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Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles--Precious, A Pain That I'm Used To, Suffer Well, and John The Revelator/Lilian--alongside B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, Playing The Angel, originally released in October 2005.
Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles presents electrifying remixes of Depeche Mode originals including a disc devoted to "The Darkest Star," the track from which Playing The Angel derives its title. The tenth disc in the box is newly compiled for this collection, bringing together B-sides and mixes first released across CD and maxi-singles throughout the Playing The Angel campaign.
The first Depeche Mode album to be produced with Ben Hillier, Playing The Angel found the classic DM lineup (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher), 25 years into the band's history, breaking open new sonic terrain with a raw, grittier sound bridging the cosmic spiritual connection between the primal roots of rock and throbbing 21st century Techno dance-floors around the world. Playing The Angel premiered essential new additions to the DM canon including "Precious," "A Pain That I'm Used To," Suffer Well," "John The Revelator," "Lilian," "The Darkest Star" and more.
The box contains the singles from the album on audiophile-quality 12" vinyl, with audio mastered from the original tapes. The artwork for the exterior of each of the box sets draws on iconography inspired by the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves themselves feature the original single artwork.
Tracklist
Precious (12BONG 35) / LP01
A1 Precious (Sasha's Spooky Mix - Full Length)
A2 Precious (Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix - Full Length)
Precious (L12BONG35) / LP02
A1 Precious (Misc. Full Vocal Mix)
A2 Precious (Michael Mayer Balearic Mix)
B1 Precious (Motor Remix)
B2 Precious (Misc. Crunch Mix)
A Pain That I'm Used To (12BONG 36) / LP03
A1 A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
AA1 A Pain That I'm Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Dub)
A Pain That I'm Used To (L12BONG 36) / LP04
A1 A Pain That I'm Used To (Bitstream Threshold Mix)
AA1 A Pain That I'm Used To (Bitstream Spansule Mix)
Suffer Well (12BONG 37) / LP05
A1 Suffer Well (Tiga Remix)
A2 Suffer Well (Tiga Dub)
B1 Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub)
Suffer Well (L12BONG 37) / LP06
A1 Suffer Well (Metope Remix)
A2 Suffer Well (Metope Vocal Remix)
B1 Suffer Well (M83 Remix)
B2 Better Days (Basteroid 'Dance Is Gone' Vocal Mix)
The Darkest Star (XL12BONG 37) / LP07
A1 The Darkest Star (Holden Remix)
AA1 The Darkest Star (Holden Dub)
John The Revelator / Lilian (12BONG 38) / L08
A1 John The Revelator ('Dave Is In The Disco' Tiefschwarz Remix)
AA1 John The Revelator (Tiefschwarz Dub)
AA2 Lilian (Chab Dub)
John The Revelator / Lilian (L12BONG 38) / LP09
A1 John The Revelator (Murk Mode Dub)
AA1 John The Revelator (Boosta Club Remix)
AA2 Lilian (Chab Vocal Remix)
Playing The Angel Promotional Collection (PSTUMM260) / LP10 (newly
compiled exclusive limited edition)
A1 Free
A2 Better Days
A3 Newborn
A4 John The Revelator (Single Version)
A5 Lilian (Single Version)
B1 Precious (Michael Mayer Ambient Mix)
B2 Suffer Well (Alter Ego Remix)
B3 Lilian (Robag Wruhme Slomoschen Kikker)
B4 A Pain That I'm Used To (Goldfrapp Remix)
B5 A Pain That I'm Used To (Telex Remix)
