The Videos 86–98

The Videos 86>98
Video by
Released28 September 1998 (1998-09-28)
25 November 2002 (2002-11-25) (Videos 86>98 +)[1]
Recorded1986–1998
Length126 minutes
Label
DirectorVarious
ProducerClive Richardson
Depeche Mode chronology
Devotional
(1993)
The Videos 86>98
(1998)
One Night in Paris
(2002)
Alternative cover
Videos 86>98 + cover

The Videos 86>98 is a music video compilation by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released to coincide with their compilation album The Singles 86>98.[2] It was released in 1998 on VHS and DVD, and features 21 music videos and two short documentaries.

In 2002, an expanded 2-DVD edition, Videos 86>98 + (without "The", and with "+") was released. It includes all the material from the original release on DVD 1, as well as bonus material on DVD 2.

1998 VHS: Mute Films / MF033

  1. Intro (short documentary on the making of some of the videos, 1998)
    • Directed by Sven Harding
  2. Stripped – (Black Celebration, February 1986)
  3. A Question of Lust – (Black Celebration, April 1986)
    • Directed by Martyn Atkins
  4. A Question of Time – (Black Celebration, August 1986)
  5. Strangelove (unedited) – (Music for the Masses, April 1987)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  6. Never Let Me Down Again (short version) – (Music for the Masses, August 1987)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  7. Behind the Wheel (short version) – (Music for the Masses, December 1987)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  8. Little 15 – (Music for the Masses, May 1988)
    • Directed by Martyn Atkins
  9. Everything Counts (live) – (101, February 1989)
  10. Personal Jesus (unedited) – (Violator, August 1989)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  11. Enjoy the Silence – (Violator, February 1990)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  12. Policy of Truth – (Violator, May 1990)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  13. World in My Eyes (MTV version) – (Violator, September 1990)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  14. I Feel You – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, February 1993)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  15. Walking in My Shoes (unedited) – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, April 1993)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  16. Condemnation (live version from Devotional) – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, September 1993)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  17. In Your Room – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, January 1994)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  18. Barrel of a Gun (original) – (Ultra, February 1997)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  19. It's No Good – (Ultra, March 1997)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  20. Home – (Ultra, June 1997)
    • Directed by Steven Green
  21. Useless – (Ultra, October 1997)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn
  22. Only When I Lose Myself – (The Singles 86>98, September 1998)
  23. Depeche Mode – A Short Film (short documentary on the band's history during 1986–1998, 1998)
    • Directed by Sven Harding

1998 DVD: Mute / DVDMuteL5

  • Same as VHS release

2002 DVD: Mute / DMDVD2

Disc one

  • Same as 1998 VHS and DVD

Disc two

The videos

  1. But Not Tonight (from the film Modern Girls) – (Black Celebration, 1986)
  2. Strangelove '88 (US version) – (1988)
    • Directed by Martyn Atkins
  3. One Caress – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993)
  4. Condemnation (Paris mix) – (Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993)
    • Directed by Anton Corbijn

Short films

  1. Violator – electronic press kit (11 November 1990)
  2. Songs of Faith and Devotion – electronic press kit (27 January 1993)
  3. Ultra – electronic press kit (26 February 1997)

Easter egg

  • Track 10 of this disc features the "Rush" easter egg. This is a short (one-minute) montage of the various graphics the design firm Intro created for The Singles releases, set to a re-edited version of the song with the same name.

Personnel

  • Dave Gahan
  • Martin Gore
  • Andy Fletcher
  • Alan Wilder (member of the band from 1982 to 1995, and does not appear in any of the videos made after 1995, except "Intro" and "Depeche Mode – A Short Film")
  • Nassim Khalifa – black haired woman in the "Strangelove" video
  • Lysette Anthony – woman in the "I Feel You" video
  • Ippolita Santarelli – woman in the "Behind the Wheel" video
  • Hildia Campbell – backup singer in the "Condemnation" live video
  • Samantha Smith – backup singer in the "Condemnation" live video
  • Daniel Miller – seen in interviews
  • Anton Corbijn – seen in interviews

Certifications

Certifications for The Videos 86>98
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[3] Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Videos 86>98 +". 8698dvd.depechemode.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "DM Archives | Discography / Home Videos: The Videos 86>98". depechemode.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2005 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2023.