Muzikland

1997年香港不單主權轉變﹑經濟在變﹑連自己慣常在KPS 買到美國版CD 的消費模式也要改變。那一年各大唱片公司罵得很厲害﹐指一些影音連鎖零售店沒有經代理入貨﹐這些水貨 (指沒經本地代理﹐直接由外地進口的正版貨) 影響到他們的銷售業績﹐隨著失去售賣水貨 CD/LD/VHS﹐盜版CD/電影四處皆是﹐市場需求轉變﹐市民追求價錢便宜質素低的VCD﹐於是一下子KPS經營不善﹐全線結束了。

其實唱片公司只想到抑止水貨﹐卻沒想到為何這些貨品會擁有市場﹐也沒考慮到貨品經過本地唱片公司製作後﹐無論印刷﹑包裝﹐更重要是音色都比原裝遜色了。習慣了美國版 CD 音色與包裝的筆者突然斷絕了西洋歌曲的供應﹐可是很快就從網絡上找到訂購美國版 CD 的門徑。記得當時從 Music Boulevard下訂單﹐早期的戰利品﹐便有 Depeche Mode The Singles 86>98 雙 CD。

Depeche Mode The Singles 86>98 (1998/Reprise) Track List:
Disc 1:
01 Stripped [UK #15]
02 A Question Of Lust [UK #28]
03 A Question Of Time [UK #17]
04 Strangelove [UK #16 / US #76]
05 Never Let Me Down Again [UK #22 / US #63]
06 Behind The Wheel [UK #21 / US #61]
07 Personal Jesus [UK #13 / US #28]
08 Enjoy The Silence [UK #6 / US #8]
09 Policy Of Truth [UK #16 / US #15]
10 World In My Eyes [UK #17 / US #52]
Disc 2:
01 I Feel You [UK #8 / US #37]
02 Walking In My Shoes [UK #14 / US #69]
03 Condemnation [UK #9]
04 In Your Room [UK #8]
05 Barrel Of A Gun [UK #4 / US #47]
06 It's No Good [UK #5 / US #38]
07 Home [UK #23 / US #88]
08 Useless [UK #28]
09 Only When I Lose Myself [UK #17 / US #16]
10 Little 15 [UK #60]
11 Everything Counts (Live) [UK #22]

Strangelove (1987/Sire)


Policy Of Truth (1990/Sire)


Walking In My Shoes (1993/Sire)


Barrel Of A Gun (1994/Sire)


Little 15 (1988/Mute)


原來這時的 DM已剩下3人﹐Alan Wilder在1995年離隊。記得當時在網站訂購第一批特別版﹐是會有一張 Bonus Disc的﹐可是筆者遲了一步。這套精選可算是認識 DM的一張入門﹐雖然全是單曲版﹐可是卻包括了他們中後期的每一張單曲﹐另外他們也特別收錄了一首新曲- Only When I Lose Myself。忘記了何時開始﹐英美的CD Single分單曲版﹑Maxi Single版﹐後來更又有 CD 1及 CD 2﹐故搜集齊 DM 歌曲的不同版本﹐可說十分困難﹐Only When I Lose Myself 出版時﹐筆者只選擇了 Part 1。

Only When I Lose Myself, Pt. 1 (1998/Reprise) Track List:
01 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)
02 Painkiller (Kill The Pain Mix-DJ Shadow Vs. Depeche Mode)
03 Surrender (Catalan FC Out Of Reach Mix)
04 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Short Play Mix)
05 World In My Eyes (Safar Mix)



唱片公司為了加強精選CD的宣傳﹐同期推出了一張Depeche Mode The Videos 86>98 DVD﹐收錄與CD近乎相同曲目的 MV ﹐而大部份的 MV 都是由Anton Corbijn操刀執導﹐另外還有 DM的訪問及一段短片。

Depeche Mode The Videos 86>98 (1998/Reprise) Track List:
01 Interview with Depeche Mode
02 Stripped
03 A Question Of Lust
04 A Question Of Time
05 Strangelove
06 Never Let Me Down Again
07 Behind The Wheel
08 Little 15
09 Eveything Counts (Live)
10 Personal Jesus
11 Enjoy The Silence
12 Policy Of Truth
13 World In My Eyes
14 I Feel You
15 Walking In My Shoes
16 Condemnation
17 In Your Room
18 Barrel Of A Gun
19 It's No Good
20 Home
21 Useless
22 Only When I Lose Myself
23 Depeche Mode - A Short Film



Depeche Mode Official Website: http://www.depechemode.com



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