25/12/02
 official : happy christmas! here is a message from Vince and Andy:
 
realvideo: ISDN quality | 56k quality | 28k quality
windoze media: ISDN quality | 56k quality | 28k quality |

19/12/02
to fans in the UK: dont forget to pre-order your solsbury hill-set (cd1, cd2, dvd) at your local record store, as it will only be available for ONE week. if your record store doesnt have enough copies in stock you wont get them. |
 
i got some more pictures from the fan-club-gig. thx, Neal. |

18/12/02
 rumours : according to an unconfirmed press release Mute North America will release a different version of loveboat:
...Entitled "Other People's Songs", the new album, the follow up to 2000's UK only album, Loveboat (which will be expanded and released by Mute North America later in 2003) features the following songs and was recorded over the last year with Gareth Jones, best known for his work with Depeche Mode... |

14/12/02
here are some pictures from the fan-club-gig in birmingham. thx to Craig!

the setlist was:

• Alien
• In My Arms
• Blue Savannah
• Ship Of Fools
• Cant Help Falling In Love
• Chains Of Love
• Breath Of Life
• L'amour
• Always
• Love To Hate You
• Victim Of Love
• A Little Respect
• interval with q&a's not long enough!!!!
• True Love Ways
• You Surround Me
• Piano Song
• Everybodys Got To Learn Sometime
• Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling
• Chorus
• Goodnight

• Solsbury Hill
• Sometimes
• Stop! |

12/12/02
There was an interview made by russian dj Egor Shishkovsky. a transcript can be found on his website, but its in russian so here is a translation. thx to Twilight! |

10/12/02
 official :
solsbury hill will be released two weeks earlier in the US on 14th of january.
news updates, new album snippets and new photos @ erasureinfo.com. |

3/12/02
 official + rumours : infos from recent interviews:

• Vince and Andy have already written four new erasure songs for a new album
• the video for solsbury hill was again directed by Vince, but Mute rejected it (or parts of it). so the fan club gig will be filmed and used for a new video
• Andy and Gareth Jones have worked on a remix for wheatus version of a little respect, but it was not finished
• there are unconfirmed plans (at least there were plans) for a tour in USA and Germany
• there may be a rerelease of the videos on DVD
• Vince will play guitar during the concerts
• "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" might be the next single
• Vince wants to do something special for sylvester (remember the shed show) |

29/11/02
 official : new covers and a new sound-snippet @ erasureinfo.com

an Interview with Andy can be downloaded here |

20/11/02
 official : *** Erasure - The Other Tour - Extra Date ***
Due to overwhelming demand, Erasure will now play *two* nights at the London Astoria with an extra date added on Saturday the 22nd of February. (© eis) |

20/11/02
 official : the cover of solsbury hill

14/11/02
 official : "The Other Tour"-dates:

February 2003:
Sun 9 Norwich UEA
Mon 10 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Wed 12 Grimsby Auditorium
Thu 13 Preston Guildhall
Fri 14 Middlesbrough Town Hall
Sun 16 Glasgow Barrowland
Mon 17 York Barbican
Tue 18 Derby Assembly Rooms
Fri 21 London Astoria

book online at: www.cclive.co.uk/erasure

13/11/02
 official : the cover artwork:

9/11/02
 official : US release of Solsbury Hill (28th January 2003):
Tracklisting:
CD:

1. Solsbury Hill - Radio Mix
2. Solsbury Hill - Dave Bascombe mix
3. Tell It To Me
4. Searching
5. Video Killed The Radio Star - 37B Mix
6. Solsbury Hill - 37B Mix
7. Solsbury Hill - Manhattan Clique Extended remix
8. Ave Maria
9. [Enhanced CD ROM content:] Short film - Dr Jeckyll and Mistress Hyde