Speak & Spell

~ Release by Depeche Mode (see all versions of this release, 35 available)

Annotation

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1New Life
engineer:
Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan (in 1981-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-05)
recording of:
New Life
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.73:47
2I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
3.152:18
3Puppets
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Puppets
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
43:57
4Boys Say Go!
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Boys Say Go!
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
3.33:08
5Nodisco
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nodisco
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
3.94:16
6What’s Your Name?
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
What’s Your Name?
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
3.52:46
7Photographic
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Photographic
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
3.84:43
8Tora! Tora! Tora!
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tora! Tora! Tora!
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.754:39
9Big Muff
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Big Muff
composer:
Martin L. Gore
34:25
10Any Second Now (voices)
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Any Second Now
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
version of:
Reason Man
3.52:35
11Just Can’t Get Enough
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe (UK producer / engineer / musician)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan (in 1981-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1981) and Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-07)
produced at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 66) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 460)
recording of:
Just Can’t Get Enough
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (ended), Musical Moments LTD UK, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing B.V., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.253:45
12Dreaming of Me
recording of:
Dreaming of Me
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Musical Moments Ltd., SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3.354:02