Box Sets Discography

X¹

Notes

X<sup>1</sup>

X¹ and X² are the names of two sets, each containing four compact discs of Depeche Mode material spanning the bands entire career. The first box contains three CD's full of 12" mixes, with a fourth containing "Strange" mixes. The second box has a CD of Instrumentals, a CD of B-sides, and two CD's of live performances. This is by far the most enigmatic release DM has ever done and consequently one of the proverbial 'holy grails' for Depeche Mode collectors.

So what we do know about these sets?

They are official Mute releases.
They were released in April 1991 by Alfa Records, Japan.
Both boxes have a very large OBI with the UPC barcode, mostly Japanese text and a price of 5000 yen.
There were less than 11,000 sets made, possibly as low as 1600 made.
They were printed and deleted from production on the same day.
These boxes are the first to contain CD versions of tracks contained on DM's limited edition 12" releases, well before the US/UK boxes were in the planning stages.
They are currently valued at about $500-$600 each box.
Sealed box sets command a premium price.
There are promo versions of these two box sets which are virtually priceless, commanding at least a four figure value.
Each box contains a black booklet with silver printing on a flourescent orange background.
Track listings contain full production notes; however, there are many errors that are explained below with the corresponding CD.
The center page of the liner notes booklet have the years 1980-1990 in white and silver artwork that suggest that this release is to celebrate the band's 10 year anniversary which were also the intentions of the US & UK box sets.

Included in the listings are the individual tracks which include in parentheses the single release it was taken from. As stated above, the majority of these tracks appear on CD for the first time in this set.

X¹

	uno THE TWELVE INCHES ALCB-201 Master and Servant US black and blue mix* (Sire 12" Single) Strangelove pain mix (L12 BONG 13) Behind The Wheel Shep Pettibone mix (12 BONG 15) Route 66 Beatmasters (12 BONG 15) Everything Counts Bomb The Bass (L12 BONG 16) Personal Jesus pump mix (L12 BONG 17) Dangerous hazchemix (L12 BONG 17) Enjoy The Silence bass line (L12 BONG 18) Notes: *Exclusive CD track, unavailable on CD anywhere else. (At least, not officially =P)
	zwei THE TWELVE INCHES ALCB-202 Master and Servant slavery whip mix (12 BONG 6) Shake the Disease edit the shake* (12 BONG 8) Black Celebration black tulip mix (L12 BONG 12) A Question of Time new town mix* (L12 BONG 12) Strangelove Bomb The Bass (L12 BONG 16) Behind The Wheel Beatmasters (L12 BONG 15) Everything Counts absolut mix (10 BONG 16) Personal Jesus telephone stomp mix (L12 BONG 17) Enjoy The Silence ricki-tik-tik mix (L12 BONG 18) Notes: *This is the "remixed extended" version. The "Edit The Shake" version appears exclusively on the US/UK Singles 13-18 box set. The "new town" mix of "A Question Of Time" also includes the "live remix", but is treated as one song, like on the re-released CD BONG 12 from the Mute Box Sets.
	trois THE TWELVE INCHES ALCB-203 Leave In Silence longer (12 BONG 1) Get The Balance Right combination mix* (12 BONG 2) Everything Counts in larger amounts (12 BONG 3) Stripped highland mix (12 BONG 10) Fly on The Windscreen extended (12 BONG 9) Never Let Me Down Again split mix (12 BONG 14) Strangelove blind mix (L12 BONG 13) Personal Jesus holier than thou approach (12 BONG 17) Enjoy The Silence hands and feet mix* (12 BONG 18) Notes: *The "combination mix" does not fade out, but has a different ending; the "hands and feet mix" is the UK version which is a minute shorter than the US version.
	four THE STRANGE MIXES ALCB-204 Something to Do metalmix (L12 BONG 8) Are People People? (L12 BONG 6) Breathing In Fumes (12 BONG 10) Fly on The Windscreen death mix* (D12 BONG 9) Black Day (12 BONG 10) A Question of Lust minimal (12 BONG 11) Never Let Me Down Again aggro mix (12 BONG 14) Notes: *Exclusive CD track, unavailable on CD anywhere else.
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