The Videos 86–98

The correct title of this article is The Videos 86>98. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.
The Videos 86>98
Video by
Depeche Mode
Released28 September 1998 (1998-09-28)
25 November 2002 (2002-11-25) (Videos 86>98 +)
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, featuring almost two dozen music videos directed by a variety of directors, released in 1998 on VHS and DVD. It coincides with The Singles 86>98.[1]

A special, DVD-only edition called Videos 86>98 + (without "The", and with "+") was released in 2002. The first disc is identical to the original DVD, while the second disc contains bonus material not found on the original release.

Videos

VHS: Mute Films / MF033 (UK)

  1. Intro [short documentary on the making of some of the videos] (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 [documentary of the band's history] (Sven Harding)

DVD: Mute / DVDMuteL5 (UK – 2000)

  • Same as VHS release

DVD: Mute / DMDVD2 (UK – 2002)

Disc one

  • Same as above

Disc two

The videos

  1. But Not Tonight [from the film Modern Girls]
  2. Strangelove '88 [US version]
    • Directed by Martyn Atkins
  3. One Caress
  4. Condemnation [Paris mix]
    • 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)[2] Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "DM Archives | Discography / Home Videos: The Videos 86>98". depechemode.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2005 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2023.