Erasure – I Say I Say I Say 2CD expanded hardback book edition, out 5 November
ERASURE – I SAY I SAY I SAY
(DELUXE EDITION)2CD
EXPANDED HARDBACK BOOK EDITION
INC ‘ALWAYS’, ‘RUN TO THE SUN’
AND ‘I LOVE SATURDAY’
OUT 5 NOVEMBER 2021
ON MUTE BMG
LISTEN TO A RECENTLY DISCOVERED, UNRELEASED REMIX HERE
UK TOUR STARTS 1 OCTOBER IN GLASGOW
ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) will release the deluxe 2CD expanded hardback book edition of their 1994 album I Say I Say I Say on 5 November 2021 and today share a previously unreleased mix of ‘I Love Saturday’ by Ian Levine: https://youtu.be/xeaMieSA_-o
I Say I Say I Say is the band’s sixth album, and on release became their fourth consecutive album to hit the #1 slot in the UK Charts. Produced by Martyn Ware, one of the founding members of The Human League and Heaven 17, it featured three Top 20 singles: the Top 5 ballad ‘Always’, pop anthem ‘Run To The Sun’ whose accompanying video featuring a then unknown Jason Statham and ‘I Love Saturday’.
The 32-track package, released by Mute BMG, is available as a hardback book with unseen photographs of the band by Douglas Brothers and new sleevenotes by Mat Smith. CD1 includes the original album alongside the six b-sides from across the singles, while CD2’s 16 tracks feature rare remixes, BBC recordings, alternate mixes and demos – with six of these unreleased until now. The band are currently celebrating the release of their eighteenth studio album,
The Neon, which went into the UK Official Albums Chart at #4, their highest chart position since I Say I Say I Say. October 2021 will see Erasure touring across the UK, Ireland, Germany and Denmark, kicking off at the Glasgow Armadillo auditorium on 1 October, with a London date at the O2 Arena on 17 October.
ERASURE I SAY I SAY I SAY – 2CD EXPANDED EDITION (XLCD STUMM 115)
DISC ONE
1 – Take Me Back
2 – I Love Saturday
3 – Man In The Moon
4 – So The Story Goes
5 – Run To The Sun
6 – Always
7 – All Through The Years
8 – Blues Away
9 – Miracle
10 – Because You’re So Sweet
B-Sides
11 – Tragic – Live Vocal
12 – Tenderest Moments
13 – Ghost
14 – Truly, Madly, Deeply
15 – Dodo
16 – Tragic
DISC TWO
1 – Always (Extended Mix)
2 – I Love Saturday ( Ian Levine Remix)**
3 – Run To The Sun (Beatmaster’s Intergalactic Mix)
4 – Always (Cappella Club Remix – Edit)
5 – Because You’re So Sweet (BBC Radio 1 Session)**
6 – Heart Of Glass (BBC Radio 1 Session)**
7 – Siempre
8 – Run To The Sun – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Mix (Chris & Cosey Remix)
9 – I Love Saturday (Demo Version)
10 – Miracle (Later With Jools)**
11 – Because You’re So Sweet (Later With Jools)**
12 – Always (Acoustic Version)
13 – So The Story Goes (Choral Mix)**
14 – I Love Saturday (Flower Mix)
15 – Run To The Sun (The Diss-Cuss Mix)
16 – Always (X Dub Cut – Full Length Version)
** unreleased
ERASURE – THE NEON TOUR – 2021 DATES
1 Oct 21 – Glasgow, Armadillo – SOLD OUT
2 Oct 21 – Glasgow, Armadillo – SOLD OUT
4 Oct – Glasgow, Armadillo – NEW DATE
6 Oct 21 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall – SOLD OUT
7 Oct 21 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall – SOLD OUT
9 Oct 21 – Manchester, O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT
10 Oct 21 – Manchester, O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT
12 Oct 21 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
14 Oct 21 – Bournemouth, International Centre
16 Oct 21 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena – SOLD OUT
17 Oct 21 – London, The O2 *with additional special guest Blancmange
18 Oct 21 – Brighton, Centre
2022 DATES
11 May 22 – Dublin, 3Arena – Rescheduled from 4 Oct 21
13 May 22 – Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle – Rescheduled from 21 Oct 21
14 May 22 – Cologne, Palladium – Rescheduled from 24 Oct 21
16 May 22 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena – Rescheduled from 26 Oct 21
17 May 22 – Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena – Rescheduled from 27 Oct 21
19 May 22 – Leipzig, Immobilien Arena – Rescheduled from 28 Oct 21
20 May 22 – Berlin, Max-Velodrom – Rescheduled from 22 Oct 21
*support from Wayne G across the UK dates
Pre-order: https://erasure.lnk.to/ISayISayISayPR
I Love Saturday Ian Levine Remix: https://youtu.be/xeaMieSA_-o
RECENT PRAISE FOR THE NEON
“A guiltless pleasure” – MOJO 4/5
” A record this vibrant, after this long, deserves more than a little respect.” – METRO 4/5
“Positively pulsates with rude melody and soulful exuberance” – UNCUT
“Pop marvels strike again” – RECORD COLLECTOR 4/5
“…an album that will proudly sit amongst Erasure’s best” – BUZZ 4/5