Depeche Mode 'Black Celebration' Remastered 2007

"Life in the so called Space Age"

DEPECHE MODE

Collector's Editions of Remasters

Depeche Mode albums will not only be completely remastered, but will also contain 5.1 volume mixes, as well as other bonuses.

Luxury collector's editions of Depeche Mode remasters will be released as two-disc sets with original reworked stereo albums on CD plus 5.1 audio and improved stereo mixes, with all the B-sides of singles and remixes on a bonus DVD. Each DVD also includes a specially commissioned 30-minute short film about the album, featuring new interviews with band members past and present, chronicling this period of Depeche Mode's hugely influential career. The luxurious packaging includes a redesigned 16-page booklet with lyrics, the original album cover, rare photos and much more.

The SACD + DVD version includes the album in an updated 5.1 surround sound presentation on the SACD disc. The CD + DVD version includes the album in an updated 5.1 surround sound presentation on DVD.

CD (CDX STUMM 26) 26 March 2007 EU

"Black Celebration" 04:55

"Fly On The Windscreen - Final" 05:18

"A Question Of Lust" 04:20

"Sometimes" 01:53

"It Doesn't Matter Two" 02:50

"A Question Of Time" 04:10

"Stripped" 04:16

"Here Is The House" 04:15

"World Full Of Nothing" 02:50

"Dressed In Black" 02:32

"New Dress" 03:42

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Label Code:   LC05834

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Packaging: Jewel Case. Booklet. Made in the EU.

CD/SACD + DVD (DMCD5) 26 March 2007 EU

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Label Code:   LC05834

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Surface Foldout Digipak in Matt (gloss paste). Packaging: 8 panel matt/glossy embossed digipak in screen-printed clear plastic slipcase. 16 page matt/glossy booklet.

NOTE:

Super Audio CD - The volume of the CD layer is 417 Mb - As you know, the SACD format is not compatible with a computer. Moreover, it's not about any artificial protections (as on competing DVD-Audio), but about the type of disc itself — the computer simply does not recognize it. Therefore, it is impossible to find out even the volume of the SACD layer on this disc, let alone copy tracks. However, for those who do not have players with SACD support, an Audio CD layer is provided on the disc. The computer treats the disc as a standard Audio CD without any protection whatsoever. Therefore, you can listen to the disc on your computer using any audio players in standard PCM quality. Which, of course, cannot be compared to the DSD stream on SACD. At the same time, you can listen to the disc in both stereo and six-channel mode. It should be noted that the album has been remastered in 5.1 mode with high quality. An exemplary six-channel mix. The channel decomposition is performed flawlessly. The back frequencies are turned on exactly when the musical material requires it. The sound quality is top notch.

Disc Type: DVD9. Volume — 6917 Mb. Zone: All. Video standard: PAL. Image format: 1.85:1, anamorphic. Audio track on the documentary: PCM Stereo. Audio track on additional tracks: PCM Stereo 24 bit. Audio tracks on audio tracks and concert recordings: PCM Stereo 24 bit, DD 5.1 (448 Kbps), DTS 5.1 96/24 (1536 Kbps). Subtitles (for documentaries): English, French, German, Spanish, Italian.

The DVD menu is static and not voiced. The overall style of the menu fully corresponds to the minimalism of the cover. The menu navigation is very convenient and intuitive. But before going to the menu, you will have to watch a 22-second, non-rewinding advertisement for the Mute label. Unfortunately, there are UOPS (actions prohibited to the user) on the materials themselves. For example, it is impossible to switch subtitles on a documentary while watching it. And if you're watching a DVD on your computer, then you won't be able to play the movie from the beginning, but from somewhere in the middle. Fast forward is not blocked. In addition, it is impossible to switch audio tracks on audio tracks while listening (of course, unless you use special programs to remove such protections).

