Depeche Mode – Ultra

Originally released 14 April 1997, “Ultra” is the ninth studio album by Depeche Mode. It’s the first album release without Alan Wilder in the band after he fully joined in 1983. It features the singles “Barrel Of A Gun”, “It’s No Good”, “Home”, and “Useless”. Initially the album wasn’t released on vinyl in North America. Over the years, “Ultra” has been remastered and reissued several times.

LP – UK
Mute STUMM 148 (released 14 April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  • A1 Barrel Of A Gun 5:36
  • A2 The Love Thieves 6:34
  • A3 Home 5:43
  • A4 It’s No Good 5:59
  • A5 Uselink 2:21
  • A6 Useless 5:12
  • B1 Sister Of Night 5:58
  • B2 Jazz Thieves 2:55
  • B3 Freestate 6:40
  • B4 The Bottom Line 4:27
  • B5 Insight 6:26
  • B6 Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)

CD – UK
Mute CD STUMM 148 (released 14 April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:42
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line 4:26
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)

Limited edition box set promo – UK
Mute – BX STUMM 148, box containing the regular “Ultra” CD, the “Ultra” Electronic Press Kit VHS, and an “Ultra” t-shirt (released in April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  • CD – CDSTUMM 148
  • VHS – V STUMM 148
  1. “Ultra” – Electronic Press Kit 18:08
  • interviews with all three band members
  • the music video for “Barrel Of A Gun” (by Anton Corbijn)
  • directed by Emma Davis
  • T-shirt

2xCD limited edition – France
Mute – Labels 7243 8440202 0 (released in April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:42
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line 4:26
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)
  1. Barrel Of A Gun (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 6:02
  2. It’s No Good (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 4:06

CD promo sampler – France
Mute CD REPS 119 (released in April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:29
  2. Painkiller 7:28
  3. It’s No Good 5:58
  4. Useless 5:12
  5. The Love Thieves 6:34
  6. The Bottom Line 4:26
  7. Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Soft Mix) 6:29
  8. Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Mix) 9:37

CD promo – Europe
Mute PCDStumm148 (released 14 April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:42
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line 4:26
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)

CD-R promo – UK
Mute CD STRUMM 148 8 (issued 15 January 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:31
  2. The Love Thieves 6:30
  3. Home 5:39
  4. It’s No Good 5:57
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 5:55
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:37
  10. The Bottom Line 4:23
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)

CD – US
Mute – Reprise Records 9 46522-2 (released 15 April 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:42
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:43
  10. The Bottom Line 4:26
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:09 (not listed)

CD promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records 2-46522-AB (released in 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:42
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:43
  10. The Bottom Line 4:26
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:09 (not listed)

CD-R album sampler promo – US
Reprise Records – no catalogue number (issued 5 December 1996)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:27
  2. Painkiller 7:28
  3. The Love Thieves 6:30
  4. The Bottom Line 4:25
  5. It’s No Good 6:01
  6. Useless 5:13
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04

CD-R promo – US
Reprise Records 2-46522 (issued 25 February 1997)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:31
  2. The Love Thieves 6:30
  3. Home 5:40
  4. It’s No Good 5:58
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 5:55
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:37
  10. The Bottom Line 4:23
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:09 (hidden track)

SACD + DVD Collectors Edition
Europe: Mute DMCD9 (remastered release 1 October 2007)
US: Mute – Reprise Records 2-108988 (CD + DVD with SACD surround, (remastered release 2 October 2007)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

SACD

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:36
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:43
  4. It’s No Good 5:59
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:05
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:55
  9. Freestate 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line 4:27
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:10 (not listed)

DVD
Video – A Short Film

  1. Depeche Mode: 1996 – 98 (“Oh well, that’s the end of the band…”) 47:30

Audio – Ultra (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM Stereo)

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:37
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:43
  4. It’s No Good 6:08
  5. Uselink 2:11
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:54
  9. Freestate 6:43
  10. The Bottom Line 4:27
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:07 (not listed)

Additional tracks (in PCM Stereo)

  1. Barrel Of A Gun (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 6:00
  2. It’s No Good (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 4:08
  3. Useless (Live at Adrenalin Village 1997) 5:23
  4. Painkiller 7:29
  5. Slowblow 5:25
  6. Only When I Lose Myself 4:35
  7. Surrender 6:20
  8. Headstar 4:25

CD – various remastered editions
Europe: Mute CDXSTUMM148 (reissued release 1 October 2007)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751132 (reissued release 5 August 2013)

US: Reprise Records RR2 46522 (reissued release 16 June 2017)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751132 (reissued release 2018)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751132 (reissued release 2020)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  1. Barrel Of A Gun 5:36
  2. The Love Thieves 6:34
  3. Home 5:43
  4. It’s No Good 5:59
  5. Uselink 2:21
  6. Useless 5:12
  7. Sister Of Night 6:05
  8. Jazz Thieves 2:55
  9. Freestate 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line 4:27
  11. Insight 6:26 / Junior Painkiller 2:10 (not listed)

LP – various remastered and limited editions
Europe: Mute DMLP9 (reissued release 8 October 2007)
US: Mute – Reprise Records WBA1-234364 (reissued release 22 January 2008)

US: Mute – Reprise Records WBA1-234364 (reissued release 25 March 2014)
Europe: BMG / Music On Vinyl MOVLP945 (reissued release 28 March 2014)

Europe: Sony Music 88985336911 (reissued release 2016)
Europe: Sony Music 88985336911 (reissued release 10 February 2017)

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  • A1 Barrel Of A Gun 5:29
  • A2 The Love Thieves 6:34
  • A3 Home 5:42
  • A4 It’s No Good 5:58
  • A5 Uselink 2:21
  • A6 Useless 5:12
  • B1 Sister Of Night 6:04
  • B2 Jazz Thieves 2:54
  • B3 Freestate 6:44
  • B4 The Bottom Line 4:26
  • B5 Insight 6:26
  • B6 Junior Painkiller 2:11 (not listed)

Note: “Ultra” was also released on cassette.

Depeche Mode – Ultra

  • all tracks written by Martin L. Gore
  • produced by Tim Simenon and Depeche Mode
  • highest chart position 1 (UK) 5 (US)
  • 1997 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin L. Gore