Erasure4Rum

Tin Soldier wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:38 pm Sadly, this just reminds me of how many newssellers no longer carry this locally. (Although I'll get it via other means if need be.)

MikeyC wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:44 pm Thanks so much for posting!! It’s all perfectly readable until, unfortunately, the last page (with Abba-esque at the top)... any chance that page can be reposted??

A great read, thank you again!!

Pughie wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:10 am

MikeyC wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:44 pm Thanks so much for posting!! It’s all perfectly readable until, unfortunately, the last page (with Abba-esque at the top)... any chance that page can be reposted??

A great read, thank you again!!

Done

MikeyC wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:29 pm Some of Andy’s album memories are on the slightly dark side...

moxxey wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:56 pm

MikeyC wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:29 pm Some of Andy’s album memories are on the slightly dark side...

So interesting when you read ABBA-esque was supposed to be an album. A loose London-based friend at the time was close to someone at Mute's PR department and he could get really early promos. I distinctly remember him telling me about Erasure working on ABBA tracks and discussed 6 and that they'd definitely include Summer Night City and Mamma Mia. For some reason, they were dropped from the release and it was put out as a 4-track.

To this day I still wish that we'd hear those two tracks. My guess is though, they weren't recorded, just proposed.

The same 'friend' once played me a very early release of Love To Hate You which I thought was amazing. Felt like it was months before Chorus was released. He wouldn't give me the vinyl though. Was told it couldn't be lent to anyone at any cost! Played, twice, but that was it. Memories!