Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop
Year:	1984

Tracklist

		Something To Do	3:45
		Lie To Me	5:04
		People Are People	3:52
		It Doesn't Matter	4:45
		Stories Of Old	3:12
		Somebody	4:26
		Master And Servant	4:13
		If You Want	4:40
		Blasphemous Rumours	6:21

Credits (19)

D.A. Jones*
Design
Marcx*
Design
M. Atkins*
Design
Ben Ward
Engineer [Assistant Engineers]
Colin McMahon
Engineer [Assistant Engineers]
Stefi Marcus
Engineer [Assistant Engineers]

Notes

Fourth studio album released 24. September 1984.

Includes the singles:
Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody

The UK LP release with cat. no. STUMM 19 LP has several pressings:
1) Pressed by MPO, no barcode
2) Pressed by Carlton Production ()
3) Pressed by MVS (Record Pressing) Ltd.
4) Pressed by CBS Aston Clinton
5) Pressed by MPO, with barcode
6) Pressed by MPO, no barcode, different inner sleeve, some with "Mid Price" sticker.

The UK CD release with cat. no. CD STUMM 19 has several pressings:
1. Initial 1985 release, pressed by MPO (with clear hub only), without barcode.
2. Repressed by MPO with different matrices, without barcode.
3. Repressed by MPO, with barcode on tray card.
4. Repress from MPO glass master but MPO scratched out in matrix, with barcode on tray card.
5. Glass mastered by Nimbus, repress with SID codes, without barcode.
6. Glass mastered by Nimbus, repress SID codes, with barcode on tray card.
7. Repress with [Nimbus logo], barcode on tray card.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, MPO Pressing	Mute – STUMM 19	UK	1984	UK — 1984
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – C STUMM 19	UK	1984	UK — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Stereo	Mute – 540100		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Allied Record Pressing	Mute – 1-25194	US	1984	US — 1984
	Some Great Reward CD, Album	Mute – INT 846.812		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Stereo	RCA Victor – SPL1-7472	Spain	1984	Spain — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	RCA Victor – SPKI-7472	Spain	1984	Spain — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – STUMKA 19	Scandinavia	1984	Scandinavia — 1984
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro	Mute – 92 51944	Canada	1984	Canada — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward CD, Album, Grey Face	Mute – 600053		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – STUMM 19	Venezuela	1984	Venezuela — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – 92 51941	Canada	1984	Canada — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Stereo, Grey	Mute – Stumm 19		1984	— 1984
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – P-13052	Japan	1984	Japan — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Stereo	Mute – STUMM 19	Scandinavia	1984	Scandinavia — 1984
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album, SR	Mute – 9 25194-4	US	1984	US — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Stereo	Mute – VG 50084	Greece	1984	Greece — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – 30 MUT 20441	Italy	1984	Italy — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – SFL1 0115	Australia	1984	Australia — 1984
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Club Edition	Mute – Stumm 19		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Club Edition, Grey	Mute – Stumm 19		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album, Club Edition	Mute – W1-25194	US	1984	US — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album, CrO₂, EQ 120 µsec, Dolby	Mute – INT 446.812		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – STUMK 719	Italy	1984	Italy — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – POW 6089	New Zealand	1984	New Zealand — 1984
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – 2516741	New Zealand	1984	New Zealand — 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – 740100		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	New York Records – NYR-11112	Philippines	1984	Philippines — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Advance, Album, Promo	Mute – P-13052	Japan	1984	Japan — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	WEA – 251674-4	New Zealand	1984	New Zealand — 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – MUT 20441	Italy	1984	Italy — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – STUM 19	Israel	1984	Israel — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Vogue – 740100		1984	— 1984
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album	Mute – 50461		1984	— 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	747 – 9592	Saudi Arabia	1984	Saudi Arabia — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – 625902	Portugal	1984	Portugal — 1984	Recently Edited
	Some Great Reward Cassette, Album, Promo	Sire – WB-25194	US	1984	US — 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – KSF 3024	Zimbabwe	1984	Zimbabwe — 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – Stumm 19	South Africa	1984	South Africa — 1984	New Submission
	Some Great Reward LP, Album	Mute – STUMM 19	Hong Kong	1984	Hong Kong — 1984	New Submission

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Reviews

dantevox May 13, 2025
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram) 1-234172

Sounds incredibly great. Very clean and juicy. Love it. Great repress.
LemonMeringueTy Dec 7, 2024
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold) R1 234172 / 081227960841

Agree with Inthesticks, sounds fantastic. The only reference I have is the DVD from 2007(?) with 24bit PCM digital transfer. This definitely trumps that copy.
Nekro666 Aug 22, 2024
Edited 9 months ago

referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, SRC Pressing) 1-25194

Fantastic pressing! Sibilance is present, but if you have a legitimate setup, just adjust the treble and/or use an equalizer. Played on my silver vintage pioneer gear and it sounds phenomenal.
garabitov Jun 4, 2024
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, 180 Gram) STUMM19

A great sounding DM record even though it's probably digitally manipulated, the sound is crystal clear and you can't feel it! The dynamics are more than good, and the vinyl sounds equally good on a turntable made today and a turntable from the late 80's! Well done! I like it very much!
MJL_Audio_Barn Feb 24, 2024
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold) R1 234172 / 081227960841

Sounds wonderful. Very happy with this Sire pressing. Surprised to see no reviews before
TNav_ Dec 26, 2023
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album) STUMM 19

Very nice pressing with rich soundstage. Sound quality of course may vary depending on how careful the previous owner was. Here you have a free sample from mine: https://youtu.be/2IcIs9_fdCY?si=P8zUX_2ioXWVpcY0
Dzubox Dec 23, 2023
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Stereo) STUMM 19

Here we have a beautiful album by Depeche Mode and sounds great. The sound is fresh and crispy.
hermestriangle Dec 22, 2023
referencing Some Great Reward (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) IMD 5707

I’ve got a sealed copy for $100 if anyone is interested
AnalogRx Nov 3, 2023
referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, 180 Gram) STUMM19

Sound quality is really great on this. Clean, clear, with punchy bass, and not a hint of compression. Thought about going after an original (1984) but went with this one instead as they’ve really done a nice job cleaning up the sibilance, which had notoriously been bad on Blasphemous Rumours especially.
Vinyl-TP Nov 2, 2023
Edited one year ago

referencing Some Great Reward (LP, Album, Stereo, Grey) INT 146.812

This pressing sounds Absolutely Phenomenal! Deep bass, mids and highs Perfect, with a wide sound stage. Quiet vinyl especially for being colored. I was lucky enough to come across a near mint copy and I’m so happy with it. This was a grail of mine for a long time. They seem to reissue all DM’s albums Except this one. If you find one of these, Buy It! You will not be disappointed