Formed 1980, Basildon, UK: Dave Gahan β vocals; Vince Clarke β keyboards; Martin Gore β keyboards, guitar; Andrew Fletcher β keyboards. Named after a French fashion magazine, the band recorded Photographic for the now-legendary Some Bizzare Album before signing to the independent Mute label. After initial success with early singles New Life and Just Can’t Get Enough from dΓ©but album Speak & Spell, the band’s future was called into question when main songwriter Clarke quit to form Yazoo. read more

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