Album
Speak & Spell
1981 · Electronic
33 collectors on Gatefold own this
Speak & Spell is an Electronic album by Depeche Mode, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 374 pressings tracked, owned by 33 collectors.
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
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- playful
- club
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew Fletcher
- Dave GahanVOCALS
- Depeche ModeKEYBOARDS, VOCALS SYNTH SYNTH , VOCALS
- Martin L. GoreVOCALS
- Vince Clarke
33 collectors on Gatefold own this · 374 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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