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Construction Time Again (Album) by Depeche Mode

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Depeche Mode Is An English Band Founded In 1980 Originally From Basildon Essex United Kingdom. They Are One Of The Most Enduring And Successful Bands That Emerged During The 80s Particularly From The New Wave/new Romantic Era. The Band Name Is Derived From A French Fashion Magazine Dépêche Mode Which Means "fashion Dispatch." The Band Has Been Highly Influential In The Electronic Dance Music Scene Especially Synthpop Techno And Trance Partly Due To Their Innovative Work Recording Techniques And Use Of Sampling. Their Most Successful Album Is Arguably 1990's Violator Which Reached The #2 Position In The UK #7 In The US And Sold Over 8 Million Copies Worldwide. The Band Has Released A Long Series Of High-Charting Singles Over Their Three-Decades Long Career. Enjoy The Silence Is Their Most Recognized Song And One Of History's Most Covered Songs. The Original Line-Up Was Dave Gahan Martin L. Gore Andy Fletcher And Vince Clarke. In December 1981 Clarke Left The Band And Later Formed Yazoo The Assembly And Erasure. Alan Wilder Joined The Group Initially In January 1982 As A Live Keyboardist But Became An Official Member In December 1982. He Left In Mid-1995 To Fully Concentrate On His Recoil Project And The Band Continued As A Trio. In 2010 Wilder Re-Joined Depeche Mode On Stage After 16 Years For A Performance Of Somebody During A Show At London's Royal Albert Hall In Aid Of The Teenage Cancer Trust. Depeche Mode's Origins Date Back To 1977 When Vince Clarke And Andrew Fletcher Formed A Band Called No Romance In China With Clarke On Vocals And Guitar And Fletcher On Bass. In March 1980 Clarke Gore And Fletcher Formed A Band Called Composition Of Sound With Clarke On Vocals/guitar Gore On Keyboards And Fletcher On Bass. Soon After The Formation Of Composition Of Sound Clarke And Fletcher Switched To Synthesizers. Dave Gahan Joined The Band In 1980 After Clarke Heard Him Perform At A Local Scout Hut Jam Session Singing To A Rendition Of David Bowie's "Heroes" And Depeche Mode Was Born. While Playing A Live Gig At The Bridge House In Canning Town Daniel Miller The Founder Of Mute Records Approached The Band Who Proposed A Verbal Contract. The Result Was Their First Single Dreaming Of Me Recorded In December 1980 And Released In February 1981 Reaching Number 57 In The UK Charts And Followed Soon By A Real Contract With Mute. To Date Depeche Mode Have Released 15 Studio Albums Speak & Spell 1981 A Broken Frame 1982 Construction Time Again 1983 Some Great Reward 1984 Black Celebration 1986 Music For The Masses 1987 Violator 1990 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 1993 Ultra 1997 Exciter 2001 Playing The Angel 2005 Sounds Of The Universe 2009 Delta Machine 2013 Spirit 2017 And Memento Mori 2023 8 Compilations People Are People 1984 The Singles 81-85 1985 Catching Up With Depeche Mode 1985 Greatest Hits 1987 The Singles 86>98 1998 Remixes 81-04 2004 The Best Of Depeche Mode Volume 1 2006 The Complete Depeche Mode 2006 5 Live Albums 101 1989 Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live 1993 Recording The Angel A Series Of Live Recordings 2006 Tour Of The Universe Barcelona 20/21 11 09 2009 And Live In Berlin Soundtrack 2014 Over 50 Singles Including Just Can't Get Enough Everything Counts People Are People Master And Servant Shake The Disease Stripped A Question Of Time Strangelove Never Let Me Down Again Personal Jesus Enjoy The Silence World In My Eyes Policy Of Truth I Feel You Walking In My Shoes In Your Room Barrel Of A Gun It's No Good Home Dream On Freelove Precious Wrong And Heaven 14 Live / Video Collections VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray The World We Live In And Live In Hamburg 1985 Some Great Videos 1985 Strange 1988 101 1989 Strange Too 1990 Devotional 1993 The Videos 86>98 1998 One Night In Paris 2002 The Videos 86>98 2002 Touring The Angel Live In Milan 2006 The Best Of - Volume 1 2006 Tour Of The Universe Barcelona 20/21.11.09 2009 Live In Berlin 2014 And Video Singles Collection 2016

