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Black Celebration by Depeche Mode is 40 today
In 2016 I ran a month long blog celebration for its 30th. Here’s the highlight - an exclusive interview with Gareth Jones
See blog for the other 30 posts
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On this day in 1988, Depeche Mode released 101. You probably don't think it's the best live album ever but you're wrong. It is. To celebrate its 37th birthday, here's my 101 Fascinating Facts About 101 article.
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In March 2016, I celebrated Black Celebration's 30th birthday with a month long, post a day thing. That album is now nearly, gulp, 40 years old.
Here's the highlight - an interview with producer Gareth Jones
almostpredictablealmost1.blogspot.com/2016/03/an-i...
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When Depeche Mode collecting goes too far. Note - not the actual rabbit but I bought it. FFS
@luketurner.bsky.social and @scotspostpunk.bsky.social - think you might enjoy this early Depeche recording
This soundboard recording of Depeche Mode live in 16 Feb 1981 has just appeared on the unsurpassable DM Live Wiki. One for all Depeche fans:
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Released on this day in 1993 - I Feel You by @depechemode.com
Beards? Guitars? Tattoos? Martin’s tracksuit bottoms? Read all about this towering beast of a single
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Released on this day in 1989 - Everything Counts (Live) by @depechemode
Only 7 years after The Meaning Of Love, the band are filling stadiums. No-one saw that coming. Read all about it:
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New arrival - Turkish cassette version #depechemode
Released on this day in 1986 - 40 years ago ffs! - the mighty Stripped by @depechemode
Read all about the moment the pop band went all Berlin, leather and hammers:
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The best single of all time, in fact, the best song ever recorded, came out 36 years ago today.
Read all about Enjoy The Silence:
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From the @depechemode.com Instagram. Wonder what’s happening?
Released on this day in 1987 - Behind The Wheel by @depechemode.com
Read all about it right here:
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Superb timing! That JPC packaging is excellent. Properly robust
Various Violator tapes #depechemode
Quick review: Survive - rather nice, quite mellow 8/10, Life 2.0 - good, some vocoder, crap title 8/10, Give Yourself To Me - starts slow but builds nicely, good 7/10 In The End - decent as we know, 3rd best here #DepecheMode
A new @depechemode.com live album has arrived
Missed theirs sadly. Silver from HMV and blue from DM US on the way though.
A tremendous episode and spot on comments re the new DM album and formats
(I’m only getting 8 out of the 9 available.) 😩
July 19th, and a confused Trump asks Infantino what ‘get yersel tae fuck’ means as Grant Hanley barges him out of the trophy presentation
I’d somehow held it together all night and that got me!
Thanks!
REVIEW: DEPECHE MODE: M
Not a concert film but a hugely enjoyable film about Depeche Mode.
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A weekend's worth there. Tremendous