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FAN CLUB
All material produced by Depeche Mode's fan club, from the Information Service to Bong Magazine.
Depeche
Mode Information Service Newsletters
The
Depeche Mode Information service ran from early 1982 to late 1987,
run initially by Martin's and Dave's respective girlfriends, Anne
Swindell and Jo Fox. As well as giving news updates on the band's
releases, the letters gave details of upcoming tours and TV
appearances, and ran the occasional competition. Here are editions of
the newsletter from April 1985 onwards.
Depeche
Mode Fan Club Newsletters
In
the autumn of 1987, the Information Service became an actual fan club
instead of simply a mailing list.
The regular newsletter ended soon after, being replaced by the
magazine "Bong", but newsletters were still sent out
sporadically for special events.
In late 1987, the Depeche Mode Fan Club became a magazine later known as "Bong", which settled into a routine of being issued quarterly. Its final issue (number 52) was published in June 2002. With the exception of a few magazines (28, 29 and 30), here are all the notable articles and images from the entire run of the British edition of Bong Magazine.
Bong
Newsletters
Occasionally
it was necessary for Bong Magazine to send out newsletters in addition to
the regular magazine to publicise special events. Here is a small
selection of these newsletters.
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