Anyhoo, it’s genuinely quite a lovely album to hear again after all this time.Ĭontinuing their run of magnificence, the Now team have branched out into a vinyl-only effort called Now Presents… The 1970s, a strictly limited 5LP box set offering a year per side. Home to the Top 3 hit Sing, alongside Flowers In The Window and Side, The Invisible Band spent a month at Number 1 following the huge success of The Man Who, and Travis became the byword for a sort-of post- Oasis indie feelings type sound, albeit one that saw Coldplay make hay and become huge with. Both format sets will be available individually too.
Now, The Invisible Band is coming out as a special limited-edition box set, which features the album and B-sides across ultra-clear vinyl 2XLP sets and the 2XCD set adds six bonus demos and live numbers. The title was a bit of a gag on the fact that the band were a bit, um, invisible despite how big they actually were BITD – with a pair of million-selling albums, Brit Awards and a general ‘quite big’ aura about them, they could still go gently about their business without being chased down the street. So that’s all good news, isn’t it?Īnother album celebrating 20 years is The Invisible Band by Travis. This set Includes three previously unseen bonus performances of A Question Of Lust, Sacred and Something To Do plus the official promotional video for Everything Counts, and extras from the 2003 release of the film. If you just fancy the DVD or blu-ray by themselves then you have that option too. Now 101 comes in an upgraded new set, with a blu-ray, 2XDVD and 2CD set, a 40-page photo book, a replica of the film’s original poster and offers for 4K downloads and 24-bit audio files too. However, the group were slightly more canny, and recorded the whole concert for an accompanying live album which went to Number 5. While Moders (Depeches?) have long wanted the entire concert – the original film didn’t feature much tbh – Pennebaker pointed out that he was making a documentary and not a concert film, actually, he insists that an entire recording of the show doesn’t exist. The Mode were pretty big in the America, but the movie helped them look even bigger, and the footage of the fans is seen as a pioneer in reality footage.
Released in 1989, Depeche Mode’s 101 documentary saw legendary filmmakers DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus following the band and some competition-winning fans across America in support of their Music For The Masses album. I know, I’m as shocked as you are, but helpfully I come armed with some facts. Bonjour la classe! What’s one of the most important rock documentaries of all time? I’ll give you a clue, it’s Depeche Mode’s 101.
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