Depeche Mode 'Some Great Reward' 1984 |
"The world we live in and life in general" |
Label: | Mute |
Release date: | 24 September 1984 |
Record in studio: | January - August 1984 Music Works, London and Hansa Mischraum, Berlin / Mixed at Hansa Mischraum, Berlin. |
Producer: | Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones |
The artwork: | Martyn Atkins, Brian Griffin, Stuart Graham, David A. Jones, Marcx |
Dave Gahan: | vocals, sampler |
Martin Gore: | keyboards, guitar, sampler, backing vocals, music/words, vocals in "Somebody" and "It Doesn't Matter" |
Andy Fletcher: | keyboards, sampler, backing vocals |
Alan Wilder: | keyboards, piano on "Somebody", sampler, programming, backing vocals, music/words, drum machine |
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DEPECHE MODE
Some Great Reward is the title of the fifth Sire album from Depeche Mode, one of the most popular and innovative bands of the current English invasion. Rarely has an album been more appropriately titled: each of Some Great Reward's nine original cuts reveals aspects of the group's songwriting, performing and record- ing skills that have been maturing since the band formed in 1980. Mode members Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Alan Wilder, are working at the top of their very impressive form and the result is progressive music with heart, soul and passion.
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People Are People
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Master And Servant
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Blasphemous Rumours
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Side One
"Something To Do" 03:46
"Lie To Me" 05:03
"People Are People" 03:52
"It Doesn't Matter" 04:45
"Stories Of Old" 03:14
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Side Two
"Somebody" 04:27
"Master And Servant" 04:12
"If You Want" 04:40
"Blasphemous Rumours" 06:22
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● MATRIX: RUNOUT
Runout etching side A: STUMM 19 A1 MPO
Runout etching side B: STUMM 19 B1 MPO TY
Vinyl record format: 33RPM/STEREO
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Comes with printed inner sleeve. |
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"Something To Do" 03:46
"Lie To Me" 05:03
"People Are People" 03:52
"It Doesn't Matter" 04:45
"Stories Of Old" 03:14
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"Somebody" 04:27
"Master And Servant" 04:12
"If You Want" 04:40
"Blasphemous Rumours" 06:22
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Original - release, black tape with black paper labels (see the picture below). |
1 "Something To Do" 03:46
2 "Lie To Me" 05:03
3 "People Are People" 03:52
4 "It Doesn't Matter" 04:45
5 "Stories Of Old" 03:14
6 "Somebody" 04:27
7 "Master And Servant" 04:12
8 "If You Want" 04:40
9 "Blasphemous Rumours" 06:22
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● MATRIX: RUNOUT / BARCODE
SPARS Code: AAD
Barcode: No
Runout: STUMM 19 MPO 01
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Original - pressed by MPO, without barcode. This is the initial UK CD edition. However, the release date is currently unknown. Even the band's official website www.depechemode.com cannot provide a release date. What we do know, however, is that it was not released on September 24th 1984 with the vinyl version, but some time after 4th December 1984, when MPO pressed its first commercial CD.
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"Something To Do" 03:46 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"Lie To Me" 05:03 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"People Are People" 03:52 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"It Doesn't Matter" 04:45 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"Stories Of Old" 03:14 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"Somebody" 04:27 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"Master And Servant" 04:12 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"If You Want" 04:40 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
"Blasphemous Rumours" 06:22 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones. Assistant Engineers - Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, Colie McMahon.
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"Some Great Reward" (Classic album version. This photo was taken at The Round Oaks steel works, a factory where Brian himself worked many years ago when he finished studying engineering)
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"Some Great Reward" (This photo was taken behind the scenes at The Round Oak Steel Works. In this photo, you can clearly see "The Wedding Couple" as well as Brian Griffin himself)
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"Some Great Reward" (The Album Artwork from Depeche Mode's "People are People" single)
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