Depeche ModePlaying The Angel

Label:

Mute – 0094634020114

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 A Pain That I'm Used To
A2 John The Revelator
A3 Suffer Well
B1 The Sinner In Me
B2 Precious
B3 Macro
C1 I Want It All
C2 Nothing's Impossible
C3 Introspectre
C4 Damaged People
D1 Lilian
D2 The Darkest Star

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromVenusnote Limited
  • Licensed ToMute Records Ltd.
  • Recorded AtSanta Barbara Sound Design
  • Recorded AtStratosphere Sound
  • Recorded AtWhitfield Street Studios
  • Produced For140dB
  • Mixed AtWhitfield Street Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Venusnote Limited
  • Copyright ©Venusnote Limited
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published ByJJSR Productions INC.
  • Published ByUniversal Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Mastered AtThe Lodge, New York
  • Pressed ByMPO

Credits

  • Art Direction, Photography By, Design [Cover Design]Anton Corbijn
  • DesignFour5one.com*
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Richard Morris
  • ManagementJonathan Kessler
  • Management [Depeche Mode Office]Venusnote Ltd.*
  • Management [For]Baron Inc.
  • Mastered By [(The Lodge)]Emily Lazar
  • Mastered By [Assistant (The Lodge)]Sarah
  • Mixed BySteve Fitzmaurice
  • Performer [Depeche Mode Is]Martin Gore*
  • PianoDave McCracken (tracks: D2)
  • ProducerBen Hillier
  • Programmed By [Original Programming]Christian Eigner (tracks: A3, C1, C2)
  • Programmed By [Programming By]Richard Morris
  • Recorded By [Assistant (Sound Design)]Nick Sevilla
  • Recorded By [Assistant (Stratosphere Sound Studios)]Rudyard Lee Cullers
  • Recorded By [Assistant (Whitfield Street Studios)], Mixed By [Assistant (Whitfield Street Studios)]Devin Workman
  • Recorded By [Assistant (Whitfield Street Studios)], Mixed By [Assistant (Whitfield Street Studios)]Kt Rangnick
  • Written-ByMartin L. Gore (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3, C3 to D2)

Notes

[Inner sleeve record 1]
Tracks A1, A2, B1 to B3, C3, C4, D1 & D2 written by Martin L. Gore. Published by EMI Music Publishing, Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd.
Tracks A3, C1 & C2 written by Gahan/Eigner/Philpott. Published by JJSR Productions Inc./Universal Music Publishing Ltd.

Special Thanks to: Daniel Miller, Mike Heneghan, Fred de Jong, John McGrath, Donna Vergier, Paul A. Taylor, Shaun Connon, Lucy Boughton, M.J., Anna Schulte, Howard Corner, Sarah Orhan, Tom Whalley, Diarmuid Quinn, Phil Costello, Eric Fritschi, Seymour Stein, Michael Goldstone, Anne Hoffmans, Tina Funk, Morvan Boury, Anton Corbijn, Ronnie "Chopper" Harris, Andrew Thompson, Ted Goetz, Keith Drinkwater, John Gianquitto, Jeannine Mansour, Mitch Schneider, Barbara Charone, Nicki Kefalas, Caroline Paulton, Marek Liberberg, Carole Kinzel, Andrew Sweck, Daniel "The Brat" Barassi, Debb Hanks, Mary Campbell, Karina Berry, Ros Earls.

"John The Revelator" inspired by the traditional work of the same name.

℗ 2005 Venusnote Limited
© 2005 Venusnote Limited
under exclusive licence to Mute Records Limited

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Gatefold cover with plain paper die-cut inner sleeves in printed carton inner sleeves.

Labels sides A and C have bel beim instead of the correct bel biem.

Dave McCracken is mistakenly credited for piano on "I Want It All". However, there is no piano on "I Want It All". He really should be credited for the piano on "The Darkest Star".

Some initial copies ordered from Mute had a CD plastic bag with the album cover included,

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 094634020114
  • Label Code: LC5834
  • Rights Society: bel biem
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A var 1): STUMM260 A 5 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B var 1): STUMM260 B 5 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C var 1): STUMM260 C 4 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D var 1): STUMM260 D 4 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A var 2): STUMM260 A MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B var 2): STUMM260 B MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C var 2): STUMM260 C MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D var 2): STUMM260 D MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A var 3): STUMM260 A [signature] 1 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B var 3): STUMM260 B [signature] 1 MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C var 3): STUMM260 C [signature] MPO 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D var 3): STUMM260 D [signature] MPO 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A var 4): STUMM260 A [signature] MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B var 4): STUMM260 B [signature] MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C var 4): STUMM260 C-2 X MPO [signature]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D var 4): STUMM260 D-1 X MPO [signature]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 5): STUMM260 A [signature] MPO 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 5): STUMM260 B [signature] MPO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C variant 5): STUMM260 C-2X MPO [signature]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D variant 5): STUMM260 D-2X MPO [signature]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 6): STUMM260 A [signature] MPO 8
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 6): STUMM260 B [signature] MPO 12
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C variant 6): STUMM260 C-2 MPO [signature]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D variant 6): STUMM260 D-2 MPO [signature]

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Playing The Angel (CD, Album, Copy Protected) Mute int.cdstumm260, 0094634057523 Europe 2005
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Playing The Angel (SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, PAL, Album, Stereo, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Super Jewel Box) Mute lcdstumm260, 0094634243025 Europe 2005
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Playing The Angel (CD, Album) Mute 49348-2 US 2005
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Playing The Angel (CD, Album) Mute cdstumm260, 0094634057707 UK 2005
Playing The Angel (CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Super Jewel Box) Mute 49456-2 US 2005

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Reviews

  • doctorg's avatar
    doctorg
    Unbelievably terrible mastering on this vinyl version - the guitar and vocals practically gurgle they are so compressed. The singer sounds like he is gargling underwater. Dreadful.
    • matricola's avatar
      matricola
      What does it mean "Loudness War" ? => well, this.
      • mrogen's avatar
        mrogen
        The DVD with the 5.1 and PC Stereo Mix really makes the difference and gives you an idea how it could or should have sounded. If you can manage to transfer it to MP3 or Flac, you'll hear it within the first 20 seconds.
        • discogscide's avatar
          discogscide
          Edited 10 years ago
          The worst mastered Depeche Mode record. Vinyl has a bit better sound, but the outrageous LP prices don't reflect the exact "improvement" over the CD version. To me, this record needs a total new stereo mix. The songs don't help either: they're the most industrial DM tracks to date. Nothing wrong with that but why the need for the first 4 tracks to sound like pure Nine Inch Nails? And there is no excuse to leave out "potential A-Sides" that were eventually set as B-Sides, "Free" and "Newborn" out of the record in favour of stuff like "I Want It All" and "John The Revelator".

          Still waiting for a proper remastered version with the B-Sides as bonus tracks.
          • rush4you's avatar
            rush4you
            LP1 A side,for me is a little bit greasy, i don know, but i guess, its a recording issue.Other 3 sides is correct, better than cd versions.

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