Strange (video) explained

Strange
Type:	video
Artist:	Depeche Mode
Cover:	StrangeDM.jpg
Recorded:	1986–1988
Length:	30 minutes
Label:	Mute Sire Reprise
Director:	Anton Corbijn
Producer:	Richard Bell
Prev Title:	Some Great Videos
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	101
Next Year:	1989

Strange – A Black and White Mode by Anton Corbijn is the second music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. Corbijn shot the entire video album in Super 8.^[1]

The five videos are mostly in black and white, except for some random megaphones that were colored red. The compilation includes the three main singles for Music for the Masses, the final Black Celebration single "A Question of Time", and "Pimpf", the instrumental closer to Music for the Masses. The "Pimpf" video is currently exclusive to this release.

On 26 October 2023, it was announced that both Strange and Strange Too will be re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 December 2023.^[2]

Releases

UK releases

• VVC248 (Mute Film VHS video)
• VVC336 (Mute Film VHS video), a limited edition with six postcards, four of them signed by the band members
• MF026 (Mute Film VHS video), re-issued in 1999

US releases

• 38147-3 (Sire/Reprise VHS video)

Japan releases

• BVVP-90 (BMG VHS video), includes a notes sheet and a postcard
• BVLP-90 (BMG LaserDisc video)

All videos are present on all releases

1. "A Question of Time" [remix]
2. "Strangelove" [7" version]
3. "Never Let Me Down Again" [Split mix], longer than the video on The Videos 86>98
4. "Behind the Wheel" [album version], longer than the video on The Videos 86>98
5. "Pimpf"

• All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore
• All videos are directed by Anton Corbijn

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barassi . Daniel . DM Archives Discography / Home Videos: Strange . depechemode.com . 25 October 2023.
2. Web site: Sinclair . Paul . 30 October 2023 . Depeche Mode / Strange & Strange Too blu-ray release . SuperDeluxeEdition . 2 November 2023.