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Depeche Mode has continued its series of 12″ single box sets today with two new collections: Black Celebration: The 12″ Singles and Music For The Masses: The 12″ Singles. Released in 1986 and 1987, respectively, the two albums saw Depeche Mode shifting directions into darker musical territory and reaching a wider audience than ever before. To supplement the albums, Depeche Mode also released several 12″ singles that included rare mixes, extended versions, and exclusive live recordings of their songs: Black Celebration ‘s corresponding 12″ singles included various versions of “A Question of Lust” “A Question of Time,” and “Stripped,” while Music For The Masses was promoted with “Strangelove” (the group’s first No. 1 U.S. Dance Chart hit), “Never Let Me Down Again, “Behind the Wheel,” and “Little 15.”

The first of this era’s 12″ single box sets is Black Celebration: The 12″ Singles. It will feature the four original 12″ singles that were released in conjunction with the album, along with a 12″ single version of the “A Question of Lust” cassette single, which makes its international debut here.

Music For The Masses: The 12″ Singles will include the seven original 12″ singles from the album, collecting an array of remixes for “Strangelove,” “Never Let Me Down Again,” “Pleasure, Little Treasure,” “Route 66,” and “Behind The Wheel.”

Both boxes boast audio remastered from the original tapes and pressed onto audiophile-quality vinyl, plus restored album artwork, and box set iconography inspired by the original releases. Altogether, the box sets show the band continuing to embrace the 12″ single as a medium for envelope-pushing extras that every Depeche Mode can be glad to add to their music library. Fans can also look forward to more titles in the ongoing 12″ reissue series, as the band plans to continue themed box sets for the rest of their albums in the years to come.

Black Celebration: The 12″ Singles and Music For The Masses: The 12″ Singles are out today. Scroll down for a video trailer of the box sets, as well as order links and full track listings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HINvQ6rAG0

Depeche Mode, Black Celebration | The 12” Singles (Sony U.K., 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Stripped (12BONG 10)
A: “Stripped (Highland Mix)”
A: “But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)”
B: “Breathing In Fumes”
B: “Fly On The Windscreen (Quiet Mix)”
B: “Black Day”

A Question Of Lust (12BONG 11)
A: “A Question Of Lust”
A: “Christmas Island (Extended)”
B: “People Are People (Live)”
B: “It Doesn’t Matter Two (Instrumental)”
B: “A Question Of Lust (Minimal)”

A Question Of Lust (L12BONG 11)
A: “A Question Of Lust (Flood Mix)”
A: “Christmas Island”
B: “If You Want (Live)”
B: “Shame (Live)”
B: “Blasphemous Rumours (Live)”

A Question Of Time (12BONG 12)
A: “A Question Of Time (Extended Remix)”
B: “Black Celebration (Live)”
B: “Something To Do (Live)”
B: “Stripped (Live)”

A Question Of Time (L12BONG 12)
A: “A Question Of Time (New Town Mix)”
A: “A Question Of Time (Live Remix)”
B: “Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix)”
B: “More Than A Party (Live Remix)”

Depeche Mode, Music For The Masses l The 12” Singles (Sony U.K., 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Strangelove (12BONG 13)
A: “Strangelove (Maxi Mix)”
B: “Strangelove (Midi Mix)”
B: “Fpmip 5.20”

Strangelove (L12BONG 13)
A: “Strangelove (Blind Mix)”
A: “Pimpf”
B: “Strangelove (Pain Mix)”
B: “Agent Orange”

Never Let Me Down Again (12BONG 14)
A: “Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)”
B: “Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)”
B: “Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)”

Never Let Me Down Again (L12BONG 14)
A: “Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)”
B: “Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)”
B: “To Have And To Hold (Spanish Taster)”

Behind The Wheel (12BONG 15)
A: “Behind The Wheel (Remixed By Shep Pettibone)”
B: “Route 66 (Remixed By The Beatmasters)”

Behind The Wheel (L12BONG 15)
A: “Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)”
B: “Route 66 (Casualty Mix)”

Little 15 (12LITTLE 15)
A: “Little 15”
B: “Stjarna”
B: “Sonata No. 14 in C#m (Moonlight Sonata)”