Depeche Mode: “Spirit | The 12″ Singles” box set coming soon

Sony Music continues to reissue, divided by album, the collectible vinyls The 12″ Singles published by Depeche Mode.

The fourteenth box set in the collection, “Spirit | The 12″ Singles”, will be released on September 20th. dedicated to the band’s fourteenth studio album.

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The next release is a deluxe collector’s box set in limited edition and numberedwhich contains seven discs on 12″ 180 gram vinyl, artwork which rework the original album covers, 1 replica poster And 1 card for download.

Also includes custom facsimiles of the three original double 12″ singles from “Spirit”: “Where’s the Revolution” (originally released on February 3, 2017, ahead of the album), “Going Backwards” (Published on June 23, 2017) and “Cover Me” (Published October 6, 2017).

“Spirit | The 12″ Singles” features, for the first time among the releases of this collection, a bonus disc containing previously unreleased tracks: the first 12″ vinyl pressing of the legendary Band’s Highline Sessionsrecorded live in New York City on August 3, 2016 with five songs, including a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” (celebrating the anthem’s 40th anniversary in 2017) and two unreleased performances of songs from “Spirit”: “So Much Love” And “PoisonHeart”.

Depeche Mode recorded their album “Spirit” from April to 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 via Columbia/Mute on March 17, 2017, “Spirit” was the last Depeche Mode studio album to feature founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher, before his passing on May 26, 2022.

Depeche Mode have always celebrated the 12″ vinyl format, attracted by its unique appeal and innovative potential. The 12″ allowed the band to explore new sonic possibilities, combined with the attention to physical packaging that gave them the space to develop a sophisticated design aesthetic. Depeche Mode have used their discography of singles to offer fans offbeat remixes, rare B-sides, live performances and other exclusives.

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 UFO 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) – unpublished
A Poison Heart (Highline Sessions Version) – unpublished

B The Worst Crime (Highline Sessions Version)
B Heroes (Highline Sessions Version)

The other box sets in the 12″ singles series:

Speak & Spell | The Singles (August 2018)
A Broken Frame | The Singles (August 2018)
Construction Time Again | The 12″ Singles (December 2018)
Some Great Reward | The 12″ Singles (December 2018)
Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles (May 2019)
Music For The Masses | The 12″ Singles (May 2019)
Violator | The 12″ Singles (July 2020)
Songs Of Faith And Devotion | The 12″ Singles (October 2020)
Ultra | The 12″ Singles (September 2021)
Exciter | The 12″ Singles (June 2022)
Playing The Angel | The 12″ Singles (November 2022).
Sounds Of The Universe | The 12″ Singles (August 2023)
Delta Machine | The 12″ Singles (September 2023).

Each box set in the series contains the reference album singles pressed onto audiophile-quality 12″ vinyl. The artwork for the outside of each box set draws inspiration from the iconography of the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves feature the original single artwork.