Album · 1987
Music for the Masses
by Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses is an album by Depeche Mode, released in 1987 on Venusnote Ltd., with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 44 min
Album · 1987
by Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses is an album by Depeche Mode, released in 1987 on Venusnote Ltd., with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 44 min
Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by Depeche Mode. It was released by Mute Records on 28 September 1987, and was supported by the Music for the Masses Tour. Background Daniel Miller, who had co-produced Depeche Mode's previous album, voluntarily stepped away from production duties for this album, citing the growing tension in the studio that they had experienced during the recording of Black Celebration. With Miller's approval, the band co-produced the album with David Bascombe, who had previously worked as a recording engineer with Tears for Fears and Peter Gabriel. Band members Andy Fletcher and Martin Gore both explained the album's title was conceived as a joke. Fletcher said, "The title's ... a bit tongue-in-cheek, really. Everyone is telling us we should make more commercial music, so that's the reason we chose that title." According to Gore, the title "was a joke on the uncommerciality of . It was anything but music for the masses!" Cover art The megaphone (or its iconic representation) on the album's cover was used during the breadth of the album's release: at press events, on the covers of the album's singles, and during the tour. Alan Wilder gave credit to…