Out This Week: The Depeche Mode Singles Series Begins

If there’s one band that’s regularly cited as having been a major player in terms of artists whose careers were made by their 12” vinyl singles, it’s Depeche Mode. Since their first single in 1981, they’ve not only made the most of the music on these releases, but they’ve also gone out of their way to offer top-notch visual presentation as well.

This week, Rhino begins a Depeche Mode reissue series that will thrill the band’s longtime fans: we’ll be releasing box sets of the singles for each album, starting this week with SPEAK & SPELL | THE 12” SINGLES and A BROKEN FRAME | THE 12” SINGLES. Each set features the singles from that album remastered and reissued on audiophile 12” vinyl, and the artwork for each box’s exterior has been inspired by street art iconography inspired by the original releases. (Don’t worry: the singles themselves still have the original art.)

Here’s what you can expect to find in each of these first two sets, and keep your eyes open for announcements about the next sets in the series!

SPEAK & SPELL | THE 12” SINGLES
•    A facsimile of the rare Flexi Disc "Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead" b/w "King of the Flies" (the Fad Gadget track as on the original release)
•    Dreaming Of Me 12": "Dreaming of Me" b/w "Ice Machine"
•    New Life 12": "New Life (Remix)" b/w "Shout! (Rio Mix)"
•    Just Can't Get Enough 12": "Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)" b/w "Any Second Now (Altered)"
•    original single poster reproduction
•    download card

A BROKEN FRAME | THE 12” SINGLES

•    See You 12": "See You (Extended Version)" b/w "Now This Is Fun (Extended Version)"
•    The Meaning of Love 12": "The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" b/w "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) (Development Mix)"
•    Leave In Silence 12": "Leave In Silence (Longer)" b/w "Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden" and "Leave In Silence (Quieter)"
•    original single poster reproduction
•    download card