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On a roll from its U.K. chart-topping success with the Abba-esque EP, Erasure celebrated with the baldly titled Pop! While scant in terms of general info, as a no-frills hit-for-hit collection Pop! lives up to its considerable brief. Taken out of context from the various albums, hearing one straight-up smash after enough becomes a pure delight. It's intriguing to hear how the pure synth-pop/soul fusions of the earliest years give way to a more fluid style, almost as if the notoriously hard-to-stay-satisfied Clarke, having finally found a perfect partner in Bell, found the time and inclination to explore other options. As for Bell, hearing his evolution from an all-too-obvious clone of Clarke's Yaz partner Alison Moyet into his own English soul style makes for a treat. Picking out highlights from already powerful material almost begs the question, but hearing the stretch of brilliant songs from the soothing jump of "Oh L'Amour" to the explosive, infectious energy of "Stop!" makes for great listening, Clarke's arrangements and Bell's passionate vocals hitting everything song for song. Calling a straightforward, chronologically organized singles collection one of "hits" would be arrogant if it weren't for the fact that it was also true, almost every number a Top 40 placer at home, more than half hitting the Top Ten -- and it's never hard to hear why. There is one wryly funny and informative bonus in the liner notes -- without explanation, though unquestionably written by self-confessed gearhead Clarke, a list of classic keyboards he's used on Erasure's hits appears with this note: "This is a general list of synthesizers you may or may not be interested in. It is not a product endorsement."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Phil Legg, AssistantProducer - Joseph Watt, RemixingEngineer - Maurice Michael, Guitar - BN, MasteringEngineer - Nigel Hine, AssistantProducer - Alistair Clay, AssistantProducer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Mute Records
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Phil Legg, AssistantProducer - Joseph Watt, RemixingEngineer - Dave Foster, Bass Guitar - BN, MasteringEngineer - Nigel Hine, AssistantProducer - Alistair Clay, AssistantProducer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Phil Legg, AssistantProducer - BN, MasteringEngineer - Nigel Hine, AssistantProducer - Alistair Clay, AssistantProducer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Phil Harding, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Pag, MasteringEngineer - TY1, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Phil Harding, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Pag, MasteringEngineer - TY1, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1987 Mute Records
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Phil Harding, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Pag, MasteringEngineer - TY1, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1987 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Guy Barker, Trumpet - Phil Harding, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Flood, Producer - Pag, MasteringEngineer - TY1, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1987 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Stephen Hague, Producer - Dave Jacob, CoProducer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1999 Mute Records
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Stephen Hague, Producer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Caron Wheeler, Backing Vocals - Naomi Osborne, Backing Vocals
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1988 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Stephen Hague, Producer - Bob Kraushaar, Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1988 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, MixingEngineer - ALAN MOULDER, Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Jock Loveband, AssistantEngineer - Phil Legg, MixingEngineer - Cameron Jenkins, AssistantEngineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1988 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer, MixingEngineer - George Holt, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, MixingEngineer - Nick Addison, Audio Recording Engineer - Flinton McDonald, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jo Gibb, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer, MixingEngineer - George Holt, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, MixingEngineer - Nick Addison, Audio Recording Engineer - Flinton McDonald, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jo Gibb, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Mute Records
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer, MixingEngineer - George Holt, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, MixingEngineer - Nick Addison, Audio Recording Engineer - Flinton McDonald, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jo Gibb, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer, MixingEngineer - George Holt, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, MixingEngineer - Nick Addison, Audio Recording Engineer - Flinton McDonald, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jo Gibb, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1989 Mute Records
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Dave Bascombe, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer - Joel Theux, Engineer - Vinod Sodhi, Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1991 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Dave Bascombe, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer - Joel Theux, Engineer - Vinod Sodhi, Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1991 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Dave Bascombe, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer - Joel Theux, Engineer - Vinod Sodhi, Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1991 Sire Records Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Dave Bascombe, MixingEngineer - Erasure, MainArtist - Martyn Phillips, Producer - Joel Theux, Engineer - Vinod Sodhi, Engineer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1991 Sire Records Company
Bjöern Ulvaeus, Composer - Benny Andersson, Composer, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Composer, Writer
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1992 Mute Records
Album review
On a roll from its U.K. chart-topping success with the Abba-esque EP, Erasure celebrated with the baldly titled Pop! While scant in terms of general info, as a no-frills hit-for-hit collection Pop! lives up to its considerable brief. Taken out of context from the various albums, hearing one straight-up smash after enough becomes a pure delight. It's intriguing to hear how the pure synth-pop/soul fusions of the earliest years give way to a more fluid style, almost as if the notoriously hard-to-stay-satisfied Clarke, having finally found a perfect partner in Bell, found the time and inclination to explore other options. As for Bell, hearing his evolution from an all-too-obvious clone of Clarke's Yaz partner Alison Moyet into his own English soul style makes for a treat. Picking out highlights from already powerful material almost begs the question, but hearing the stretch of brilliant songs from the soothing jump of "Oh L'Amour" to the explosive, infectious energy of "Stop!" makes for great listening, Clarke's arrangements and Bell's passionate vocals hitting everything song for song. Calling a straightforward, chronologically organized singles collection one of "hits" would be arrogant if it weren't for the fact that it was also true, almost every number a Top 40 placer at home, more than half hitting the Top Ten -- and it's never hard to hear why. There is one wryly funny and informative bonus in the liner notes -- without explanation, though unquestionably written by self-confessed gearhead Clarke, a list of classic keyboards he's used on Erasure's hits appears with this note: "This is a general list of synthesizers you may or may not be interested in. It is not a product endorsement."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:29
- Main artists: Erasure
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1992 Sire Records Company ℗ 1992 Sire Records Company
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