Out on on November 11, 2016 via SONY Music Entertainment – and already available for ordering right here – is be “Video Singles Collection”, a 3DVD library anthology containing more than four hours of Depeche Mode music videos (and two-plus hours of audio commentary) including work by Julien Temple, Anton Corbijn, D.A. Pennebaker, John Hillcoat and others..
“Video Singles Collection” is the first official Depeche Mode archival title to be released under the SONY imprimatur since it acquired the rights to the Depeche Mode catalog in July 2015. No Blu-ray set though, which is rather disappointing and surprising since the older videos really could use the format.
Note that more Depeche Mode releases will see the light as “Video Singles Collection” is the first in a series of retrospective projects around Depeche Mode. You might get yet another best of… hoorah…
Back to the actual item. The set includes 55 newly restored versions of the video singles in addition to four rare alternate videos and new commentary on specific individual clips, recorded by members of Depeche Mode especially for this release. Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder have not been asked to deliver input.
You can order the set right here from Storming The Base.
Here is the list of videos featured on the release:
- Just Can’t Get Enough (directed by Clive Richardson)
- See You (directed by Julien Temple)
- The Meaning of Love (directed by Julien Temple)
- Leave in Silence (directed by Julien Temple)
- Get the Balance Right (directed by Kevin Hewitt)
- Everything Counts (directed by Clive Richardson)
- Love, In Itself (directed by Clive Richardson)
- People Are People (directed by Clive Richardson)
- Master and Servant (directed by Clive Richardson)
- Blasphemous Rumours (directed by Clive Richardson)
- Somebody (directed by Clive Richardson)
- Shake the Disease (directed by Peter Care)
- It’s Called a Heart (directed by Peter Care)
- Stripped (directed by Peter Care)
- But Not Tonight (directed by Tamra Davis)
- A Question of Lust (directed by Clive Richardson)
- A Question of Time (directed by Phil Harding)
- Strangelove (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Never Let Me Down Again (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Behind the Wheel (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Little 15 (directed by Martyn Atkins)
- Strangelove ’88 (directed by Martyn Atkins)
- Everything Counts (Live – from “101”) (directed by D.A. Pennebaker)
- Personal Jesus (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Enjoy the Silence (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Policy of Truth (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- World in My Eyes (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- I Feel You (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Walking in My Shoes (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Condemnation (Paris Mix) (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- One Caress (directed by Kevin Kerslake)
- In Your Room (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Barrel of a Gun (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- It’s No Good (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Home (directed by Steven Green)
- Useless (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- Only When I Lose Myself (directed by Brian Griffin)
- Dream On (directed by Stephane Sednaoui)
- I Feel Loved (directed by John Hillcoat)
- Freelove (directed by John Hillcoat)
- Goodnight Lovers (directed by John Hillcoat)
- Enjoy the Silence ’04 (directed by Uwe Flade)
- Precious (directed by Uwe Flade)
- A Pain That I’m Used To (directed by Uwe Flade)
- Suffer Well (directed by Anton Corbijn)
- John the Revelator (directed by Blue Leach)
- Martyr (directed by Robert Chandler)
- Wrong (directed by Patrick Daughters)
- Peace (directed by Jonas and François)
- Hole to Feed (directed by Eric Wareheim)
- Fragile Tension (directed by Rob Chandler and Barney Steel)
- Personal Jesus 2011 (directed by Patrick Daughters)
- Heaven (directed by Timothy Saccenti)
- Soothe My Soul (directed by Warren Fu)
- Should Be Higher (directed by Anton Corbijn)
Bonus Alternate Music Videos
- People Are People (12″ Version) (directed by Clive Richardson)
- But Not Tonight (Pool Version) (directed by Tamra Davis)
- Soothe My Soul (Extended) (directed by Warren Fu)
- Stripped (Unreleased Alternate Cut) (directed by Peter Care)
Bonus audio
- 2016 audio commentaries by Dave Gahan, Andy Fletcher and Martin Gore
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