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)

Get your original edition of “Ultra” in vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).

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

Get your remastered collectors edition of “Ultra” in SACD + DVD format from Amazon (subject to availability).

Get your remastered collectors edition of “Ultra” in SACD + DVD format from eBay (subject to availability).

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 & reissued editions
Europe: Mute – CDXSTUMM148 (released 1 October 2007)

Europe: Sony Music – 88883751132 (released 5 August 2013, in 2018, and in 2020)

US: Reprise Records – RR2 46522 (released 16 June 2017)

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 & reissued limited editions in gatefold sleeve
Europe: Mute – DMLP9 (released 8 October 2007)

US: Mute – Reprise Records – WBA1-234364 (released in 2007 and 25 March 2014)

Europe: BMG – Music On Vinyl – MOVLP945 (released 28 March 2014)

Europe: Sony Music – 88985336911 (released in 2016 and 10 February 2017)

Get your remastered “Ultra” in 180 gram vinyl format from Amazon (subject to availability).

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, and in the Blu-spec CD2 format in Japan.


Depeche Mode – Ultra

  • all tracks written by Martin 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 Gore