Innocents (live)
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Innocents, released in 1989 and recorded at the NEC Birmingham on 15 November 1988, is the second concert video released by British synthpop
duo Erasure. It was recorded in the latter stages of the band's tour of their third studio album "The Innocents
". Unlike the studio album, the definite article ("The") is omitted from the video title. Originally only available on VHS, the video features 14 songs recorded at the concert, including performances of tracks from "Wonderland", "The Circus" and the "Crackers International
" EP
. Only 4 of the included tracks are songs from "The Innocents".
The concert was shot at the Birmingham NEC, parts of which were first broadcast 12 Dec 1988 as part of a special BBC
television documentary.
cover version
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
" were also recorded as part of the set list but were omitted from the video release. The songs are featured on the DVD of the 3 disc 'deluxe' edition of 2009's remastered 21st anniversary edition of "The Innocents
".
. A 3 disc 'deluxe' edition of this release included the "Innocents" concert on DVD, along with the above listed missing tracks and the original BBC documentary.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
duo Erasure. It was recorded in the latter stages of the band's tour of their third studio album "The Innocents
The Innocents (album)
After releasing The Two Ring Circus, a remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure, released in 1988...
". Unlike the studio album, the definite article ("The") is omitted from the video title. Originally only available on VHS, the video features 14 songs recorded at the concert, including performances of tracks from "Wonderland", "The Circus" and the "Crackers International
Crackers International
Crackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.- History :The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks...
" EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. Only 4 of the included tracks are songs from "The Innocents".
The concert was shot at the Birmingham NEC, parts of which were first broadcast 12 Dec 1988 as part of a special BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television documentary.
Track listing
VHS Video: VVD491- "Chains Of LoveChains of Love (Erasure song)"Chains of Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall.The song was released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure's third studio album The Innocents. In the United States, Sire Records released it as the first single...
" - "A Little RespectA Little RespectAmerican band Wheatus released the song in July 2001 as their second single from their debut album. The single peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, while reaching number 19 in Austria and number 41 in New Zealand.-Critical reception:...
" - "The Circus"
- "Hardest Part"
- "Push Me Shove Me"
- "Spiralling"
- "Hallowed Ground"
- "Oh L'amourOh L'amour"Oh L'amour" is a song by English synth pop duo Erasure, released in April 1986 as their third single.It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. to herald the June release of Erasure's debut album Wonderland, but became the third consecutive commercial failure for the band...
" - "Who Needs Love Like ThatWho Needs Love Like That"Who Needs Love Like That" is the debut single released by British synth pop duo Erasure. The song was released in the UK on Mute Records in 1985 as a prelude to their debut album Wonderland.-History:...
" - "Stop!"
- "Victim of LoveVictim of Love (song)"Victim of Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in May 1987 as their sixth single overall.It was the third single to be lifted from the duo's second album, The Circus, released six weeks earlier, and was remixed for single release....
" - "Ship of FoolsShip of Fools (Erasure song)"Ship of Fools" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in February 1988 as the duo's eighth single overall.The song was issued by Mute Records as the lead single from Erasure's third album The Innocents...
" - "Knocking On Your Door"
- "SometimesSometimes (Erasure song)"Sometimes" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in October 1986 as their fourth single overall.After three commercial flops from their debut album Wonderland, "Sometimes" became Erasure's first bonafide hit, peaking at number one in South Africa, number two in their native United...
"
- Titles are as found listed on the video packaging: "The" is missing from "The Hardest Part".
"Missing" tracks
The songs "Witch in the Ditch" and the ABBAABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ", originally titled "Been and Gone and Done It", is one of Swedish pop group ABBA's biggest disco hits. It was recorded and released in 1979 with "The King Has Lost His Crown" as the B-side. It appears on ABBA's Greatest Hits Vol...
" were also recorded as part of the set list but were omitted from the video release. The songs are featured on the DVD of the 3 disc 'deluxe' edition of 2009's remastered 21st anniversary edition of "The Innocents
The Innocents (album)
After releasing The Two Ring Circus, a remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure, released in 1988...
".
DVD re-release
On 26 Oct 2009 in the UK (24 Nov 2009 in the US and 23 Oct 2009 Germany), to mark its 21st anniversary, Erasure re-released The Innocents albumThe Innocents (album)
After releasing The Two Ring Circus, a remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure, released in 1988...
. A 3 disc 'deluxe' edition of this release included the "Innocents" concert on DVD, along with the above listed missing tracks and the original BBC documentary.