{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Depeche Mode - Speak &amp; Spell (1981) Part 4","description":"Episode 187: Depeche Mode \u2013 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! ","author_name":"Permanent Record Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.permanentrecordpodcast.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37375445"}