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Speak & SpellSpeak & Spell is Depeche Mode's debut album, recorded and released in 1981. Soon after its release, Vince Clarke announced his departure from the band.

Critical acclaim:

Key single(s):
  1. "Dreaming of Me" (20 February 1981)
  2. "New Life" (13 June 1981)
  3. "Just Can't Get Enough" (7 September 1981)


UK Tracklisting:
  1. "New Life" – 3:43
  2. "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead" – 2:14
  3. "Puppets" – 3:55
  4. "Boys Say Go!" – 3:03
  5. "Nodisco" – 4:11
  6. "What's Your Name?" – 2:41
  7. "Photographic" – 4:44
  8. "Tora! Tora! Tora!" – 4:34
  9. "Big Muff" – 4:20
  10. "Any Second Now (Voices)" – 2:35
  11. "Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:40
Bonus tracks on 1988 re-release:
  1. "Dreaming of Me" - 4:03
  2. "Ice Machine" - 4:05
  3. "Shout!" - 3:46
  4. "Any Second Now" - 3:08
  5. "Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)" - 6:41

US Tracklisting
  1. "New Life [Remix]" – 3:56
  2. "Puppets" – 3:57
  3. "Dreaming of Me" – 3:42
  4. "Boys Say Go!" – 3:04
  5. "Nodisco" – 4:13
  6. "What's Your Name?" – 2:41
  7. "Photographic" – 4:58
  8. "Tora! Tora! Tora!" – 4:24
  9. "Big Muff" – 4:21
  10. "Any Second Now (Voices)" – 2:33
  11. "Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)" – 6:41

2006 Re-release
  • Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
  • Disc 2 is a DVD which includes Speak & Spell in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material.

  1. "New Life" – 3:46
  2. "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead" – 2:18
  3. "Puppets" – 3:58
  4. "Boys Say Go!" – 3:07
  5. "Nodisco" – 4:15
  6. "What's Your Name?" – 2:45
  7. "Photographic" – 4:44
  8. "Tora! Tora! Tora!" – 4:37
  9. "Big Muff" – 4:24
  10. "Any Second Now (Voices)" – 2:35
  11. "Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:44
  12. "Dreaming of Me" – 4:03

Bonus tracks:
In DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo:
  1. "Ice Machine"
  2. "Shout!"
  3. "Any Second Now"
  4. "Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)"

Important 'notes':

  • The album is lighter in tone and melody than their later work, a direction which is likely due to Vince Clarke's writing. After he left, Martin Gore took over songwriting writing almost all of the band's material; later albums written by him would explore ever darker subjects.

  • All tracks written by Vince Clarke except "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Big Muff", which were written by Martin L. Gore.