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== Notes ==


A cassette tape of the backing tapes from the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour]] as well as the light-show cue / tour rehearsal tape from the [[:Category:1986 Black Celebration Tour|1986 Black Celebration Tour]] were sold on eBay in 2011 by a New Zealand eBay seller. He purchased a leather jacket from the lighting director of the [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|1990 World Violation Tour]] and the tapes were included with the jacket. [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270825828929 View the original listing here.]
A cassette tape of the backing tapes from the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour]] as well as the light-show cue / tour rehearsal tape from the [[:Category:1986 Black Celebration Tour|1986 Black Celebration Tour]] were sold on eBay in 2011 by a New Zealand eBay seller. That seller purchased a leather jacket from the lighting director of the [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|1990 World Violation Tour]], Jane Spiers, and the tapes were included with the jacket. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170712164305/https://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270825828929 View the original listing here] (on archive.org).


The complete track listing is unknown - presumably it includes Pipeline and Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth. Short snippets of several tracks were uploaded to [https://soundcloud.com/dm_best_bits DM_Best_Bits' Soundcloud] (now an empty account) and are available to listen to below. Short excerpts of several tracks from tour rehearsals of the [[:Category:1986 Black Celebration Tour|1986 Black Celebration Tour]] were also uploaded along with these snippets, and you can listen to those at [[1986-03-00 Black Celebration Tour Rehearsals, Nomis Studios, London, England, UK]]. The rehearsals are probably from March 1986 given that "Here Is The House" is part of the rehearsal.
The complete track listing is unknown. "Pipeline" is presumably included, though [[Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth]] is likely not included since it was not played until the final two legs of the tour, and the tape is labeled as "Sept 87". The backing sequence for that track sourced from a ZIP disc is available to listen to below, however. Short snippets of several tracks were uploaded to [https://soundcloud.com/dm_best_bits DM_Best_Bits' Soundcloud] (now an empty account) and are available to listen to below. Short excerpts of several tracks from tour rehearsals of the [[:Category:1986 Black Celebration Tour|1986 Black Celebration Tour]] were also uploaded along with these snippets, and you can listen to those at [[1986-03-00 Black Celebration Tour Rehearsals, Nomis Studios, London, England, UK]]. The rehearsals are probably from March 1986 given that "Here Is The House" is part of the rehearsal.


Please note that I do not have any more audio from these backing tapes other than what appears on this page, since all of these excerpts were publicly posted on Soundcloud in the past. I do not know who owns the full audio of these backing tapes.
Please note that DM Live does not have any more audio from these backing tapes other than what appears on this page, since all of these excerpts were publicly posted on Soundcloud in the past. Furthermore, it is not known who possesses a copy the full audio of these backing tapes.


90 second excerpts from every track of the [[1990 World Violation Tour Backing Tapes]] are available for listening, and furthermore 90 second excerpts of six tracks from the [[1993 Devotional Tour Backing Tapes]] are also available for listening.
On a related note, 90 second excerpts from every track of the [[1990 World Violation Tour Backing Tapes]] are available for listening, and furthermore 90 second excerpts of six tracks from the [[1993 Devotional Tour Backing Tapes]] are also available for listening.


== Excerpts ==
== Excerpts ==


[[File:mftm-backing-tapes.jpg|right|thumb|x240px|[http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270825828929 Original eBay listing photo]]]
[[File:mftm-backing-tapes.jpg|right|thumb|x240px|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170712164305/https://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270825828929 Original eBay listing] (from archive.org)]]


*[[Something To Do]]:
*[[Something To Do]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-std.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-std.mp3</html5media>


*[[Blasphemous Rumours]]:
*[[Blasphemous Rumours]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-br.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-br.mp3</html5media>


*[[Things You Said]]:
*[[Things You Said]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-tys.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-tys.mp3</html5media>


*[[Nothing]]:
*[[Nothing]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-nothing.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-nothing.mp3</html5media>


*[[Never Let Me Down Again]]:
*[[Never Let Me Down Again]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-nlmda.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-nlmda.mp3</html5media>


*[[A Question Of Lust]]:
*[[A Question Of Lust]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-aqol.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-aqol.mp3</html5media>


