Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode was founded in 1980 in Basildon (England) by:

• [Vince Clarke]?
• [Andrew Fletcher]?
• [David Gahan]? (vocals)
• [Martin Gore]?

The band name was inspired by a French fashion magazine.

After the release of their first album (Speak & Spell) song-writer Clarke left the band to first found Yazoo? together with [Alison Moyet]? and later Erasure? together with [Andy Bell]?. [Alan Wilder]? joined the band as a replacement for Clarke and Martin Gore took over the job of song-writing.

In June 1995 after the Songs of Faith and Devotion album/tour Alan Wilder left the band because of unsatisfactory internal working conditions.

Depeche Mode albums:

• Speak & Spell (1981)
• A Broken Frame (1982)
• Construction Time Again (1983)
• People Are People (1984)
• Some Great Reward (1984)
• The Singles (81-85) (1985)
• Black Celebration (1986)
• Music For The Masses (1987)
• 101 (1989)
• Violator (1990)
• Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
• Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993)
• Ultra (1997)
• The Singles (81->85) Re-released (1998)
• The Singles (86->98) (1998)
• Exciter (2001)