Construction Time Again (Collectors Edition CD + DVD) (1983)

"The addition of Alan Wilder to the lineup created a perfect troika that would last 11 years, as the combination of Martin Gore's songwriting, Wilder's arranging, and David Gahan's singing resulted in an ever more compelling series of albums and singles. "Construction Time Again", the new lineup's first full effort, is a bit hit and miss, but when it does hit, it does perfectly. Right from the album's first song, "Love in Itself," something is clearly up; Depeche never sounded quite so thick with its sound before, with synths arranged into a mini-orchestra/horn section and real piano and acoustic guitar spliced in at strategic points. Two tracks later, "Pipeline" offers the first clear hint of an increasing industrial influence, with clattering metal samples and oddly chain gang-like lyrics and vocals." (Ned Raggett, Allmusic) Deze editie bevat niet alleen het geremasterde origineel, maar ook een DVD met 5.1-versie, videoclips, extra tracks en een documentaire waarin door de leden teruggeblikt wordt op 1983.

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