Depeche Mode – Spirit

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Label:	Columbia – 88985 41165 1, Mute – 88985 41165 1, Sony Music – 88985 41165 1
Format:	Vinyl, LP Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched All Media, Album, Stereo, 180 Gram
Country:	Europe
Released:	Mar 17, 2017
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Going Backwards Written-By – Martin L. Gore	5:41
A2	Where's The Revolution Written-By – Martin L. Gore	4:57
A3	The Worst Crime Written-By – Martin L. Gore	3:47
A4	Scum Written-By – Martin L. Gore	3:14
B1	You Move Written-By – Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore	3:47
B2	Cover Me Written-By – Christian Eigner, Dave Gahan, Peter Gordeno	4:49
B3	Eternal Written-By – Martin L. Gore	2:22
B4	Poison Heart Written-By – Christian Eigner, Dave Gahan, Peter Gordeno	3:16
C1	So Much Love Written-By – Martin L. Gore	4:28
C2	Poorman Written-By – Martin L. Gore	4:25
C3	No More (This Is The Last Time) Written-By – Dave Gahan, Kurt Uenala	3:12
C4	Fail Written-By – Martin L. Gore	5:06

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Venusnote Limited
Copyright © – Venusnote Limited
Licensed To – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Distributed By – Columbia Records
Copyright © – Sony/ATV Music Corp.
Copyright © – Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
Published By – Sony/ATV Music Corp.
Copyright © – JJSR Productions INC.
Copyright © – Reservoir / Reverb Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Chocolate Robot
Published By – Kobalt Music Services America Inc.
Recorded At – Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At – Jungle City Studios
Mixed At – Jungle City Studios
Pressed By – MPO

Credits

A&R – Daniel Miller
Cover, Artwork [All Visuals], Art Direction – Anton Corbijn
Design – Anton Corbijn, SMEL
Drums – James Ford (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to C4)
Electric Bass – Kurt Uenala (tracks: B4, C3)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Jimmy Robertson
Engineer [Mix] – Jimmy Robertson
Lacquer Cut By – CB*
Management – Jonathan Kessler
Management [For] – Baron Global Inc.
Mastered By – Brian Lucey
Mixed By – James Ford
Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – Brendan Morawski
Pedal Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel] – James Ford (tracks: B2)
Performer [Depeche Mode] – Andy Fletcher*, Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore
Producer [Produced By] – James Ford
Programmed By [Programming By] – Kurt Uenala, Matrixxman
Technician [Studio Assistant] – Brendan Morawski, Connor Long, David Schaeman, Oscar Munoz

Notes

Gatefold sleeve.
Includes digital download card for 320 kbps MP3 versions of the tracks, see Spirit.

Publishers (from the 2nd inner sleeve):
A1 to A4, C2, C4:
© 2015 Sony/ATV Music Corp. and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights on behalf of itself and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. admin. by Sony/ATV Music Corp. (BMI).
B1:
© 2016 Sony/ATV Music Corp., Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. and JJSR Productions Inc. All rights on behalf of itself, Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. and JJSR Productions Inc. admin. by Sony/ATV Music Corp. (BMI).
B2, B4:
© 2015 Sony/ATV Music Corp., JJSR Productions Inc. and Reservoir/Reverb Music Ltd. All rights on behalf of itself and JJSR Productions Inc. admin. by Sony/ATV Music Corp. (BMI).
B3, C1:
© 2016 Sony/ATV Music Corp. and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights on behalf of itself and Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. admin. by Sony/ATV Music Corp. (BMI).
C3:
© 2015 Sony/ATV Music Corp. and JJSR Productions Inc. All rights on behalf of itself and JJSR Productions Inc. admin. by Sony/ATV Music Corp. (BMI) / Chocolate Robot (ASCAP). All rights on behalf of Chocolate Robot admin. by Kobalt Music Services America Inc. (KMSA).

