Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The latest at the Liverpool Collection

Welcome to Ліверпуль, home of Eurovision 2023. 37 countries did Come Together for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.
Ukraine won the 2022 Torino contest but with them not being able to host the EBU (Big Giant Head of Eurovision) chose the country closest alphabetically. 






At the Liverpool Collection
 follow all the artists and their songs, releases (physical and digital), versions, promo info and unmissable trivia like charts, discographies, some preselection goings-on and useful links for listening and shopping.

Mega thanks to Rick!, can't do it without you. 



Updated pages at the top: 

Australia: Voyager travels to Liverpool, Make your own remix stems, House remix, Vinyl singles, Wins Semi 2. Electric strings, June Neurotech remix, Album Out Now (but with a note...) Album update
Ukraine - Heart Of Steel - TVORCHI, new version for ESC out now, remix, 2024 Vidbir version
Sweden - Melodifestivalen 2CD out now, Loreen nailed it! All the returning Eurovision winners in a list. Acoustic version. Loreen wins Eurovision 2023. cdsingle on the way. Topic remixes, Picture disc vinyl 22-12. Remixes
Latvia - Lights on for Aijā, remix out now, and another one, and another, and more. Acoustic version, 2 live versions
Cyprus - Andrew Lambrou has a song, sped-up, Voyager cover
Slovenia - Joker Out seize the day, now also in English, Joker in, Live album out now
Israel - Noa Kirel reveals Unicorn and it's remixed as well. Another phenmomoinal remix out now, HOPE version 19-11
Estonia - Crossing Bridges with Alika, CD/LP out 24-11
It's Czechia now - Vesna's Coronation, Acoustic out now, CD Muzika Slavica out now
Let's get physical: Winners on Vinyl, UK cds, Australia 7"s, Official album dates, Belgium, Netherlands, NOW that's what I call Eurovision 2023. Vinyl out now, 2023 artista albums on CD & LP
Italy - Marco Mengoni gets a second trip to Eurovision,  Due Vite Eurovision version out now. Sanremo releases updated 26-4. Matria III: Materia (Prisma) CD/LP, French version out now. 
Croatia - NSFW, No Mama, No Dora CD but Yes remix, and another remix, and another mix, cdsingle updated, Let3's have another mix, Pt. 2 digital EP
Switzerland: Happiness is a warm Watergun: Remo Forrer, Addal remixes
France - La Zarra, Obviously, the tiniest revamp ever?, French/Greek duet version, remix?
Romania - Theodor's fingers to Eurovision, CD info, Revamp? Overhaul more like. 0 poing don't stop Theo, remix out now, The Eurovision Medleys EP
United Kingdom - Mae Muller wrote a song, cdsingle. Video version audio, Acoustic, instead I Wrote A Chanson, more remixes, CD album on the way. Drowning in versions, S.O.S., Mae Day!, Mae Day!, Eurovision version release, DJae mixes, Sorry I'm Late: the album, DMC's and other DJ stuff
Belgium - Tipping my hat to Gustaph. Time for some shopping, 7"inch & cdsingle, vintage dub mix, gluten-free
Lithuania - This Time it's Monika solo, I'm Sorry, updated version. Vinyl 12" out now
Finland: Strictly Käärijä in the mix, Cha Cha Cha Mixtape CD EP. YES YES remix, LOTL cover, Reggae O.K., Wins Semi 1 and final televote. Green Vinyl, more remixes
Norway - Alessandra Queen of MGP in the mix, mix, mix and acoustic. Italian version, another remix. (but no Eurovision version), more mixes, "Complete" EP is not so complete.
Germany - My sweet lord!, Germany Rawks! More Blood & More Glitter, much more, versions and release updates.
Spain - Eaea! Una Paloma Blanca, version find.
Albania - Love Me Duje, Albina takes the family to Liverpool, Revamped, some versions update
Austria - Starmania friends Teya & Salena. And the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe. A bit about Poe.
Armenia - Brunettes have more fun, Future Lover lyrics issue, new version
Poland: She's going solo: Blanka, versions update, new remix
Portugal: FdC CD out now, Ai, Portugal "hearts" Mimicat.
Moldova - Here comes the sun. And the moon. Hello Pasha! Mix your own Pasha.
Serbia - Luke Black is just sleepy, remixes out now, promo
Denmark - 10.000.000 tiktokkies can't be wrong, tweeked version, sped up for the tt's, Acoustic
Georgia - Candy girl to Liverpool, ool, oolool, Remix out now
Netherlands - Mia Nicolaï & Dion Cooper out now, Vinyl single
Iceland - Power to Diljá, powers down a bit with acoustic version, remix + 1
Magical History Tour - The other Collections and more stuff
San Marino: Piqued Jacks, Like An Animal Out Now.
Azerbaijan - Twiins! tell us more. History of twins in Eurovision.
Ireland - Fab-ish four: Wild Youth revamp out now, Acoustic version
Greece - They say Victor Vernicos to Liverpool, we have a song. 
Malta - Having a party with The Busker, single out now


Notes: If you have something to add or correct please drop it in the comments. However, comments are moderated so it may take some time to show up.
Also, I'm not able to sit and await every new release at midnight New Zealand time, so a little patience is appreciated.
All material posted here is either free of rights or original sources are mentioned. If there's anything you want removed, just let me know.

