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Depeche Mode : Monument - The English Edition
THE FIRST COMPLETE SHOWCASE MONUMENT OF A SINGULAR BAND
100 million records sold. Sold-out tours. An exceptional fan community. A success story more than three decades long has been made vivid and real thanks to one of the world’s largest Depeche Mode collections: featuring the complete discography, unpublished photos, rare bootlegs, unusual record company promo material, interviews, as well as detailed descriptions of the diverse fan scene. This allows the band’s growth and coming of age from 1980 to the present day to be experienced afresh, and gives a new view of the pop-cultural significance of Depeche Mode. Featuring exclusive material from Alan Wilder, Daryl Bamonte, and interviews with Anne Haffmans (Label Manager Mute, Germany) and Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode’s discoverer.
This edition has been adjusted to tablet screens. It includes the complete text and a part of the pictures from the print edition of “Depeche Mode : Monument - The English Edition”. The filesize is about 800 MB, so a LAN or WLAN connection is required to download the kindle edition.
"Depeche Fans know more about Depeche than me. If there was a university challenge with me and Martin and Dave against three fans, they would win easily."
Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode
“A wonderful book.”
Daniel Miller
100 million records sold. Sold-out tours. An exceptional fan community. A success story more than three decades long has been made vivid and real thanks to one of the world’s largest Depeche Mode collections: featuring the complete discography, unpublished photos, rare bootlegs, unusual record company promo material, interviews, as well as detailed descriptions of the diverse fan scene. This allows the band’s growth and coming of age from 1980 to the present day to be experienced afresh, and gives a new view of the pop-cultural significance of Depeche Mode. Featuring exclusive material from Alan Wilder, Daryl Bamonte, and interviews with Anne Haffmans (Label Manager Mute, Germany) and Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode’s discoverer.
This edition has been adjusted to tablet screens. It includes the complete text and a part of the pictures from the print edition of “Depeche Mode : Monument - The English Edition”. The filesize is about 800 MB, so a LAN or WLAN connection is required to download the kindle edition.
"Depeche Fans know more about Depeche than me. If there was a university challenge with me and Martin and Dave against three fans, they would win easily."
Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode
“A wonderful book.”
Daniel Miller
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464 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2013
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December 4, 2016
( I read the English edition but it's not listed here)
I've wanted to read this for ages but £40 price tag put me off but as soon as I saw this on iBooks for £12 it was mine. This book is a absolute must for Depeche Mode fans. There was such a huge collections of photos, memorabilia and stuff I did not know, well worth the price. I would have loved to see the 101 show they did, I bet that was completely amazing.
I've wanted to read this for ages but £40 price tag put me off but as soon as I saw this on iBooks for £12 it was mine. This book is a absolute must for Depeche Mode fans. There was such a huge collections of photos, memorabilia and stuff I did not know, well worth the price. I would have loved to see the 101 show they did, I bet that was completely amazing.
February 21, 2020
This book would be a solid 5 stars if not for the following sentence:
"If ever there was a successful band from the eighties besides Depeche Mode that has survived the decades with a similar dignity and success, then it was U2."
"If ever there was a successful band from the eighties besides Depeche Mode that has survived the decades with a similar dignity and success, then it was U2."
March 15, 2019
Visually stunning and full of fascinating history of not only the band, but also music industry and fan culture. I’ve always been a DM fan, and now I have a new appreciation for their longevity and influence on modern music and culture. This was a very enjoyable read, and a great addition to my permanent bookshelf.
February 15, 2016
This is a brilliant book! Spanning Depeche Mode's whole career up to the latest album Delta Machine this book provides an encyclopedic knowledge on everything to do with the band, including information and photos of every vinyl release.
There are also hundreds of brilliant photos; many of which I'd never seen before.
What I found particularly interesting was the section 'Behind the Iron Curtain' which is about all the Depeche Mode fans who lived in the Soviet Union in the 80s, from the struggle to get hold of music and photos of the band to the ingenious ways they found to dress like the band.
Highly recommended book if you're a fan of Depeche Mode!
There are also hundreds of brilliant photos; many of which I'd never seen before.
What I found particularly interesting was the section 'Behind the Iron Curtain' which is about all the Depeche Mode fans who lived in the Soviet Union in the 80s, from the struggle to get hold of music and photos of the band to the ingenious ways they found to dress like the band.
Highly recommended book if you're a fan of Depeche Mode!
April 1, 2020
So, of course I am very biased, but this was a phenomenal read. Out of all the biography-style works I've read on various musicians (or just any topics I'm interested in) this was by far the most in-depth. It goes album by album, era by era, and covers so many topics that I knew as well as topics I'd never known of before. If you are a fan of this band, I would highly recommend reading this. It's a beautiful study on the history of Depeche Mode, featuring so many great visuals and such interesting facts. The re-readability is insane, and I'm sure I'll be picking it back up again in the future.
December 17, 2018
Written by 2 fans with memorabilia that's guaranteed to make you rethink your own Depeche Mode fandom. Plenty of pix to pore over, both of the band and their music paraphernalia. All packed into a hardcopy tome, this is a must read for all DM fans.
July 24, 2018
Not just a picture book. It is full of trivia and history that any fan would appreciate.
February 27, 2020
Perfect for a die hard Depeche Mode fan! The photos in this book were simply gorgeous and lovely.
November 8, 2017
Not for the casual fan, but if you're a superfan, you might find this exhaustive visual compendium to be the greatest thing accomplished with the printing press since Gutenberg. I reviewed Depeche Mode: Monument for The Current.
March 1, 2019
It feels wrong to say anything bad about what is so obviously a labour of love, that said though the text found within these pages is just awful. It smacks of Google translate levels of awfulness. That aside though, this is a fascinating trawl through Depeche Mode's history focusing mainly on their records rather than private lives. One for the hardcore fans rather than the casual fan.
January 30, 2018
An essential item for the die-hard fan. It's big, heavy, looks amazing and is stuffed full of photos and information dating from the band's origins in 1980 right up to 2017. A fantastic addition to any collection.
May 5, 2019
3.5 stars. I wanted this to be more about the band and the songs than about collector materials and special issues. Not the go-to book if you want to learn more about depeche mode...
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