Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

Label: Mute Records Ltd.
Catalog#: STUMM 26
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country:UK
Released:17 Mar 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Covergestaltung] - M. Atkins, D.A. Jones, M. Higenbottom
Engineer [Assistant] - Peter Schmidt , Richie Sullivan
Featuring [Performed By] - Alan Wilder , Andrew Fletcher , David Gahan* , Martin L. Gore
Mastered By - Tim Young
Photography - Brian Griffin
Photography [Assistant] - Stuart Graham
Producer - Daniel Miller , Depeche Mode , Gareth Jones
Written By - M.L. Gore
Notes:Programmed at Worldwide International. Recorded & mixed at Westside, London & Hansa, Berlin except "Fly on the Windscreen" recorded at Genetic, re-mixed at Hansa, Berlin.
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Tracklisting:

A1   Black Celebration (4:55)
A2   Fly On The Windscreen - Final (5:18)
    Recorded By - Dave Allen*
  Recorded By [Assistant] - Phil Tennant
A3   A Question Of Lust (4:20)
A4   Sometimes (1:53)
A5   It Doesn't Matter Two (2:50)
B1   A Question Of Time (4:10)
B2   Stripped (4:16)
B3   Here Is The House (4:15)
B4   World Full Of Nothing (2:50)
B5   Dressed In Black (2:32)
B6   New Dress (3:42)
User Reviews:
Alain_Patrick, Oct 03, 2005

No matter what you think about Synthpop, "Black Celebration" is the evidence of a more mature perspective on Depeche Modes career. It doesnt mean that their older albums werent great, on the contrary, they were absolutely impressive and essential, but its like their artistic perspective reached a level of sophistication never attained before.
Lucky of those that had the privilege to be present in the Black Celebration Tour made of so deep, intense and emotional tunes. I really wish I could be there. The vocals were explored to their full potential in this album (for example when Dave Gahan sings "Stripped" and "Fly In The Windscreen"), in a way that no other electronic band did at that time. Thanks to Dave, but also Martin Gore, the mainly composer and the more delicate & smoother voice of the band (he was the singer of "Here Is The House" and "World Full Of Nothing", two of the greatest tracks of this LP which, as long as I know, didnt come out on any single).
Every single tune had Depeche Modes own signature in it, but its impossible to deny that every new step was higher than the ones before. At least until 1990.

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