Erasure FAQ

Short Discography: Vince Clarke

Updated 29 June 2005

Composition of Sound

This is the band that became Depeche Mode. No recordings are known. Some early Depeche Mode bootleg recordings are falsely labeled as being by Composition Of Sound.

Depeche Mode with Vince

1981	song:	Photographic [on Some Bizarre compilation album; Vince’s first official recorded output]
1981	single:	Dreaming of Me / Ice Machine
1981	single:	New Life / Shout
1981	single:	Just Can’t Get Enough / Any Second Now
1981	album:	Speak & Spell [some Euro CDs have 5 bonus tracks]

Yazoo

1982	single:	Only You
1982	single:	Don’t Go
1982	album:	Upstairs at Eric’s [US CD omits 2 tracks]
1982	single:	Situation [US]
1982	single:	The Other Side of Love
1983	single:	Nobody’s Diary / State Farm
1983	album:	You and Me Both [UK & US versions different]
1990	single:	Situation (remix)
1999	single:	Only You (1999 mix)
1999	album:	Only Yazoo – The Best Of [hits/remixes; called “Yaz – The Best Of” in the USA]
1999	single:	Don’t Go (Todd Terry mix) 12″
1999	single:	Situation (mixes)

The Assembly

1983

single:

Never Never / Stop/Start

Other Recordings

1985	single:	One Day / Song For [by Vince and Paul Quinn]
1993	album:	Lucky Bastard [compilation of samples from Vince’s analog synths]
1994	broadcast:	The Planets [synth version of Holst’s Planets suite; not officially available]
1995	broadcast:	Theme to Top of the Pops (a UK chart music TV show) [first broadcast 2 Feb 1995; not officially available]
1997	soundtrack:	Good Vibrations score (an unreleased film featuring Andy!)
1999	album:	Pretentious [by The Clarke and Ware Experiment: Vince and Martyn Ware’s 3D soundscape project]
2001	album:	Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle [by The Clarke and Ware Experiment]

Production, Remixes and Other Appearances

Vince has worked on music with many other artists. They are listed here in chronological order, along with sources for the tracks. Vince’s contribution is limited to remixing or additional production or both unless otherwise noted.

198?	Twilight [group; Vince produced some recordings]
1982	Dome: Will You Speak This Word [album; Vince performs on one track]
1983-4	Robert Marlow: various singles [produced by Vince and Eric Radcliffe]
1984	West India Company: Ave Maria [single; features Vince]
1985	Absolute: various [mostly produced by Vince and Eric Radcliffe]
1988	Happy Mondays: Wrote for Luck (remix) [12″ single]
1990	Betty Boo: 24 Hours (Oratronic mix) [12″ single]
1991	Fortran 5: Heart on the Line (7″ mix) [single, Blues album]
1992	Nitzer Ebb: Ascend (Anonymous mix) [cassette single]
1992	Wolfgang Press: Angel (remix) [UK A Girl Like You single]
1993	Betty Boo: I’m on My Way (Batman & Robin mix) [single, Thing Goin’ On album]
1993	Time Frequency: Real Love ’93 (Vince Clarke remix) [UK single]
1994	Alison Moyet: Whispering Your Name (remix) [European single]
1994	Sparks: When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’? (two remixes) [single]
1995	Egebamyasi: Remont (remix) [UK single]
1997	White Town: Wanted (remix) [UK promo 12″/CD; unreleased]
1999	Robert Marlow: The Peter Pan Effect [album produced by Vince and Eric Radcliffe]
2000	Family Fantastic: …Nice! [album co-written and co-produced by Vince and others]
2002	Simple Minds: Homosapien (remix) [Cry single]
2002	the Floating World [on Simple Minds’ Cry album]
200?	Family Fantastic: Wonderful [album co-written and co-produced by Vince and others]

These days, Vince seems to have many and various side-projects going on. These include Family Fantastic, RadioActivators, The Clarke and Ware Experiment, and The Illustrious Company (with Martyn Ware).