| Total Pop! The First 40 Hits | ||||
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| Released | 23 February 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2009 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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Total Pop! The First 40 Hits is a greatest hits collection from Erasure, released on 23 February 2009 by Mute Records.[1][2] The album utilizes a straightforward format: all of Erasure's singles up to that point, sequenced in chronological order. This is a continuation of the format used in Erasure's 1992 hits collection Pop! The First 20 Hits.
The album was released in a variety of formats:[1][2] a standard 2-CD set containing the 40 hits, a deluxe 3-CD/DVD longbox set containing the 40 hits, along with live performances from 1987 to 2007, and appearances at the BBC from 1986 to 2005. The digital download version of the album contains three additional bonus 'hits'.
Prior to its release, a remix album titled Pop! Remixed was released on 9 February 2009.
A free four-track digital download titled Pop! Treasure, which features previously unreleased material,[3] was made available to those who pre-ordered the box set via the Erasure online shop.
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 and at number 12 in Argentina. Mute later issued disc two separately as Pop2! The Second 20 Hits.
- ^ a b Official Erasure website Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Mute UK website – Upcoming Releases[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Erasure • Releases • Pop! Treasure". Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.