5x7" picture disc - Depeche Mode

7" - Depeche Mode - Precious (Bong35)
A 1. Precious - Album Version
B 1. Precious - Michael Mayer Ambient Mix

7" - Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (Bong36)
A 1. A Pain That I'm Used To - Goldfrapp Remix 4:39
B 1. Newborn - Foster Remix 5:26

7" - Depeche Mode - Suffer Well (Bong37)
A 1. Suffer Well - Metope Vocal Remix 6:28
B 2. The Darkest Star - Monolake Remix 5:54

7" - Depeche Mode - John The Revelator/Lilian (Bong38)
A1. John The Revelator - "Dave is in the disco" Tiefschwarz remix 7:49
B1. John The Revelator - Tiefschwarz dub 8:12
B2. Lilian - Chab dub 7:08

7" - Depeche Mode - Martyr (Bong39)
A 1. Martyr - Single Version
B 1. Never Let Me Down Again - Digitalism Remix

They are beautiful, they are only pressed in 10.000 copies each, you really never want to play them because the quality of picture discs in general is really terrible.

But that doesn't matter. What matters is the following:

When the singles was released, they were released together with all the other formats as normal standard: a bunch of cd-singles with different mixes, 12" singles for the vinyl lovers etc. But with one exception. Precious was never released as a 7" at the same time as it's other formats. Precious is a product of a petition started by hard core dm-collectors who demanded a picture disc to go hand in hand with the other single releases from Playing The Angel. Finally the shouts made it's way to Mute Records who decided to release it 1 year and 2 month later than it's other formats. For the collectors only. That boys and girls: is pure love.

depechemode.com
mute.com
recordstore.co.uk/mutebank