If you missed out on Erasure's enormous box set released through PledgeMusic last holiday, it doesn't have to be--it's being made available to the general public this week.
From Moscow to Mars: An Erasure Anthology is a treasury of riches from the seminal British synthpop duo, covering their first three decades together. This 12CD/1DVD set includes a variety of hits and rarities, including:
- Three discs of the band's complete single A-sides
- Two discs of the group's personal favorites, one compiled by singer Andy Bell and one by Vince Clarke
- Two discs of non-LP B-sides
- Two discs of remixes, including many previously unreleased gems
- A new live collection featuring recordings from 25 years of touring
- A disc of mostly unreleased demos and other rare recordings
- The 2016 radio documentary A Little Respect: 30 Years of Erasure
- The DVD premiere of 1989's longform video The Wild! Concert with bonus backstage footage
Erasure's synthpop pedigree is impossible to deny, with Vince Clarke having been a charter member of Depeche Mode and Yazoo. But his longest and most successful pairing has been with singer Andy Bell, whose distinctive, reach-for-the-sky vocal style earned the group an unbroken string of 24 U.K. Top 40 hits in their first 21 years together. Songs like "Chains of Love," "A Little Respect," "Always" and "Breathe" remain seminal examples of the genre, and helped the group sell more than 25 million records worldwide. And with a new album, World Be Gone (their 17th for Mute Records), due in May, now's a great time for the Erasure superfan to pick up this deluxe package, offering the art amenities of the original release (a hardback book, two art prints, six postcards, a "space passport," and a set of stamps).
From Moscow to Mars is on sale at Amazon with a general release date of Friday, March 24. Pre-order your copy below!
From Moscow to Mars: An Erasure Anthology (Mute EBX5, 2016)
Disc 1: Singles 1986-1991
- 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
Disc 2: Singles 1991-2003
- Love to Hate You
- Am I Right?
- Breath of Life
- Take a Chance on Me
- 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
- Freedom
- Moon & The Sky
- Solsbury Hill
- Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
Disc 3: Singles 2005-2015
- Breathe
- Don't Say You Love Me
- Here I Go Impossible Again
- All This Time Still Falling Out of Love
- Boy (Acoustic)
- I Could Fall In Love With You
- Sunday Girl
- Storm in a Teacup
- Sucker for Love
- When I Start To (Break It All Down)
- Be With You
- Fill Us With Fire
- Gaudete
- Make It Wonderful
- Elevation
- Reason
- Sacred
Disc 1, Tracks 1-3 from Wonderland (Mute, 1986)
Disc 1, Tracks 4-7 from The Circus (Mute, 1987)
Disc 1, Tracks 8-10 from The Innocents (Mute, 1988)
Disc 1, Track 11 from Crackers International EP (Mute, 1988)
Disc 1, Tracks 12-15 from Wild! (Mute, 1989)
Disc 1, Track 16 and Disc 2, Tracks 1-3 from Chorus (Mute, 1991)
Disc 2, Track 4 from ABBA-esque EP (Mute, 1992)
