Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

Originally released 24 September 1984, “Some Great Reward” is the fourth studio album by Depeche Mode. It features the singles “People Are People”, “Master And Servant”, and the band’s first double A-side single “Blasphemous Rumours” / “Somebody”. Over the years, “Some Great Reward” has been remastered and reissued several times.


LP – UK
Mute – STUMM 19 (released 24 September 1984)

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Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward


LP – grey opaque vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – Stumm 19 – Intercord Ton – INT 146.812 (released 24 September 1984, reissue released in 1985 and 1986, in 1987 as part of the “Colour Collection”, and in 1989)

Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward


LP – US
Mute – Sire – 25194-1 (released 29 October 1984)

Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward


CD – Germany / UK
Mute – Intercord Ton – INT 846.812 / Mute – CD STUMM 19 (released in 1984 / in December 1984)

Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

  1. Something To Do 3:45 / 3:47
  2. Lie To Me 5:04 / 5:03
  3. People Are People 3:52 / 3:52
  4. It Doesn’t Matter 4:45 / 4:44
  5. Stories Of Old 3:12 / 3:13
  6. Somebody 4:26 / 4:27
  7. Master And Servant 4:13 / 4:12
  8. If You Want 4:40 / 4:41 aw
  9. Blasphemous Rumours 6:21 / 6:22

CD – US
Mute – Sire – 25194-2 (released in 1987)

Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

  1. Something To Do 3:45
  2. Lie To Me 5:04
  3. People Are People 3:52
  4. It Doesn’t Matter 4:45
  5. Stories Of Old 3:12
  6. Somebody 4:26
  7. Master And Servant 4:13
  8. If You Want 4:40 aw
  9. Blasphemous Rumours 6:21

CD – various remastered & reissued editions
Europe: Mute – CDXSTUMM 19 (released 2 October 2006)

Europe: Sony Music – 88883750552 (released 5 August 2013 and in 2020)

US: Sire – R2 25194 (released 2 Jun 2017)

Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

  1. Something To Do 3:45
  2. Lie To Me 5:04
  3. People Are People 3:52
  4. It Doesn’t Matter 4:45
  5. Stories Of Old 3:12
  6. Somebody 4:26
  7. Master And Servant 4:13
  8. If You Want 4:40 aw
  9. Blasphemous Rumours 6:21

SACD + DVD remastered collectors editions
Europe: Mute – DMCD4 (released 2 October 2006)
US: Mute – Sire – 2-44457 (CD + DVD with SACD surround, released 3 October 2006)

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Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

SACD

  1. Something To Do 3:47 / 3:47
  2. Lie To Me 5:04 / 5:03
  3. People Are People 3:52 / 3:52
  4. It Doesn’t Matter 4:45 / 4:44
  5. Stories Of Old 3:14 / 3:14
  6. Somebody 4:28 / 4:27
  7. Master And Servant 4:12 / 4:12
  8. If You Want 4:41 / 4:40 aw
  9. Blasphemous Rumours 6:22 / 6:21

DVD
Video – A Short Film

  1. Depeche Mode: 1984 (“You can get away with anything if you give it a good tune”) 29:20

Audio – Some Great Reward (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM Stereo)

  1. Something To Do 3:47
  2. Lie To Me 5:04
  3. People Are People 3:52
  4. It Doesn’t Matter 4:45
  5. Stories Of Old 3:14
  6. Somebody 4:28
  7. Master And Servant 4:12
  8. If You Want 4:41 aw
  9. Blasphemous Rumours 6:22
  10. If You Want (Live in Basel 1984) 5:15 aw
  11. People Are People (Live in Basel 1984) 4:16
  12. Somebody (Live in Liverpool 1984) 4:30
  13. Blasphemous Rumours (Live in Basel 1984) 5:30
  14. Master And Servant (Live in Basel 1984) 5:33

Additional tracks (in PCM Stereo)

  1. In Your Memory 4:06 aw
  2. (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me 4:18
  3. Somebody (Remix) 4:21

LP – various remastered & reissued limited editions in gatefold sleeve
Europe: Mute – DMLP4 (released 2 April 2007)
US: Mute – Sire – 1-234172 (released 3 April 2007 and 4 February 2014)

Europe: BMG – Music On Vinyl – MOVLP940 (released 3 February 2014)

Europe: Sony Music – 88985330011 (released 26 August 2016)

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Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward


Note: “Some Great Reward” was also released on cassette, and in the Blu-spec CD2 format in Japan.


Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

  • all tracks written by Martin Gore, except aw by Alan Wilder
  • produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
  • highest chart position 5 (UK) 54 (US)
  • 1984 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder