Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell

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Label:	Sire – SRK 3642 RE-1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Repress , SRC Pressing
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

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Circa 1985-86 reissue/repress (as indicated by SIRE™ on labels).
This version pressed by Specialty Record Corporation, with A-side plates taken from a Winchester pressing.
First catalog number taken from sleeve. Second catalog number taken from labels.

Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.
Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company. Made in U.S.A.
©1981 Sire Records Company. ©&℗1981 Mute Records, U.K.

A1 to B1, B4, B5, Published by Stainless Music.
B2, B3, Published by Emile Music.

Track A1 is New Life (Remix)
Track B5 is Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)

US LP releases with the same catalog #:
1) Sire ® upper right to the SIRE logo, pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
2) Sire ® upper right to the SIRE logo, pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
3) Sire ® upper right to the SIRE logo, pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
4) Sire tm under the SIRE logo, copyright text on labels, pressed by Specialty Records Corporation
5) Sire tm under the SIRE logo, without copyright text on labels, pressed by Specialty Records Corporation (this one)
6) Sire ® under the SIRE logo, without copyright text on labels, pressed by Specialty Records Corporation
7) Sire ® upper right to the SIRE logo, copyright text on labels, pressed by Specialty Records Corporation

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Speak & Spell (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mute	INT 146.801, Stumm 5		1981
	Speak & Spell (LP, Album, MT / Linguaphone Pressing)	Mute	STUMM 5	UK	1981
Recently Edited	Speak & Spell (LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing)	Sire	SRK 3642	US	1981
Recently Edited	Speak & Spell (LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo)	Mute	602002	Portugal	1981
	Speak & Spell (LP, Album, Stereo, No Credit / MPPV Pressing)	Vogue	540016		1981

MEllODrOnE Aug 20, 2018
Depeche Mode records sound really awesome for the most part. The analog electronics translate extremely well onto vinyl. The drums are super punchy and the synth tones are rich. The music is full and dynamic and you get that thick, analog, saturated feel awash in beautiful warmth. The only thing I've noticed on DM releases is that the vocals always seem to be recorded a little bit low and sound distant and not as powerful as the rest of the music. Still this record sounds awesome. I love Specialty Records Corporation pressings as they're quality presses that hold up well over time and come in poly sleeves and manage to stay relatively scratch free and flawless. I would look for the SRC presses when going for these old DM releases.