The deluxe 3-disc 21st Anniversary edition of Erasure's classic album 'The Innocents' is released today (November 24th in the USA) from all good online and offline retailers. The three discs are packaged inside a CD sized 20-page hardback book that includes interviews with Vince Clarke and Andy Bell about the making of the record and their thoughts on all the tracks...
CD 1 – THE INNOCENTS (remastered)
This is the original Innocents album in a remastered edition and it sounds great, I'm sure you know the tracklisting already, but here it is again just in case...
A Little Respect
Ship Of Fools
Phantom Bride
Chains Of Love
Hallowed Ground
Sixty-Five Thousand
Heart Of Stone
Yahoo!
Imagination
Witch In The Ditch
Weight In The World
When I Needed You (Meloncholic Mix)
River Deep Mountain High (Private Dance Mix)
CD 2 – B-SIDES, REMIXES & RARITIES (remastered)
Something for everyone on this CD, which includes the much sought after 7" version of River Deep Mountain High, the US mixes of Chains Of Love and A Little Respect and four previously unreleased tracks from the BBC's 'In Concert' recording of Erasure at London's Hammersmith Odeon on The Innocents tour back in 1988.
Ship Of Fools (Shiver Me Timbers Mix)
When I Needed You
River Deep Mountain High (7" Version)
Chains Of Love (The Unfettered Mix)
Don’t Suppose (Country Joe Mix)
The Good The Bad and the Ugly (The Dangerous Remix)
A Little Respect (12" House Mix)
Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor (Mark Freegard Mix)
Love Is Colder Than Death
Phantom Bride (BBC 'In Concert' live recording)
Heart Of Stone (BBC 'In Concert' live recording)
Hallowed Ground (BBC 'In Concert' live recording)
Witch In The Ditch (BBC 'In Concert' live recording)
DVD - The Innocents Live / The Videos / BBC Performances / MP3 Edition
This is a fantastic all-regions disc which not only features The Innocents concert from Birmingham's NEC (originally released as a VHS video in 1989) with remixed and remastered audio, plus the two tracks from that concert that have never been released before, but there is also the videos for the three singles taken from the original album, a selection of TV performances from the BBC archives and The Innocents live in MP3 format for you download to your computer or music player!
The Innocents Live – NEC Birmingham 15/11/88
Chains Of Love
A Little Respect
The Circus
The Hardest Part
Push Me Shove Me
Spiralling
Hallowed Ground
Oh L’Amour
Who Needs Love Like That
Stop!
Victim Of Love
Ship Of Fools
Knocking On Your Door
Sometimes
Witch In The Ditch (previously unreleased)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (previously unreleased)
The Innocents At The BBC
Ship Of Fools – Going Live!
A Little Respect – Top Of The Pops
The Innocents Live (BBC 35-minute TV Special - First Broadcast December 12th 1988)
The Innocents - Promotional Videos
Ship Of Fools
Chains Of Love
A Little Respect
The Innocents Live - Downloads
MP3 files of The Innocents Live