Strange (video)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Strange |
| type | video |
| artist | Depeche Mode |
| cover | StrangeDM.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1986–1988 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| director | Anton Corbijn |
| producer | Richard Bell |
| prev_title | Some Great Videos |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| next_title | 101 |
| next_year | 1989 |
| :: |
| name = Strange | type = video | artist = Depeche Mode | cover = StrangeDM.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 1986–1988 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 30 minutes | label =
- Mute
- Sire
- Reprise | director = Anton Corbijn | producer = Richard Bell | prev_title = Some Great Videos | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = 101 | next_year = 1989 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | noprose = yes
Strange – A Black and White Mode by Anton Corbijn is the second music video compilation by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. Corbijn shot the entire video album in Super 8.
The five videos are mostly in black and white, except for some random megaphones that were colored red. The compilation includes the three main singles for Music for the Masses, the final Black Celebration single "A Question of Time", and "Pimpf", the instrumental closer to Music for the Masses. The "Pimpf" video is currently exclusive to this release.
Both Strange and its follow-up Strange Too were re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 December 2023.
Releases
UK releases
- VVC248 (Mute Film VHS video)
- VVC336 (Mute Film VHS video), a limited edition with six postcards, four of them signed by the band members
- MF026 (Mute Film VHS video), re-issued in 1999
US releases
- 38147-3 (Sire/Reprise VHS video)
Japan releases
- BVVP-90 (BMG VHS video), includes a notes sheet and a postcard
- BVLP-90 (BMG LaserDisc video)
All videos are present on all releases
- "A Question of Time" [remix]
- "Strangelove" [7" version]
- "Never Let Me Down Again" [Split mix], longer than the video on The Videos 8698
- "Behind the Wheel" [album version], longer than the video on The Videos 8698
- "Pimpf"
- All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore
- All videos are directed by Anton Corbijn
Certifications and sales
References
References
- "Strange – Depeche Mode".
- Barassi, Daniel. "DM Archives {{!}} Discography / Home Videos: Strange".
- Sinclair, Paul. (30 October 2023). "Depeche Mode / Strange & Strange Too blu-ray release".
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