THE COMPLETE DEPECHE MODE DEFINITIVE DIGITAL BOXSET OUT NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES

2006 was the year of DEPECHE MODE. International sales of their acclaimed album PLAYING THE ANGEL have surpassed three million, they reached Number 1 in eighteen countries, performed to 2.5 million people across 31 countries during their recent European tour, were named Best Group at the recent MTV Europe Awards and have recently been nominated for a Grammy. Heralded as “one of the greatest British pop groups of all time,” they celebrate their luminous career with the ultimate digital package–THE COMPLETE DEPECHE MODE box set.
 
Exclusively available on the i-Tunes store (www.itunes.com), it boasts –for the first time ever–644 tracks, together with a 62-page downloadable booklet featuring images by Anton Corbijn. Their first major digital package, it perfectly reflects the band’s progressive style and includes:

•  All 11 studio albums (including the 6 remastered versions)
•  All singles and B-sides
•  The 2 classic live albums
•  The 8 live tracks from the Touring the Angel Live show
•  The 2 singles collections
•  The Remixes 81>04 album
•  The 6 complete singles box sets
•  The yet-to-be-released single box sets no’s 7& 8
•  19 digital-only remixes
•  Additional rare & deleted tracks
• A 53-track bundle that includes rare recordings and live tracks, PLUS 10 previously unreleased acoustic rehearsal recordings

Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode have spent over 400 combined weeks on the UK charts and continue to win critical acclaim across the world.

One of the most influential groups over the last 25 years, Depeche Mode have inspired generations of new musicians while consolidating their considerable reputation. In the process they have sold over 72 million records and played to audiences in excess of 30 million throughout their remarkable 25-year career. They remain one of the most highly regarded and passionately supported groups in modern music.
                                                                                                                    
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In November 2006 Depeche Mode released their first ever BEST OF collection, which features their most definitive work to date – including the hits ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’, ‘Everything Counts’ ‘Personal Jesus’, ‘Enjoy The Silence’ and ‘Precious’. All tracks are taken from 11 of the band’s studio albums released between 1981 and 2006.

A bonus DVD with 23 of the band’s truly definitive and artistic videos is also available. Created by some of the industry’s most cutting-edge and superlative directors, it features work by visionary ace Anton Corbijn–who has been professionally associated with the band for two decades–as well as by Clive Richardson, Stephane Sednaoui, Peter Care, Brian Griffin, John Hilcoat and Uwe Flade.

The iTunes Store, the world’s most popular digital music store, currently features over 3.5 million songs, 65,000 podcasts, 20,000 audiobooks, over 5,000 music videos and 250 television shows.

www.depechemode.com

Mitch Schneider/Marcee Rondan
MSO for Depeche Mode
(818) 380-0400 X235, X248
mschneider@msopr.com, marcee@msopr.com

Fernando Aguilar
Warner Bros./Sire Records Publicity
(212) 707.3257
fernando.aguilar@wbr.com