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Erasure have revealed the tracklisting and more format information for their much-anticipated forthcoming album The Violet Flame which is scheduled for release on September 22nd (September 23rd in North America.

The Violet Flame will be available in 1-CD, 2-CD, digital-download and limited-edition Deluxe Box Set formats: the single CD (and corresponding download edition) will feature just the ten tracks that make up ‘The Violet Flame’; the 2-CD edition (and its corresponding download) will feature ‘The Violet Flame’ on one disc, and then a second disc containing Erasure’s eleven-song ‘Live at The Short Circuit Festival’ performance, recorded at The Roundhouse in London in May 2011 and will include ‘A Little Respect’, ‘Sometimes’, ‘Blue Savannah’, ‘Hideaway’ and ‘Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day)’ among others.

Disc: 1

1. Dead Of Night

2. Elevation

3. Reason

4. Promises

5. Be The One

6. Sacred

7. Under The Wave

8. Smoke and Mirrors

9. Paradise

10. Stayed A Little Late Tonight

Disc: 2

1. Hideaway (Live)

2. Fingers and Thumbs: Cold Summer's Day (Live)

3. Heavenly Action (Live)

4. Always (Live)

5. Ship Of Fools (Live)

6. Victim Of Love (Live)

7. Breathe (Live)

8. Chains Of Love (Live)

9. Sometimes (Live)

10. Blue Savannah (Live)

11. A Little Respect (Live)

Finally, the box set version of the album pictured above – which is a pre-order item only and is exclusively available to Pledge Music and will not be available anywhere else – will also include a third disc which will contain ‘The Violet Flame Remixed’, and will feature each track on the album reworked by a very interesting cast of remixers, more details soon! The 3-CD Box Set set is presented in a very special 8-page EcoPac package complete with a 16-page booklet and contained inside a gorgeous custom-made foil-blocked box. Alongside the 3CD set is a selection of merchandise items, all of which are exclusive to the box set, including an enamel badge, a set of postcards, a lenticular print and a glass tealight holder, with more items to be confirmed.