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Behind the Wheel (Shep Pettibone mix)/

Route 66 (The Beatmasters mix)

 

A Depeche Mode 12-inch (30.5cm) single I picked up decades ago. The A-side, “Behind The Wheel”*, is a fairly standard dance remix of one of several singles from their 1987 Music for the Masses album.

 

The B-side, a catchy remix of DM's cover of “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, is why I bought this. This remix, complete with audio clips lifted from the 1970s American game show Name That Tune and one audio clip midway through which sounds like a 1950s-60s public service announcement, is as wild as the original is laid back.

 

*While doing my research, I've found out the decorative umlaut ( ¨ ) seen here on the cover is called a metal umlaut (or röck döts). Unfortunately, the MacOS Option-U plus letter keystroke sequence does not allow umlauts to be used improperly.

 

Explored June 21, 2023.

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