- – The Very Best of Erasure was the second greatest hits package released by the group. Capitalizing on a resurgence of Erasure music after their successful covers album Other People's Songs, Mute Records released Hits! In 2003 to reintroduce people to Erasure's music and to give an update to their 1992 singles compilation Pop! - the First 20 Hits.
- 30th Anniversary Edition of 1986 Synth-Pop Classic Mastered by Kevin Gray At Cohearent Audio. What if Depeche Mode just wanted to dance? Wonderland is the classic 1986 debut of Erasure, formed by songwriter/synth player Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.Produced by Flood, Wonderland is accessible and catchy synth pop, but also sharp, emotionally charged and redolent of heartache.
- – The Very Best of Erasure was the second greatest hits package released by the group. Capitalizing on a resurgence of Erasure music after their successful covers album Other People's Songs, Mute Records released Hits! In 2003 to reintroduce people to Erasure's music and to give an update to their 1992 singles compilation Pop! - the First 20 Hits.
- Box Set – LCD Stumm 25 (Released 2011) CD1 – Remastered. Who Needs Love (Like That) Reunion; Cry So Easy; Push Me Shove Me – Stop Ending; Heavenly Action; Say What; Love Is A Loser.
LP – Stumm 25
- A1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
- A2. Reunion
- A3. Cry So Easy
- A4. Push Me Shove Me
- A5. Heavenly Action
- B1. Say What
- B2. Love Is A Loser
- B3. Senseless
- B4. My Heart... So Blue
- B5. Oh L'amour
- B6. Pistol
180g vinyl re-issue – released 2016
- A1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
- A2. Reunion
- A3. Cry So Easy
- A4. Push Me Shove Me
- A5. Heavenly Action
- B1. Say What
- B2. Love Is A Loser
- B3. Senseless
- B4. My Heart... So Blue
- B5. Oh L'amour
- B6. Pistol
USA Version
- A1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
- A2. Reunion
- A3. Cry So Easy
- A4. Senseless
- A5. Heavenly Action
- B1. Say What
- B2. Love Is A Loser
- B3. March On Down The Line
- B4. My Heart... So Blue
- B5. Oh L'amour – US Album Mix
Cassette – C Stumm 25
- A1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
- A2. Reunion
- A3. Cry So Easy
- A4. Push Me Shove Me
- A5. Heavenly Action
- B1. Say What
- B2. Love Is A Loser
- B3. Senseless
- B4. My Heart... So Blue
- B5. Oh L'amour
- B6. Pistol
USA Version
- A1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
- A2. Reunion
- A3. Cry So Easy
- A4. Senseless
- A5. Heavenly Action
- B1. Say What
- B2. Love Is A Loser
- B3. March On Down The Line
- B4. My Heart... So Blue
- B5. Oh L'amour – US Album Mix
CD / Digital – CD Stumm 25
- Who Needs Love (Like That)
- Reunion
- Cry So Easy
- Push Me Shove Me – Stop Ending
- 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
USA Version
- Who Needs Love (Like That)
- Reunion
- Cry So Easy
- Senseless
- Heavenly Action
- Say What
- Love Is A Loser
- March On Down The Line
- My Heart... So Blue
- Oh L'amour – US Album Mix
- Who Needs Love (Like That) – The Love That Mix
- Oh L'amour – The Funky Sisters Remix
Box Set – LCD Stumm 25 (Released 2011)
CD1 – Remastered
- Who Needs Love (Like That)
- Reunion
- Cry So Easy
- Push Me Shove Me – Stop Ending
- 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
CD2 – B-sides, remixes & rarities (remastered)
- 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 – BBC Radio One Session, 15 Nov 1985
- Who Needs Love (Like That) – BBC Radio One Session, 15 Nov 1985
- Senseless – Radio One Session, 05 Dec 1985
- Heavenly Action – Radio One Session, 05 Dec 1985
- Say What? – Radio One Session, 05 Dec 1985
- Push Me Shove Me – Radio One Session, 05 Dec 1985
DVD – Promotional Videos / Live In Stockholm
Promotional Videos
- Who Needs Love (Like That)
- Heavenly Action
- Oh L'amour
Live at Karlsson - Stockholm 08 Aug 1986
- 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!
