Erasure: Pop! The First Twenty Hits! (1992 Video) User Reviews

all their greatest hits packed into one video

[michellelocke007 · 29 October 2002]

Being a fan of this British techno-pop group since the late 80's and having accumulated a rather lengthy collection of their pop albums, cd singles and remix albums, I purchased this video which featured their first 20 hits in music videos. To say the least I wasn't disappointed after viewing it in it's entirety. It's nice to see how their videos have progressed and improved over they years since they first collaborated in 1985. Their very first video 'Who Needs Love like That' is a rather cheesy one which has a cowboy, western theme to it and has Andy dressed as a cabaret girl prancing around on stage in a saloon. The video for 'Oh L'amour' is another campy video which features Vince and Andy in a french restaurant setting. In this one Andy is dressed in a black beret and leather jack and god forbid 'black laced stocking'. He said in a later interview that it was a hideous video and one he wanted to forget. Nearly all their videos just feature the boys themselves singing and performing as they don't particularly like lavish or extravagant backgrounds. In every video, Andy always has a different hair-style and look while Vince remains un-changed. Videos like 'A little Respect' is great to watch because the two are acting out each lyric to the song and having fun doing it. Another great video to watch is the very last one 'Take a Chance on me' which has Andy and Vince dressed up to look like the female counterparts of Abba. In all a great video collection of their hit singles. A must for any Erasurehead.

Great Stuff!

[mirwax69 · 10/10 · 28 January 2006]

She used the word "Erasurehead"!!!! (referring to the above review) I thought I was the one who made up that word...but obviously not, LOL. This was Erasure's first hits compilation and for it being just a party mix tape for us die-hard fans, it was like "Erasure 101" for the rest of the world. The videos here are presented in chronological order in their awesome luxuriousness. Though the VHS presentation leaves a little to be desired, if you have a LaserDisc player, look for the out of print LaserDisc - it's totally SUPERB and SUPERIOR to the VHS copy. (And the packaging layout is absolutely gorgeous!) Still, if you're a fan, you should already have this. If you're curious, I do recommend this collection highly. Cheers!