Wonderland

The 1987 American release has a defect on track 11 (Who Needs Love Like That remix). The beginning of the song, for about a whole minute, has loud static in the left channel, as well as level problems between the left and right channels. I recommend finding a different version of this album. I've tried several copies and they have all had this error. The release number is 7599-25354-2

I bought this as a gift for someone who had it previously but lost it sometime last year. She absolutely loved it, although she did before as well. I also love the music, and the CD was in good condition. The only thing is that the CD case I noticed was broken, and I'm not sure if it came like that or if it happened afterwards. It's hard to tell because I saw the crack only about a half hour after receiving the CD, so there wasn't much time for me to smash it up.Either way the CD quality was good, no scratches or skips in the songs, I loved the music and my friend appreciated the gift a lot. Loved it!

Fantastic freshman album. Beyond being a typical sound from the 80s, many of the songs still hold up well. Who need love like that, and Oh L'Amour are strong standards,while love is a loser is campy and bright.March on down the line easily qualifies as a torch song for young gay men, and my heart so blue exemplifies Andy Bell's (sometimes) restrained vocals.Fun and meaningful, wonderland is a must For any electronic /80s pop collector, and a fantastic start if your new to the genre.

Prime Erasure, still not as good as "The Innocents" which was their best.

It was a present. Friend was very happy!

I love this CD...I have it on tape and needed to listen to it again so, I bought the CD. I still love it!!!

Very happy with my CD this was a Christmas gift and your shipping was great came on time and in great shap, yes I would buy from you again. Thank You.

there's not much to be said about 'wonderland' that's not already been said. but having said that, i'll throw in my two cents.after yazoo (sadly) disbanned, vince placed an advert, got something like 40 demos, and consequently chose andy bell. the choice was obviously inspired as andy bell's velvet pipes and flair for the theatrical were a perfect marriage for vince's new, openly upbeat and unpretentious pop. though still a synthpop band, erasure pointed vince in a new direction (as the band name would indicate). gone were the minor-key masterpieces vince wrote in depeche ('photographic,' 'no disco') and yazoo ('don't go,' 'softly over'), and upfront and center were, well, theatrically upbeat songs. 'oh l'amour' still holds its status as one of the seminal songs of the decade. 'who needs love like that' is cheeky and fun. 'heavenly action' and 'reunion' are throwaway songs, but still great listening--easy and fun. 'love is a loser' is vince's answer to the beach boys. but the end of the album, with it's one-two punch of 'oh l'amour' and 'my heart...so blue' really make the album. the former a dance club staple, the latter and gut-wrenching ballad.wonderland, for all its cheekiness, was a necessary springboard for a band that would grow, mature, refine its sound, and dominate the charts for the next 15 years. sometimes the perfect storm swells. as far as erasure is concerned, the stars aligned. they were perfect songwriter and vocalist, equally matched, equally talented, equally entertaining. and they turned it into the most successful synthpop duo ever (granted there aren't many, but the blow everyone else out of the water).if you do buy 'wonderland,' seek out the import version as it contains two tracks unavailable on the american release, 'pistol' and 'push me shove me.' both are fantastic and essential erasure. if you need them, let me know. :)