Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix)
Label:
Catalog#:
0-20858, 9 20858-0
Format:
Vinyl, 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:
US
Released:
1988
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Synth-pop
Tracklist
| A1 | Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix) | 7:50 | ||
|
Edited By -
Jeff Lord-Alge
,
Roger Pauletta
Engineer - Jeff Lord-Alge Other [Concept] - Craig Kostich Remix - Ivan Ivan Written-By - Bobby Troup | ||||
| A2 | Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megadub) | 6:14 | ||
|
Edited By -
Jeff Lord-Alge
,
Roger Pauletta
Engineer - Jeff Lord-Alge Other [Concept] - Craig Kostich Remix - Ivan Ivan Written-By - Bobby Troup | ||||
| B1 | Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix) | 5:50 | ||
|
Edited By -
Gail King*
Producer, Engineer [Remix] - Steve Peck Remix, Producer [Additional] - Shep Pettibone | ||||
| B2 | Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix) | 8:00 | ||
| Remix - Beatmasters, The | ||||
Credits
Executive Producer -
Craig Kostich
(tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer - David Bascombe , Depeche Mode
Written-By - M.L. Gore*
Producer - David Bascombe , Depeche Mode
Written-By - M.L. Gore*
Notes
Track B1 is labeled as Extended Remix but it's the Shep Pettibone Remix
sleeve spine: 9 20858-0
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Recommendations
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Depeche Mode - Strangelove (12", Maxi)
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Depeche Mode - Master And Servant (U.S. Black & Blue Version) (12", Maxi)
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Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight (12", Maxi)
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Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (12", Maxi)
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Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (12", Single)
From other synth-pop bands this might have been a highlight. But from Depeche Mode it's pretty disappointing.
The Ivan Ivan "megadull" mixes are ok. Even Shep Pettibone's remix is restrained to the point of sounding natural. But the Beatmasters get behind the wheel and go right into a ditch.
Idea for a remix: add lots of samples of phones ringing, a guy saying "hello operator" and "hello", a woman saying "hello" and "who's there?" Yeah, groovy! Do it a lot in case people miss it. It's got nothing to do with the song, there's not even a phone call in the lyrics! Wrong, idiots. ANSWER THE DAMN PHONE! Stupid shit like this taught me to avoid certain "additional remix and production" jerkoffs right away. Eventually I gave up completely.
If you like phones, try Kraftwerk's "The Telephone Call" from the previous year (1986). At least their use of samples makes sense thematically.