*[[Everything Counts]]:
*[[Everything Counts]]:
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/mftm-backing-ec.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/backing/mftm/mftm-backing-ec.mp3</html5media>
 
*[[Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth]]:
**This is a track that was present on one of Alan Wilder's Emax II ZIP discs, as told to me directly from an anonymous source who worked with Alan during his 2011 auction. The quality is somewhat degraded due to age of the ZIP discs and lossy audio compression used for this track. The pops and clicks in the middle section specifically are the most obvious audible result of the degradation due to age. ZIP discs are notorious for their poor reliability, so this situation certainly makes sense. This track was previously thought to be a well-made fan cover, but I now affirm that it is a legitimate sequence that was used during the tour.
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/emax/ntybome-sequence.m4a</html5media>


== Fan recreations ==
== Fan recreations ==


*Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth:
*The [https://soundcloud.com/jonas-berg-6 Soundcloud user '''Michigan-Sweden'''] recreated very faithful sounding "live instrumentals" of many tracks from the MFTM tour and other tours using some of [[Alan Wilder Emax samples|the original samples from Alan Wilder's Emax II setup]]. [https://soundcloud.com/jonas-berg-6 Listen to them on his Soundcloud here.]
**This is not a genuine backing tape / sequence, but it is a very convincing recreation. The clicks & pops during the middle synth pad sequence likely result from the transfer process of the original sample ZIP disks - it's definitely possible the magnetic media degraded somewhat over time and caused the pops & clicks to be present in the samples, which were then used to create this recreation. The fact that some samples from other ZIP disks also have similar pops & clicks indicates that this audio is a recreation.
<html5media>https://www.depechemode-live.com/samples/bt-ntybome.m4a</html5media>
 
*The [https://soundcloud.com/jonas-berg-6 Soundcloud user '''Michigan-Sweden'''] recreated very faithful sounding "live instrumentals" of many tracks from the MFTM tour using the original sample disks from Alan Wilder's EMAX setup. [https://soundcloud.com/jonas-berg-6 Listen to them on his Soundcloud here.]


[[Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour]]
[[Category:Tour backing tapes]]
[[Category:Tour backing tapes]]
[[Category:Tour production material]]

Revision as of 21:09, 15 April 2021

Notes

A cassette tape of the backing tapes from the 1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour as well as the light-show cue / tour rehearsal tape from the 1986 Black Celebration Tour were sold on eBay in 2011 by a New Zealand eBay seller. That seller purchased a leather jacket from the lighting director of the 1990 World Violation Tour, Jane Spiers, and the tapes were included with the jacket. View the original listing here (on archive.org).

The complete track listing is unknown. "Pipeline" is presumably included, though Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth is likely not included since it was not played until the final two legs of the tour, and the tape is labeled as "Sept 87". The backing sequence for that track sourced from a ZIP disc is available to listen to below, however. Short snippets of several tracks were uploaded to DM_Best_Bits' Soundcloud (now an empty account) and are available to listen to below. Short excerpts of several tracks from tour rehearsals of the 1986 Black Celebration Tour were also uploaded along with these snippets, and you can listen to those at 1986-03-00 Black Celebration Tour Rehearsals, Nomis Studios, London, England, UK. The rehearsals are probably from March 1986 given that "Here Is The House" is part of the rehearsal.

Please note that DM Live does not have any more audio from these backing tapes other than what appears on this page, since all of these excerpts were publicly posted on Soundcloud in the past. Furthermore, it is not known who possesses a copy the full audio of these backing tapes.

On a related note, 90 second excerpts from every track of the 1990 World Violation Tour Backing Tapes are available for listening, and furthermore 90 second excerpts of six tracks from the 1993 Devotional Tour Backing Tapes are also available for listening.

Excerpts

Original eBay listing (from archive.org)

  • Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth:
    • This is a track that was present on one of Alan Wilder's Emax II ZIP discs, as told to me directly from an anonymous source who worked with Alan during his 2011 auction. The quality is somewhat degraded due to age of the ZIP discs and lossy audio compression used for this track. The pops and clicks in the middle section specifically are the most obvious audible result of the degradation due to age. ZIP discs are notorious for their poor reliability, so this situation certainly makes sense. This track was previously thought to be a well-made fan cover, but I now affirm that it is a legitimate sequence that was used during the tour.

Fan recreations