Let's get physical

This year's physicals

Singles (CDsingles and vinyl)
Sweden - cdsingle on June 16, Picture disc vinyl on December 22
Lithuania: is it a single or a minialbum?, 12"inch vinyl for Monika L.
Croatia: cdsingle out now
Netherlands: Vinyl single on May 12
Belgium: Vinyl single, cdsingle and hat!
Finland: is it a single or a minialbum?, the Cha Cha Cha Mixtape CD EP is out on 5-5, Strictly limited Vinyl in August
U.K.'s cdsingle is out on May 12
Australia has 7"inch singles out in May

Promos are spotted: Serbia, Poland, La Grande France, Italy
AVOID: Counterfeit/bootleg cds of Norway, Sweden, U.K. and Israel.

The Official album
The 2CD is out on April 28
A 3LP version is released on May 12, postponed to May 26 (so out now).
The DVD is out on the 26th of June. (3 disc set)
Not physical: The official album is out now (14-4) through some digital sellers (not the streaming services), the karaoke album is also available (also on the streamers)


National Finals on record
Italy's Sanremo songs are released on 2CD, 2LP and coloured vinyl 2LP, Out now
Sweden's Melodifestivalen CD out 27-2
Portugal's Festival da Canção CD is out on February 24
Croatia let'3 us down this year, you have to make your own CD

The Artists albums
Germany's Lord Of The Lost have their album already out in various formats including an ESC edition.
Romania's Theodor Andrei's album Fragil. has an early version of D.G.T., Out now.
U.K. Mae has an album on the way, expected on September 15.
Australia - Album out July 14. , Album on CD, re-issue vinyl also includes Promise now
Italy - Marco Mengoni's Materials
Czechia - Vesna's CD out on November 21
Estonia - Alika LP and CD out on 24-11

Now That's What I Call Eurovision Song Contest
It's only logical, with Eurovision in Liverpool and the Now That's What I Call factory working at full capacity: A new edition of the album which we first saw in 2021 (here) will be released. A 4CD, 5LP and 2LP edition will be available on April 28.
Full tracklists of each edition here at SuperDeluxeEdition
The 4CD set and clear vinyl 5LP both have 84 songs.
The 2LP on coloured vinyl has 36.
It obviously has a lot of winners but also some interesting choices not on the previous edition like Sound Of Silence, Rhythm Inside, Fuego and Vivre by Guy Bonnet (Now That's What I Call Unexpected)
Voilá, El Diablo, Discoteque, Space Man and superhit Snap are included from recent contests, as are the winners from Rotterdam and Turin.
At first glance it seems that Dadi Freyr, James Newman, John Lundvik, James Fox, Paola, Scooch, Lindsey DePaul & Mike Moran, Nicki French (How very dare they!) and Lindsay Dracass, who were on the first edition, were dropped in favour of other classics. But it still has Bad Old Days!. 
So that's at least 23 "new" tracks on this issue.
Of course die-hard fans have everything already but it's nice and shiny and tempting. 
The Now Music people have a website. The releases are pre-orderable at U.K. (online) stores but I'm sure they'll pop up elsewhere soon.

pre-release image of the 5LP box
tracks on the 4CD, click to enlarge

Collectable Vinyl Compilation of Winners
Not the real product yet
Eurovision Collected - Winners Only is a blue vinyl 2LP released on April 14 2023. Only 2000 copies are made and they are numbered.
The set includes winners only, including the most recent ones.
You have all the songs already but who doesn't want two slices of blue vinyl filled with Eurovision's greatest.
(Music On Vinyl / Universal) 
Available here (DE/AT + INT), here (NL), here (CY/GR), here (UK/INT from UK), here (NL), here (UK). Please note, I don't have experience with all these shops, just browsed a bit so you don't have to.
LP1 
1. Kalush - Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)
2. Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
3. Duncan Laurence - Arcade
4. Netta - Toy
5. Salvador Sobral - Amar Pelos Dois
6. Loreen - Euphoria
7. Lena - Satellite
8. Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
9. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
10. Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven
11. Katrina & the Waves - Love Shine a Light
12. Eimear Quinn - the Voice
13. Secret Garden - Nocturne
14. Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'N Roll Kids
 
LP2
1. Linda Martin - Why Me?
2. Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now
3. Sandra Kim - J'aime La Vie
4. Bobbysocks - Let It Swing
5. Nicole - Ein Bisschen Frieden
6. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
7. Milk and Honey - Hallelujah
8. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me
9. Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong
10. Vicky Leandros - Après Toi
11. Lenny Kuhr - De Troubadour
12. Sandie Shaw - Puppet On a String
13. France Gall - Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son

The latest at the Liverpool Collection

Welcome to Ліверпуль, home of Eurovision 2023. 37 countries did Come Together for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Ukraine won the 2022 Tor...