Loveboat (2000)

[Pughie]

Release Dates
UK 23 October 2000
Germany 23 October 2000
USA 17 June 2003

180g vinyl re-issue – released 2016
A1. Freedom
A2. Where In The World
A3. Crying In The Rain
A4. Perchance To Dream
A5. Alien
A6. Mad As We Are
B1. Here In My Heart
B2. Love Is The Rage
B3. Catch 22
B4. Moon & The Sky
B5. Surreal



LP – Stumm 175
A1. Freedom
A2. Where In The World
A3. Crying In The Rain
A4. Perchance To Dream
A5. Alien
A6. Mad As We Are
B1. Here In My Heart
B2. Love Is The Rage
B3. Catch 22
B4. Moon & The Sky
B5. Surreal






CD / Digital – CD Stumm 175
Freedom
Where In The World
Crying In The Rain
Perchance To Dream
Alien
Mad As We Are
Here In My Heart
Love Is The Rage
Catch 22
Moon & The Sky
Surreal



Cassette – C Stumm 175
A1. Freedom
A2. Where In The World
A3. Crying In The Rain
A4. Perchance To Dream
A5. Alien
A6. Mad As We Are
B1. Here In My Heart
B2. Love Is The Rage
B3. Catch 22
B4. Moon & The Sky
B5. Surreal



MiniDisc – MD Stumm 175
Freedom
Where In The World
Crying In The Rain
Perchance To Dream
Alien
Mad As We Are
Here In My Heart
Love Is The Rage
Catch 22
Moon & The Sky
Surreal

[davekcmo]

Just cracked open a sealed copy of the Polish cassette release. Sounds pretty good!

[mrblue]

I admire your dedication!! A poorly mastered album via low-resolution cassette media... that's a one-two punch to an audiophile's chest! Or, ears. Or, whatever... I can't metaphor today. Hard not to enjoy that album whatever the format

[Tin Soldier]

Well, versus no Erasure at all, a cassette or even a scratchy record is better, no? Had I an extra worn out copy that I didn't listen to, I'd sooner get it into the hands of a new potential fan than toss it.

[MikeyC]

Loveboat holds some dear favorites, such as Here In My Heart, Catch 22, Alien, Moon and the Sky, Love is the Rage and Surreal. Love those tracks very much!!

[mrblue]

That's correct Tin - even listening to an AM broadcast of Loveboat over a cheap 80's walkie talkie set would be better than nothing!! I was just surprised that Loveboat got any kind of cassette release because by 2000, cassettes were dead.

And I have to agree with you Mikey! Here in My Heart is one of their best and it's a shame that song has never gotten much attention. It was my choice for "song that should have been a single" in Onge's recent poll. (Catch 22 is up there too!)

[ben]

I love this album, it sounds very mature Erasure. I am listening to it just now on my HomePods and I am always surprised that some people don't like the sound of it. It sounds fantastic, it sounds very textured and spatial. It has a lot of bass, but if your sound system setup does not distort the sound, it makes it sound very warm and intimate. The whole album is full of experiments and great songs. I wish the album would have had a tour to show off the brilliance of some of the songs. Mad As We Are was certainly a highlight for me on the last tour, as it was cut from The Other Tour (I think) before it hit the UK.

[Pughie]

Mad As We Are was certainly a highlight for me on the last tour, as it was cut from The Other Tour (I think) before it hit the UK.

I’m sure it was only played at Norwich on the first night in the UK,I was lucky enough to hear it at that gig.

[Pughie]

[Pughie]

A couple of Loveboat era interviews