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

Slovenia - Joker Out Live LP in 2024 and CD album with original ESC song

Serbia - Chainsaws in Paradise CD

Portugal - Mimicat's Peito on CD

Latvia's Sudden Light have a Live LP available

Belgium - Look At Gustaph Now

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

Belgium - Gustaph - Because Of You

7 - 182 pts / 8 - 90 pts in semi 2

Belgium is represented by Gustaph with his song Because Of You.
Gustaph (Stef Caers) won the 7 song Belgian final organised by the Flemish Broadcaster VRT.

digital single

Because Of You written by Gustaph and Jaouad Alloul was released on January 13. His other song in the race was The Nail, released on the same day.

The song contains a famous sample: Yeah, Woo, which has been used in many hip hop and house tracks over the years. Bobby Bird says Yeah and James Brown says Woo. From the 1972 classic Think (About it) by Lyn Collins. (I didn't realise until Gustaph's karaoke appeared)

Fun fact: Gustaph ended 8th in his semi but in the final he beat all that were above him. His 7th place was the highest finish for a semi 2 entry.

The final top 3 were the top 3 of semi 1 but in a slightly different order.

Physical releases

The Gustaph Shop has a vinyl single, cdsingle, hat and bundle for sale.

Bothe the 7"inch and the cdsingle have the Eurovision version and a DJ edit. The cdsingle also has a karaoke with backing vocals, different from the instrumental from the official karaoke album. (see comments, thanks Earl). 

Out now.

Go here and shop!, Thank you Alexandre!

Catalogue numbers: 

Vinyl: N.E.W.S. 5411045

cdsingle: N.E.W.S. 5411045CDS

On May 19 a remix by Captain E. was released. The Captain E's Gluten - Free Dub mix is a dub mix, in the sense that there is no full vocal line but some vocal samples and effects. But you can party to it like it's 1993. or 1988 even. 

A vocal mix/edit of this was released on June 16.

Initially the 7 artists from the Belgian selection each had two songs and selected one in the week ahead of the final. The artists  showcased both their songs on TV to their competition and listened to some advice but in the end chose the final songs themselves.

Among the artists was duo the Starlings with Tom Dice, known from Me And My Guitar, 6th in the 2010 Oslo Song Contest. 

13 out of the 14 songs have been released as digital tracks.

Gustaph provided (off stage) backing vocals for the Belgian entries of 2018 and 2021.

He had his first hit Gonna Lose You (as Steffen) in Belgium in 2000 and sang (and wrote) with Hercules & Love Affair for six years, most notably on their album Omnion (2017)

His babysitter used to play him ABBA songs and that's when it all started. (proof at Gustaph's FB).

Look At Us Now

March 28 2025 sees the release of Gustaphs debut album Look At Us Now (A line from Because Of You)

It will be out on CD and LP, both can be ordered here.

It includes the single version of Because Of You and all his recent singles.

Versions:

Because Of You - single version

- digital 13-1, Vinyl single / cdsingle, CD/LP Look At Us Now

Because Of You - DJ edit

- Vinyl single / cdsingle 

Because Of You - Captain E Gluten-free dub

- digital 19-5

Because Of You - Captain E Gluten-free vocal mix

- digital 16-6

Because Of You - karaoke (with backing vocals)

- cdsingle

Because Of You - karaoke (= instrumental except the sample)

- On the official karaoke album (digital), vinyl single, cdsingle

Charts:

Belgium top 50 (Flemish): 3, 8, 9, 6, 20, 14, 21, 17, 6, 11, 14, 20, 8, 11, 4, 8, 6, 2, 2, 5, 6, 13, 16, 14, 27, 32, 34, 35, 46, 44, 47, - (2-31)

Belgium top 50 (Wallonian), only charting after ESC: 34, -, 46, -, 43, 49, -

Because Of You reached platinum status in Belgium on June 9.

Swedish top 100 (Topplistan) 82, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 63, -

Links and sources:

Stef Gustaph FB, Shop

The Belgian pre-selection 2023 at ESC History