CD Longbox – USA Only Release
- Who Needs Love (Like That)
- Reunion
- Cry So Easy
- Senseless
- Heavenly Action
- Say What
- Love Is A Loser
- March On Down The Line
- My Heart... So Blue
- Oh L'amour – US Album Mix
- Who Needs Love (Like That) – The Love That Mix
- Oh L'amour – The Funky Sisters Remix
Vince Clarke was a groundbreaking synth-pop pioneer before Wonderland. Prior to forming Erasure, Clarke wrote nearly all of songs on Depeche Mode’s iconic first album, Speak and Spell, before moving on to form Yazoo with Alison Moyet (Yaz in the US). Remarkably Clarke found Andy Bell by placing a newspaper ad.
Wonderland | |||
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Released | 1 May 1986(USA) 2 June 1986(UK/Germany) | ||
Recorded | 1985-1986 | ||
Genre | Synthpop | ||
Length | 37:08 | ||
Label | Mute(Germany/UK) Sire(USA) | ||
Producer | Flood | ||
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Singles from Wonderland | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
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Wonderland is the debut studio album by Erasure, recorded in 1985 soon after the duo's formation. It was released on 1 May 1986 by Sire Records in the USA and 2 June 1986 by Mute Records in the UK and Germany.[2] Not an immediate success, the three singles released from it failed to crack the Top 40 in the UK, nor did any of them enter the Billboard Hot 100. 'Who Needs Love Like That' would eventually make the British Top 10 in 1992, and 'Oh L'amour' became a UK Top 20 in 2003, both in remixed form promoting their Pop! The First 20 Hits and Hits! compilations respectively. However, the album fared better in both Germany and Sweden, where it was a Top 20 success.
Erasure's initial exposure in the US came via dance clubs, as two singles did hit the top ten on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
At the time of its release, Wonderland was considered a failure, especially when comparing it to Clarke's prior successes with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Early reviews of the album dubbed Andy Bell as 'an Alison Moyet imitator'.[citation needed]
Wonderland is widely revered as a classic example of mid-80s synthpop, by most critics, and is appreciated now as the beginning stages of one of electronic music's most enduring acts.
Track listing[edit]
All songs were written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, except where noted.
USA release (Sire)[edit]
Side one[edit]
- 'Who Needs Love Like That' (Vince Clarke) - 3:19
- 'Reunion' - 3:25
- 'Cry So Easy' (Andy Bell) - 3:35
- 'Senseless' - 5:20
- 'Heavenly Action' - 3:30
Erasure Songs
Side two[edit]
- 'Say What' - 3:56
- 'Love is a Loser' - 3:02
- 'March on Down the Line' - 3:26
- 'My Heart... So Blue' (Clarke) - 4:31
- 'Oh L'amour' - 3:04
CD bonus tracks[edit]
- 'Who Needs Love Like That (The Love That Mix Version)' - 6:11
- 'Oh L'amour (The Funky Sisters Remix)' - 7:17
UK and Germany releases (Mute)[edit]
Side one[edit]
- 'Who Needs Love Like That' (Clarke)
- 'Reunion'
- 'Cry So Easy' (Bell)
- 'Push Me Shove Me' (Clarke)
- 'Heavenly Action'
Side two[edit]
- 'Say What'
- 'Love is a Loser'
- 'Senseless'
- 'My Heart... So Blue' (Clarke)
- 'Oh L'amour'
- 'Pistol'
CD bonus tracks[edit]
- 'Say What' (remix)
- 'March on Down the Line' (remix)
- 'Senseless' (remix)
The US version drops the tracks 'Push Me Shove Me' and 'Pistol' and adds 'March on Down the Line' which was originally the B-side to 'Oh L'amour' in the UK (and also appeared in remixed form as a CD bonus track on the UK version of the album). The CD versions of both the UK and US versions of the album have different remixes as bonus tracks.
