Techno dance-floors around the world. Playing The Angel premiered essential new additions to the DM canon including Precious, A Pain That I'm Used To, Suffer Well, John The Revelator, Lilian, The Darkest Star and more. The Depeche Mode 12" Singles Series will continue over the coming years, with plans to release boxes containing the singles from each of the band's albums in similar deluxe audiophile-grade collector's editions. Runout / John The Revelator / Lilian | 12BONG38 A: 12BONG38 - O 19439989931 - O 242333E15 1334497 Ⓛ Suffer Well" (Metope Vocal Remix) 06:28 • Remix, Producer by Metope. Programmed By Andrew Phillpott, Christian Eigner. John The Revelator" ("Dave Is In The Disco" Tiefschwarz Remix) 07:52 • Remix by Ali, Basti, Smallboy.

Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles", a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles 'Precious', 'A Pain That I'm Used To', 'Suffer Well', and J'ohn The Revelator/Lilian' alongside B sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, Playing The Angel, originally released in October 2005. Playing The Angel Promotional Collection (PSTUMM260) / LP10 (newly compiled exclusive limited edition) Effectively the last hurrah for multi-format physical singles, the releases from 2005’s 11th Depeche Mode album also saw the trio benefit from a healthy dance music scene. Sony Music Entertainment's Depeche Mode 12" vinyl singles project continues with the release of Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles on 11 November 2022.

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Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles--Precious, A Pain That I'm Used To, Suffer Well, and John The Revelator/Lilian--alongside B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, Playing The Angel, originally released in October 2005. Each box set in the series contains the singles from each Depeche Mode album on audiophile-quality 12" vinyl, with audio mastered from the original tapes. The artwork for the exterior of each of the box sets draws on iconography inspired by the original releases, while the vinyl sleeves themselves feature the original single artwork. Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles—"Precious,” “A Pain That I'm Used To,” “Suffer Well,” and “John The Revelator/Lilian”--alongside B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions, and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, Playing The Angel, originally released in October 2005. Runout / John The Revelator / Lilian | L12BONG38 B: L12 BONG 38 - R 19439989931 - R 242333E18 1337766 Ⓛ Whereas Exciter’s remixers were from the murkier edges of clubland, Playing The Angel arrived during electroclash’s pomp. In his Jacques Lu Cont guise, Stuart Price turns A Pain That I’m Used To into a glistening, filthy romp before Tiga gets similarly shiny with Suffer Well. That same single then goes into a completely different realm as M83 does his spacey, stargazing atmospherics to perfection.

Precious" (Sasha's Spooky Mix - Full Length) 10:32 • Remix and additional production by Sasha and Spooky. Programming, mixing and engineering by Barry Jamieson. Sound design and sonic sculpting by Simon Wright. Recorded at Spooky's studio, South London. Rhino’s Depeche Mode 12" vinyl singles project continues with the release of Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles on November 11, 2022.

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John The Revelator" (Murk Mode Dub) 08:35 • Edited By Greg 'Stryke' Chin. Remix by Oscar G., Ralph Falcon. Precious" (Michael Mayer Ambient Mix) 03:37 • Remixed by Michael Mayer at The Panic Room for Kompakt Schallplatten. Playing The Angel | The 12" Singles, a collector's edition deluxe box set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles- - Precious, A Pain That I'm Used To, Suffer Well, and John The Revelator / Lilian - alongside B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, Playing The Angel, originally released in October 2005.

Runout / Playing The Angels Promotional 12" | P12STUMM260 B: XL 12 BONG 38 - T - I 1324782 244911E20 19439989931 - T - I Ⓛ Runout / A Pain That I'm Used To | 12BONG36 A: 19439989931 - E - 1 12BONG36 - E - 1 1319938 244910M5 Ⓛ The box contains the singles from the album on audiophile- quality 12" vinyl, with audio mastered from the original tapes. Precious" (Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix - Full Length) 09:40 • Remix and additional production by Sasha and Spooky. Programming, mixing and engineering by Barry Jamieson. Sound design and sonic sculpting by Simon Wright. Recorded at Spooky's studio, South London. Runout / Playing The Angels Promotional 12" | P12STUMM260 A: XL 12 BONG 38 - S 19439989931 - S 1320144 242333E19 Ⓛ

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Could this be the best Depeche Mode 12” boxset since 1990’s Violator? Read our full review of the band’s 10-disc dance triumph…

The best Depeche Mode 12” boxset since 1990’s Violator, these 10 discs highlight how underrated the mid-00s were for dance music and for the band themselves. What’s included in the Playing the Angel boxset? Runout / John The Revelator / Lilian | L12BONG38 A: L12 BONG 38 - Q 19439989931 - Q 1208944 242333E17 Ⓛ

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Precious" (Michael Mayer Balaeric Mix) 07:18 • Remixed by Michael Mayer at The Panic Room for Kompakt Schallplatten. PLAYING THE ANGEL | THE 12" SINGLES, a Collector's Edition Deluxe Box Set, contains ten 12" vinyl discs presenting singles-- "Precious,""A Pain That I'm Used To,""Suffer Well," and "John The Revelator/Lilian" --alongside B-sides, remixes, instrumentals, dub versions and other recordings contemporaneous to Depeche Mode's 11th studio album, PLAYING THE ANGEL, originally released in October 2005.