Released on 10 September 2021, Ultra | The 12″ Singles is a box set collection featuring the 12-inch vinyls associated with Depeche Mode’s 1997 album Ultra, and three newly combined 12-inches. The set consists of the singles Barrel Of A Gun, It’s No Good, Home, and Useless, all pressed on audiophile-quality 180g heavy vinyl with audio mastered from the original tapes. The front cover design of Ultra | The 12″ Singles echoes the legacy album artwork, while the eight sleeves replicate the artwork of the original 12-inch and CD releases.
8×12-inch in a numbered limited edition box set – Europe / US
Mute – Columbia – Sony – 12DMBOX09 – 19439759431 / Mute – Sire – Rhino Records – 12DMBOX09 – 603497843695 – R1 655986 (released 10 September 2021, includes download code for uncompressed digital audio files, plus a Barrel Of A Gun poster, a reproduced original Useless marketing poster (it’s actually quite useful), and sleeve stickers)
Barrel Of A Gun | 12BONG 25 (gatefold sleeve, includes a poster)
A1 Barrel Of A Gun (Album Version) 5:31
A2 Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Mix) 9:36
B1 Barrel Of A Gun (3 Phase Mix) 5:25
B2 Barrel Of A Gun (One Inch Punch Mix – V2) 5:29
B3 Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Soft Mix) 6:29
Barrel Of A Gun | L12BONG 25 (generic inner sleeve)
A1 Painkiller (Plastikman Mix) 8:39
A2 Painkiller (Original Version) 7:29
B1 Barrel Of A Gun (One Inch Punch Mix) 5:31
B2 Barrel Of A Gun (United Mix) 6:34
It’s No Good | 12BONG 26 (generic inner sleeve)
A1 It’s No Good (Hardfloor Mix) 6:43
A2 It’s No Good (Speedy J Mix) 5:04
B1 It’s No Good (Motor Bass Mix) 3:48
B2 It’s No Good (Andrea Parker Mix) 6:14
B3 It’s No Good (Dom T’s Bass Bounce Mix) 7:16
It’s No Good | L12BONG 26 (new 12-inch – tracks originally released in 1997 on two different CDs, generic inner sleeve)
A1 It’s No Good (Album Version) 6:00
A2 Slowblow (Original Version) 5:27
B1 Slowblow (Darren Price Mix) 6:29
B2 It’s No Good (Dom T’s Bass Bounce Mix) 7:19
Home | 12BONG 27 (generic inner sleeve)
A1 Home (Jedi Knights Drowning In Time Remix) 7:02
A2 Home (Air ‘Around The Golf’ Remix) 3:55
B1 Home (LFO Meant To Be) 4:26
B2 Home (Grantby Mix) 4:39
Home | L12BONG 27 (new 12-inch – tracks originally released in 1997 on two different CDs, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Home (Album Version) 5:46
A2 Home (The Noodles And The Damage Done) 6:36
B1 Barrel Of A Gun (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 5:50
B2 It’s No Good (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 4:06
Useless | 12BONG 28 (generic inner sleeve)
A1 Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™) 9:10
B1 Useless (CJ Bolland Funky Sub Mix) 5:38
B2 Useless (Air 20 Mix) 7:56
Useless | L12BONG 28 (new 12-inch – tracks originally released in 1997 on two different CDs, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Useless (Remix) 4:53
A2 Useless (Escape From Wherever: Parts 1 & 2!) 7:17
A3 Useless (Cosmic Blues) 6:57
B1 Useless (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar Mix) 6:03
B2 Useless (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 5:21
poster
Get your limited edition box set of Ultra | The 12″ Singles on 180g vinyl from eBay (subject to availability).
Digital download – various editions
Europe: Legacy Recordings – no catalogue number (released 10 September 2021)
US: Rhino Records – 603497839001 (released 10 September 2021)
Worldwide: Legacy Recordings – G0100047686285 (reissue released 15 April 2022)
- Barrel Of A Gun (Album Version) 5:30
- Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Mix) 9:37
- Barrel Of A Gun (3 Phase Mix) 5:25
- Barrel Of A Gun (One Inch Punch Mix – V2) 5:29
- Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Soft Mix) 6:30
- Painkiller (Plastikman Mix) 8:41
- Painkiller (Original Version) 7:29
- Barrel Of A Gun (One Inch Punch Mix) 5:33
- Barrel Of A Gun (United Mix) 6:34
- It’s No Good (Hardfloor Mix) 6:45
- It’s No Good (Speedy J Mix) 5:02
- It’s No Good (Motor Bass Mix) 3:50
- It’s No Good (Andrea Parker Mix) 6:15
- It’s No Good (Dom T’s Bass Bounce Mix) 7:15
- It’s No Good (Album Version) 5:58
- Slowblow (Original Version) 5:25
- Slowblow (Darren Price Mix) 6:26
- Home (Jedi Knights Drowning In Time Remix) 7:03
- Home (Air ‘Around The Golf’ Remix) 3:56
- Home (LFO Meant To Be) 4:26
- Home (Grantby Mix) 4:37
- Home (Album Version) 5:47
- Home (The Noodles And The Damage Done) 6:37
- Barrel Of A Gun (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 6:01
- It’s No Good (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 4:07
- Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™) 9:10
- Useless (CJ Bolland Funky Sub Mix) 5:40
- Useless (Air 20 Mix) 7:57
- Useless (Remix) 4:52
- Useless (Escape From Wherever: Parts 1 & 2!) 7:15
- Useless (Cosmic Blues Mix) 6:56
- Useless (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar Mix) 6:01
- Useless (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 5:20
Depeche Mode – Ultra | The 12″ Singles
- all tracks written by Martin Gore
- produced by Tim Simenon
- highest chart position 21 (UK) 5 (Ger)
- 2021 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore