Depeche Mode continue vinyl singles series with 'Spirit | The 12" Singles'
Depeche Mode
12" vinyl singles collector's edition box set series continues with release of
Spirit | The 12" Singles
out 20 September 2024
Deluxe collection includes first-ever official 12" vinyl pressing of
The Highline Sessions featuring previously unreleased performances of
“So Much Love” and “Poison Heart”
Sony Music Entertainment will continue the Depeche Mode 12" vinyl singles project with the release of Spirit | The 12" Singles on 20 September 2024.
Spirit | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains seven 12" vinyl discs including custom replicas of the original three double 12" singles from Spirit (Depeche Mode's 14th studio album): Where's the Revolution (originally released 3 February 2017, in advance of the album), Going Backwards (released 23 June 2017), and Cover Me (released 6 October 2017).
As a bonus for Depeche Mode fans, Spirit | The 12" Singles premieres a special seventh disc: the first-ever 12" vinyl pressing of the band's legendary Highline Sessions, recorded live in New York City on 3 August 2016. The most complete recording of Depeche Mode's Highline Sessions ever released in any format, this five-song 12" vinyl single includes DM's galvanizing cover of David Bowie's "Heroes" (celebrating the anthem's 2017 40th anniversary) and two previously unreleased performances of songs from Spirit: So Much Love and Poison Heart.
Depeche Mode's Spirit | The 12" Singles comes in a numbered limited edition housed in a deluxe slipcase including seven 12" 180g vinyl discs, riveting artwork recontextualizing original album covers, a replica poster and download card.
Depeche Mode recorded their Spirit album from April through August 2016 at Sound Design in Santa Barbara, California and Jungle City in New York, working for the first time with producer James Ford. Released through Columbia/Mute on 17 March 2017, Spirit was the last Depeche Mode studio album to feature founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher before his passing on 26 May 2022.
Spirit pushed Depeche Mode into unexpected new directions, the album's lyrical content directly addressing global societal issues with music hitting its emotional targets with laser precision, the band's personal concerns expressed in universal social commentary, more relevant today than ever. Like previous album releases, Spirit expanded Depeche Mode's aesthetic vision and musical repertoire while continuing their tradition of issuing monumental 12" singles to supplement and complement their albums.
From their earliest days as a band, Depeche Mode have championed 12" vinyl, embracing the format's singular power and potential for innovation. The 12" single allowed the band to explore new sonic possibilities while the tactile real-world beauty of physical packaging gave Depeche Mode room to develop their consistently sophisticated and commanding design aesthetic. Depeche Mode have used their singles discography as a means of offering fans the opportunity to enjoy left field remixes, rare B-sides, standout concert performances and other exclusives.
Sony Music Entertainment released the first two box sets in the Depeche Mode 12" singles series--Speak & Spell | The Singles and A Broken Frame | The Singles--in August 2018 with the second batch--Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles and Some Great Reward | The 12" Singles--arriving in December 2018. SME released Depeche Mode's Black Celebration | The 12" Singles and Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles on 31 May 2019. 2020 saw the release of Violator | The 12" Singles in July and Songs Of Faith And Devotion | The 12" Singles in October. The ninth collection in the series, Ultra | The 12" Singles was released on 27 September 2021 with the tenth volume, Exciter | The 12" Singles, arriving on 10 June 2022. The 11th volume in the series, Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles, was released in November 2022. 2023 saw the release of Sounds Of The Universe | The 12" Singles in August with Delta Machine | The 12" Singles following in September.
Each box set in the series contains the singles from an individual Depeche Mode album pressed on audiophile-quality 12" vinyl. The artwork for the exterior of each of the box sets draws on iconography inspired by the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves themselves feature the original single artwork.
Spirit | The 12" Singles is chronologically the 14th volume in SME's Depeche Mode 12" Singles Series and the first to include a bonus 12" vinyl disc premiering previously unreleased tracks.
Pre-order here: depechemodeboxsets.com
Depeche Mode - Spirit | The 12" Singles
Disc One and Disc Two - Where's The Revolution (12BONG 47)
A Where's the Revolution (Autolux Remix)
A Where's the Revolution (Pearson Sound Remix)
B Where's the Revolution (Algiers Click Farm Remix)
B Where's the Revolution (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
B Where's the Revolution (Pearson Sound Beatless Remix)
C Where's the Revolution (Simian Mobile Disco Dub)
C Where's the Revolution (Terence Fixmer Spatial Mix)
D Where's the Revolution (Patrice Bäumel Remix)
D Where's the Revolution (Ewan Pearson Kompromat Dub)
Disc Three and Disc Four - Going Backwards (12BONG 48)
A Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix)
B Going Backwards (Solomun Club Remix)
B Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Deep Bass Dub)
C Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix)
C Going Backwards (Point Point Remix)
D You Move (Latroit Remix)
D Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work)
Disc Five and Disc Six - Cover Me (12BONG 49)
A Cover Me (Ellen Allien U.F.O. RMX)
A Cover Me (I Hate Models Cold Lights Remix)
B Cover Me (Nicole Moudaber Remix)
B So Much Love (Kalli Remix)
C Cover Me (Erol Alkan White Light Rework)
C Cover Me (Texas Gentlemen Remix)
D Cover Me (Warpaint Steez Remix)
D Cover Me (Josh T. Pearson Choose Hellth Remix)
Disc Seven - The Highline Sessions (12BONG 50)
A Going Backwards (Highline Sessions Version)
A So Much Love (Highline Sessions Version) - previously unreleased
A Poison Heart (Highline Sessions Version) - previously unreleased
B The Worst Crime (Highline Sessions Version)
B Heroes (Highline Sessions Version)
