DEPECHE MODE Music For The Masses 1987 UK MUTE UNPLAYED/MINT
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£ 95
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Apr 28, 2014
Sold Date
Apr 18, 2014
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£ 20
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DEPECHE MODE Music For The Masses 1987 UK MUTE UNPLAYED/MINT
w/'MUTE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE' INSERT - TOP COPY
DEPECHE MODEMusic For The Masses
UK MUTE (STUMM 47) FIRST PRESSING (September 1987)
COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INNER AND "MUTE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE" INSERT
LOVELY COPY - AS-NEW - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE CUSTOM MUTE PICTURE LABELS
MARTIX: *Stumm-47 - A-1* / *Stumm-47 - B-1*
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH INLAYED PHOTOS
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
+ TRI-FOLD "MUTE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE" INSERT
Initially the title must have sounded like an incredibly pretentious boast, except that Depeche Mode then went on to do a monstrous world tour, score even more hits in America and elsewhere than ever before, and pick up a large number of name checks from emerging house and techno artists on top of all that.
As for the music the masses got this time around, the opening cut, "Never Let Me Down Again," started things off wonderfully: a compressed guitar riff suddenly slamming into a huge-sounding percussion/keyboard/piano combination, anchored to a constantly repeated melodic hook, ever-building synth/orchestral parts at the song's end, and one of David Gahan's best vocals .
Other key singles "Strangelove" and the (literally) driving "Behind the Wheel" maintained the same blend of power and song skill, while some of the quieter numbers such as "The Things You Said" and "I Want You Now" showed musical and lyrical intimacy could easily co-exist with the big chart-busters.
Add to that other winners like "To Have and to Hold," with its Russian radio broadcast start and dramatic, downward spiral of music accompanied by Gahan's subtly powerful take on a desperate Gore love lyric, and the weird, wonderful choral closer, "Pimpf," and Depeche's massive success becomes perfectly clear
Side 1:
Never Let Me Down Again (4:47)
The Things You Said (3:55)
Strangelove (4:38)
Sacred (5:01)
Little 15 (4:14)
Side 2:
Behind The Wheel (5:17)
I Want You Now (3:28)
To Have And To Hold (3:08)
Nothing (4:12)
Pimpf (3:56)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate pair of labels - no spindle traces or any signs the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Pristine unmarked surfaces in normal light with just wispy hairlines from the inner visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: MINT
In keeping with its unplayed status my one careful play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - a beautiful 'as-new' copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from a tiny, tiny bump to the top corner the sleeve is as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
As-new, like-new
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Nothing but a crease to the bottom corner - clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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