Tag: Violator

New releases: Depeche Mode, The Stranglers, Aztec Camera, The Jam, Coil/Nine Inch Nails

New releases: Depeche Mode, The Stranglers, Aztec Camera, The Jam, Coil/Nine Inch Nails

This week’s new releases include a second batch of 180-gram audiophile vinyl Depeche Mode reissues, plus an 11-disc box set from The Stranglers, an expanded reissue of Aztec Camera’s debut ‘High Land, Hard Rain,’ and heavyweight vinyl reissues of all six albums by The Jam.

Depeche Mode begin reissuing full catalog on 180-gram vinyl — first 4 titles out this week

Depeche Mode begin reissuing full catalog on 180-gram vinyl — first 4 titles out this week

Depeche Mode announced this weekend that it will embark on another full-catalog vinyl reissue campaign this year, this time re-releasing each of the band’s studio albums on 180-gram platters, beginning this week with Some Great Reward, Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Songs of Faith and Devotion.

Alan Wilder wants to sell you the Mercedes he bought when he was in Depeche Mode

Alan Wilder wants to sell you the Mercedes he bought when he was in Depeche Mode

Two years after he sold a huge collection of Depeche Mode memorabilia — including platinum records, vintage musical equipment and his leather stage trousers — former bandmember Alan Wilder is now offering fans the chance to buy his wheels: The musician is taking bids on his 1991 Mercedes 300SL convertible.

Video: Depeche Mode shares rare footage of 1990 'Violator' show at Dodger Stadium

Video: Depeche Mode shares rare footage of 1990 ‘Violator’ show at Dodger Stadium

As we’ve noted before, professionally-filmed footage of Depeche Mode’s 1990 World Violation Tour long has been a Holy Grail for fans. And while the band itself apparently didn’t film the tour, the first of DM’s two epic shows at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in August 1990 was filmed by the stadium’s crew .

Depeche Mode signs to Columbia Records for release of new album in March

Depeche Mode signs to Columbia Records for release of new album in March

Depeche Mode today announced that Columbia Records will release its upcoming 13th studio album in March, signalling an end to the synthpop act’s relationship with EMI Music, which picked up the group when it purchased Mute Records in 2002. Neither an exact release date nor the album’s title have been revealed.

Depeche Mode: New album cross between 'Violator,' 'Songs of Faith and Devotion'

Depeche Mode: New album cross between ‘Violator,’ ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion’

Depeche Mode held a news conference in Paris today to announce the European leg of its 2013 world tour — the dates mirroring those that leaked yesterday — and tease fans with a preview of a track from the band’s as-yet-untitled album, which Martin Gore characterized as a cross between ‘Violator’ and ‘Songs of Faith and Devotion.’