Originally released on 15 October 1985, The Singles 81→85 is the second compilation album by Depeche Mode. The CD version features all the band’s singles to date, from Dreaming Of Me to the previously unreleased It’s Called A Heart and Shake The Disease. On the vinyl version, The Meaning Of Love and Somebody are omitted. The Singles 81→85 was released in most parts of the world; however, the US did not have a release of this record. Instead, the somewhat different compilation Catching Up With Depeche Mode was released in North America (and Mexico).
In 1998, shortly after the release of The Singles 86>98, the original The Singles 81→85 was reissued as the remastered and repackaged The Singles 81>85, featuring two additional tracks.
LP – UK
Mute – MUTEL 1 (released 15 October 1985, gatefold sleeve)
A1 Dreaming Of Me 3:44 vc (1981)
A2 New Life 3:44 vc (1981)
A3 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:37 vc (1981)
A4 See You 3:53 (1982)
A5 Leave In Silence 3:59 (1982)
A6 Get The Balance Right! 3:12 (1983)
A7 Everything Counts 3:58 (1983)
B1 Love, In Itself 3:59 (1983)
B2 People Are People 3:43 (1984)
B3 Master And Servant 3:50 (1984)
B4 Blasphemous Rumours 5:08 (1984)
B5 Shake The Disease 4:47 (1985)
B6 It’s Called A Heart 3:48 (1985)
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LP blue transparent vinyl white label test pressing – UK
Mute – MUTEL 1 (released in September or October 1985, standard inner sleeve)
A1 Dreaming Of Me 3:44 vc (1981)
A2 New Life 3:44 vc (1981)
A3 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:37 vc (1981)
A4 See You 3:53 (1982)
A5 Leave In Silence 3:59 (1982)
A6 Get The Balance Right! 3:12 (1983)
A7 Everything Counts 3:58 (1983)
B1 Love, In Itself 3:59 (1983)
B2 People Are People 3:43 (1984)
B3 Master And Servant 3:50 (1984)
B4 Blasphemous Rumours 5:08 (1984)
B5 Shake The Disease 4:47 (1985)
B6 It’s Called A Heart 3:48 (1985)
LP – grey opaque vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – Mutel 1 – Intercord Ton – INT 146.817 (released 15 October 1985 with silver or blue sticker on front cover – reissue with blue sticker released in 1988 and 1989, gatefold sleeve, printed metallic-like picture of the band included)
A1 Dreaming Of Me 3:44 vc (1981)
A2 New Life 3:44 vc (1981)
A3 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:37 vc (1981)
A4 See You 3:53 (1982)
A5 Leave In Silence 3:59 (1982)
A6 Get The Balance Right! 3:12 (1983)
A7 Everything Counts 3:58 (1983)
B1 Love, In Itself 3:59 (1983)
B2 People Are People 3:43 (1984)
B3 Master And Servant 3:50 (1984)
B4 Blasphemous Rumours 5:08 (1984)
B5 Shake The Disease 4:47 (1985)
B6 It’s Called A Heart 3:48 (1985)
metallic-like picture
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CD – UK
Mute – CD MUTEL 1 (released 15 October 1985)
- Dreaming Of Me 3:44 vc (1981)
- New Life 3:43 vc (1981)
- Just Can’t Get Enough 3:37 vc (1981)
- See You 3:52 (1982)
- The Meaning Of Love 3:05 (1982)
- Leave In Silence 3:58 (1982)
- Get The Balance Right! 3:11 (1983)
- Everything Counts 3:57 (1983)
- Love, In Itself 3:58 (1983)
- People Are People 3:43 (1984)
- Master And Servant 3:50 (1984)
- Blasphemous Rumours 5:07 (1984)
- Somebody 4:21 (1984)
- Shake The Disease 4:46 (1985)
- It’s Called A Heart 3:48 (1985)
Note: The Singles 81→85 was also released on the cassette and mini-disc formats.
Depeche Mode – The Singles 81→85
- all tracks written by Martin Gore, except vc by Vince Clarke
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 6 (UK)
- 1985 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder (Vince Clarke was a member of the band from 1980 to 1981)
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