180g Vinyl Reissue!
With Vincent Clarke at the helm, Speak & Spell represents the band's debut sound of synth music and catchy tunes from the early 1980s. Martin Gore later took over to create a more goth-pop sound, which may be more familiar to Depeche Mode fans.
Rooted in the UK's late 70's New Romantic movement, Depeche Mode formed in 1980, and their pioneering, synthesizer-based sound went on to establish them as one of the most successful alt-rock groups ever. These electro-pop superstars loomed as large as cult heroes as they did as commercial heavies, and their wealth of singles and signature tracks ranged from energetic dance grooves to dramatic, moody, and industrial-tinged masterpieces. Depeche's originality of vision weathered personnel shifts and personal turmoil, influencing modern rock and synth-pop on a global level.
The vinyl LP comes in a gatefold sleeve with thick slab of 180 gram black audiophile vinyl and contains insert and liner notes.
"Speak & Spell remains an undiluted joy." -Ned Raggett, allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Includes insert and liner note
Selections:
Side One:
1. New Life
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
3. Puppets
4. Boys Say Go!
5. Nodisco
6. What's Your Name?
Side Two:
1. Photographic
2. Tora! Tora! Tora!
3. Big Muff
4. Any Second Now (Voices)
5. Just Can't Get Enough
6. Dreaming of Me
With Vincent Clarke at the helm, Speak & Spell represents the band's debut sound of synth music and catchy tunes from the early 1980s. Martin Gore later took over to create a more goth-pop sound, which may be more familiar to Depeche Mode fans.
Rooted in the UK's late 70's New Romantic movement, Depeche Mode formed in 1980, and their pioneering, synthesizer-based sound went on to establish them as one of the most successful alt-rock groups ever. These electro-pop superstars loomed as large as cult heroes as they did as commercial heavies, and their wealth of singles and signature tracks ranged from energetic dance grooves to dramatic, moody, and industrial-tinged masterpieces. Depeche's originality of vision weathered personnel shifts and personal turmoil, influencing modern rock and synth-pop on a global level.
The vinyl LP comes in a gatefold sleeve with thick slab of 180 gram black audiophile vinyl and contains insert and liner notes.
"Speak & Spell remains an undiluted joy." -Ned Raggett, allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Includes insert and liner note
Selections:
Side One:
1. New Life
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
3. Puppets
4. Boys Say Go!
5. Nodisco
6. What's Your Name?
Side Two:
1. Photographic
2. Tora! Tora! Tora!
3. Big Muff
4. Any Second Now (Voices)
5. Just Can't Get Enough
6. Dreaming of Me
