Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again is the title of the third studio album by British group Depeche Mode. It was released on Mute records on 22 August 1983. It was the group's second album since the departure of Vince Clarke and the first to feature Alan Wilder as full band member. The album was recorded at John Foxx's The Garden studios in London and mixed at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin (then West Berlin). It was produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, with engineer Gareth Jones credited as 'Tonmeister'.

Of the nine tracks on the album, seven were written by Martin L. Gore, while The Landscape Is Changing and Two Minute Warning which were written by Wilder.

The album was preceded by the single Everything Counts, which reached no.6 in the UK. The album itself also reached no.6 in the UK, staying in the Top 40 for 10 weeks. A second single Love, In Itself was also lifted from the album reaching no.21 in the UK.

Personell

 * Andrew Fletcher
 * David Gahan
 * Martin Gore
 * Alan Wilder

Standard issues
Side One Side Two 10. Everything Counts (reprise)*
 * original LP/cassette Mute STUMM 13 / C STUMM 13 (timings unspecified)
 * 1) Love, In Itself
 * 2) More Than a Party
 * 3) Pipeline
 * 4) Everything Counts
 * 1) Two Minute Warning
 * 2) Shame
 * 3) The Landscape is Changing
 * 4) Told You So
 * 5) And Then..
 * CD release, 1984 and later, tracklisting as above (with timings usually specified) plus

* this short track appears but is not listed on vinyl releases. On some CD releases it is listed as 'Everything Counts'.

CD+DVD Collectors edition (2007)

 * SACD with remastered audio tracks (10 tracks)
 * DVD with:
 * A Short Film - Depeche Mode: 1983 (Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government, And All That Stuff)
 * Construction Time Again In 5.1 And Stereo (10 tracks)
 * Additional Tracks: Get the Balance Right! (7" version) / The Great Outdoors! (7" version) / Work Hard (7" version) / Fools (7" version) / Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) / Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) / Love, In Itself.4.

Connections

 * purchased LP on release


 * Top 50 albums