Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

[joethelion]

...what's the 'posh box set'?

I decided to do that iTunes pass - thingy

but I just got a leak of the album... haven't had time to listen to it yet, just enough to skim through.

I did, however notice that "Hole to Feed" seems to be completely different song than the version I found a while ago (but "Come Back" seems to be the same)

are there other different versions of tracks? (the aforementioned are the only two I've found)

[Jafs]

Originally Posted by joethelion

...what's the 'posh box set'?

I think he was speaking about this...

CD 1 - Sounds Of The Universe
1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt

CD 2
Bonus tracks
1. Light
2. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
3. Ghost
4. Esque
5. Oh Well

Remixes
6. Corrupt - Efdemin Remix
7. In Chains - Minilogue's Earth Remix
8. Little Soul - Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix
9. Jezebel - SixToes Remix
10. Perfect - Electronic Periodic Dark Drone Mix
11. Wrong - Caspa Remix

CD 3
Demos
1. Little 15
2. Clean
3. Sweetest Perfection
4. Walking In My Shoes
5. I Feel You
6. Judas
7. Surrender
8. Only When I Lose Myself
9. Nothing's Impossible
10. Corrupt
11. Peace
12. Jezebel
13. Come Back
14. In Chains

DVD
Video
Making The Universe / Film (45.23)
Usual Thing, Try And Get The Question In The Answer (55.12)
Sounds Of The Universe [A Short Film] (10.05)
Wrong (promo video - 3.16)
Studio Sessions:
Corrupt (4.08)
Little Soul (3.52)
Stories Of Old (3.24)
Come Back (6.05)

Audio
Sounds Of The Universe plus bonus tracks in 5.1 surround sound
1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt

Bonus tracks
1. Light
2. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
3. Ghost
4. Esque
5. Oh Well

Packaging / additional content:
2 piece custom made box with foil blocking.
2 x 84 page hardback books:
The first featuring the lyrics to all the songs from the Sounds Of The Universe sessions accompanied by exclusive photography by Anton Corbijn.
The second featuring exclusive and candid studio photography by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin.
2 exclusive enamel badges
1 poster
5 artcards, sealed in a collectors envelope
1 certificate of authenticity

[joethelion]

oooh

that looks NICE I just checked it out on the DM page

sure it's a bit pricey (like $100) but man... it's certainly a step up from Portishead's or U2's recent deluxe editions - each of which I very nearly purchased, then I realized - I was paying for fancy boxes not more actual "content"

but man three cd's a dvd, and other stuff

[Jafs]

step up for sure. hey, how was the Anton Corbijn movie in that U2 collector ?

[crank]

still haven't watched it. I've heard it's boring.

[Troy McClure]

I've found the least expensive price for the Depeche Mode boxset to be $79.98 via Tower and Amazon (links below):

Amazon

Tower Records.com

There's some more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanzan/...th/3444924424/

I'm really looking forward to the demos. --Jason

[Mike]

The box set looks great, but somehow looses its prestige when shown spread out on someones bedding

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by Troy McClure

I've found the least expensive price for the Depeche Mode boxset to be $79.98 via Tower and Amazon (links below):

Amazon

Tower Records.com

For those in the UK, cheapest seems to be 55.93gbp at TheHut http://www.thehut.com/hut/10040444.product or a few pence more at Zavvi (both free postage) - which is $82.

[Troy McClure]

The box set came in the mail today for me. It is an outstanding piece of art. I haven't listened to it yet. But in terms of box set packaging, this is highly recommended for Depeche Mode fans.

Jason

[Lx_Nen]

Mine arrived too, pleasantly surprised that I don't feel ripped off - it's a seriously heavy duty item. It'll be days before I've worked my way through all the content, but so far it's all good, the main album is sounding much better than the leak.

I'm convinced that this sort of thing is the way forward for the music biz - use piracy as free advertising to hook in fans, then sell the most committed fans big ticket items like the DM box or the whole live here now series.