The UK and US album versions of 'Oh L'amour' were slightly different.The Brazilian edition of the album contains the live version of 'Oh L'amour' as track 6.
Chart performance[edit]
Original release[edit]
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
---|---|
German Albums Chart[3] | 20 |
Swedish Albums Chart[4] | 13 |
UK Albums Chart[5] | 71 |
1988 re-issue[edit]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
---|---|
UK Albums Chart[6] | 82 |
1989 re-issue[edit]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
---|---|
UK Albums Chart[7] | 73 |
Release history[edit]
Date | Region | Label | Catalog |
---|---|---|---|
2 June 1986 | United Kingdom | Mute Records | STUMM25 |
United States | Sire Records | 25354 |
2011 remaster and repackage[edit]
On 4 July 2011, EMI re-released Erasure's first two albums in 2CD/DVD format. Both feature the original album remastered, plus another disc of tracks associated with the album, and a DVD containing promo videos and a live concert.
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | 'Who Needs Love Like That?' | 3:19 |
2. | 'Reunion' | 3:25 |
3. | 'Cry So Easy' | 3:35 |
4. | 'Push Me, Shove Me' (Remix) | 5:20 |
5. | 'Heavenly Action' | 3:30 |
6. | 'Say What' | 3:56 |
7. | 'Love Is a Loser' | 3:02 |
8. | 'Senseless' | 3:26 |
9. | 'My Heart... So Blue' | 4:31 |
10. | 'Oh L'amour' | 3:04 |
11. | 'Pistol' | 3:30 |
12. | 'Say What' (Remix) | 7:22 |
13. | 'March on Down the Line' (Remix) | 6:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | 'Who Needs Love Like That?' (Mexican Mix) | 6:11 |
2. | 'Push Me, Shove Me' (Extended as Far as Possible Mix) | 4:09 |
3. | 'Don't Say No' (Ruby Red Mix) | 6:09 |
4. | 'Heavenly Action' (12' Mix) | 6:11 |
5. | 'March on Down the Line' | 3:46 |
6. | 'Oh L'amour' (PWL Funky Sisters Say 'Ooh La La') | 7:17 |
7. | 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!' (Remix) | 4:58 |
8. | 'Cry So Easy' (BBC Radio One Session: Bruno Brookes, 15/11/85) | 3:43 |
9. | 'Who Needs Love Like That?' (BBC Radio One Session: Bruno Brookes, 15/11/85) | 3:33 |
10. | 'Senseless' (BBC Radio One Session 5/12/85) | 3:32 |
11. | 'Heavenly Action' (BBC Radio One Session 5/12/85) | 3:38 |
12. | 'Say What' (BBC Radio One Session 5/12/85) | 3:25 |
13. | 'Push Me, Shove Me' (BBC Radio One Session 5/12/85) | 2:50 |
2016 'Erasure 30' 30th Anniversary BMG Reissue LP[edit]
Subsequent to their acquisition of Erasure's back catalog, and in anticipation of the band's 30th anniversary, BMG commissioned reissues of all previously released UK editions of Erasure albums up to and including 2007's Light at the End of the World. All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker.
2016 '30th Anniversary Edition' USA Audiophile Remaster LP[edit]
In December 2016, American boutique record label Intervention Records released an audiophile-quality analogue remaster of the US release sourced from Sire's masters still held by Warner Brothers in the USA. The release was pressed on 180-gram vinyl and in a 60s-style Tip-On jacket.
Intervention also planned and begun work on a similar release of Erasure's second album, The Circus, for the first quarter of 2017, but it was withdrawn in February of that year.
Erasure Wonderland Album Covers
References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^'Erasure • Albums • Wonderland'. Erasureinfo.com. 2 June 1986. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^'charts.de'. charts.de. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Erasure&titel=Wonderland&cat=a
- ^'The Official Charts Company - Wonderland by Erasure Search'. The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- ^'The Official Charts Company - Wonderland by Erasure Search'. The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- ^'The Official Charts Company - Wonderland by Erasure Search'. The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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