Depeche Mode Information Service February 1986 newsletter
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Information Service newsletter, February 1986.
Spring 1986 UK (updated) and Europe tour information, news on the release of "Stripped", a competition, and a personal profile of Alan.
Here we are again with the latest news letter (No.3). As promised we have the profile on Alan Wilder, also we conclude the discography and introduce our first competition - as well as news items. [1]
To start with here is an up date on Tour details.
March 31 Brighton Centre
April 2 Dublin RDS
April 4 Maysfield Centre Belfast
April 6 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition Centre
April 7 Whitley Bay Ice Rink
April 9 Birmingham N.E.C.
April 10 Birmingham N.E.C
April 12 Apollo Manchester
April 13 Bristol Hippodrome
April 14 Bournemouth International Centre
April 16 London Wembley Arena
April 17 London Wembley Arena
Ticket Prices - 8.50 (Dublin) Punts
£7.50 (Belfast)
£7.00 + £6.00 (Glasgow)
£6.00 (Whitley Bay)
£7.00 + £6.00 Elsewhere
From Box Offices and Usual Agents
Wembley Tickets are available by post, adding 50p per ticket (booking fee) from Depeche Mode Box Office, PO Box 2, London, W6 0LQ
Cheques/P.O. payable to "MCP LTD" enclose S.A.E.
Glasgow tickets by post, no 30p fee from: Depeche Mode Box Office, P.O. Box 77, Head Post Office, Edinburgh - No Cheques here, only postal orders.
EUROPEAN TOUR.
April 24 Oslo - Skedsmohallen
25 Gothenburg - Scandinavium
26 Stockholm - Isstadium
28 Copenhagen - Valbeyhallen
29 Hannover - Eilenreedhalle
30 Aachen - Eissporthalle
May 2 Stuttgart - Martin Schleyerhalle
3 Munich - Basketballhalle
4 Zurich - Hallenstadium
6 Lyon - Parc Des Expositions
7 Paris - Venue to be confirmed
8 Paris - Venue to be confirmed
10 Brussels - Forest National
11 Dusseldorf - Philipshalle
13 Ludwigshafen - Friedrich-Ebert Halle
14 Saarbrucken - Saarlandhalle
16 Hamburg - Sportshalle
17 Hamburg - Sportshalle
18 Berlin - Waldbuehne
20 Muenster - Muensterlandhalle
21 Bremen - Stadthalle
22 Dortmund - Westfallenhalle
24 Rotterdam - Ahoy Stadium
25 Russelsheim - Wolter Koebelhalle
There will follow a six week tour of USA and Canada, Japan - then back to Southern Europe until August. Dates have yet to be confirmed.
Record News.
New single entitled "Stripped" c/w "But Not Tonight". Release date 10 February. The 12" features 25 minutes of music - "Stripped" remixed by Flood, "But Not Tonight" remixed by Depeche Mode - and extra tracks entitled "Breathing In Fumes", a vocal version of "Fly On The Windscreen" and a track called "Black Day". No other 12" will be released.
Album recorded in London and Berlin - due for release 17th March. Titled "Black Celebration". Eleven tracks all written by Martin, and produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones.
Television.
"Joan Rivers Show" - date for showing has not been confirmed but the band flew back especially to record "Stripped for it from Berlin.
The Band will be recording "Jim'll Fix It" on Saturday 1st March.
TV-AM - 1/2 hour special to be filmed soon. All the members of Depeche Mode will be there and the new video will be shown.
Press.
Look out for the Band on the cover of "Record Mirror" soon, and also featured on the free record with that issue - is a track from the forthcoming album, especially mixed for Record Mirror called "Dressed In Black".
Also look out for a feature on the Band in Berlin in "No.1"
COMPETITION TIME
1. Which Theatre haven't Depeche Mode played?
1. Hammersmith Odeon
2. Lyceum
3. The Venue
4. Dominion
5. Hammersmith Palais
2. Match the Countries in the first column with the corresponding record companies in the second column.
A. U.S.A Mute
B. France Sire
C. Germany Vogue
D. Great Britain Intercord
Please send your entries to Depeche Mode Competition, P.O. Box 326, London, SW6 6RL. All entries to reach us by 20th March 1986. The winning entry will be announced in the next information issue, and will receive Depeche Mode Videos, Photos, Albums and T. Shirts.
ALAN
NAME: Alan Wilder
D.O.B. 1-6-59
BORN: London
HAIR COLOUR: Brown
EYE COLOUR: Blue/Grey
SHOE SIZE: 8 1/2
COLLAR SIZE: 15
HEIGHT: 6FT
WEIGHT: 10 stone
BROTHER'S NAMES: Andrew, Stephen
SISTERS:
PARENTS: Yes
LIVE: London
TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION: Flat/House
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Fawlty Towers
FAVOURITE CHARACTER:
FAVOURITE BOOK:
FAVOURITE FILM: Many
FAVOURITE ACTOR:
FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Meryl Streep
FAVOURITE FOOD: Indian
FAVOURITE DRINK: Grolsch
CAR: Citroen
NEWSPAPER: None
FAVOURITE COUNTRY:
HOBBIES: Photography
AFTERSHAVE: Paco Rabane (Various)
FAVOURITE RECORDING ARTIST: Many
FAVOURITE OWN SONG: Shake The Disease
WHERE DO YOU BUY CLOTHES: Various
FAVOURITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: Leather Jacket
MOST HATED PLACE: Italy
Spring 1986 UK (updated) and Europe tour information, news on the release of "Stripped", a competition, and a personal profile of Alan.
