Recorded at Blackwing Studios in London and originally released on 27 September 1982, A Broken Frame is the second studio album by Depeche Mode. It’s their first LP featuring Martin Gore as the main song writer and includes the singles See You, The Meaning Of Love, and Leave In Silence. Over the years, A Broken Frame has been remastered and reissued several times.
LP – UK
Mute – STUMM 9 (released 27 September 1982)
A1 Leave In Silence 4:48
A2 My Secret Garden 4:46
A3 Monument 3:14
A4 Nothing To Fear 4:16
A5 See You 4:33
B1 Satellite 4:43
B2 The Meaning Of Love 3:06
B3 A Photograph Of You 3:05
B4 Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:13
B5 The Sun & The Rainfall 5:05
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LP – US
Mute– Sire – 23751-1 (released 3 November 1982)
A1 Leave In Silence (Longer) 6:28
A2 My Secret Garden 4:45
A3 Monument 3:14
A4 Nothing To Fear 4:16
A5 See You 4:35
B1 Satellite 4:40
B2 The Meaning Of Love 3:06
B3 Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden 4:20
B4 A Photograph Of You 3:04
B5 Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:10
B6 The Sun & The Rainfall 5:02
LP promo sampler – US
Mute – Sire – PRO-A-1084 (released in 1982, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Leave In Silence (Longer) 6:28
A2 A Photograph Of You 3:04
B1 My Secret Garden 4:45
B2 Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden 4:20
CD – Germany / UK
Mute – Intercord Ton INT 846.804 / Mute – CDSTUMM9 (released in 1984 / 1989)
- Leave In Silence 4:48
- My Secret Garden 4:46
- Monument 3:14
- Nothing To Fear 4:16
- See You 4:33
- Satellite 4:43
- The Meaning Of Love 3:06
- A Photograph Of You 3:05
- Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:13
- The Sun & The Rainfall 5:05
CD – US
Mute – Sire – 9 23751-2 (released 2 June 1987)
- Leave In Silence (Longer) 6:28
- My Secret Garden 4:45
- Monument 3:14
- Nothing To Fear 4:16
- See You 4:35
- Satellite 4:40
- The Meaning Of Love 3:06
- Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden 4:20
- A Photograph Of You 3:04
- Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:10
- The Sun & The Rainfall 5:02
CD – various remastered & reissued editions
Europe: Mute – CDXSTUMM 9 (released 2 October 2006)
Europe: Sony Music – 88883751342 (released 5 August 2013 and in 2020)
US: Sire – R2 23751 (released in 2020)
- Leave In Silence 4:52
- My Secret Garden 4:46
- Monument 3:15
- Nothing To Fear 4:18
- See You 4:34
- Satellite 4:43
- The Meaning Of Love 3:06
- A Photograph Of You 3:04
- Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:12
- The Sun & The Rainfall 5:05
SACD + DVD remastered collectors editions
Europe: Mute – DMCD2 – 0094637006023 (released 2 October 2006, multichannel CD/SACD hybrid + DVD)
US: Mute – Sire – 2 44456 (released 3 October 2006, remastered CD + DVD)
SACD
- Leave In Silence 4:52
- My Secret Garden 4:46
- Monument 3:15
- Nothing To Fear 4:19
- See You 4:35
- Satellite 4:43
- The Meaning Of Love 3:07
- A Photograph Of You 3:04
- Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:12
- The Sun & The Rainfall 5:06
DVD
A Broken Frame (PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1)
- Leave In Silence 4:52
- My Secret Garden 4:46
- Monument 3:15
- Nothing To Fear 4:19
- See You 4:35
- Satellite 4:43
- The Meaning Of Love 3:07
- A Photograph Of You 3:04
- Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:12
- The Sun & The Rainfall 5:06
A Short Film
- Depeche Mode : 1982 (“The beginning of their so-called dark phase”) 27:09
Live in Hammersmith, October 1982
- My Secret Garden 7:32
- See You 4:10
- Satellite 4:22
- Nothing To Fear 4:28
- The Meaning Of Love 3:13
- A Photograph Of You 3:31
Bonus tracks (PCM Stereo only)
- Now, This Is Fun 3:27
- Oberkorn (It’s A Small Town) 4:09
- Excerpt From: My Secret Garden 3:17
Get your remastered collectors edition of A Broken Frame on SACD + DVD format from eBay (subject to availability).
LP – various remastered & reissued limited editions in gatefold sleeve
Europe: Mute – DMLP2 – 0094637006016 – STUMM9 (released 12 March 2007)
US: Mute – Sire – 1-234044 (released 24 July 2007)
Europe: BMG – Music On Vinyl – MOVLP944 (released 25 March 2014)
US: Mute – Sire 1-234044 (released 26 March 2014)
Europe: Sony Music – 88985329931 (released 26 August 2016)
A1 Leave In Silence 4:52
A2 My Secret Garden 4:46
A3 Monument 3:15
A4 Nothing To Fear 4:18
A5 See You 4:34
B1 Satellite 4:43
B2 The Meaning Of Love 3:06
B3 A Photograph Of You 3:04
B4 Shouldn’t Have Done That 3:12
B5 The Sun & The Rainfall 5:05
Note: A Broken Frame was also released on the cassette format, and on the Blu-spec CD2 format in Japan.
Depeche Mode – A Broken Frame
- all tracks written by Martin Gore
- produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 8 (UK) 177 (US)
- 1982 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore (Alan Wilder was not yet officially a member even though he toured with the band and appears in the music videos for the three singles from A Broken Frame)
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