

Heavyweight 180 gram pressing of the classic Depeche Mode album on single LP Review: A broken frame- DM - Excellent album. Much faster delivery than expected, so kudos. Review: Sublime synchronisation of synthpop - 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.
| ASIN | B01EUQ4N84 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 35,089 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 2,926 in Classic British Rock 8,478 in Vinyl |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (826) |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | VH4FRZ-GFKU-00 |
| Label | Sony Music Cmg |
| Manufacturer | Sony Music Cmg |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 31.29 x 31.39 x 0.79 cm; 235.87 g |
T**Y
A broken frame- DM
Excellent album. Much faster delivery than expected, so kudos.
A**N
Sublime synchronisation of synthpop
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.
M**N
Buy it now..... infact buy all the Depeche Albums now.
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.
A**W
Good quality
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.
T**H
HD Audio
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)
R**2
The start of something special
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.
A**I
Great album
Sounds good. The fist album of DM written by Martin Gore. A shot film, and live in Hommersmith also intresting on extra DVD.
W**Y
All mine got the last one hehe.
Well I had this album bought for me age 14 vinyl now have the CD version love this depeche mode amazing thank you.
G**X
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.
T**O
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B**T
Über das Album selbst braucht man wohl keine Worte mehr zu verlieren da jeder Fan der Band das Album in und auswendig kennen sollte. Widmen wir uns also lieber der neuen Umsetzung des Materials. Auf CD 1 ist das komplette Album zu finden das in einer normalen Stereo Spur vorliegt sowie auch als Multichannel. Wer jetzt noch über einen SACD Player sowie eine höher wertige 5.1 Anlage verfügt, kommt vollends auf seine Kosten. Was das alte Material hergibt ist unglaublich. Sehr lebendige Abmischung die jeden Frequenzbereich sauber und klar wiedergibt. Sounds die man früher höchstens teilweise erahnt hat, haben nun in den Stücken ihren verdienten Platz erhalten. Grandios! Wer keinen SACD Player hat kann sich aber immerhin noch über die CD Spur freuen die jeder herkömmliche Player ebenfalls abspielen kann. Teil 2 dieses wunderschön gestalteten Digipaks beinhaltet eine DVD die das gesamte Album wahlweise in Dolby Digital 5.1 oder DTS erschallen läßt. Beide Abmischungen sind ebenfalls absolut gelungen. Der DTS Track ist aber phasenweise etwas druckvoller. Gewinner bleibt aber die einfach homogener klingende SACD Variante. Zusätzlich befindet sich noch ein kleiner aber feiner Film über die Enstehungsphase des Albums auf der DVD. Schöne Geschichten, nie veröffentlichte Videoaufnahmen und aktuelle Interviews. Das reicht aber immer noch nicht. Das Hammersmith 1982 Livematerial ist hier auszugsweise ebenfalls vertreten: My secret garden See you Satellite Nothing to fear The Meaning of love A photograph of you Shouldn`t have done that The Sun and the rainfall Selbstverständlich ebenfalls in Dolby Digital 5.1 oder wahlweise DTS. Natürlich nur tonal, nicht visuell. Abgerundet wird das ganze noch durch diverse B-Seiten aus dieser Zeit die man als Fan aber natürlich schon im Schrank haben sollte.
柴**ー
DMのセカンドアルバムであり今後のサウンドの方向性を 決定的に知らしめた超叙情的作品です。この名作は、現代も色あせる 事のない名盤です。エレクトリックでありながらこの叙情的で 哀愁を誘う作品は、個人的にDMの最高傑作と思っています。 夜寝るときに聞くと深い眠り不思議とつける事が出来るのです。 特に晩秋から冬にこの作品の叙情性が発揮され何度聞いても飽きなく、 むしろこの作品の本質に近づいていくような見事な曲順のバランスで 虜になってしまう。 もうアナログ盤からCDまで約30年聴き続ける事が出来る 奇跡の作品がBroken Frameなのです。 特にsee youがこのアルバムのハイライトで、 切なく涙が流れるほど美しいメロディーの洪水です。
L**E
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
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