Depeche Mode Television set

[DaveyH75]

why do they do this to me??? I want this song on my Zune!!! T.T not fair!!! I guess I will have to just use youtube for now!

[TheUltrabar]

esto es la historia de la musica!!!

[GMILLARDO]

!Que cosa!! Maravilloso

[RabbitPunching]

it wasnt included on Speak n Spell because one of the keyboard riffs has the same pattern as Just Cant Get Enough's main riff.

[40of50]

I thought Vince Clarke wrote this. I thought it was excluded because it wasnt up to standard for Speak and Spell

[sastal]

@40of50 Certainly better than No Disco and What's Your Name.

[kaspervzzzbx]

So, this is what Vince Clarke did before he formed Yazoo.

[useless1997]

And only seven years later they played infront of 70000 people. Unbelivable.

[WvMISKAvW]

Fletch seems to have filled the same capacity back then as he does today! At least he is consistent! :D And for those who may bicker with me due to this comment, I've been a fan of DM since I was 12 - 1984 when People Are People hit the American airwaves, so don't bother . . . :P

[santanpolenc]

Oh, I never seen that live song, how i like it, What a nice surprise !!!!

[MICHAELVINTER]

Okay this number I have never heard before. thank you very much, it is good.

[ajittffcure]

Wonderful footage.

[ionia23]

I'll bet the band themselves don't even have footage this old.

god, they were so YOUNG! :)

[ilsy74]

Did this song ever appear on any vinyl or CD? Or why did they only sing it in concert?

[Koffe74]

No,only on bootlegs.

Don't know why, mayby because the songtext not is written by any of the members, not 100% sure

.The song is better than some songs from Speak and Spell. But there was some other good songs they only played live. I think Addiction (AKA 'Ghost of modern time') is better than Televion set

[lostamerican2009]

@ilsy74 This song is on a album called "Coming Back To You" A tribute to Depeche Mode. (Kodex Records)

[TrainmasterCurt]

@ilsy74 Well there is a live at the Crocs club bootleg, which has it, look for that

[TrainmasterCurt]

@ilsy74 Look on filestube for (Depeche Mode live at the Croc's)

[Kaltwerk]

Depeche Mode´s Synthiepop pur!!!!

Da schwelgt man in schönen Erinnerungen....

[dep1001]

Great stuff from the early days!!!

[darwleg]

The beginning of this song sounds like Just Can´t get enough!

[eliza1104]

Yes, I agree with u...

[pandorasbox2007]

Vamos Vince! Sos lo mas!

[NILLUM]

VINCE CLARKE has arranged and produced the title track for Robert Marlow's forthcoming album 'Inside/Outside' and has also remixed one of the tracks, 'Home'. The album will feature ten tracks and two remixes. MARLOW has also announced a gig at Nottingham's Junktion 7 on November 14th where he will be supported by up and coming synth acts Electraset and One Moment. The show will also be the launch of the much anticipated 'Trans Continental Electronica' compilation tv set cover on cd

[imbestia]

what's the name of the tune?

[Koffe74]

The name is Television set

[imbestia]

thank you.

[ajittffcure]

Interesting song. How did you get such rare videos? Thanks anyway for uploading!

[TrainmasterCurt]

This was a great tune, should've been on Speak n Spell!!

[adamhannah1976]

--Haha, I wholeheartedly agree with that. Great song and video. Thanks, Koffe74.

[randomeddie]

According to the 'Stripped' biography this song, or at least the main riff, was written by a friend of theirs not in the band which is why it was never officially released as a DM tune. Still a pretty happening song, though I agree with CurtisTuch in that it wouldn't have really fit in with the track listing for 'Speak & Spell'. However, I don't think anyone would have minded if it replaced 'What's Your Name'. LOL!

[sastal]

It has become commonplace to bash "WYN." Sad, because the musical arrangements are quite impressive, if one listens to them carefully. If the song had used the words "pretty girl" instead of "pretty boy," perhaps it would not have been bashed by everyone, including the band. It would have remained a cute, catchy early Beatles-like tune of the synth-pop era.

[CurtisTuch]

In my opinion placing "TV Set" on S&S would be like putting "Shout!" on S&S...it would have stuck out as the odd song on the LP. Would've worked as a B-side though as "Shout!" did for "New Life." It would be like half of the songs on "A Broken Frame." Great tunes, just no theme, kinda sounds hodge-podgie...as if there were no other songs available for options.

