Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell

Originally released 5 October 1981, “Speak & Spell” is the first studio album by Depeche Mode. It’s also the only Depeche Mode LP with Vince Clarke in the band. The original UK release features the singles “New Life” and “Just Can’t Get Enough”. All other editions include the band’s debut single, “Dreaming Of Me”. Over the years, “Speak & Spell” has been remastered and reissued several times.

LP – UK
Mute STUMM 5

• A1 New Life 3:46
  
• A2 I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
• A3 Puppets 3:58
• A4 Boys Say Go! 3:07
• A5 Nodisco 4:15
• A6 What’s Your Name? 2:45
• B1 Photographic 4.44
• B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:37 ♫
• B3 Big Muff 4:24 ♫
• B4 Any Second Now (Voices) 2:35
• B5 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44

LP – US
Sire SRK 3642 (released 6 October 1981)

• A1 New Life (Remix) 3:56
• A2 Puppets 3:57
• A3 Dreaming Of Me (fade out) 3:42
• A4 Boys Say Go! 3:04
• A5 Nodisco 4:13
• A6 What’s Your Name? 2:41
• B1 Photographic 4:58
• B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:24 ♫
• B3 Big Muff 4:21 ♫
• B4 Any Second Now (Voices) 2:33
• B5 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix) 6:41

LP promo sampler – US
Sire PRO-A-1025 (released 1981)

• A1 Big Muff 4:21
• A2 Photographic 4:58
• B1 Nodisco 4:13
• A4 Boys Say Go! 3:04

LP – Germany
Mute Stumm 5 – Intercord Ton INT 146.80 (released 29 October 1981)

• A1 New Life 3:31
• A2 Puppets 3:54
• A3 Dreaming Of Me (fade out) 3:37
• A4 Boys Say Go! 3:01
• A5 Nodisco 4:11
• A6 What’s Your Name? 2:40
• B1 Photographic 4:50
• B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:22 ♫
• B3 Big Muff 4:20 ♫
• B4 Any Second Now (Voices) 2:31
• B5 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:40

CD – Germany
Mute – Intercord Ton INT 846.801 (reissued release May 1984)

1. New Life 3:44
2. Puppets 3:56
3. Dreaming Of Me (fade out) 3:40
4. Boys Say Go! 3:03
5. Nodisco 4:13
6. What’s Your Name? 2:41
7. Photographic 5:00
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:17 ♫
9. Big Muff 4:22 ♫
10. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:34
11. Just Can’t Get Enough 3:42

CD – US
Mute – Sire 3642-2 (reissued release 2 June 1987)

1. New Life (Remix) 3:56
2. Puppets 3:57
3. Dreaming Of Me (fade out) 3:42
4. Boys Say Go! 3:04
5. Nodisco 4:13
6. What’s Your Name? 2:41
7. Photographic 4:58
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:24 ♫
9. Big Muff 4:21 ♫
10. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:33
11. Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix) 6:41

CD – UK
Mute CD STUMM 5 (reissued release April 1988)

1. New Life 3:46
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
3. Puppets 3:57
4. Boys Say Go! 3:07
5. Nodisco 4:15
6. What’s Your Name? 2:45
7. Photographic 4:44
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:37 ♫
9. Big Muff 4:24 ♫
10. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:35
11. Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44
12. Dreaming Of Me (no fade out) 4:03
13. Ice Machine (no fade out) 4:05
14. Shout! 3:46
15. Any Second Now 3:08
16. Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix) 6:44

CD – various remastered editions
Europe: Mute CDXSTUMM 5 (reissued release 31 March 2006)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751282 (reissued release 5 August 2013)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751282 (reissued release 2020)
US: Sire R2 3642 (reissued release 2020)

1. New Life 3:46
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
3. Puppets 3:56
4. Boys Say Go! 3:08
5. Nodisco 4:15
6. What’s Your Name? 2:45
7. Photographic 4:43
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:38 ♫
9. Big Muff 4:24 ♫
10. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:35
11. Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44
12. Dreaming Of Me (no fade out) 4:03

SACD + DVD Collectors Edition
Europe: Mute DMCD1 (remastered release 3 April 2006)
US: Mute – Sire R2 77593 (CD + DVD with SACD surround, remastered release 6 June 2006)

SACD

1. New Life 3:46
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
3. Puppets 3:56
4. Boys Say Go! 3:08
5. Nodisco 4:15
6. What’s Your Name? 2:45
7. Photographic 4:43
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:38 ♫
9. Big Muff 4:24 ♫
10. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:35
11. Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44
12. Dreaming Of Me (no fade out) 4:03

DVD

Video – A Short Film

1. Depeche Mode: 1980-81 (“Do we really have to give up our day jobs?”) 28:24

Audio – Speak & Spell (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM Stereo)

2. New Life 3:46
3. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
4. Puppets 3:56
5. Boys Say Go! 3:08
6. Nodisco 4:15
7. What’s Your Name? 2:45
8. Photographic 4:43
9. Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:38 ♫
10. Big Muff 4:24 ♫
11. Any Second Now (Voices) 2:35
12. Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44
13. Dreaming Of Me 3:45 (the 5.1 mix has the shorter version with fade out) / 4:03 (the stereo mix has the longer version with no fade out)

Additional tracks (in PCM Stereo)

14. Ice Machine 4:05
15. Shout! 3:46
16. Any Second Now 3:08
17. Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix) 6:44

LP – various remastered and limited editions
Europe: Mute DMLP1 (reissued release 12 March 2007)
US: Sire 1-234236 (reissued release 13 March 2007)

Europe: BMG / Music On Vinyl MOVLP948 (reissued release 26 May 2014)
US: Sire 1-234236 (reissued release 27 May 2014)

Europe: Sony Music 88985329991 (reissued release 26 August 2016)

• A1 New Life 3:45
• A2 I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead 2:18
• A3 Puppets 3:54
• A4 Boys Say Go! 3:05
• A5 Nodisco 4:17
• A6 What’s Your Name? 2:43
• B1 Photographic 4:53
• B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:25 ♫
• B3 Big Muff 4:28 ♫
• B4 Any Second Now (Voices) 2:37
• B5 Just Can’t Get Enough 3:42
• B6 Dreaming Of Me (no fade out) 4:05

Note: “Speak & Spell” was also released on cassette.

Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell

• all tracks written by Vince Clarke, except ♫  by Martin L. Gore
• produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
• highest chart position 10 (UK) 192 (US)
• 1981 Depeche Mode was Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin L. Gore