EBX (album)


EBX is a series of box sets released by English synth-pop duo Erasure, collecting material originally released on 12″, cassette, CD, and DVD singles, released in the UK by Mute Records between 1999 and 2021. Seven volumes of EBX have been released. EBX1 and EBX2 were released in 1999, then EBX3 and EBX4 in 2001. EBX5 refers to the retrospective box set From Moscow to Mars, released in 2016. The standard EBX series resumed in 2018 with the release of EBX6, followed by EBX7 in 2019 and EBX8 in 2021.
Each set presents, in chronological order, five of the band's singles. Although cover art was altered, the track listings represent all music originally found on the UK versions of their singles, including all remixes and B-sides.
The first four box sets were originally released on CD, and subsequently fell out of print but were released digitally in 2017. Beginning with EBX6, the sets were released only on digital platforms.

''EBX1''

Disc 1 – "[Who Needs Love Like That]"

  1. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  2. "Push Me Shove Me"
  3. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  4. "Push Me Shove Me"
  5. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  6. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  7. "Push Me Shove Me"

Disc 2 – "[Heavenly Action]"

  1. "Heavenly Action"
  2. "Don't Say No"
  3. "Heavenly Action"
  4. "Don't Say No"
  5. "My Heart... So Blue"
  6. "Heavenly Action"
  7. "Don't Say No"

Disc 3 – "[Oh L'amour]"

  1. "Oh L'amour"
  2. "March on Down the Line"
  3. "Oh L'amour"
  4. "March on Down the Line"
  5. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"
  6. "Oh L'amour"
  7. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"

Disc 4 – "Sometimes">Sometimes (Erasure song)">Sometimes"

  1. "Sometimes"
  2. "Sexuality"
  3. "Sometimes"
  4. "Sexuality"
  5. "Say What"
  6. "Sometimes"
  7. "Sexuality"
  8. "Senseless"

Disc 5 – "[It Doesn't Have to Be]"

  1. "It Doesn't Have to Be"
  2. "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
  3. "It Doesn't Have to Be"
  4. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  5. "It Doesn't Have to Be"
  6. "Heavenly Action"
  7. "In the Hall of the Mountain King"

''EBX2''

Disc 1 – "Victim of Love">Victim of Love (Erasure song)">Victim of Love"

  1. "Victim of Love"
  2. "The Soldier's Return"
  3. "Victim of Love"
  4. "The Soldier's Return"
  5. "Victim of Love"
  6. "Victim of Love"
  7. "The Soldier's Return"
  8. "If I Could"
  9. "Don't Dance"
  10. "Leave Me to Bleed"

Disc 2 – "The Circus">The Circus (song)">The Circus"

  1. "The Circus"
  2. "The Circus"
  3. "Safety in Numbers"
  4. "Victim of Love"
  5. "If I Could"
  6. "The Circus"
  7. "Spiralling"
  8. "It Doesn't Have to Be"
  9. "Who Needs Love Like That"
  10. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"
  11. "Sometimes"
  12. "Say What"
  13. "Oh L'amour"
  14. "The Circus"
  15. "The Circus"
Live tracks are mixed together in one only "concert sequence", however, the original releases were spread on several sides/records. Also, they are presented in order of release, different from the actual sequence of the show.

Disc 3 – "Ship of Fools">Ship of Fools (Erasure song)">Ship of Fools"

  1. "Ship of Fools"
  2. "When I Needed You"
  3. "Ship of Fools"
  4. "River Deep Mountain High"
  5. "When I Needed You"
  6. "Ship of Fools"
  7. "River Deep Mountain High"

Disc 4 – "Chains of Love">Chains of Love (Erasure song)">Chains of Love"

  1. "Chains of Love"
  2. "Don't Suppose"
  3. "Chains of Love"
  4. "Don't Suppose"
  5. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
  6. "Chains of Love"
  7. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

Disc 5 – "[A Little Respect]"

  1. "A Little Respect"
  2. "Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor"
  3. "A Little Respect"
  4. "Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor"
  5. "Love Is Colder Than Death"
  6. "A Little Respect"
  7. "Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor"

''EBX3''

Disc 1 – ''[Crackers International]''

  1. "Stop!" – 3:03
  2. "The Hardest Part" – 3:40
  3. "Knocking on Your Door" – 2:57
  4. "She Won't Be Home" – 3:28
  5. "The Hardest Part" – 5:06
  6. "Knocking on Your Door" – 3:59
  7. "Stop!" – 5:47
  8. "Knocking on Your Door" – 6:07
  9. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 3:10

Disc 2 – "[Drama!]"

  1. "Drama!"
  2. "Sweet, Sweet Baby"
  3. "Drama!"
  4. "Sweet, Sweet Baby"
  5. "Paradise"
  6. "Drama!"
  7. "Sweet, Sweet Baby"
  8. "Paradise"

Disc 3 – "[You Surround Me]"

  1. "You Surround Me"
  2. "91 Steps"
  3. "You Surround Me"
  4. "Supernature"
  5. "91 Steps"
  6. "You Surround Me"
  7. "Supernature"
  8. "91 Steps"
  9. "Supernature"
  10. "You Surround Me"
  11. "Supernature"

Disc 4 – "[Blue Savannah]"

  1. "Blue Savannah"
  2. "Runaround on the Underground"
  3. "Blue Savannah"
  4. "No G.D.M."
  5. "Blue Savannah"
  6. "No G.D.M."
  7. "Runaround on the Underground"
  8. "Blue Savannah"

Disc 5 – "Star">Star (Erasure song)">Star"

  1. "Star"
  2. "Dreamlike State"
  3. "Star"
  4. "Dreamlike State"
  5. "Star"
  6. "Star"
  7. "Dreamlike State"

''EBX4''

Disc 1 – "Chorus">Chorus (Erasure song)">Chorus"

  1. "Chorus"
  2. "Over the Rainbow"
  3. "Chorus"
  4. "Snappy"
  5. "Chorus"
  6. "Snappy"
  7. "Chorus"

Disc 2 – "[Love to Hate You]"

  1. "Love to Hate You"
  2. "Vitamin C"
  3. "Love to Hate You"
  4. "Vitamin C"
  5. "La La La"
  6. "Love to Hate You"

Disc 3 – "[Am I Right?]"

  1. "Am I Right?"
  2. "Carry on Clangers"
  3. "Let It Flow"
  4. "Waiting for Sex"
  5. "Am I Right?"
  6. "Am I Right?"
  7. "Love to Hate You"
  8. "Chorus"
  9. "B3"
  10. "Perfect Stranger"

Disc 4 – "Breath of Life">Breath of Life (Erasure song)">Breath of Life"

  1. "Breath of Life"
  2. "Breath of Life"
  3. "Breath of Life"
  4. "Breath of Life"
  5. "Breath of Life"
  6. "Breath of Life"
  7. "Breath of Life"

Disc 5 – ''[Abba-esque]''

  1. "Lay All Your Love on Me"
  2. "S.O.S."
  3. "Take a Chance on Me"
  4. "Voulez Vous"
  5. "Voulez Vous"
  6. "Lay All Your Love on Me"
  7. "Take a Chance On Me"
  8. "S.O.S."

''EBX6''

The EBX series skipped the number 5, as the catalog number EBX5 had been assigned to the retrospective box set From Moscow to Mars.