On March 17, 1986, “Mute” label released “Black Celebration”, the fifth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded November 1985 – January 1986, at “Westside Studios” and “Genetic Studios” in London, “Hansa Mischraum” in Berlin and was produced by Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller, Alan Wilder, Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan and Martin Gore. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”.

Personnel:

• David Gahan – vocals
• Martin Gore – vocals, guitars, piano, melodica, synthesizer, bass, sampler
• Alan Wilder – piano, keyboards, samples
• Andrew Fletcher – keyboards, synthesizer, sampler, bass
• Dave Allen – recording
• Phil Tennant – recording assistant
• Richard Sullivan – engineer assistant
• Peter Schmidt – engineer assistant
• Tim Young – mastering
• Martyn Atkins – design
• David A. Jones – design
• Mark Higenbottam – design
• Brian Griffin – photography
• Stuart Graham – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore.

1. Black Celebration
2. Fly on the Windscreen – Final
3. A Question of Lust
4. Sometimes
5. It Doesn’t Matter Two
6. A Question of Time
7. Stripper
8. Here is the House
9. World Full of Nothing
10. Dressed in Black
11. New Dress