Here we are again with the latest news letter (No.3). As promised we have the profile on Alan Wilder, also we conclude the discography and introduce our first competition - as well as news items. [1]
To start with here is an up date on Tour details.
March 31 Brighton Centre
April 2 Dublin RDS
April 4 Maysfield Centre Belfast
April 6 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition Centre
April 7 Whitley Bay Ice Rink
April 9 Birmingham N.E.C.
April 10 Birmingham N.E.C
April 12 Apollo Manchester
April 13 Bristol Hippodrome
April 14 Bournemouth International Centre
April 16 London Wembley Arena
April 17 London Wembley Arena
Ticket Prices - 8.50 (Dublin) Punts
£7.50 (Belfast)
£7.00 + £6.00 (Glasgow)
£6.00 (Whitley Bay)
£7.00 + £6.00 Elsewhere
From Box Offices and Usual Agents
Wembley Tickets are available by post, adding 50p per ticket (booking fee) from Depeche Mode Box Office, PO Box 2, London, W6 0LQ
Cheques/P.O. payable to "MCP LTD" enclose S.A.E.
Glasgow tickets by post, no 30p fee from: Depeche Mode Box Office, P.O. Box 77, Head Post Office, Edinburgh - No Cheques here, only postal orders.
EUROPEAN TOUR.
April 24 Oslo - Skedsmohallen
25 Gothenburg - Scandinavium
26 Stockholm - Isstadium
28 Copenhagen - Valbeyhallen
29 Hannover - Eilenreedhalle
30 Aachen - Eissporthalle
May 2 Stuttgart - Martin Schleyerhalle
3 Munich - Basketballhalle
4 Zurich - Hallenstadium
6 Lyon - Parc Des Expositions
7 Paris - Venue to be confirmed
8 Paris - Venue to be confirmed
10 Brussels - Forest National
11 Dusseldorf - Philipshalle
13 Ludwigshafen - Friedrich-Ebert Halle
14 Saarbrucken - Saarlandhalle
16 Hamburg - Sportshalle
17 Hamburg - Sportshalle
18 Berlin - Waldbuehne
20 Muenster - Muensterlandhalle
21 Bremen - Stadthalle
22 Dortmund - Westfallenhalle
24 Rotterdam - Ahoy Stadium
25 Russelsheim - Wolter Koebelhalle
There will follow a six week tour of USA and Canada, Japan - then back to Southern Europe until August. Dates have yet to be confirmed.
Record News.
New single entitled "Stripped" c/w "But Not Tonight". Release date 10 February. The 12" features 25 minutes of music - "Stripped" remixed by Flood, "But Not Tonight" remixed by Depeche Mode - and extra tracks entitled "Breathing In Fumes", a vocal version of "Fly On The Windscreen" and a track called "Black Day". No other 12" will be released.
Album recorded in London and Berlin - due for release 17th March. Titled "Black Celebration". Eleven tracks all written by Martin, and produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones.
Television.
"Joan Rivers Show" - date for showing has not been confirmed but the band flew back especially to record "Stripped for it from Berlin.
The Band will be recording "Jim'll Fix It" on Saturday 1st March.
TV-AM - 1/2 hour special to be filmed soon. All the members of Depeche Mode will be there and the new video will be shown.
Press.
Look out for the Band on the cover of "Record Mirror" soon, and also featured on the free record with that issue - is a track from the forthcoming album, especially mixed for Record Mirror called "Dressed In Black".
Also look out for a feature on the Band in Berlin in "No.1"
COMPETITION TIME
1. Which Theatre haven't Depeche Mode played?
1. Hammersmith Odeon
2. Lyceum
3. The Venue
4. Dominion
5. Hammersmith Palais
2. Match the Countries in the first column with the corresponding record companies in the second column.
A. U.S.A Mute
B. France Sire
C. Germany Vogue
D. Great Britain Intercord
Please send your entries to Depeche Mode Competition, P.O. Box 326, London, SW6 6RL. All entries to reach us by 20th March 1986. The winning entry will be announced in the next information issue, and will receive Depeche Mode Videos, Photos, Albums and T. Shirts.
ALAN
NAME: Alan Wilder
D.O.B. 1-6-59
BORN: London
HAIR COLOUR: Brown
EYE COLOUR: Blue/Grey
SHOE SIZE: 8 1/2
COLLAR SIZE: 15
HEIGHT: 6FT
WEIGHT: 10 stone
BROTHER'S NAMES: Andrew, Stephen
SISTERS:
PARENTS: Yes
LIVE: London
TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION: Flat/House
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Fawlty Towers
FAVOURITE CHARACTER:
FAVOURITE BOOK:
FAVOURITE FILM: Many
FAVOURITE ACTOR:
FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Meryl Streep
FAVOURITE FOOD: Indian
FAVOURITE DRINK: Grolsch
CAR: Citroen
NEWSPAPER: None
FAVOURITE COUNTRY:
HOBBIES: Photography
AFTERSHAVE: Paco Rabane (Various)
FAVOURITE RECORDING ARTIST: Many
FAVOURITE OWN SONG: Shake The Disease
WHERE DO YOU BUY CLOTHES: Various
FAVOURITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: Leather Jacket
MOST HATED PLACE: Italy