[sastal]

I think it would have fit quite well, actually. Why, is "Big Muff" meshing well with "No Disco" and "Any Moment Now"? This has a very "JCGE" edge to it, and it certainly would have made a better addition to S&S than the aforementioned "No Disco." Still, if the piece was not theirs, it does not belong.

[TrainmasterCurt]

No Disco is great, they shouldve cut What's Your Name?

[fungafly]

no disco rocks, you.!

[LexyGore]

I've wanted to hear this song forever!

You're my hero <33

[Koffe74]

Thanks, it's the first time I am called a hero :)

[MargusKiistheCritic]

Dave the Revox player -- mmmm.

I always wonder why the tape machine stood in the centre of stage. Why not behind Vince for example.

[jakubpetricek]

I think they wanted the tape machine to be seen...like "We´re not hiding anything, we don´t have a drummer but still can make interesting music"...

looks odd though

[scouse21]

OMD did a similar thing.

[TwoVee]

This is so brilliant ! Thx and FULL respect to Koffe74 for posting this !! DM are (yet) so 'innocent' on this clip. This is 'genious' and music at their best. If anyone ever looked for a definition of such terms, a link to this clip could be "copy-pasted". Best regrads to all DM fans across the globe - this group gives me so much of self-respect, they are truly unique (and best !!), but then all fans know that...:o))

[knorbi1026]

It's a very old but a great song. I sould've seen it earlier. I like it very much.

[misft13]

There are a few songs from Vince Clarke, that should have been on Speak & Spell, but they chose not to use them, because most were cover songs, and they wanted to use there own original material. But, Vince's music was more alternative sounding, than the popy music style they chose on Speak & Spell. I think Speak & Spell would have been more popular with Vince's music ideas from TV Set, Reason Man, Price of Love etc... All the songs are out there, I have them all.

[strangetooo]

Vince didn't wrote this song. It's a cover from another local band in those days. Just as you know:)

[JaveDMode]

Ummm, it was Vince that wrote most of the poppy songs on 'Speak And Spell', they were his tunes, his ideas.

Thanx for these videos Koffe74!

[TrainmasterCurt]

Yeah, they got gloomy after A Broken Frame

[zantoniosi]

Thank you for posting this. I am a Depeche Mode fan for more than 20 years and I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD this before. Thank you very much. Keep posting stuff like this.

[mateuszmattias]

Is that Vince Clarke we see around 0:30-0:40?

[tko2600]

Yes.

[plasterer69]

SUPERB! i think they played a song called 'reason man' around this time. would love to see that one posted if it exists. keep them comin!!!!

[beitos44]

Thank you very much for posting this video!!! :) They're my all time favourite group, and this in so amazing to watch. I heard this song in the late 80s on a cassette I ordered from some guy, and I still think the song is so great!! Just like the other songs they made during the early 80s!

[strupcza]

this is uncredible!! this is so unique performance!!

[abrokenmode101]

i can find it but they are rars

[LittleViolator101]

if this is so easy to find tell us where to find it!? i havent found anywhere.

[nugget7]

are you talking to me?

[nugget7]

this song is quite good- this could easily havebeen on speak and spell it's certainly better than some of the songs that do appear on that album. thanks for the upload this is super rare, but you know that already! ;)

[SeeYou101]

"this is so rare" you can't find this any where

[AngelindaNetherlands]

Awesome! Why couldn't this song have been on S&S?

And this is in Holland! So cool:P

[Ynnarg]

This is Amsterdam,Paradiso 26.09.1981.

[dpechem0de]

This is some rare shit, awesome!!!

[AnalogueAndy]

"this is so rare" too right this has got to be unique? thanks for sharing!

[libertyale]

who shot this and at what venue? give us more please!

[ademode]

You are A True DM Fan!

[lucafalco]

Oh My God! Excellent

[peace0ff]

excellent

[sastal]

This is so rare, rudimentary, and amazing it's mind boggling. Dave even turns on the reel on this one! I would have enjoyed "TV Set" on Speak and Spell.

[DrearSkaa]

Oh gosh! They were adorable back then and they're absolutely the best band today!