1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 187: Depeche Mode – Speak &amp;amp; Spell (1981) Part 4 Brian &amp;amp; Sarah are back for a Martin Gore-focused look at &quot;Speak and Spell&quot; as they shine a spotlight on the three middle songs on side 2 of Depeche Mode's 1981 debut.&amp;nbsp; Up till now, this has been the Vince Clarke show; however, with these three tunes, we get the first song written by Martin, the first of many Martin instrumentals, and the first lead vocal by Martin!&amp;nbsp; And to believe that we recorded this one on Vince's birthday!! Along the way, talk turns to a pair of old movies, a ranking of Depeche Mode instrumentals, the history of the Big Muff effects pedal, Falco, classic 1980s &quot;HWUH&quot;s, and, of course, posh clobber! Songs discussed in this episode:&amp;nbsp; Tora! Tora! Tora! Big Muff Any Second Now (Voices) Read more at&amp;nbsp;http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast You can also find us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Join the ever-growing crowd on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social Leave a voicemail for Brian &amp;amp; Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod &amp;nbsp;- we're ready to believe you! Permanent Record Podcast http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/37375445/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/37375445