![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On CD, Bell’s backing vocals are far behind his lead vocal in the mix. The keyboard washes are somewhat reserved on CD, but expansive and deeper on this pressing. The electronic percussion has a harder-edged snap, and the bass keys are stronger and more forceful. The intro to “Cry So Easy” is less involving on the CD, but on LP it fills the room, sounding larger and more complete. Bell’s voice sounds more expressive - on the CD, his vocals sometimes feel mannered on the new LP, his singing is more emotionally involving and nuanced. The percussion splashes in “Reunion,” an important part of the overall arrangement, are now more audible, focused, and precisely placed on the soundstage. Other details, ones that give structure to the music, also have stronger impact on vinyl. Throughout the album, bass keyboards now punch harder and move more air - on my 32-year-old CD, they seem to lie flat against the wall. The keys in the opening track, “Who Needs Love Like That,” are now more harmonically layered and textured, and the electronic percussion has more bounce and thickness. Kevin Gray’s remastering for Intervention Records’ reissue of Wonderland on vinyl fleshes out the music and gives it a larger, more impressive scale. While I enjoyed reliving a time when I had hair, the recording felt dated. Recently, when I played it, I was transported back to the early days of MTV, spiky hair, and the beginnings of synth pop. While Clarke’s earlier band associations were brief, Erasure has now endured for more than 30 years. The new group, Erasure, released its debut, Wonderland, the following year. ![]() He chose Andy Bell, who had admired his work with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. A founding member of Depeche Mode, Clarke had written three of its early hits, “Dreaming of Me,” “New Life,” and “Just Can’t Get Enough.” He left shortly after the release of that band’s first album, Speak & Spell (1981), and, with singer Alison Moyet, formed Yazoo (known in the US, for legal reasons, as Yaz).Īfter two albums with Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric’s (1982) and You and Me Both (1983), Clarke did a brief project with producer Eric Radcliffe before placing an ad in Melody Maker in 1985 to find a singer for his next venture. Vince Clarke had already made his mark in two bands when, in 1985, he formed the synth-pop duo Erasure with singer Andy Bell. ![]()
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