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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 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). 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. Additionally, Alan wanted "The Sun and 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. After the release of A Broken Frame Depeche Mode went onto their first world tour, which included North America, Europe and the Far East. Previously they had toured in England and Europe as well as the United States. Monument was covered by Gus Gus on For the Masses.
1982 release: Mute / Stumm 9 (UK) 1982 release: Sire / 23751 (US) 2006 re-release Mute: DM CD 2 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 9 (CD/SACD) Bonus Tracks (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo): Additional Material: All songs were written by Martin Gore. Singles Album Credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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