• ' Released: 3 February 1997 • ' Released: 31 March 1997 • ' Released: 16 June 1997 • ' Released: 20 October 1997 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B+ 6/10 6/10 Ultra is the ninth studio album by English band, released on 14 April 1997. It is the band's first album since the departure of, who had left the band in 1995 having become disillusioned with life in Depeche Mode. Wilder's departure and lead singer 's drug problems, which culminated in a near-fatal overdose, had caused many people to speculate that the band was finished. This is their first album as a trio since 1982's, along with it being their first album where the band themselves were not involved with production. Ultra debuted at number one on the and at number five on the. By April 2006, the album had sold 584,000 copies in the United States.

The project was initially conceived as an. In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 50 on his list of 'The Top 136 or so Albums of the Nineties'. That same year, the annual in was named after the album by its co-founder, and acknowledging its influence on the scene, ranked it at number 71 in its list of '100 Albums That Shook Polish Rock'. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Promotion [ ] To promote the release of the album the band played two short concerts in and, titled Ultra Parties. The London concert took place on 10 April 1997 at Adrenalin Village and the Los Angeles concert was held on 16 May 1997 at the.

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The Shrine show was produced by Philip Blaine whose 1500 Records was at that point compiling the soon to be released Depeche Mode tribute album. The shows featured on drums and Dave Clayton on keyboards. The Los Angeles show was filmed by but the performance was never broadcast in its entirety. Setlist • Instrumental intro, 'Uselink' on Los Angeles, 'Junior Painkiller' on London • ' • ' • ' • ' • ' 2007 re-release [ ] On 2 October 2007 (3 October in North America), Ultra was re-released in a two-disc set, along with, completing the Depeche Mode Collectors Edition catalog. The first disc is a remastered version of the original album, on a SACD/CD hybrid (except for in the U.S., where it's a CD only). The second disc is a DVD which features the album in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo. The B-sides from the album's singles can be listened to as well, including the standalone single ' and its B-sides.

Finally, like the other albums, there is a documentary on the making of Ultra titled Depeche Mode 95–98 (Oh well, that's the end of the band.), the subtitle of which comes from Gore's thoughts about Wilder's departure. The documentary begins with discussion from all parties of Wilder's departure before moving on to early album sessions despite Dave Gahan's drug issues present. Eventually, it moves on to Gahan's 'death' and rehab. The documentary then covers the recording of Ultra and ends with a discussion on The Singles 86>98 and its corresponding singles tour.

The whole band is interviewed, along with Alan Wilder, Daniel Miller, producer Tim Simenon, Mute executives, touring keyboardist Peter Gordeno, touring drummer Christian Eigner, Anton Corbijn and others. The remastered version of the album was released on 'deluxe' vinyl 30 March 2007 in Germany and 1 October 2007 internationally. Track listing [ ] All songs written. Title Length 1. 'The Love Thieves' 6:34 3.

'Uselink' 2:21 6. 'Sister of Night' 6:04 8. 'Jazz Thieves' 2:54 9.

'Freestate' 6:44 10. 'The Bottom Line' 4:26 11. 'Insight' (includes hidden track 'Junior Painkiller' at 6:40) 8:37 2007 re-release (CD/SACD) [ ] • Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer. • Disc 2 is a DVD which includes 'Ultra' in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus the following bonus material: Live tracks in London, April 1997 (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo) • 'Barrel of a Gun' • 'It's No Good' • 'Useless' Bonus tracks (in PCM Stereo) • 'Painkiller' • 'Slowblow' • ' • 'Surrender' • 'Headstar' Additional material • Depeche Mode 95–98 (Oh well, that's the end of the band.) (50-minute documentary) Personnel [ ] Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ultra.

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