Disc 2, Tracks 5-7 from I Say I Say I Say (Mute, 1994)
Disc 2, Tracks 8-10 from Erasure (Mute, 1995)
Disc 2, Tracks 11-13 from Cowboy (Mute, 1997)
Disc 2, Tracks 14-15 from Loveboat (Mute, 2000)
Disc 2, Tracks 16-17 from Other People's Songs (Mute, 2003)
Disc 3, Tracks 1-4 from Nightbird (Mute, 2005)
Disc 3, Track 5 from Union Street (Mute, 2006)
Disc 3, Tracks 6-9 from Light At the End of the World (Mute, 2007)
Disc 3, Tracks 10-12 from Tomorrow's World (Mute, 2011)
Disc 3, Tracks 13-14 from Snow Globe (Mute, 2013)
Disc 3, Tracks 15-16 from The Violet Flame (Mute, 2014)
Disc 4: Compiled by Andy Bell
- Fill Us With Fire
- Save Me Darling
- Fly Away
- Here I Go Impossible Again
- Witch in the Ditch
- Miracle
- Siren Song
- Mad As We Are
- Boy (Acoustic)
- Joan
- I Bet You're Mad At Me
- Golden Heart
- A Long Goodbye
- What Will I Say When You're Gone
- Brother & Sister
- A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot
Disc 5: Compiled by Vince Clarke
- Sono Luminus
- Because You're So Sweet
- Love Affair
- Home
- Alien
- Precious
- Don't Dance
- How My Eyes Adore You
- Boy
- Blues Away
- Spiralling (Acoustic)
- Piano Song
- Tenderest Moments (Acoustic)
- Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
- Cry So Easy
- You've Got to Save Me Right Now
- Weight of the World
Disc 4, Tracks 1, 14 and 16 and Disc 5, Track 16 from Tomorrow's World (Mute, 2011)
Disc 4, Track 2 and Disc 5, Tracks 3, 6 and 9 from Cowboy (Mute, 1997)
Disc 4, Tracks 3 and 12 and Disc 5, Track 8 from Light At the End of the World (Mute, 2007)
Disc 4, Tracks 4 and 11 from Nightbird (Mute, 2005)
Disc 4, Track 5 and Disc 5, Track 17 from The Innocents (Mute, 1988)
Disc 4, Track 6 and Disc 5, Tracks 2 and 10 from I Say I Say I Say (Mute, 1994)
Disc 4, Tracks 7 and 10 and Disc 5, Track 4 from Chorus (Mute, 1991)
Disc 4, Track 8 and Disc 5, Track 5 from Loveboat (Mute, 2000)
Disc 4, Track 9 and Disc 5, Tracks 11 and 13 from Union Street (Mute, 2006)
Disc 4, Track 13 and Disc 5, Track 1 from Erasure (Mute, 1995)
Disc 4, Track 15 and Disc 5, Track 12 from Wild! (Mute, 1989)
Disc 5, Track 7 from The Circus (Mute, 1987)
Disc 5, Track 14 from Other People's Songs (Mute, 2003)
Disc 5, Track 15 from Wonderland (Mute, 1986)
Disc 6: B-Sides
- Supernature
- The Hardest Part
- When I Needed You
- She Won't Be Home
- Knocking On Your Door
- Don't Suppose
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
- Over the Rainbow
- Waiting for Sex
- Tenderest Moments
- March On Down the Line
- Dreamlike State
- The Soldier's Return
- Heart of Glass (Live in Oxford)
- Let It Flow
- Runaround On the Underground
- Rapture
- Paradise
Disc 7: B-Sides
- La La La
- Truly, Madly, Deeply
- Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Sweet Sweet Baby
- True Love Wars
- Ghost
- Hi NRG
- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
- In the Name of the Heart
- Die 4 Love
- Tragic
- First Contact
- Love is Colder Than Death
- Don't Say No
- In the Hall of the Mountain King
- No G.D.M.
