A Broken Frame

This DM album from 1982 is a sublime pairing of synths and pop. Written entirely by Martin Gore and released after Vince Clarke left the group, it really was a signpost to their greatness and rapid maturity as a musical force. All ten songs are strong but the standouts for me are Leave In Silence, My Secret Garden, See You, Satellite, The Sun & The Rainfall. This album is up there with Violator and Music For The Masses. How enjoyable it is to listen to an album where the songs complement each other. Pros: 1. All ten songs are brilliant with around 5 superlative tracks. 2. The vinyl sounds perfect with no snap, crackle, or pop. Cons: 1. Doesn't include download card (most albums don't so is this really a con? Perhaps the record companies in general conning the consumer. I like how The Cure always include download codes with the vinyl but this is the exception rather than the rule.

Excellent album. Much faster delivery than expected, so kudos.

I had never listened to the early DM albums until very recently. I had everything from Violator onwards. I went to see them at Birmingham in January and they were fantastic. It was after this I decided to have a listen to the early albums which for years I must admit passed of as throwaway pop....... how wrong was I they are as good as the later albums that I love so much. I can honestly say that in my humble opinion these guys have never made a bad record. Buy them all and the 180gm vinyl is great.

No need for any review of the music itself, that's subjective. The album was delivered quickly and reasonably well packaged. The pressing is good, quiet in between tracks but some nice dynamics. One star deducted because it is a little tiny bit warped - not enough to affect it playing though.

The album that made me fall in love with Depeche Mode over 30 years ago. So good to hear it on this new heavyweight vinyl release. The artwork (courtesy of Brian Griffin's wonderful photography) is first class, colours much sharper than the original release that I have from '82. Clearly, this series of re-issues have been given the 5-star treatment that they deserve. I class this release and the two albums that followed it as the 'holy trinity' of Mode albums - a gritty, industrial soundtrack of early-mid 80's Britain.

Just technical facts for those who care about this sort of stuff: Like many of the Depeche Mode CD+DVD releases, the music tracks on the DVD are recorded in DTS 96/24 (5.1) and LPCM Stereo 24 bit 48KHz. They all sound brilliant. This particular release is that bit more special as the CD is actually a Hybrid SACD. Awesome :o)

Sounds good. The fist album of DM written by Martin Gore. A shot film, and live in Hommersmith also intresting on extra DVD.

Well I had this album bought for me age 14 vinyl now have the CD version love this depeche mode amazing thank you.

Mucho se ha repetido que el segundo disco de Depeche Mode es un trabajo de transición, más valioso por su intento que por sus logros. Si bien es verdad que casi todas las piezas que conforman el disco no han sido parte de antologías, su calidad y sus hallazgos son dignos de escucharse. En contraste con Speak & Spell, A Broken Frame es un disco que no se conforma con el sonido y los ritmos sintéticos bailables, ni con los estribillos pegajosos de Vince Clarke. El entonces trío, ofrece la batuta compositiva a Martin L. Gore, genera arreglos más ambientales e inquietantes, y entrega un álbum en el que ya se gesta una banda que pretende ir más allá de las pistas de baile. Para comprobarlo basta hacer sonar "Leave in Silence", "My Secret Garden", "Monument", "Should Have Don't That" o "The Sun and the Rainfall". El escucha que busca un trabajo artístico, encontrará composiciones al mismo tiempo sensibles y audaces. Este trabajo conviene escucharse en vinilo, su formato original. La edición que se ofrece es la remasterización del 2006 Se acompaña de algunas notas explicativas escritas por el productor de Mute, Daniel Miller, así como de la funda con las líricas impresas.

Great item, great packing and fast shipping. Thank you!

Para empezar, alabar una vez más las reediciones que Depeche Mode ha hecho en vinilo de sus álbumes. Tengo también el original y no se aprecia diferencia de sonido, la calidad de los acabados de la carpeta es increíble. Dicho ésto, a pesar de ser su álbum más denostado por muchos de sus seguidores, para mí este A BROKEN FRAME es una obra fundamental. Tras abandonar el grupo Vince Clark, tuvieron la valentía de tirar por derroteros totalmente distintos a su SPEAK & SPELL, y dejar claras sus intenciones musicales. Se atrevieron a experimentar y construyeron un disco de transición u tanto inclasificable pero disfrutable al 100%. Contiene uno de los temas, para mí, mejores de la banda: THE SUN AND THE RAINFALL, que además supone un cierre de álbum absolutamente brillante. Alguna concesión al mundo de los singles facilones, como THE MEANING OF LOVE, y otro single más personal como SEE YOU o el que abre el álbum, que es otro de sus temas emblemáticos LEVE IN SILENCE. Además la portada está considera como una de las mejores fotografías de portadas de disco de la historia. Un absoluto imprescindible de la banda, sin el cual seguramente no se entendería su trayectoria posterior

A posséder pour le calendrier pour la collection. Par contre pas fan du CD car c’est un cover sans plus.

Meu favorito do depeche. Transição pra fase industrial…