A Broken Frame
Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released	September 27, 1982
Recorded	December 1981 - July 1982
Genre	Synthpop
Length	39:36
Label	Mute Sire (US/Canada)
Producer	Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Depeche Mode chronology
Speak and Spell (1981) A Broken Frame (1982) Construction Time Again (1983)

A Broken Frame is Depeche Mode's second proper studio album and was released on September 27, 1982. This record was written in the absence of Vince Clarke after his departure to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in the United Kingdom occurring prior to the release of this album, but he had not officially joined the band, and thus, does not appear on the album. A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... The Normal is the recording artist name used by English film editor Daniel Miller, who is best known as the founder of the record label Mute Records. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Speak and Spell is Depeche Modes debut studio album. ... Released by Depeche Mode in 1983, this album saw two shifts in DMs sound. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ... Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) was a short-lived but highly successful English synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex that had a number of top ten hits in the British charts in the early 1980s. ... Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer/songwriter noted for her bluesy voice. ... Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ...

A Broken Frame never aged well with the band, possibly due to Martin Gore being thrust into position of chief songwriter after Clarke's departure. (Gore would eventually hone his songwriting skills to become Depeche Mode's sole album songwriter from 1986 to 2001). In the documentary that appears on the DVD that came with the 2006 reissue, Gore describes the record as "our worst album". None of the singles had long-term success compared to most of Depeche Mode's other albums' singles. At the time of their releases/debut show, A Broken Frame was the only album not represented on 101 and Remixes 81 - 04. Prior to 2006, the last song from the album to be played live was "Leave In Silence" in 1986. There have been rumours that the song was going to be played live in Depeche Mode's cancelled 2002 tour. Mr. Wilder wanted "The Sun & The Rainfall" to be played during the Devotional Tour in 1993, but the idea was not supported by any of the other band members. "Leave in Silence" finally made its return, as an acoustic rendition, in a Paris Touring the Angel show in February 2006. Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ... Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ... 101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ... Remixes 81 - 04 was released on October 25, 2004 It is the first release by Depeche Mode since Daniel Millers independent label Mute Records was acquired by industry major EMI in 2002. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Dave Gahan at the Hyde Park, 25. ...

Another negative of the album is that the music videos (directed by Julien Temple) were disliked by the band because of corniness and some of the odd acting they were forced to do. (Most of the later videos were simply dancing/banging pipes or in later albums more simple acting). No video from the A Broken Frame era has been officially released, possibly hindering exposure for the album. Julien Temple (born November 26, 1953 in London) is an English film, documentary and music video director. ...

After the release of A Broken Frame Depeche Mode went on their first world tour, which included North America, Europe and the Far East. Previously they had toured England and Europe as well as the United States. Depeche Mode (pronounced ) are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. ...

"Monument" was covered by GusGus on For the Masses. GusGus is a band from Reykjavík, Iceland. ... For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album of Depeche Mode songs, specifically the works of Martin Gore; the fact that no songs by Vince Clarke or Alan Wilder were chosen was not a coincidence. ...

A special limited edition live album based on A Broken Frame recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on the 25th October 1982 was also released early in 1983 which also included a special 12" version of Get The Balance Right on the B-Side. (Redirected from 25th) 25 (twenty-five) is the natural number following 24 and preceding 26. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

2006 re-release

In 2006, A Broken Frame was re-released with a bonus DVD. It was released as a part of the second wave of re-issues. (Along with Some Great Reward and Songs of Faith and Devotion) The first CD was remastered and (except in the USA) was released on a CD/SACD hybrid. The bonus DVD includes the three B-Sides "Now, This is Fun," "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" and "Excerpts from: My Secret Garden" in addition to several live versions of some of the songs from A Broken Frame. Some Great Reward is synthpop music band Depeche Modes fourth proper studio album, released in 1984 on the Mute Records label in the UK and on the Sire Records label in the USA. The album saw the bands music becoming increasingly dark. ... Singles from Songs of Faith and Devotion Released: February 15, 1993 Released: April 26, 1993 Released: Septermber 13, 1993 Released: February 10, 1994 Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, first released in March 1993. ...

The re-release preserves the album as it was originally intended. The bonus track "Further Excerpts from: My Secret Garden" was removed (but unlike earlier re-releases wasn't put on the DVD as an extra) and the version of "Leave In Silence" is the album version, not the "Longer" version, making its debut in the USA. (Like "Further Excerpts", the "Longer" version doesn't appear on the DVD)

Sadly, there are flaws with the re-release. A chord at the beginning of the stereo mixes of "Satellite" has mysteriously disappeared and there are live versions of "Shouldn't Have Done That" and "The Sun & The Rainfall" listed on the DVD artwork that are not present on the disc itself. These mistakes have never been rectified.

