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Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame FLAC

Performer: Depeche Mode
Title: A Broken Frame
Genre: Electronic
Cat #: STUMM 9
Label: Mute
Country: UK
Date of release: 27 Sep 1982
Style: Synth-pop
FLAC size 2015 mb
MP3 size: 2637 mb
Record From Vinyl, LP, Album

Depeche Mode Mute Synth Pop 1982

Tracklist

1	Leave In Silence
2	The Meaning Of Love
3	The Sun & The Rainfall
4	A Photograph Of You
5	Monument
6	Satellite
7	See You
8	Nothing To Fear
9	Shouldn't Have Done That
10	My Secret Garden

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1-23751, 9 23751-1	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(LP, Album, SRC)	Sire, Sire, Mute, Mute	1-23751, 9 23751-1	US	1982
DMCD2, 0094637006023	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, RE, RM + DVD-V,)	Mute, Mute	DMCD2, 0094637006023	Europe	2006
CDV 30040	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP)	Virgin, Mute	CDV 30040	France	1987
2 44456	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(CD, Album, RE + DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC, 5.1 + R)	Reprise Records, Sire, Mute, Rhino Records	2 44456	Mexico	2006
9 23751-1, 1-23751	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(LP, Album, Jac)	Sire, Mute	9 23751-1, 1-23751	US	1982

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STUMM 9	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(LP, Album)	Mute	STUMM 9	UK	1982
1-23751, 9 23751-1	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(LP, Album, SRC)	Sire, Sire, Mute, Mute	1-23751, 9 23751-1	US	1982
DMCD2, 0094637006023	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, RE, RM + DVD-V,)	Mute, Mute	DMCD2, 0094637006023	Europe	2006
CDV 30040	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP)	Virgin, Mute	CDV 30040	France	1987
2 44456	Depeche Mode	A Broken Frame ‎(CD, Album, RE + DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC, 5.1 + R)	Reprise Records, Sire, Mute, Rhino Records	2 44456	Mexico	2006

Credits

Artwork [Calligraphy] – Ching Ching Lee
Design – Martyn Atkins
Engineer – Eric Radcliffe, John Fryer
Lacquer Cut By – JA
Performer – Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin L. Gore
Photography By – Brian Griffin
Producer – Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode
Words By, Music By – Martin Gore

Design – Martyn Atkins
Engineer – Eric Radcliffe, John Fryer
Photography By – Brian Griffin
Producer – Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode
Words By, Music By – Martin Gore

Notes

Digitally mastered.
℗ 1989 + © 1982 Mute Records Limited

Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London

Packaging: standard jewel case. 8 page booklet.

UK CDSTUMM 9 pressings:
1. Made by PDO
2. Glass mastered at Nimbus, without IFPI codes
3. Glass mastered at Nimbus, repress with IFPI codes (this one)Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.

UK variations of this release:
- lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at MusiTech (MT. etched in matrix), JA (Jack Adams) etched in matrix (this one)
- lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd. (GG etched in matrix), JA (Jack Adams) & Pounda etched in matrix
- lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd. (GG etched in matrix), JA (Jack Adams) etched in matrix
- lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd. (GG etched in matrix) mastered at MusiTech (MT. etched in matrix), JA (Jack Adams) etched in matrix
- lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd. (GG etched in matrix), Pounda etched in matrix
- repress with barcode in white square, lacquer cut at Tape One & mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd. (GG etched in matrix), Pounda etched in matrix
- repress with barcode on red, pressed by MPO

Barcodes

Rights Society: ZAIKS/BIEM

Barcode (Text): 5 016025 610099
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): A6327 CDSTUMM 9 ⁞꞉⁞ 1:0 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L122
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 2332
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): A6327 CDSTUMM 9 ⁞꞉⁞ 1:0 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L122
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): ifpi 2312
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): CDSTUMM 9 ::: 1:2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): none
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): ifpi 2312
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): A6327 CDSTUMM 9 ⋮⋮⋮ [Nimbus logo]
Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L123
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): ifpi 2301
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): A6327 CDSTUMM 9 ⋮∶⋮ 1:0 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L122
Mould SID Code (Variant 7): ifpi 2328

Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 1): STUMM-9-A1 MT-6 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 1): STUMM-9-B1 MT-6 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 2): STUMM-9-A1 MT 3 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 2): STUMM-9-B1 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 3): STUMM-9-A1 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 3): STUMM-9-B1 MT 3 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 4): STUMM-9-A1 MT-1 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 4): STUMM-9-B1 MT-1 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 5): STUMM-9-A1 MT-8 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 5): STUMM-9-B1 MT-8 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variation 6): STUMM-9-A1 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variation 6): STUMM-9-B1 MT-4 JA TAPE ONE

