Speak & Spell (album)
Mute: DM CD 1 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 5 (CD/SACD)
- Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
- Disc 2 is a DVD which includes Speak & Spell in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material.
- "New Life" – 3:46
- "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead" – 2:18
- "Puppets" – 3:58
- "Boys Say Go!" – 3:07
- "Nodisco" – 4:15
- "What's Your Name?" – 2:45
- "Photographic" – 4:44
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" – 4:37
- "Big Muff" – 4:24
- "Any Second Now (Voices)" – 2:35
- "Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:44
- "Dreaming of Me" – 4:03
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Bonus tracks
In DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo:
- "Ice Machine"
- "Shout!"
- "Any Second Now"
- "Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)"
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Additional material
- "Depeche Mode 80-81 (Do We Really Have To Give Up Our Day Jobs?)" (28 Minute video)
For all versions, all songs were written by Vince Clarke, except for "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Big Muff", written by Martin Gore. David Gahan is lead vocals on all songs except "Any Second Now [Voices]" which is sung by Martin Gore. "Big Muff" and the original version of "Any Second Now" are instrumentals.
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Singles
- "Dreaming of Me" (20 February 1981)*
- "New Life" (13 June 1981)
- "Just Can't Get Enough" (7 September 1981)
- * The first of six Depeche Mode singles not to be included on an album release, although it did appear on the original US LP of Speak & Spell, in place of "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead". It was included on later editions of the album (as a bonus track) and on The Singles 81>85.
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Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 177 |
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Personnel
- Vince Clarke
- Andrew Fletcher
- Martin Gore
- David Gahan
- Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller – producers
- John Fryer, Eric Radcliffe – engineers
- Brian Griffin – album photography
- CDD Pre-Mastering: WCI Record Group
- Publisher: Mute Records
- Label: Mute Records
- Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London
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