Also included was a 27-minute documentary on A Broken Frame called Depeche Mode 1982 (The Beginning Of Their So-called Dark Phase) featuring interviews with Depeche Mode (including then-just-departing member Vince Clarke and the then-unofficial member Alan Wilder) and other important DM figures like Daniel Miller and cover-photographer Brian Griffin. There is also footage of television appearances and live performances, commentary on the three singles, Vince's departure, Alan's joining, the "See You" tour, the cover, and more. There are excerpts from the three Julien Temple music videos, making this the only time they have been viewable in a public release. The Normal is the recording artist name used by English film editor Daniel Miller, who is best known as the founder of the record label Mute Records. ...

It was released October 2, 2006 in the UK and October 3, 2006 in the US. is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The remastered album was released on "deluxe" vinyl 30 March 2007 in Germany and 2 April 2007 internationally.

Track listing

1982 release: Mute / Stumm 9 (UK)

1. "Leave In Silence" – 4:51
2. "My Secret Garden" – 4:46
3. "Monument" – 3:15
4. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:18
5. "See You" – 4:34
6. "Satellite" – 4:44
7. "The Meaning of Love" – 3:06
8. "A Photograph Of You" – 3:04
9. "Shouldn't Have Done That" – 3:12
10. "The Sun & The Rainfall" – 5:02

1982 release: Sire / 23751 (U.S.)

1. "Leave In Silence" – 6:28
2. "My Secret Garden" – 4:46
3. "Monument" – 3:15
4. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:18
5. "See You" – 4:34
6. "Satellite" – 4:44
7. "The Meaning of Love" – 3:06
8. "Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden" – 4:20
9. "A Photograph Of You" – 3:04
10. "Shouldn't Have Done That" – 3:12
11. "The Sun & The Rainfall" – 5:02

• All compositions by Martin Gore.
• David Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Shouldn't Have Done That" which is a duet with Mr. Gore. "Nothing to Fear" and "Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden" are instrumental.

Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ... David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English Electronic Band, Depeche Mode. ...

2006 re-release

Mute: DM CD 2 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 9 (CD/SACD)

• Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
• Disc 2 is a DVD which includes "A Broken Frame" in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material

1. "Leave In Silence" – 4:51
2. "My Secret Garden" – 4:46
3. "Monument" – 3:15
4. "Nothing to Fear" – 4:18
5. "See You" – 4:34
6. "Satellite" – 4:43 (contains a slight edit, or error, at the beginning of the track on the redbook layer along with all stereo mixes. The 5.1 mixes do not contain the edit.)
7. "The Meaning of Love" – 3:06
8. "A Photograph Of You" – 3:04
9. "Shouldn't Have Done That" – 3:12
10. "The Sun & The Rainfall" – 5:02

Bonus Tracks (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo): Red Book is the standard for audio CDs (Compact Disc Digital Audio system, or CDDA). ...

1. "My Secret Garden (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 7:28
2. "See You (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 4:11
3. "Satellite (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 4:28
4. "Nothing To Fear (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 4:28
5. "The Meaning of Love (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 3:14
6. "A Photograph of You (Live In Hammersmith, October 1982)" – 3:21

Bonus Tracks (in PCM Stereo):

1. "Now This Is Fun" – 3:27
2. "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)" – 4:07
3. "Excerpt From: My Secret Garden" – 3:14

Additional Material:

1. "Depeche Mode 1982 (The Beginning Of Their So-called Dark Phase)" [27 Minute video]

All songs were written by Martin Gore. Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ...

Singles

1. "See You" (29 January 1982)
2. "The Meaning Of Love" (26 April 1982)
3. "Leave In Silence" (16 August 1982)

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Charts

Miscellanea

• Since Martin Gore was forced to write 10 songs for the album, almost without notice, Martin used some songs he had written years before as a teenager. The main single, "See You", and "A Photograph of You" were written at age 16.
• A Broken Frame is the only album without a song with Martin Gore on lead vocals, though he duets with Dave on "Shouldn't Have Done That".

Album credits

• David Gahan
• Martin Gore
• Andrew Fletcher

• Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode

• Engineered by John Fryer, Eric Radcliffe
• Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London
• CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group

• Photography by Brian Griffin
• Design: Martyn Atkins
• Calligraphy: Ching Ching Lee
• Clothes Stylist: Jacqui Frye

• Publisher: Mute Records
• Distributor: Warner Music (U.S.)
• Label: Mute Records (UK) / Sire Records (U.S.)