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VOLUME 1 CD 1
1.     T.V.O.D.The Normal
2.     Warm LeatheretteThe Normal
3.     Memphis TennesseeSilicon Teens
4.     Let's DanceSilicon Teens
5.     Back To NatureFad Gadget
6.     The BoxFad Gadget
7.     Judy In DisguiseSilicon Teens
8.     Chip 'N' RollSilicon Teens
9.     Ricky's HandFad Gadget
10.     HandshakeFad Gadget
11.     KebabträumeD.A.F.
12.     GewaltD.A.F.
13.     Soundtrack 1 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)Non
14.     Soundtrack 2 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)Non
15.     Soundtrack 3 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)Non
16.     Mode Of InfectionNon
17.     Knife LadderNon
18.     Can’t Look StraightSmegma
19.     FlashcardsSmegma
20.     InsecticideFad Gadget
21.     Fireside FavouritesFad Gadget
VOLUME 1 CD 2
1.     Just Like EddieSilicon Teens
2.     Sun FlightSilicon Teens
3.     Double HeartRobert Rental
4.     On LocationRobert Rental
5.     Tanz Mit MirD.A.F.
6.     Der Räuber Und Der PrinzD.A.F.
7.     Dreaming Of Me (Single Version)Depeche Mode
8.     Ice MachineDepeche Mode
9.     Side A Track 2Boyd Rice
10.     Side B Track 1Boyd Rice
11.     Make RoomFad Gadget
12.     Lady ShaveFad Gadget
13.     New LifeDepeche Mode
14.     ShoutDepeche Mode
15.     Just Can't Get EnoughDepeche Mode
16.     Any Second NowDepeche Mode
VOLUME 2 CD 1
1.     RiseNon
2.     Out Out OutNon
3.     Romance Fatal Dentro De Un AutoNon
4.     See YouDepeche Mode
5.     Now This Is FunDepeche Mode
6.     Saturday Night Special - Special MixFad Gadget
7.     Swallow It - LiveFad Gadget
8.     Fred Vom JupiterDie Doraus Und Die Marinas
9.     Even Home Is Not Nice AnymoreDie Doraus Und Die Marinas
10.     Physical EvidenceNon
11.     Man Kills Self While Cleaning GunNon
12.     King Of The FliesFad Gadget
13.     Plain ClothesFad Gadget
14.     The Meaning Of LoveDepeche Mode
15.     Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)Depeche Mode
VOLUME 2 CD2
1.     Only YouYazoo
2.     SituationYazoo
3.     Los Niños Del ParqueLiaisons Dangereuses
4.     Mystere Dans Le BrouillardLiaisons Dangereuses
5.     Don't GoYazoo
6.     Winter KillsYazoo
7.     Life On The LineFad Gadget
8.     4mFad Gadget
9.     Leave In SilenceMartin Gore
10.     Excerpt From: My Secret GardenDepeche Mode
11.     The Other Side Of LoveYazoo
12.     Ode To BoyYazoo
13.     For Whom The Bells TollFad Gadget
14.     Love ParasiteFad Gadget
VOLUME 3 CD 1
1.     Get The Balance Right!Depeche Mode
2.     The Great OutdoorsDepeche Mode
3.     Or So It SeemsDuet Emmo
4.     Heart Of Hearts (Or So It Seems)Duet Emmo
5.     Mit DirRobert Gorl
6.     Beruhrt VerfuhrtRobert Gorl
7.     Nobody's DiaryYazoo
8.     State FarmYazoo
9.     Everything CountsDepeche Mode
10.     Work HardDepeche Mode
VOLUME 3 CD 2
1.     I Discover LoveFad Gadget
2.     Lemmings On Lover's RockFad Gadget
3.     Love In Itself.2Depeche Mode
4.     FoolsDepeche Mode
5.     Never NeverThe Assembly
6.     Stop StartThe Assembly
7.     Jennifer's VeilThe Birthday Party
8.     Mutiny In HeavenThe Birthday Party
9.     SwamplandThe Birthday Party
10.     Say A SpellThe Birthday Party
VOLUME 4 CD 1
1.     Tanz DebilEinstuerzende Neubauten
2.     Kalte SterneEinstuerzende Neubauten
3.     Collapsing New PeopleFad Gadget
4.     Spoil The ChildFad Gadget
5.     Darling Don't Leave MeRobert Gorl
6.     A Ist Wieder DaRobert Gorl
7.     People Are PeopleDepeche Mode
8.     In Your MemoryDepeche Mode
9.     One Man's MeatFad Gadget
10.     Sleep (Electro-Induced Original)Fad Gadget
VOLUME 4 CD 2
1.     In The GhettoNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2.     The Moon Is In The GutterNick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3.     Letters To A FriendI Start Counting
4.     Adman's DreamI Start Counting
5.     U, Mu, UBruce Gilbert
6.     Here VisitBruce Gilbert
7.     Master And ServantDepeche Mode
8.     (Set Me Free) Remotivate MeDepeche Mode
9.     Blasphemous RumoursDepeche Mode
10.     Somebody (Remix)Depeche Mode
11.     Extraction 2Boyd Rice/Frank Tovey
12.     Extraction 7Boyd Rice/Frank Tovey
VOLUME 5 RARITIES CD1
1.     Live At West Runton PavilionThe Normal
2.     Side A Track 1 - 33RPMBoyd Rice
3.     Side A Track 1 - 45RPMBoyd Rice
4.     Side B Track 2 -33RPMVarious Artists
5.     Side B Track 2 - 45RPMBoyd Rice
6.     King Of The Flies (Live)Fad Gadget
7.     I Discover Love (Live)Frank Tovey
8.     The Ring (Live)Fad Gadget
9.     Love Parasite (Live)Fad Gadget
VOLUME 5 RARITIES CD2
1.     Excerpt From: My Secret GardenDepeche Mode
2.     Shout (Live In Hammersmith)Depeche Mode
3.     Photographic (Live In Hammersmith)Depeche Mode
4.     Somebody (Live in Liverpool)Depeche Mode
5.     Ice Machine (Live In Liverpool)Depeche Mode
6.     Bring Your Love Down (David Jansen BBC Session)Yazoo
7.     In My Room (David Jansen BBC Session)Yazoo
8.     Winter Kills (Live)Yazoo
9.     Don't Go (Live)Yazoo
10.     Situation (Live)Yazoo
11.     From Her To Eternity (John Peel BBC Session)Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds



Mute are proud to announce the release of Mute Audio Documents, a Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set on 26th March.

With 128 tracks over 10 CDs, Mute Audio Documents is a unique insight into the musical development of the label and its artists, highlighting the influence, the success and, most importantly, the great music produced since its inception in 1978.

This box set is a collection of Mute’s single releases from 1978 to 1984 and includes the first 4 double CD volumes of an ongoing series plus a 2CD rarities album exclusive to the box set. The series will feature all the A-side and B-side single tracks released by Mute in addition to album tracks by the artists for whom there were only album releases.

Mute emerged in the post-punk era. It was a new era of pop democracy, and anyone could make a record. You didn’t even need to know three chords, according to Mute founder Daniel Miller. All you needed, he said, was an idea. His ‘idea’ was to create a classic of DIY pop – a double A sided 7” single featuring the songs T.V.O.D. and Warm Leatherette. He called himself The Normal, designed a sleeve with Letraset, stuck the name Mute on it, and accidentally started a record label.

You only have to listen to the music gathered on these 10 CDs to see how Mute became the blueprint for maverick independence and sonic adventurousness – a blueprint that countless labels follow to this day. The documentary evidence is here. All you have to do is listen.

The exclusive 2CD rarities album, which features recordings by The Normal and Robert Rental, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and Yazoo plus John Peel and David Jensen session tracks from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Yazoo, will only be available as part of the Mute Audio Documents box set.

Mute Audio Documents includes exclusive sleeve notes by Chris Bohn, Stephen Dalton, Ian Johnston and Dave Henderson, original artwork and exclusive original poster for The Normal. The release will also be available as a Deluxe Download. The 2CD Volumes 1-4 will be available separately later on in the year.