Depeche Mode Announce Upcoming High Definition Version Release Of ‘101’ Documentary
Available on December 3rd as Limited Edition 5 Disc (Blu-ray/2DVD/2CD) Box Set with Additional Bonus Content or as Stand-Alone Blu-ray
On December 3 Depeche Mode will release a newly upgraded expanded definitive box set edition of ‘101’ documentary concert film and live album chronicling the 101st and final performance of the band’s Music For The Masses world tour, recorded live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on June 18, 1988.
This is the definitive box set edition of Depeche Mode’s newly upgraded ‘101’ documentary concert film and live album chronicling the 101st and final performance of the band’s Music For The Masses world tour, recorded live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on June 18, 1988.
A groundbreaking collaborative documentary, ‘101’ was co-directed by acclaimed husband-and-wife filmmaking team D.A. Pennebaker (Don’t Look Back) and Chris Hegedus (The War Room) with active creative input from Depeche Mode, who had held an exclusive contest for fans offering an appearance in a Depeche Mode movie as the prize. ‘101’s narrative through-line of contest winners traveling across America to attend Depeche Mode’s landmark Rose Bowl concert is a cinematic precursor to the youth culture trend in “reality tv” programming. Depeche Mode’s ‘101’ captures the electrifying synergy between the band and their fans.
This new HD edition has been meticulously upgraded using 4k scans of the original film reels. The Blu-ray includes three previously unseen bonus performances of A Question of Lust, Sacred and Something To Do plus the official promotional video for Everything Counts.
Additional contents include:
- 48 page behind-the-scenes story of the day photo book including exclusive, unseen images
- 20″ x 30″ replica of original US theatrical release movie poster
- 16 page Anton Corbijn Photo Mode book as featured in the original album release
- Double CD of the original 20 track ‘101’ concert release
- Download Card providing access to 4K downloads of the film and bonus performances plus 24-bit audio files of the ‘101’ concert release
The two DVDs in the set contain the original extras from the 2003 DVD release of Depeche Mode – ‘101’, which are exclusive to the DVD discs.
“It’s incredible to be able to see D.A. Pennebaker’s film and this period of our career presented in this new high-definition light,” said Depeche Mode.
“We were thrilled to partner with Sony Music on the digital restoration of Depeche Mode ‘101’, definitely one of our all-time favorite films and one of our favorite filmmaking experiences,” said 101’ co-director Chris Hegedus. “DM 101’s parallel realities following the historic tour of this pioneering British band as they storm across America bringing an exciting new sound to the masses, along with an intimate view of a bus load of ardent young fans on an unforgettable road trip to the Rose Bowl made this documentary a groundbreaking influence on the reality genre. Making this movie was a grand adventure for both of us (Pennebaker and Hegedus)…. By the end of the tour, we became their biggest fans. We are excited to introduce this new release to audiences.”
Pre-Order: mutebank.co.uk/collections/depeche-mode
Source: depeche mode dot com
