Erasure4Rum

Release Dates
UK 16 October 1989
Germany 16 October 1989
USA 24 October 1989

• Piano Song [1:09]
• Blue Savannah [4:23]
• Drama! [4:09]
• How Many Times? [3:17]
• Star [3:54]
• La Gloria [3:19]
• You Surround Me [3:58]
• Brother And Sister [3:24]
• 2000 Miles [3:39]
• Crown of Thorns [4:00]
• Piano Song [3:14]





CD1 – WILD! REMASTERED

Piano Song – Instrumental
Blue Savannah
Drama!
How Many Times?
Star
La Gloria
You Surround Me
Brother and Sister
2000 Miles
Crown Of Thorns
Piano Song

CD2 – B-SIDES, REMIXES & RARITIES

Sweet, Sweet Baby (The Moo Moo Mix)
Drama! (Richard Norris Mix) previously unreleased
Blue Savannah (Mark Saunders 12″ Mix)
Piano Song (Live at the London Arena) previously unreleased
Runaround On The Underground (Remix)
How Many Times? (Alternative Mix) previously unreleased
Supernature (Daniel Miller & Phil Legg Remix)
Star (Soul Mix)
No GDM (Unfinished Mix)
Drama! (Act 2)
Brother and Sister (Live at the London Arena) previously unreleased
Dreamlike State (7″ Acappella Mix) previously unreleased
You Surround Me (Gareth Jones Mix)
91 Steps (6 Pianos Mix)

With this being the only reissue announced for 2019, do you think they will issue an updated single mix and release? Were there any tracks from Wild that were discussed as singles that never were? Which single should be updated, if it were your choice? I feel like Star could use a refreshing and some new mixes.

I wonder if there might be out takes from the Pierre et Gilles photo session in the book portion of the reissue! I find the art for this project extremely iconic!!

davekcmo wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:03 am With this being the only reissue announced for 2019, do you think they will issue an updated single mix and release? Were there any tracks from Wild that were discussed as singles that never were? Which single should be updated, if it were your choice? I feel like Star could use a refreshing and some new mixes.

One would think we'd have heard of one by now were it coming. Ordinarily, my gut says yes to a remix ep in this scenario, but, again, this deluxe reissue is designed for a lower price than previous ones. That might be telling insofar as to how far they are willing to go with this one.

Given the choice, I'd actually love 2,000 Miles or La Gloria (which technically was a single), but Star would also be my choice if sticking with one of the original single tracks as the core of a new remix ep.

MikeyC wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:55 am I wonder if there might be out takes from the Pierre et Gilles photo session in the book portion of the reissue! I find the art for this project extremely iconic!!

Well, again, look at the format. Were there loads of material, we aren't likely to see a great deal of it, nor in the 12×12" format this deserves. Still, fingers crossed.

Tin Soldier wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:18 pm

MikeyC wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:55 am I wonder if there might be out takes from the Pierre et Gilles photo session in the book portion of the reissue! I find the art for this project extremely iconic!!

Well, again, look at the format. Were there loads of material, we aren't likely to see a great deal of it, nor in the 12×12" format this deserves. Still, fingers crossed.

Correction: Fingers & thumbs crossed!!

Here is the brand new Drama! (Richard Norris Remix) from the new remaster of Wild!



It’s an interesting mix with no original instrumentation at all,but Andy’s vocal sounds really fresh and vibrant,maybe it’s without the full production of the original that muddies it up a bit?
I do like it though I wasn’t expecting too.

It's a bit softsynthy, but I like it. I think it's well aimed at the market for the reissue.

Ah.. I was pleasantly surprised by this.

I kind of just assumed that 'previously unreleased' meant it was a remix from the Wild! era vaults that didn't make it onto any of the 12" singles, but it seems like it's a 'newer' mix.

I'm guessing it's not 'new' specifically for this Wild! re-release though.

I wonder if it was originally commissioned for 'Pop! Remixed'. Or maybe even more recently for 'Always - the best of' or 'Moscow To Mars'.

I like it! It's not quite Drama (Act II) which still drives me wild to this day (in other words, I can't help but start dancing enthusiastically) but it's fun!!