A Broken Frame is the title of the second studio album by British group Depeche Mode. It was released in September 1982 on Mute records, catalogue no. STUMM 9.
It was the group's first album since the departure of founder member Vince Clarke. New member Alan Wilder had been taken on board for live work after Clarke's departure although is not credited on the album. All songs were written by band member Martin Gore, and the album was produced by Daniel Miller with Depeche Mode.
The release of the album had been preceded by the singles See You, The Meaning of Love and Leave In Silence, all of which are included on the album (see Singles).
Line-up[]
- Dave Gahan
- Martin Gore
- Andrew Fletcher
Tracklisting[]
original LP/MC MUTE STUMM 9, 1982
Side one
- Leave In Silence
- My Secret Garden
- Monument
- Nothing To Fear
- See You
Side two
- Satellite
- The Meaning of Love
- A Photograph of You
- Shouldn't Have Done That
- The Sun & the Rainfall
2006, CD/DVD re-release (Mute DM CD 2, 2006-10-02)
Disc 1 (SACD)
- tracks 1-10 as above
Disc 2 (DVD)
A Broken Frame tour book front cover
- Leave In Silence
- My Secret Garden
- Monument
- Nothing To fear
- See You
- Satellite
- The Meaning of Love
- A Photograph of You
- Shouldn't Have Done That
- The Sun & the Rainfall
- My Secret Garden (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- See You (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- Satellite (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- Nothing To Fear (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- The Meaning Of Love (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- A Photograph Of You (Live, Hammersmith, October 1982)
- Now, This Is Fun
- Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)
- Excerpt From: My Secret Garden
- Depeche Mode 1982: The beginning of their so-called dark phase (video)
Notes[]
- The original US & Canadian versions add a bonus track, Further Excerpts From My Secret Garden", and substitute the album version of Leave In Silence with the extended version.
Singles[]
Rel. 29 January 1982, UK chart peak: 6, 09 March 1982
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Rel. 26 April 1982, UK chart peak: 12, 11 May 1982
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Rel. 16 August 1982, UK chart peak: 18, 21 September 1982
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Live performances[]
A Broken Frame was promoted via an extensive live tour of the UK and Europe in late 1982, and then into USA, Canada and the Far East in early 1983.[1]
NB An earlier tour in 1982 entitled the See You Tour had taken place between January and May 1982, prior to the album's release. These were the first shows to feature the four-man line-up of Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Alan Wilder.[2]
The following limited edition 12" singles feature live recordings of A Broken Frame tracks:
- Get The Balance Right! - My Secret Garden, See You, Satellite
- Everything Counts - Nothing To Fear, The Meaning of Love
- Love In Itself - A Photograph of You.