Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Blind Mix Edit) (US 12'') (1987)

Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Blind Mix Edit) (US 12'') (1987)

"Strangelove" is a single by Depeche Mode from their sixth studio album Music for the Masses. It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 in West Germany and in South Africa, and was a Top 10 success in several other countries, including Sweden and Switzerland. In the US it reached number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of 9 number-ones on the US Dance charts, where it stayed for three weeks at the top. The b-side "Pimpf" is a dark instrumental that is mostly piano, named after a magazine of the Hitler Youth organizations. "Pimpf" later shows up as the final track on Music for the Masses. There is also a remix available on some "Strangelove" single releases called "Fpmip" ("Pimpf" backwards). This is the first US 12" release for "Strangelove" released May 20th, 1987. Significant to the US 12 inch single release (20696-0) is the "Blind Mix". Unlike every other release of this mix worldwide, the US release fades the mix out prematurely (by a little under a minute). This abnormal mastering job was also available on the Sire Records promotional CD compilation "Hit It", and on other US releases of the remix, until the 1991 CD single box sets. SIDE A: Strangelove (Maxi-Mix) 6:31 Strangelove (Midi-Mix) 1:40 SIDE B: Strangelove (Blind Mix Edit) 6:09 Remix – Daniel Miller, Rico Conning Fpmip 5:19 VINYL GRADE: Vinyl: Near Mint Sleeve: Near Mint RELEASE INFORMATION: Label: Sire - 0-20696, Sire - 9 20696-0, Mute - 0-20696, Mute - 9 20696-0 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single Country: US Released: May 20, 1987 Genre: Electronic Style: Synth-po CREDITS: Design, Photography By – T&CP Assoc.* Producer – David Bascombe, Depeche Mode Written-By – M.L. Gore* NOTES: Original version appears on the LP "MUSIC FOR THE MASSES"