Speak & Spell is a Electronic album by Depeche Mode, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 370 pressings tracked, owned by 24 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- playful
- club
About
Largely written by a soon-to-exit Vince Clarke, the Basildon synth band’s debut is strikingly upbeat, by their later standards. “New Life” and “Just Can’t Get Enough” remain two of the great pop singles of the early ’80s, setting percolating melodies to disco momentum. However, there are hints of a band preparing to explore a darker sound within the sinister pulse of “Puppets” and the unhinged synths of the Martin Gore-penned “Tora! Tora! Tora!”
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Tracklist
- 1New Life3:44
- 2I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead2:16
- 3Puppets3:56
- 4Boys Say Go!3:05
- 5Nodisco4:12
- 6What's Your Name?2:42
- 7Photographic4:43
- 8Tora! Tora! Tora!4:31
- 9Big Muff4:21
- 10Any Second Now (Voices)2:34
- 11Just Can't Get Enough3:40
- 12Dreaming of Me4:01
Credits
Performers
- Depeche ModeSYNTHESIZER VOCALS SYNTH
- Andrew Fletcher
- Dave GahanVOCALS
- Martin L. GoreVOCALS
- Vince Clarke
24 collectors on Gatefold own this · 370 pressings tracked on Gatefold