Companies

Distributed By – Rough Trade
Distributed By – Spartan
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records
Copyright (c) – Sonet Publishing
Recorded At – Blackwing Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Tape One
Mastered At – Musitech

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
Published By – Sonet Publishing
Recorded At – Blackwing Studios
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus – A6327

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Comments: (5)

Wrathshaper

Great sound off this version I picked up in charity shop for 2 euro.. in near mint condition hadn't heard this album before but was pleasantly surprised by it though most people say it's not their best work ... have the singles 81 - 85 and this shows the evolution of the band...

Kigul

It surprises me that Rex The Dog has never remixed Nothing To Fear.

He did a superb job of Photographic, but Nothing To Fear is literally prototype (excuse the pun) Rex The Dog.

A match made in heaven, for sure!

Sinredeemer

When you plan to get this album, notice a problem with mastering in track 05 "See You" on a few pressings. On US version, for example, the treble is horribly low compared to the UK and German versions. Unfortunately, on the new remasters from 2006, the same version from US was used, ruining the best single and track on the album.

Uthergo

Worth possessing for the atmospheric cover art alone. 'A Broken Frame' still links 'Speak & Spell' idioms, but slowly slides away into something more rich and darkly potent. This is such an innocent album, every time I put it on, I get so nostalgic. Lyrically, it grows more sarcastic - 'Leave In Silence', 'A Photograph Of You', 'The Meaning Of Love' and beautifully infantile 'Shouldn't Have Done That' mark Gore's turn from previous instant of Clarke's songwriting approach. Continued are tiny traces of menace in these songs - 'Leave In Silence' opens with rather spooky chanting and to some extent pre-dates 'Enjoy the Silence' (by both, melody and title). A claustrophobic aura of the song is strange enough to make it a hit-single. 'My Secret Garden' is a decent, sensual sequel - a confusingly introspective song based on bizarre game of hide-and-seek. 'Monument' tickles you with its nagging melody - the atmosphere suggests tension wrapped in calm - not bombastic, the final 'bang' never happens although it's there. The song ends but we're not at rest. Along comes a nice, soothing instrumental 'Nothing To Fear'. The intro suggests sharpness but smooth synth line softens it into a stunning ambiental groove.

The highlight of this record is undoubtedly 'See You' - a deserved hit with dark overtones. The lyrics get quite close to tell a story from the stalker's point of view. The melody expresses uncertainty within a relationship.

The funniest and somewhat daft piece here is 'Satellite' - it doesn't lack charm but its synthie-reggae delivery isn't that convincing. Still, it's an enjoyable track (and Ace of Base were a decade away with 'All That She Wants')... 'The Meaning of Love' and 'A Photograph of You' stand out from the lot, feeling much closer to Clarke's trademark of 'Speak & Spell' - catchy, bouncingly poppy tunes which could very easily fit into the Eurovision song contest repertoire.

Suddenly, as 'A Photograph Of You' fades out of focus, we are left in a chillingly cold, synthetic wind howl that informs a beautiful acapella delivery on 'Shouldn't Have Done That', rather provocative statement regarding childhood and education. This particular track is based on a funnily irritating tone, adding to the childish atmosphere augmented by sinister military march-like percussion (provided by Blancmange!). As the song concludes with a provocative line 'Leaves school to follow his ambition, knows what he wants to be a politician - shouldn't have done that...', the wind continues into album's ending tune, one of their finest in fact - 'The Sun and the Rainfall'- providing the optimistic conclusion, despite uncertainty of things to come ('Things must change - we must re-arrange them...'). Melancholic but positive, it truly is sunshine after a summer's stormy shower.

And as for the band - things did change and they did re-arrange them. Big.

WUNDERKIND

This is Depeche Mode's second effort and the first under the direction of Martin Gore since Vince Clarke's departure. This record takes a more darker approach than its predecessor, only containing two light hearted tracks that resemble the first album (The Meaning of Love & A Photograph of You). The rest ventures into cryptic themes and explorations of new synth sounds. The album ranges with bleak minimalistic themes (Monument, Satellite, Shouldn't Have Done That) as well as complex anthems (See You, Nothing To Fear, My Secret Garden). All in all, this is a very good record. Although the sounds and studio techniques are a little dated by today's standards, Martin's song shine brighter than ever. 4.5/5

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