Depeche Mode - The Singles 86>98

Primary Artist
Depeche Mode
Album Title
The Singles 86>98
Release Date
October 6, 1998 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It took Depeche Mode only four years to assemble their first singles compilation, but 12 to assemble The Singles 86>98. Appropriately, the second set was much more ambitious than The Singles 81>85, spanning two discs and 20 songs, plus a live version of "Everything Counts." The Singles 86>98 was an album that many fans, both casual and hardcore, waited patiently for, and for good reason -- Depeche Mode were always more effective as a singles band than as album artists. That's not to say that the double-disc compilation is perfect. Read More