Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe - The 12" Singles (Box Set)

Limited Individually Numbered Edition Box Set!

Depeche Mode 12" vinyl singles collector's edition box set series continues with release of Sounds Of The Universe | The 12" Singles.

Sounds Of The Universe | The 12" Singles, a deluxe collector's edition box set, contains seven 12" vinyl discs presenting singles--including Wrong, Peace, the double A-side Fragile Tension/Hole To Feed--alongside B-sides, remixes, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 12th studio album, Sounds Of The Universe, originally released by Mute Records in April 2009.

Sounds Of The Universe | The 12" Singles offers a full range of ear-grabbing mixes--radio, club, dub and more--of Depeche Mode originals with three discs (Discs Two, Four and Seven) newly compiled for this collection, bringing together B-sides and mixes first released across CD and maxi-singles contemporaneous to the album's release.

When it came time to record the Sounds Of The Universe album, DM's classic core (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher) returned to the studio to make their second album with producer Ben Hillier, whose intuitive contributions to their previous studio album, 2005's Playing The Angel, had created new sonic possibilities for the band. Sounds Of The Universe expanded Depeche Mode's vision and repertoire while continuing their tradition of issuing monumental 12" singles to supplement and compliment their album releases.

Each box set in the series contains the singles from an individual Depeche Mode album pressed on audiophile-quality 12" vinyl. 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.

Sounds Of The Universe | The 12" Singles is the chronological 12th volume in SME's Depeche Mode 12" Singles Series with plans to release Delta Machine and Spirit box sets in similar deluxe audio-grade collector's editions over the next 12 months.