DEPECHE MODE - A BROKEN FRAME (180g LP)

Depeche Mode A Broken Frame on 180g LP

1982 Sophomore Record Embraces Band's Trademark Love-Gone-Wrong Themes

Melancholy, Darkness Creep Into the Spare Arrangements

Originally released in 1982, A Broken Frame is Depeche Mode's first album following Vince Clarke's departure. Reflecting a more ambitious approach, the LP takes several stylistic turns (dub reggae and oddly sweet accents crop up in places) that the band would never again revisit.

Largely helmed by Martin Gore, many songs reflect the group's trademark melancholic edge and spare structures, with David Gahan's vocals beginning to come into their own. Depeche Mode welcomes the concept of love gone wrong as its torch, and the tracks "See You," "The Meaning Of Love," and "Nothing To Fear" remain staples.

Mandatory early-era synth-pop from the masters of the genre. Hear it and feel the beginning of a musical movement that would soon sweep the world.

Depeche Mode A Broken Frame Track Listing:

1.   Leave In Silence
2.   My Secret Garden
3.   Monument
4.   Nothing To Fear 
5.   See You 
6.   Satellite 
7.   The Meaning Of Love 
8.   A Photograph Of You 
9.   Shouldn't Have Done That 
10.   The Sun & The Rainfall