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| | The Singles 81>85 | | | Music Artist : | | Depeche Mode | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Reprise / Wea | | Release Date : | | 1999-01-19 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Dreaming of Me
2. New Life
3. Just Can't Get Enough
4. See You
5. Meaning of Love
6. Leave in Silence
7. Get the Balance Right!
8. Everything Counts
9. Love in Itself
10. People Are People
11. Master and Servant
12. Rumours
13. Somebody
14. Shake the Disease
15. It's Called a Heart
16. Photographic [Some Bizarre Version]
17. Just Can't Get Enough [Schizo Mix]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Depending on your Mode
Submitted on: 2008-10-12 |
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Others, most, may have more familiarity with Depeche Mode. History and Hysteria. I only bought the export EPs when they came out in the early '80's. Depeche Mode at that time were against the grain of emerging hair metal and had a sense of melody that sounded fresh and fun. + true love of something. Depeche Mode were at the basis, a POP band, and as true of their time as Elvis, Beatles, etc..
This complelation of early singles "gets the balance right". It misses favorites like "Route 66" and extended mixes, but as a bargain toss, "everything counts...." |
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 i love depeche mode!
Submitted on: 2007-09-04 |
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| i love depeche mode and this cd offers a sample of some of their best remixes/singles. i highly recommend it! |
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 Horrible sound quality!!
Submitted on: 2007-04-16 |
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Don't misinterpret this review. Depeche Mode is one of my favorite bands, and these songs are absolutely awesome. However, the mastering on this CD is atrocious. ALL the songs are compressed and clipped, ruining the dynamics of each song. If you take a look at the waveforms of the tracks, you'll see what I mean. It sounds TOO loud and distorted.
Do yourself a favor and find yourself the earlier Singles: 81-85 compilation or Catching Up with Depeche Mode if you live in the States ( although you'll be missing Get the Balance Right, People Are People, and Leave in Silence, but those can be found on the People Are People compilation album ).
This also goes for the mastering on the 86-98 compilation. |
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"How much does digital enhancement really do to improve the sound of early-'80s synth pop?"
Submitted on: 2007-02-04 |
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The above editorial review states:
"All the songs are digitally remastered, but how much does digital enhancement really do to improve the sound of early-'80s synth-pop, which is so dated? Not much."
I completely disagree! It's not a matter of the music sounding dated. It's a matter of the actual sound of the music, which has been improved hugely! I've been doing an A/B comparison between the 2006 'The Best Of - Vol 1' Depeche Mode release and this 1998 'Singles 81>85', and the differences are clear. One would think that the 2006 version would sound better since it was released nearly 8 years after the 1998 version. This, however, is not the case at all. The 1998 disc sounds much better than the 2006 disc. That's not to say that the 2006 disc sounds bad. It just isn't up to the 1998 standards.
The differences are simply the result of the mastering engineers. Simon Heyworth mastered the 2006 best of, whereas Mike Marsh and Roland Brown got it right the first time in 1998 on this compilation. Heyworth's mastering seems to be restrained, sticking closely to the original mastering from the 80s without giving the tracks the extra punch and depth as heard in recent masters. The Marsh/Brown collaboration, on the other hand, gives the tracks bass and fullness, making them sound heavy.
With an excellent digital remastering and a solid tracklisting, 'Singles 81>85' is an essential part of any DM fan collection. |
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Depeche Mode's better half
Submitted on: 2006-12-31 |
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This is classic Depeche Mode. Before they became Americanized, when they were just 4 English lads playing good synth-pop. Before their music deteriorated after "Music For The Masses". Their later stuff pales in comparison to the earlier thought-provoking music. From the chirpy "Dreaming Of Me" to the brooding,deep "Blasphemous Rumours", this cd scores a big hit. New Depeche Mode fans missed out on this era, and they can now experience what it was like. And people who've followed the band from the early 80's can relive the magic. Classic Mode, where have you gone?
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