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Mute was always expecting that Depeche Mode's first studio album in four years would be strongly received, but its performance globally has been nothing short of exceptional.
Playing The Angel secured a first week number one position in 18 countries and, several weeks on, it remains Top 10 in 17 of those, having shipped more than 1.3m units globally. In the UK the album shipped 130,000 copies in its first month, double the volume that its predecessor Exciter has sold to date.
Mute's director of marketing Howard Corner says press support has been helped by the "event" nature of the record. "There was a really positive press buzz and media awareness from day one," he says. "The fact that the band themselves have produced a record that is fresh, edgy, compelling and very cutting edge 25 years after their formation added a new angle and that's become the ...