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Madonna Reinvented for the very last time". Vogue. February 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013 . Retrieved May 28, 2014. a b "The Gringos Are Coming!". Billboard. Vol.106, no.48. November 26, 1994. p.73. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021 . Retrieved January 25, 2014. I'm a bit dubious regarding the claim that this is the "world first retail release" of the Erotica album. It's mostly a coup from Virgin Megastore. Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (2003). Hollywood Songsters: Garland to O'Connor. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-415-94333-7.

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I know for a fact that I bought my own copy on [Wednesday] Oct. 14th 1992 (I've kept the receipt in a 1992 diary for all these years). When Madonna was interviewed on French TV on October 10th 1992, the journalist showed the CD and said "Don't run to the stores right now, it will only be available on [Friday] Oct. 16th" ( https://youtu.be/3ZvnL9LolQ8?t=200). a b c d e "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. November 14, 1992. p.22. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 17, 2021 . Retrieved March 26, 2018. Smith, Giles (October 15, 1992). "REVIEW / Stripped down to basics: Giles Smith takes a peek at Erotica, Madonna's new album – Plus the rest of the week's new albums". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 . Retrieved August 3, 2020. Murrian, Samuel R. (June 14, 2019). "How Madonna Became the Ultimate LGBTQ Icon: A Timeline". Parade. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019 . Retrieved March 25, 2022. CD, Vinyl, Cassette, and Digital Compact Cassette – Explicit version, comes with a Parental Advisory label. The vinyl was reissued in 2012 and 2016 by Warner Bros. Records with a different catalog number. [114] [115]

a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Madonna; 'Erotica ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved January 25, 2014. a b c d Walters, Barry (October 19, 2017). "Madonna's 'Erotica,' 'Sex': Why Musical Masterpiece, Defiant Book Still Matter". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018 . Retrieved October 22, 2017. Also, especially before release dates were common knowledge through the internet, record stores did shelve albums before the official date. a b c Browne, David (October 23, 1992). "Erotica". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015 . Retrieved July 4, 2011.a b c Smith, Neil (May 24, 2004). "Show-stealer Madonna on tour". BBC. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017 . Retrieved July 6, 2012.

MTV Video Music Awards – 1993". MTV. September 2, 1993. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved July 6, 2012. The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1993". Cash Box. December 31, 1991. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012 . Retrieved April 10, 2021. McClure, Steve (March 13, 1993). " 'Bodyguard,' Madonna Score in Japan". Billboard. New York. p.56. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021 . Retrieved July 13, 2012. Juul, Jacob Chapelle (September 4, 2006). "13 Madonna albums in the top 100 after concert". Gaffa (in Danish). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020 . Retrieved April 17, 2022. Erotica performed well in Latin America, mainly in countries where she toured for the first time. In Argentina, the album received four-times platinum from the Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videograma (CAPIF) for shipments of 240,000 copies. [70] Similarly in Mexico, Erotica achieved sales of 250,000 units according to Billboard. [71] The album received a gold certification from Pro-Música Brasil, denoting shipments of 100,000 units. [72] Actual sales in Brazil stand at 180,000 copies, as of October 1993. [73]a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 25, 2014. Taraborrelli, Randy J. (2002). Madonna: An Intimate Biography. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-2880-4. Madonna’s meteoric rise began in the New York club scene and she has perpetually kept her finger on the pulse of dance and club culture across five decades. She has continued to collaborate with the most cutting-edge artists and DJs to reimagine her groundbreaking hits. As a result, Madonna has now achieved more remix albums on the Billboard 200 than any other artist. Finally Enough Lo ve is also the highest charting remix album in over a decade. Another 'Bad Girl' Rips Up a Photograph on 'SNL' ". Deseret News. January 18, 1993. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021 . Retrieved December 23, 2012. CDs/Os mais vendidos". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese): 6. December 3, 1992 . Retrieved August 9, 2023.