Depeche Mode / Black Celebration & Music for the Masses 12″ boxes
More 12″ box sets • Seven records in ‘Masses’, five in ‘Black Celebration’.
Depeche Mode continue with their 12-inch vinyl box set reissue campaign with packages around the singles pulled from their fifth and six albums Black Celebration and Music For The Masses.
Black Celebration was issued in March 1986 and with the band apparently bored of creating hit singles, saw a move into more gloomy atmospheric soundscapes. The three singles (‘Stripped’, ‘A Question of Lust’ & ‘A Question of Time’) didn’t reward them with any top ten hits in Britain, the album did peak at number four in the UK charts – a new high.
Music For The Masses (it’s title deliberately tongue-in-cheek) was issued in 1987 and co-produced by Dave Bascombe (best known at that point for his work with Tears For Fears). Less dense than it’s predecessor, this album managed to deliver some classic singles in (particularly in ‘Strangelove’ and ‘Never Let Me Down Again’) even if, again, they weren’t massive commercial successes at the time. Music For The Masses is a personal favourite for this writer – managing to be intimate, cinematic, and industrial all at the same time – and this album and the 101 tour very much laid the groundwork for the next album Violator which of course was massive, both creatively and commercially.
Black Celebration: The 12″ Singles features FIVE ‘maxi singles’ on vinyl; one for ‘Stripped’ (five tracks, 25 minutes of music), two for ‘A Question of Lust’ and two for ‘A Question of Time.’ It also comes with a poster.
Music For The Masses: The 12″ Singles breaks new ground by including SEVEN 12-inch singles; two for each of the first three singles and one for slightly forgotten fourth single ‘Little 15’. It too includes a poster.
All audio was remastered at Abbey Road Studios and these come with download cards offering 16- bit WAV files. I have to say the quality of the sleeve reproduction was amazing on the last two sets, in particular (check out the unboxing video here).
These sets are getting more expensive, although check out the Amazon Spain pre-order prices below for Celebration and Masses… might be worth a punt. These are released on 31 May 2019 (no UK links as yet).
Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame - The 12 Inch SIngles (2018) Time: 00:36:53
Tracklist:
01. See You (4:55) 02. Now This Is Fun (4:45) 03. The Meaning Of Love (Fairly Odd Mix) (5:00) 04. Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) (Development Mix) (7:39) 05. Leave In Silence (Longer) (6:30) 06. Further Excerpts from: My Secret Garden (4:23) 07. Leave In Silence (Quieter) (3:42)
Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again - The 12 Inch Singles (2018) Time: 01:55:02
Tracklist:
01. Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) (7:56) 02. Tora! Tora! Tora! (live) (4:04) 03. The Great Outdoors! (5:02) 04. Get The Balance Right! (7" Mix) (3:12) 05. My Secret Garden (live) (7:29) 06. See You (live) (4:11) 07. Satellite (live) (4:29) 08. Tora! Tora! Tora! (live) (4:04) 09. Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) (7:21) 10. Work Hard (East End Remix) (6:58) 11. Everything Counts (7" Version) (4:20) 12. New Life (live) (4:13) 13. Boys Say Go (live) (2:36) 14. Nothing To Fear (live) (4:28) 15. The Meaning Of Love (live) (3:15) 16. Love In Itself (3) (7:15) 17. Fools (Bigger) (7:40) 18. Love In Itself (4) (4:39) 19. Love In Itself (2 - Original 7" Mix) (4:18) 20. Just Can't Get Enough (live) (5:35) 21. A Photograph Of You (live) (3:22) 22. Shout (live) (4:48) 23. Photographic (live) (3:47)
Depeche Mode - Some Great Reward - The 12 Inch Singles (2018) Time: 01:51:27
Tracklist:
01. People Are People (Different Mix) (7:12) 02. In Your Memory (Slik Mix) (8:13) 03. People Are People (On-U Sound Remix) (7:27) 04. People Are People (Original 7" Version) (3:44) 05. In Your Memory (Original 7" Version) (4:01) 06. Master And Servant (Slavery Whip Mix) (9:38) 07. (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (Release Mix) (8:49) 08. Master And Servant (Voxless) (4:01) 09. Master And Servant (On-U Sound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic) (4:35) 10. Are People People (4:29) 11. (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (7" Mix) (4:15) 12. Blasphemous Rumours (6:21) 13. Somebody (live) (4:27) 14. Two Minute Warning (live) (4:36) 15. Ice Machine (live) (3:46) 16. Everything Counts (live) (5:45) 17. Somebody (Remix) (4:21) 18. Everything Counts (live) (5:45) 19. Blasphemous Rumours (Single Version) (5:09) 20. Told You So (live) (4:55)
Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell - The 12 Inch Singles (2018) Time: 00:33:59
Tracklist:
01. Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead (2:18) 02. Dreaming of Me (3:46) 03. Ice Machine (3:54) 04. New Life (Remix) (3:58) 05. Shout! (Rio Mix) (7:34) 06. Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix) (6:46) 07. Any Second Now (Altered) (5:42)
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Depeche Mode the Singles [VINYL] Box set 2018
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Depeche Mode "Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles" -- out May 31, 2019.
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