987 which is ace, have that on an old tape here + always hoped for a release.

[Spudboy]

[:(!]Actually, wasn't the Who Needs Love Like That (Betty Boop Mix) was left off the singles box due to licensing reasons???

Still looking for my girl with auburn hair and tawny eyes...

[moni]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Spudboy[/i]
<br>[:(!]Actually, wasn't the Who Needs Love Like That (Betty Boop Mix) was left off the singles box due to licensing reasons???

Still looking for my girl with auburn hair and tawny eyes...
[/quote]
It's on the It Doesn't Have To Be single if you check that link that obs posted above.

[budaniel]

What I meant to say about the shiver mix of Sometimes is that I've only had the full length 7 1/2" minute mix on vinyl. It's on the boxed set, but it's an edit that runs less than 6 minutes.

[GJH]

Not a bad price for both sets plus 2 T shirts especially if, like me, you only have the albums on original double play cassette! Good to see a wide range of T shirt sizes too!
GJH