Vince Clarke Workshop

Depeche Mode

100

Dreaming of me

The first released single as Depeche Mode

200

Biggest Depeche Mode hit

Just Can't Get Enough

300

“It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. I like the sound of that.”

The meaning of Depeche Mode according to Martin Gore in 1981

400

Some Bizzare Album

Combilation album where Depeche Mode debuted with "Photographic" which was later rerecorded for Speak And Spell

500

David Bowie - Heroes

The song David Gahan rehersed when Vince Clarke discovered him and asked him to join as lead singer

Yazoo

100

Only You

First single released by Yazoo

200

2 years

What was the amount of years Yazoo excisted

300

Eric Charles Radcliffe

Engineer at Mute Vince teamed up with on Depeche Mode and Yazoo (both albums)

400

Happy People

The only Yazoo song Vince has lead vocals

500

2/5

The number is studio albums (2) and singles (5) released by Yazoo in the 1980s

Erasure

100

Push Me Shove Me

The B side of the first single from Erasure

200

Saltlageret

First concert in Denmark, Copenhagen.

300

39

The number of years Erasure has been together (2024). Formed in 1985

400

What is the most selling Erasure Album to date

The Innocents. Making it number 1 UK as first album, with 5 million copies sold worldwide

500

Difference between European and US release of Wonderland

Pistol

Other

100

Never Never

First single released by Assembly

200

Vince's first band

Nathan

300

French Look

Robert Marlow's competing band w. Martin Gore as bandmember

400

Vince's first synth

Kawai 100F

500

Reset Records

Vince's own record company formed in 1983 and released 4 tracks by the artist Robert Marlow.

During 1983 and 1984 he produced four singles, "The Face of Dorian Gray", "I Just Want to Dance", "Claudette", and "Calling All Destroyers" for his friend Robert Marlow, which were released on this label.

Life and person

100

Vincent John Martin

What is Vince Clarke's birth name

200

Basildon

The vibrant synth city Vince grew up (not born)

300

Tracy Hurley Martin

Vince's wife. Died January 2024. Was booking agent for George Michael, Depeche Mode and others.RIP

400

Three jobs Vince had before making it as a musician

the yogurt factory

cosmetics company

the post office 

a supermarket

plastics factory.

at a small airport 

500

What is Vince's most used Synthesizer

Sequential Circuits Pro-One.

Depeche Mode (Speak & Spell, 1981):

1. "Just Can’t Get Enough" – The iconic bassline and melody.
2. "Photographic" – Sharp, rhythmic sequences.
3. "New Life" – Driving bassline and arpeggios.

Yazoo (Upstairs at Eric’s, 1982; You and Me Both, 1983):

4. "Don’t Go" – Punchy bass and lead sequences.
5. "Only You" – The delicate, haunting bassline.
6. "Situation" – Funky bassline and dynamic sequences.
7. "Nobody’s Diary" – Atmospheric leads.

The Assembly:

8. "Never Never" (1983) – Warm bass and subtle sequencer effects.

Erasure (Wonderland, 1986; and beyond):

9. "Oh L’Amour" – Catchy bassline and soaring melodies.
10. "Sometimes" (The Circus, 1987) – Driving synth lines.
11. "A Little Respect" (The Innocents, 1988) – Layered Pro-One for texture.