Andy Bell - Extended Blue - (Deluxe 3LP MultiColour Blue Vinyl Album + 4 Art Print Set + Limited Bonus CD) - pre-order [2026-08-28]

Andy Bell - Extended Blue - (Deluxe 3LP MultiColour Blue Vinyl Album + 4 Art Print Set + Limited Bonus CD)

Erasure frontman and electronic pop legend Andy Bell is set to reissue his debut 2005 album ‘Electric Blue’ on 28th August 2026, on deluxe triple multicolour blue vinyl on Planet Clique with a 4 art print set, available as a pre-order bonus exclusively to Lexer Music.

The 3LP also comes with a free bonus CD of ‘Extended Blue’ with identical tracklisting to the vinyl, designed to fit into 2017’s triple CD reissue, which will be included with the first 500 pre-orders only.

Retitled Extended Blue, the album will be joined on 28th August by a very belated third single release from the album: a double A-side featuring brand-new 2026 mixes of ‘Love Oneself’ and ‘Delicious’, both featuring duet vocals from Claudia Brücken. Originally inspired by Donna Summer and Patrick Cowley, the new sixteen-minute remix of Love Oneself pays homage to the glorious late 1970s disco era when the pre-release 12” extended mix was always the most highly anticipated arrival for club DJs and their audiences around the world.

As well as featuring xPropaganda’s Claudia Brücken, Extended Blue features a duet with Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears on the riotous I Thought It Was You. Meanwhile, all the additional bonus tracks and B-sides from the Electric Blue sessions have been added for the first time on vinyl. The package includes a deluxe booklet with extensive liner notes by Classic Pop writer John Earls, offering insight into the recording of the album in London, featuring new interviews with Andy Bell and producers Philip Larsen and Chris Smith of Manhattan Clique. Sleeve artwork, by designer James McWilliam, includes previously unseen photos from the original 2005 photo session with celebrated British photographer Tim Flach.

Electric Blue was co-written and produced by Manhattan Clique, who dominated the pop-dance club remix world for two decades from the early 2000s, working with the likes of Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, Moby and many more. The duo have also worked with many seminal electronic acts including The Human League, Soft Cell, OMD, The B-52s, and of course Erasure.

Featuring the UK Top 40 hit 'Crazy', which also topped dance club charts around the world, Electric Blue appeared destined for international success. However, its release was hampered when its label, Sanctuary Records, effectively imploded at the same time, preventing the album from receiving worldwide promotion and exposure.

Now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release in October 2005, Electric Blue is widely regarded by Erasure fans—and wider lovers of electronic music—as a lost gem: an outstanding album that was simply released at the wrong time.

Andy Bell’s most recent solo album Ten Crowns reached the Top 10 in 2025, while Vince Clarke and Andy are currently recording the next, as yet untitled, Erasure album. Claudia Brücken, as part of xPropaganda, continues to tour and release new material, while Jake Shears is now fronting Scissor Sisters again since their reunion in 2025.

NB: All products ordered with a pre-order will be dispatched together close to the latest pre-order release date. If you want earlier dispatched for another product then please place separate order(s).

"Andy Bell - Extended Blue", is out Friday, 28th August 2026 on Renegade Music and available for pre-order now.

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Intro
2. Caught in a Spin
3. Crazy

Side B

1. Love Oneself
2. I Thought It Was You
3. Electric Blue

Side C

1. Jealous
2. Shaking My Soul
3. Runaway

Side D

1. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
2. Delicious
3. Fantasy

Side E

1. See the Lights Go Out
2. The Rest of Our Lives
3. Jump

Side F

1. Back Into The Old Routine
2. Little Girl Lies
3. Names Change

Format: Deluxe 3LP Gatefold MultiColour Blue Vinyl Album + 4 Art Print Set + Limited Bonus CD
Barcode: 5053760155737
Catalogue Number: CLQ-002
Label: Renegade Music
Release Date: Friday, 28th August 2026