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Construction Time Again Is The Third Studio Album By The British Synthpop Band Depeche Mode Released In 1983. This Was The First Depeche Mode Album With Alan Wilder Who Composed The Songs "Two Minute Warning" And "The Landscape Is Changing" As Well As The B-Side "Fools" . The Album Was Recorded At John Foxx's Garden Studios In London Engineered By Gareth Jones Who Had Also Engineered Foxx's Seminal Electronic Album Metamatic . It Was Mixed In The Famous Hansa Tonstudio In Berlin Where Much Of David Bowie's Trilogy Of Seminal Electronic Albums Featuring Brian Eno Had Been Produced . The Album's Cover Artwork Though Studio Based Features The Matterhorn Mountain. The Song Everything Counts Was Covered By Swedish Melodic Death Metal Band In Flames On Their Album Whoracle. Rerelease
In 2007 Construction Time Again Was Re-Released With A Bonus DVD. The First CD Was Remastered And Except In The USA Was Released On A CD/SACD Hybrid. The Bonus DVD Includes B-Sides In Addition To The Single And B-Side For "Get The Balance Right" A One-Off Single Recorded Prior To The Album. The Album Is Released As Originally Intended And Does Not Include The Bonus Extended Mix Of "Everything Counts" But Does Keep The Reprise. The DVD Includes A Documentary On The Album. The Double-Documentary Discusses Both "Get The Balance Right" And Construction Time Again Its Two Singles The Making Of The Cover The Lyrics And The Sampling Technology Used During The Album's Production. It Also Discusses Alan Wilder And Gareth Jones A New Member And A New Engineer Respectively And Their Impact On The Band's Sound. It Also Includes Footage Of The Construction Time Again Tour From 1983 As Well As Excerpts From The Music Video For "Get The Balance Right". The Remastered Album Was Released On "deluxe" Vinyl In April 2007 In Europe Only. Track Listing 1983 Release LP Mute / Stumm 13 "Love In Itself" – 4 29 "More Than A Party" – 4 23 "Pipeline" – 6 15 "Everything Counts" – 4 19 "Two Minute Warning" – 4 13 "Shame" – 3 50 "The Landscape Is Changing" – 4 47 "Told You So" – 4 24 "And Then..." – 4 34 "Everything Counts Reprise " – 1 05 CD Sire / 9 23900-2 "Love In Itself" – 4 27 "More Than A Party" – 4 30 "Pipeline" – 6 08 "Everything Counts" – 4 24 "Two Minute Warning" – 4 10 "Shame" – 3 50 "The Landscape Is Changing" – 4 46 "Told You So" – 4 25 "And Then..." – 5 40 "Everything Counts Long Version " – 7 23 "Everything Counts Reprise " Appears At The End Of "And Then..." On This Release Instead Of Appearing As Its Own Track. 2007 Re-Release CD Mute / DM CD 3 CD/SACD DVD Disc 1 Is A Hybrid SACD/CD With A Multi-Channel SACD Layer. Disc One Also Released As Stand-Alone CD CDX STUMM 19 Disc 2 Is A DVD Which Includes "Construction Time Again" In DTS 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 And PCM Stereo Plus Bonus Material "Love In Itself" – 4 29 "More Than A Party" – 4 45 "Pipeline" – 5 54 "Everything Counts" – 4 19 "Two Minute Warning" – 4 13 "Shame" – 3 50 "The Landscape Is Changing" – 4 47 "Told You So" – 4 24 "And Then..." – 4 34 "Everything Counts Reprise " – 0 59 Bonus Tracks In PCM Stereo "Get The Balance Right!" "The Great Outdoors!" "Work Hard" "Fools" "Get The Balance Right Combination Mix " "Everything Counts In Larger Amounts " "Love In Itself 4" Additional Material "Depeche Mode 83 Teenagers Growing Up Bad Government And All That Stuff " All Songs Were Written By Martin L. Gore Except "Two Minute Warning" "The Landscape Is Changing" And "Fools" Written By Alan Wilder "The Great Outdoors!" And "Work Hard" Written By Gore & Wilder. David Gahan Sings Lead Vocals On All Songs Except "Pipeline" Which Is Sung By Gore. "Everything Counts In Larger Amounts " Is Identical To The "Long Version" Of The Song. On The 2007 Remastered Edition Part Of The Intro To "Pipeline" Is Tacked Onto The End Of "More Than A Party" Hence Why The Lengths Of These Two Tracks Differ From The Original LP. Singles
Two Singles Were Released From The Album. "Everything Counts" 11 July 1983 "Love In Itself" 19 September 1983 Credits
Andrew Fletcher David Gahan Martin Gore Alan Wilder Produced By Daniel Miller And Depeche Mode
Tonmeister Gareth Jones
Assistant Engineer On "Two Minute Warning" Corinne Simcock Recorded At The Garden London
Mixed At Hansa Mischraum Berlin Cover Photography Brian Griffin
Illustrations Ian Wright
Design Martyn Atkins

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