Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are a new wave / electronic music group from Basildon, UK. Formed in 1980, they released their first single Dreaming of Me on the Mute label in February 1981, gaining mainstream success with the follow-up New Life later in the year. The group was originally made up of friends Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andrew Fletcher although Clarke, their principal songwriter, left the group at the end of 1981 after the release of their debut album Speak and Spell. He was later replaced by new member Alan Wilder, while Martin Gore took over main songwriting duties.

The group went on to achieve major success on a worldwide scale, and despite various incidents and a further group split, with Wilder leaving in 1994, Depeche Mode continue to record and perform to large audiences around the world. Their latest album Spirit, was released in March 2017.

Connections

 * I have been a fan of the group after first hearing Dreaming of me on the radio in early 1981.
 * I have seen the group perform live twice.

7"

 * Dreaming of Me b/w Ice Machine (1981)
 * New Life b/w Shout (1981)
 * See You b/w Now, This Is Fun (1982)
 * Everything Counts b/w Work Hard (1983)
 * Love In Itself 2 b/w Fools
 * People Are People b/w In Your Memory (1984)
 * Blasphemous Rumours / live tracks (1984)

12"

 * Just Can't Get Enough (schizo mix) / Any Second Now (Voices) (1981)
 * The Meaning of Love / Oberkorn (1982)
 * Get the Balance Right! (combination mix) / The Great Outdoors / Tora! Tora! Tora! (live) (1983)
 * Get the Balance Right! + live tracks (1983)
 * Everything Counts + live tracks (1983)
 * Love In Itself + live tracks (1983)
 * Love In Itself 3 / Fools (Bigger) / Love In Itself 4 (1983)