Depeche Mode: Monument

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“Depeche Mode fans know that ‘Monument’ is a song on its seminal 1982 album A Broken Frame. It’s a fitting title for this encyclopedic yet intimate photo book that covers the band’s career, with a special section devoted to fan culture.”
—Lost Angeles Times, Holiday Gift Guide

“Featuring a couple of thousand objects from Burmeister’s archive, Monument is a detailed chronology of the band who–after 100 million album sales–still show no sign of stopping.”
—Dazed

“A bonanza for the serious Depeche Mode lover.”
—The Current (Minnesota Public Radio)

“The massive coffee table book is graphically appealing and well designed, as befits a tribute to a group who were almost as visual at their inception as they were musical.”
—Shepherd Express

“Essential…Monument is everything it aspires to be, an impressive achievement and a fine gift for the Depeche Mode fan in your life.”
—PopMatters

“This book-long love letter from one of the crucial Depeche Mode’s diehard fans…This can be a meticulous, obsessive compilation of the band’s oeuvre and is a will have to for any DM fan.”
—Style Zeitgeist, 2017 Gift Guide

“Thousands of artifacts, photos, press releases, gig posters, artwork, fan culture ephemera and meticulous details on each of the iconic synth-pop band’s releases from 1981 to 2017 add up to more than just some general reward–it’s a stylish, colorful compendium that looks as great as it reads. It’s a book of faith and devotion, and a will have to-have for any Mode fan.”
—Vanyaland, Featured Gift Guide item

“The book’s honesty and meticulousness is invaluable. The 420-page tome scrupulously catalogs the band’s history from its earliest days, and is essentially the longest love letter Depeche Mode has ever received…The book is a no-brainer for any Depeche Mode fan.”
—Style Zeitgeist

“Depeche Mode: Monument illustrates the amazing synth-pop success story that began in 1981 and is still going strong after 100 million album sales. This book contains information on the entire band’s releases from 1981 to 2017, over a thousand images, including never-before-seen photos, concert posters, and album artwork, a special look at fan culture, interviews with stage managers, friends, producers, tour companions, radio hosts, and fans and a lot more. In conjunction with an unprecedented collection of artifacts presented together for the first time, this coffee table book offers extensive information, background facts, and anecdotes so that it will cater to both newcomers and die-hard Depeche Mode fans alike.”
—Delaware County Daily Times, Holiday Gift Guide

Depeche Mode: Monument illustrates the amazing success story that began in 1981 and is still going strong after 100 million album sales. This book contains: information on the entire band’s releases from 1981 to 2017; over a thousand images, including never-before-seen photos, concert posters, and album artwork; a special look at fan culture; interviews with stage managers, friends, producers, tour companions, radio hosts, and fans; and so a lot more.

The affection that Depeche Mode command year after year from their ever-growing fan base is fantastic. No other band possesses any such vital, self-organized fan culture. In conjunction with an unprecedented collection of artifacts presented together for the first time, this volume offers extensive information, background facts, and anecdotes so that it will cater to both newcomers and die-hard Depeche Mode fans alike.

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