- Take Me On a Highway
- Tomorrow's World
Disc 6, Track 1 from "You Surround Me" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE99, 1989
Disc 6, Tracks 2 and 4-5 from Crackers International EP (Mute, 1988)
Disc 6, Track 3 from "Ship of Fools" single - Mute MUTE74, 1988
Disc 6, Track 6 from "Chains of Love" single - Mute MUTE83, 1988
Disc 6, Track 7 from "Oh L'amour" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE45, 1986
Disc 6, Track 8 from "Chorus" single - Mute MUTE125, 1991
Disc 6, Tracks 9 and 15 from "Am I Right?" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE134, 1991
Disc 6, Track 10 from "Run to the Sun" single - Mute MUTE153, 1994
Disc 6, Track 11 from "Oh L'amour" single - Mute MUTE45, 1986
Disc 6, Track 12 from "Star" single - Mute MUTE111, 1990
Disc 6, Track 13 from "Victim of Love" single - Mute MUTE61, 1987
Disc 6, Track 14 from "Don't Say Your Love is Killing Me" cassette single - Mute CMUTE195, 1997
Disc 6, Track 16 and Disc 7, Track 16 from "Blue Savannah" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE109, 1990
Disc 6, Track 17 from "In My Arms" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE190, 1997
Disc 6, Track 18 from "Drama!" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE89, 1989
Disc 7, Track 1 from "Love to Hate You" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE131, 1991
Disc 7, Tracks 2 and 6 from "I Love Saturday" EP - Mute EPCDMUTE166, 1994
Disc 7, Track 3 from "A Little Respect" single - Mute MUTE85, 1988
Disc 7, Track 4 from "Drama!" single - Mute MUTE89, 1989
Disc 7, Track 5 from "Stay With Me" cassette single - Mute CMUTE174, 1995
Disc 7, Track 7 from "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" cassette single - Mute CMUTE178, 1995
Disc 7, Track 8 from "Chains of Love" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE83, 1988
Disc 7, Track 9 from "In My Arms" CD single - Mute CDMUTE190, 1997
Disc 7, Track 10 from "Reason" CD single - Mute CDMUTE528, 2014
Disc 7, Track 11 from "Always" single - Mute MUTE152, 1994
Disc 7, Track 12 from "Rain" CD single - Mute INT884697-2, 1997
Disc 7, Track 13 from "A Little Respect" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE85, 1988
Disc 7, Track 14 from "Heavenly Action" single - Mute MUTE42, 1985
Disc 7, Track 15 from "It Doesn't Have to Be Like That" single - Mute MUTE56, 1987
Disc 7, Track 17 from "Sunday Girl" single - Mute MUTE376, 2007
Disc 7, Track 18 from "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" CD single - Mute CDMUTE464, 2011
Disc 8: Remixes
- A Little Respect (Extended Mix)
- Waiting for the Day (Vince Clarke Remix) *
- Supernature (William Orbit Remix)
- Blue Savannah (Little Boots Remix) *
- S.O.S. (Perimeter Mix)
- Love to Hate You (Bruce Forest Remix)
- Snappy (The Spice Has Risen Mix)
- Ship of Fools (Gjone & Nicka Stella Polaris Remix) *
- The Circus (The Equalateral Mix) *
- Elevation (Jack Antonoff Remix)
- Stay With Me (Guitar Mix)
Disc 9: Remixes
- Stop! (12″ Remix)
- I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley 12″ Mix)
- Always (Always In Motion) *
- Blue Savannah (Out of the Blue Remix)
- Oh L'amour (Almighty Remix) *
- Chorus (Aggressive Trance Mix)
- Heavenly Action (Matt Pop's Planet Cupid Mix) *
- Breath of Life (Joey Beltram Umbilical Mix)
- You Surround Me (Syrinx Mix)
- If I Could (Japanese Mix)
- Rock Me Gently (A Combination of Special Events)
Disc 8, Track 1 from "A Little Respect" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE85, 1988
Disc 8, Track 3 from "You Surround Me" limited 12" single - Mute L12MUTE99, 1989
Disc 8, Track 5 from ABBA-esque: The Remixes - Mute L12MUTE144, 1992
Disc 8, Track 6 from "Love to Hate You" U.S. CD single - Sire 40218-2, 1991
Disc 8, Track 7 from "Chorus" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE125, 1991
Disc 8, Track 10 from The Violet Flame Remixes EP - Mute RSDSTUMM375, 2015