[Back cover and 2nd inner sleeve:]
© & ℗ 2017 Venusnote Ltd., under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment / Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment. / Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH, [...] / Made in the EU.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 89854 11651 4
Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 889854116514
Label Code: LC00162
Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: KMSA
Other (Manufacturing code on labels): C-182901
Other (On the 2nd inner sleeve): 88985 41165 1-SV2
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL88985411651
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL88985411651
Matrix / Runout (Label side C): CL88985411651
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): AL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): BL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): CL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): AL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 A 121323
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): BL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 B 121323
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): CL-88985411651 CB MPO 16-0774 C 121323

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Spirit (CD, Album, CD, , Box Set, Deluxe Edition)	Columbia, Mute, Sony Music, Sony Music	88985419572, 889854195823	Germany	2017
	Spirit (CD, Album, Digifile)	Columbia, Mute, Sony Music	88985411682	Europe	2017
	Spirit (CD, Album, CD, , All Media, Deluxe Edition)	Columbia, Mute, Sony Music	88985411692	Europe	2017
Recently Edited	Spirit (CD, Album, CD, , All Media, Deluxe Edition)	Columbia, Mute	88985 41169 2	US	2017
	Spirit (CD, Album)	Columbia, Mute	88985411682	US	2017

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Reviews

jorgevillanuevaaroce May 2, 2025
Soy un gran admirador d DEPECHE MODE...desde New Life, Photographic, A question of time, Shame....todo de ellos...Mis preferidos son 'Songs of faith and devotion' y ' ULTRA'.... Luego ' Precious' del 'Playing the ángel, pues me gusta....Pero SPIRIT....me parece HORROROSO, siento decirlo, pero es horrible....Para mí, naturalmente..
JollyJole Apr 21, 2024
This is a great pressing no noise on mine and really sounds 👌 spatial. Not my favorite and political for its time bit a few good tunes here. Somehow got mine for 4.50 new. If you don't have it and need it get it.
Stuppelrich Jul 1, 2023
Hört das keiner? Oder habe nur ich Pech, eine Pressung abbekommen zu haben, die nichts taugt. B-Seite zerrt an mehreren Stellen und knackt unentwegt. Unhörbar. Die zweite Platte habe ich deshalb gar nicht mehr angehört.
josentocg Feb 26, 2023
As someone said before, great pressing but such a weak album! Records are silent overall with some sporadic pop or crack here and there but very unusual. This is the best way to listen to this album in my opinion.
Alx331277 Oct 28, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
I would say this: this album sounds insane on vinyl. Very very good. The music? Ok, I own everything they've ever done, and these songs aren't THAT bad at all. Who else makes music even in 2022 (let alone 2017 when this was done) at this level.
MrDayInTheUk Apr 20, 2022
Edited one year ago
I’ve followed DM since I first heard Photographic on the Some Bizarre album. Most of the journey has been a mix of excitement and great tunes with the occasional disappointment. However this travesty may well be the straw that broke the camels back for me. For starters it sounds unfinished and rushed. The songs themselves are mediocre and uninspiring, and somebody needs to buy Anton a new box of crayons. Where’s the revolution? Certainly not here. Bad.

Update. March 2024 and Memento Mori has been out for a year and thankfully has wiped the floor with Spirit. I still stand by my criticisms of Spirit. Its a tough listen. But with MM Dave and Martin can hold their heads up high. Fletch, God rest his soul, would be proud.
Papa_Bill Feb 22, 2022
An excellent album, *You move* a typical DM track although my favourite is *Cover Me*, an incredibly haunting track and great video. It's so good it deserves to be the title music of a sci-fi epic!
Madison-chan Oct 14, 2020
Terrible album; every song is bland and lacks energy or good composition. Where are the cuts like "See You" or "Get The Balance Right"? Martin needs to relearn what a "melody" is. F++++
alpha71 Mar 5, 2020
Edited 5 years ago
Congrats Dave+Co......"Exsleeper",PTA, SOTU, DeMa..were all boring or even small disasters... this here "Spirit" is the best of the bunch of post-Ultra phase - does perhaps not mean so much considering how few tracks grabbed me from the named albums :( Also the sound quality/mastering is better again.
Lucabeer Feb 22, 2019
Edited 6 years ago
This pressing is infuriating. Mixing is great. But I have listened to three copies, and all of them have short bursts of non fill on side B in the left channel, in the same places. Tried with three very different cartridges and turntables, and the result is always the same. Didn't anyone listen to the test pressing with headphones before giving it an OK?