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Following the disbandment of the short-lived synth pop group Yazoo, former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke formed Erasure in 1985 with singer Andy Bell. Like Yaz and Depeche Mode, Erasure were a synth-based group, but they had stronger dance inclinations, as well as a sharper, more accessible sense of pop songcraft, than either of Clarke's previous bands. Furthermore, Erasure had the flamboyantly… Read more in Amazon's Erasure Store

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Disc: 1
1. Stop!
2. The Hardest Part
3. Knocking On Your Door
4. She Won't Be Home
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Disc: 2
1. Drama!
2. Sweet, Sweet Baby
3. Drama (Act 2)
4. Sweet, Sweet Baby (The Moo-Moo Mix)
See all 8 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. You Surround Me
2. 91 Steps
3. You Surround Me (Syrinx Mix)
4. Supernature
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Blue Savannah
2. Runaround On The Underground
3. Blue Savannah
4. No G.D.M.
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Disc: 5
1. Star
2. Dreamlike State
3. Star (Trafalmadore Mix)
4. Dreamlike State (The 12 Hour Technicolor Mix)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Full rendition of all edits,mxes and rare issues.Excellent, 6 Jan 2002

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This review is from: Singles Box Set Vol.3 (Audio CD)

Starting from the hit single "Stop" otherwise known as the Crackers International EP,you have every radio edit, remix versions which were released either on CD or Vinyl.There are versions which were not put on CD but were issued on vinyl and vice versa.But now all that has been eliminated and you have all these tracks together, digitally remastered and sounding fantastic.
The Box set houses 5 CD's which is fantastic value for some of the material of which you are getting.
After Crackers came Drama, again with all versions known released in the UK.
You surround me is the next track with a wicked remix by Mark Saunders.There are also 5 different versions of the cover version of Supernature.
Blue Savannah a classic in its own right. Again a superb upbeat remix,plus a catchy b side "Runaround on the Underground"
Star is the final track in the collection with 5 different remixed versions.Its amazing how they can take a song and make it sound so different.
All in all this package gave excellent value for money, with many limited and rare remixes which were once only available on vinyl giving you hours of listening and dancing pleasure.
This one will have you tapping and clapping,I can ensure you of that.........

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5.0 out of 5 stars the first flawless volume in the series...nothing missing...., 27 Sep 2005

By Daniel W. Kelly - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Singles Box Set Vol.3 (Audio CD)

Where as boxed sets 1&2 still managed to leave a tiny bit of stuff out, this volume gives everything you'd want from every single on it. Plus, this is the ONLY place you'll ever get the complete Crackers International in its entirety on 1 single disc. Some things to note on this volume:

CD1
FLAWLESS. This is what the original US release of Crackers International should have been-but instead, it omitted God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman and gave us EDITS of some of the extended versions. This disc has the original mixes of Stop, the hardest part, and Knocking at Your Door, AND the full length 12" remixes. And of course, the two Christmas songs, God Rest Ye and She Won't Be Home.

CD2
this is an EXACT replica of the original US CD single of Drama. Only difference is, the order of the tracks is slightly different.

CD3
AT LAST, the Mark Saunders fast dance mix of You Surround Me is readily available, along with 3 other mixes. Plus you get more mixes of 91 steps and Supernature than I ever knew existed.

CD4
All 4 versions of Star from the original US CD single, but here, you get 2 extra mixes of Dreamlike State.

CD5
So much more than the original US CD single, which didn't include the original versions of Runaround on the Underground and No GDM. They are both here, as well as the 2 remixes. The Zeuss B. Held mix of No GDM from the US CD single is called the "Unfinished mix" here. Plus you get all four mixes of Blue Savannah. And of course, Supernature, the Orbit mix, which was on the US CD single, is included on disc 4 of this boxed set.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 12" of Erasure and then Some! Fans Will Love This, 1 Jun 2004

By Michael E. Smith - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Singles Box Set Vol.3 (Audio CD)

This is a 12" dance remix collection, so be advised. You'll hear the same songs over and over again, but remixed. These are the actual 12" singles the club DJ's used in the late 80's.

Having said all that: This collection of music is honestly just great! The casual Erasure fans will want to pass this by. The description says it has five singles: 'Crackers International', 'Drama!', 'You Surround Me', 'Blue Savannah' & 'Star'. Well, `Crackers International' was NOT a single, but an EP. The original album contained six songs: "Stop!" "Hardest Part" "Stop! [12" Remix]" "Knocking on Your Door" "She Won't Be Home" and "Knocking on Your Door [12" Remix]"

Look at Disc 1, it contains all those songs, but has two versions of "The Hardest Part" (a longer version) and three versions of "Knocking on Your Door".

All of these 12" singles came out at the height of Erasure's popularity. Now don't kill me all you Erasure fans (I'm one too!). I know they're still making albums! I've been blasting "Other People's Songs" more often then not, but all these tracks were HUGE club hits in their day. I remember the dance floor being packed when I spun "Stop!" and "Drama" and the crowed screaming when "Blue Savannah" or "Star" was mixed in.

These tracks show what true remixing is. Each remix really is a song in and of itself, not just "another version" of the track. I think the four versions of "Star" really show that. Each is great! Different from one another, yet you know they are the same song.

There are four box sets: Ebx1 - 3, and Erasure 4. I'd put this one, Ebx3, as my #2 favorite. #1 is Erasure 4. You gotta love a box set that includes "Abba-Esque".

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2.0 out of 5 stars bit of a rip off, 15 Feb 2006

By D. Moses - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Singles Box Set Vol.3 (Audio CD)

This review goes for all the four box sets. I, for one, cannot see the point in all these pointless remixes. Once you have heard the song, fine...what I think would have been better would be to collect a double album of all erasure's B-sides. That would be more comprehensive and interesting, rather than 100 remixes of 'breath of life' for example.

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