Black Celebration 5.1 Mix - The creators of the CD have taken care of those Depeche Mode fans who want to hear the full audio program of the album in six-channel mode, but do not have SACD players. On the DVD, all tracks can be listened to in three versions: with high-bit stereo sound (24 bit versus 16 bit on Audio CD), with standard Dolby Digital sound, which is supported even by the oldest DVD players, and, finally, with DTS 96/24, the most "advanced" modification of DTS, which differs from the most common version in increased bit depth and sampling frequency. As you know, the characteristics of the DTS 96/24 match those of DVD-Audio. And although the sound is on DVD-Audio (the so-called Advanced Resolution) and SACD (we are talking about a DSD stream), the DTS 96/24 is as close as possible to them in terms of sound quality, ahead of all other sound DVD formats, including the widely advertised DD EX. So in this case, the DTS track is almost as good as the SACD. Unless the detail on the SACD is slightly higher, but the difference will only be noticeable at high volume and a high-end audio system. The 24-bit stereo track is also very good. But the Dolby Digital track sounds much less vivid and expressive than PCM and DTS, but in itself it is very good.

Depeche Mode: 1985-1986 (The songs aren't good enough, there aren't any singles and it'll never get played on the radio) (57:40) - The most detailed documentary, which highlights in detail the work on all the singles for the albums The Singles 81>85 and Black Celebration, shows fragments of music videos and rare concert footage. Plus, here we see interviews with all the "people involved" and videos of musicians working in the studio. For Depeche Mode fans, this documentary is priceless! And its duration is impressive — almost an hour (compared to half an hour on the other reissues)!

Bonus Tracks - presented only in stereo (standard PCM Stereo 1536 Kbps)

DEPECHE MODE 'Black Celebration' - 2007 UK Collectors Edition 2-disc set comprising an 11-track digitally remastered Hybrid Super-Audio CD (SACD), including the hits A Question Of Lust and A Question Of Time plus BONUS DVD including a short film, the originalalbum (remastered in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 & PCM Stereo), three live recordings and eight additional recordings. Housed in an embossed fold-out digipak picture sleeve with redesigned booklet containing new photos and lyrics - housed in screen-printed plastic slipcase DMCD5.

In 2007, the album was completely remastered, and released in two different formats (SACD + DVD, and LP in Europe, CD + DVD, and LP in North America). The SACD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation, on the SACD disc. The CD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation on the DVD disc. The CD and LP were remastered stereo audio. The US edition of the remastered CD was not a SACD. Only the European release was in SACD format. The US DVD is a standard DVD, not a specific DVD-Audio disc.

12" LP (DMLP5) EU 02 April 2007

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Runout groove SIDE ONE:   A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSING AGAIN!

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Runout groove SIDE TWO:   SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM

Limited Edition. Gatefold. Deluxe heavy (180gr.) vinyl reissue with new sleeve notes. Remastered at Super Audio Mastering. Cut at The Exchange.

Depeche Mode: 1985-1986

(The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles And It'll Never Get Played On The Radio)

PRODUCTION DETAILS ALBUM

"Black Celebration" 04:55  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Fly On The Windscreen - Final" 05:18  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"A Question Of Lust" 04:20  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Sometimes" 01:53  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"It Doesn't Matter Two" 02:50  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"A Question Of Time" 04:10  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (London) and Peter Schmidt (Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Stripped" 04:16  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Here Is The House" 04:15  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"World Full Of Nothing" 02:50  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Dressed In Black" 02:32  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"New Dress" 03:42  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Shake The Disease" 04:48  •  Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones at Handsa Mischraum, Berlin.

"Flexible" 03:11  •  Engineered by Flood.

"It's Called A Heart" 03:48  •  Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode. Engineered by Dave Allen. Recorded at Genetic Studios, and mixed at Livingston Studios.

"Fly On The Windscreen" 05:03  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller.

"But Not Tonight" 04:19  •  Recorded and mixed at Hansa Tonstudio, Kreuzberg. Produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones.

"Breathing In Fumes" 06:08  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (London) and Peter Schmidt (Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young. Editing assistance by Thomas Stiehler.

"Black Day" 02:39  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (London) and Peter Schmidt (Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"Christmas Island" 04:52  •  Recorded at Trident, London. Produced by Depeche Mode. Engineered by Trigger.

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