Disc 8, Track 11 from "Stay With Me" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE174, 1995
Disc 9, Track 1 from Crackers International limited edition - Mute L12MUTE93, 1988
Disc 9, Track 2 from "I Could Fall In Love With You" maxi-CD single - Mute LCDMUTE366, 2007Disc 9, Track 4 from "Blue Savannah" U.S. 12" promo - Sire PRO-A-3801, 1989
Disc 9, Track 6 from "Chorus" 12" promo - Mute P12MUTE125, 1991
Disc 9, Track 8 from "Breath of Life" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE142, 1992
Disc 9, Track 9 from "You Surround Me" 12" single - Mute 12MUTE99, 1989
Disc 9, Track 10 from "Victim of Love" limited 12" single - L12MUTE61, 1986
Disc 9, Track 11 from "Rock Me Gently" Czech 12" single - Mute 12NEMY4, 1996
Disc 10: Live
- Victim of Love (The Circus Tour 1987)
- Knocking On Your Door (The Erasure Show 2005)
- A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot (Tomorrow's World Tour 2011)
- Joan (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour 1992)
- Witch in the Ditch (The Innocents Tour 1988)
- I Bet You're Mad At Me (The Erasure Show 2005)
- Home (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour 1992)
- Spiralling (The Innocents Tour 1988)
- Sunday Girl (Light At the End of the World Tour 2007)
- Don't Say Your Love is Killing Me (An Evening with Erasure 1997)
- Breathe (The Erasure Show 2005)
- Sometimes (The Innocents Tour 1988)
- Tenderest Moments (The Acoustic Tour 2006)
- Ave Maria (The Erasure Show 2005)
- The Soldiers Return (The Phantasmagorical Entertainment Tour 1992)
- I Could Fall In Love With You (Light At the End of the World Tour 2007)
- A Little Respect (The Innocents Tour 1988)
Disc 11: Rarities
- Who Needs Love Like That (Audition Version)
- Blue (Searching)
- Piano (Tomorrow's World Demo)
- Waiting for the Day (Demo)
- Siempre (Always - Spanish Version)
- 2000 Miles (Monteverde 7″ Mix)
- Chanson (Moon & The Sky French Demo)
- Am I Right? (Guitar Demo)
- Worlds On Fire (Demo)
- Run to the Sun (Demo)
- Breath of Life (Piano Demo)
- Alien (Demo)
- A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot (Demo)
- Moon & The Sky (The Beatmasters Remix)
- Untitled (Loveboat Demo)
- Amo Odiarti (Love to Hate You - Italian Disco Anthem Mix)
- UK Vibe 3 (Tomorrow's World Demo)
- Symphony
- Reason (Sirius XM Radio Session)
Disc 12: A Little Respect - 30 Years of Erasure (radio documentary)
DVD: The Wild! Concert (originally released as BMG Video 790 407, 1989)
- Piano Song
- How Many Times?
- You Surround Me
- Knocking On Your Door
- Brother and Sister
- Crown of Thorns
- Star
- Chains of Love
- Hideaway
- Supernature
- Sometimes
- The Hardest Part
- Oh L'amour
- Drama!
- A Little Respect
- Spiralling
- La Gloria
- Ship of Fools
- It Doesn't Have to Be
- Blue Savannah
- Who Needs Love Like That
- Stop!
- Victim of Love
- Bonus: Backstage Footage
BillyD says
That's funny. It was supposed to be a limited run. A lot of fans that thought it was exclusive will be mad. More than likely there were more copies pressed than ordered. I really wanted to buy this, but I already own most of the music. I think for 13 albums they should have just released the catalogue. Their album remasters stopped after EMI was sold and BMG has done a horrible job with the Mute catalogue.
This box was released around the time of the Dead or Alive box. I opted for this as mine included the signed print from Pete Burns. The box has doubled in price and if you include the replacement discs it's current DIscogs value brings it close to $450
Carlos says
Erasure's one of the most memorablea and touching music acts...a long amazing songs. catalog, fantastis shows....media only shows us crap nowadays....Erasure keep their finger on their original and pure style....that's why we all the fans love the band....this box set is worth it even if you're not a big fan .. .. it as good prove that good music last forever !
LONG LIFE TO ERASURE