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“One of the greatest British pop groups of all time” – Sunday Telegraph

“One of the coolest bands we’ve ever had” – The Sun

“The dark overlords of electro-pop” – NME

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1, released in November 2006, celebrates the band's illustrious career spanning two and a half decades. The collection features 17 of Depeche Mode's most iconic tracks, including hits like "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy the Silence," "Just Can't Get Enough," "People Are People," "Never Let Me Down Again," and "Everything Counts". The album also includes the new song "Martyr". The album is a perfect introduction for new fans and a retrospective for longtime followers. — (via Label)

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Hugely influential and hailed by Q magazine as “the most popular electronic band the world has ever known”, Depeche Mode follow 25 incredibly successful years of sublime, superlative electronica with their first ever Best Of collection released on Mute.

Brimming with 17 hit singles that span their incredible and varied career, this eagerly anticipated album also contains the brand new track ‘Martyr’ which pulses with their relentlessly energetic sound and it sits immaculately amongst their luminous history. Martyr will be released as a single early November.

This inspired collection of classic Depeche songs features their most definitive work to date – including the hits ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’, ‘Everything Counts’ ‘Personal Jesus’, ‘Enjoy The Silence’ and ‘Precious’. All tracks are taken from 11 of the band’s studio albums released between 1981 and 2006.

Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode – Dave Gahan, Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher and Martin Gore – have spent over 400 combined weeks on the UK charts and continue to win critical acclaim across the world. Their first thirteen albums (released between 1981 and 1998) all reached the UK Top Ten, as did 2005’s ‘Playing The Angel’.

One of the most influential groups over the last 25 years, Depeche Mode have inspired generations of new musicians while consolidating their considerable reputation. In the process they have sold over 72 million records and played to audiences in excess of 30 million throughout their remarkable 25-year career. They remain one of the most highly regarded and passionately supported groups in modern music.  — (via Label)

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Label: Mute, Columbia
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
Released: 2025 / Original Release: 2006
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

File under: Synthesisers
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