Total Pop Deluxe Box 3CD 1DVD by Erasure @ ARTISTdirect.com

Formed in 1985 by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke (a founding member of Depeche Mode and Yaz), Erasure is one of modern British pop's most enduring success stories. From dance floor symphonies and synth-pop power grooves to soulful acoustic ballads, the duo's songs are anthems of love, lust and longing that fuse unerring pop sensibilities and dazzling theatricality. TOTAL POP! - DELUXE BOX, from Rhino, is a 3-CD/1-DVD collection featuring remastered versions of the group's first 40 singles-sequenced chronologically on two CDs spanning 1985 to 2007-plus 20 years of vintage live recordings on a third CD and a DVD of rare BBC performances. An accompanying 76-page booklet boasting new notes and an exclusive interview lavishes even more "L'Amour."

Disc One presents the complete 2009 remastered edition of Pop! - The First 20 Hits, Erasure's 1992 singles compilation, which was group's fourth consecutive #1 album in the U.K.

Disc Two continues the chronological progression of Erasure's music with 19 singles released from 1994 to 2007, the year of their most recent album, Light At The End Of The World (represented by "I Could Fall In Love With You," "Sunday Girl" and "Storm In A Teacup").

Disc Three spotlights Erasure live, compiling 15 rare performances recorded during more than ten tours staged between 1987 and 2007. Among the highlights are three songs each from the 1989-1990 Wild! tour ("Drama!," "Knocking On Your Door and "Push Me Shove Me) and 1992's Phantasmagorical Entertainment tour ("Voulez-Vous," "Am I Right?" and "Heart Of Stone).

The DVD for the DELUXE BOX features many of the best of Erasure's appearance at the BBC from 1986 to 2005. Opening with "Sometimes" from their landmark 1986 Top Of The Pops debut, the disc's other highlights from that show include a six-song set from 2003, plus performances from Daytime Live, The Tom O'Connor Roadshow, Pebble Mill, Wogan, Later With Jools Holland and other programs.

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All Music Guide Review

Since their singles have always been as well chosen as they were well crafted, Total Pop! The First 40 is top-shelf Erasure the whole way through, displaying the evolution of the synth pop band through representative singles. The set is so no-frills that the first disc is actually the 1992 collection Erasure Pop! The First 20 Hits in total. With "Who Needs Love (Like That)," "Oh l'Amour," "Love to Hate You," and a slew of other big hits, it's nearly perfect and the more recognizable of the two discs, but those above casual fan status will get more use out of the second disc, where the band's later (aka lesser-known) years are well sorted. "Always," "Stay with Me," and "Sunday Girl" are disc two's big hits, "Always" getting two airings with the second being a slight remix. More difficult and esoteric albums like Cowboy and Nightbird are shown in the best light here as the band grows not just older but wiser, although the occasional youthful flourish proves Erasure could still create bold club music when the mood struck. [The Deluxe Box edition of Total Pop! adds a live CD pulled from the years 1987-2007 plus a DVD of the duo's mostly flamboyant performances on the BBC television network.] ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

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