A Broken Frame

Occupation

A Broken Frame is the second album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode. It was without Vince Clarke, who had left the band in late 1981, but even without Alan Wilder. Wilder supported Depeche Mode while already on a tour of the recording of A Broken Frame, he was not involved, however, so that the band during the making of the album was a trio.

  • 3.1 See You Tour
  • 3.2 Broken Frame Tour

Title list

All songs were written by Martin Gore. Gore sings at Should not Have Done That, Dave Gahan remaining songs. Nothing to Fear is an instrumental piece.

Single releases

See You

See You was released in January 1982 and reached number 6 in the British charts. The song is the first written by Martin Gore single release. The B-side is Now, This Is Fun. The music video, as well as the videos of the other two singles from A Broken Frame, turned Julien Temple. Alan Wilder is also, though, to see at this time not yet an official member of the band in the video.

The Meaning of Love

The second single was released, The Meaning of Love in April 1982. As a B-side, the single contained the instrumental piece top grain ( It's a Small Town), named after the Luxembourg village of Upper grain.

Leave in Silence

The third single Leave in Silence was released in August 1982 The B-Side Excerpt From:. My Secret Garden is an instrumental version of My Secret Garden. The 12 " - and a CD single, contained the 12" Mix Leave In Silence ( Longer ) also the mix Leave In Silence ( Quieter ), whose instrumentation is greatly reduced.

Tours

See You Tour

The See You Tour began in February 1982 after release of the single See You and ended after 36 concerts in Europe and North America in May 1982.

The Songs I Like It and Television set date from the time when Depeche Mode still Composition of Sound were called.

Broken Frame Tour

The Broken Frame Tour began in October 1982 and ended after 47 concerts in May 1983., You took the band to Asia for the first time.

  • Nothing to Fear
  • Big Muff
  • Monument
  • Get the Balance Right!

Republication

On 2 October 2006 a re-release of A Broken Frame was released as a hybrid SACD and DVD. The DVD includes the album tracks in surround sound (Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS) and the following bonus tracks:

  • My Secret Garden (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • See You (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • Satellite ( Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • Nothing to Fear (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • The Meaning of Love (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • A Photograph of You ( Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • Should not Have Done That ( Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • The Sun and the Rainfall (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
  • Now, This is Fun
  • Upper grain ( It's a Small Town)
  • Excerpt From: My Secret Garden

In DVD - Video section to see, the documentation Depeche Mode 1982: "The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase"

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