Box Sets Discography

Singles 1-6

Notes

When its campaign was over, the "Violator" singles (BONGS 17-20) were among the most successful string of 12" singles ever released by anyone in US dance/club history. All four singles were staples in the US dance charts and each sold nearly 500,000 copies. The success of the "Violator" singles, the surge in popularity of the CD maxi-single format, and the overwhelming demand for Depeche Mode CD singles created a huge opportunity for DM's German distributor, Intercord in late 1990. Just as "World in My Eyes" was slipping off the charts, Intercord decided to export their 1988 CD issues/reissues of DM's earlier singles, from "Dreaming of Me" to "Everything Counts (Live)," to the US for fans discovering DM at the height of their success. Caught off guard by Intercord's exporting success, Mute would follow suit by exporting their UK CD singles from "Strangelove" to "World in My Eyes", causing the import craze that kept DM in demand throughout 1991 without any active promotion efforts behind it. It just happened…. (continued on Singles 7-12)

About this Box…

This box features the band's first six single releases: All five "Pre-Bongs" and the first BONG in the form of "Leave in Silence". The box represents all the singles from the first two albums. There are no major inclusions that were not previously released on CD from Intercord.

Singles 1-6

	Dreaming Of Me CD MUTE 13 Dreaming Of Me Ice Machine
	New Life CD MUTE 14 New Life - Remix Shout Shout - Rio Remix
	Just Cant Get Enough CD MUTE 16 Just Cant Get Enough Any Second Now Just Cant Get Enough - Schizo Mix Any Second Now - Altered
	See You CD MUTE 18 See You - Extended Now This Is Fun Now This is Fun - Extended
	The Meaning Of Love CD MUTE 22 The Meaning Of Love Oberkorn (Its A Small Town) The Meaning Of Love - Fairly Odd Mix Oberkorn (Its A Small Town) - Development Mix
	Leave In Silence CD BONG 1 Leave In Silence Excerpt From: My Secret Garden Leave In Silence - Longer Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden Leave In Silence - Quieter
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