Depeche Mode Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 1983 BBC 12 BONG 3
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Description
• Artist: Depeche Mode
• Title: Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) / Work Hard (East End Remix)
• Format: 12” Vinyl Single (Stereo, 45 RPM)
• Label: Mute Records
• Catalog Number: 12 BONG 3
• Country: UK
• Release Year: 1983
• Matrix / Runout Side A: 12 BONG 3 A2 / TOWN HOUSE
• Matrix / Runout Side B: 12 BONG 3 B2 / “ARE YOU DREAMING OF ME MATE”
• Mastering House: Town House (highly regarded UK cutting studio)
Notable Features
• BBC Gramophone Library Copy:
Includes BBC Gramophone Library barcode, archival return card, and property sticker—making this copy historically significant and rare among collectors.
• Runout Etching Easter Egg:
The B-side deadwax etching “ARE YOU DREAMING OF ME MATE” is a quirky hallmark of Town House mastering, sometimes indicating engineer humor or inside jokes.
• Label Design:
Beige labels with minimalist typeface, “hand” icon at 45 rpm indicator—standard Mute 1983 styling.
• Tracks:
• Side A: Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) – Extended version of the hit single, mixed in Hansa Mischraum, Berlin.
• Side B: Work Hard (East End Remix) – A lesser-known but fan-favorite B-side, exclusive to this release.
Condition Estimate (from photos)
• Vinyl: Appears VG to VG+ — very light surface marks, spindle wear visible but no major scratches.
• Labels: Clean with BBC stamps and standard Mute design intact.
• Sleeve: VG — BBC stickers and return card affixed, which enhance provenance but show handling and minor wear.
Please understand that this is an official UK archival record from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the sleeve(s) may contain archival stickers from the BBC. Some of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Where sleeves are laminated stickers can be removed with the use of appropriate sticker removal fluids however it is unlikely that stickers can be removed from any sleeves that are not laminated. The sleeves as such in this collection are generally graded as VG with the records often VG+ to Ex+.
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