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ViolatorDepeche Mode
Electronic · 1990s

Violator

Depeche Mode
Released 1990Electronic
ClassicPicked by a lifelong record collector

The album that made them stadium-sized, marrying dark synth-pop to real songcraft on 'Personal Jesus' and 'Enjoy the Silence'. Sleek and brooding. Their peak. Released in 1990, it's a key entry in Depeche Mode's run.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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