Depeche Mode - The Complete Depeche Mode (iTunes)

Following on from the our review of Bob Dylan’s 800-tracks-for-£169.99 The Collection digital box set in RC 332 comes this equally wallet obliterating – but incredibly tempting – iPod filler from Depeche Mode. It has 644 songs in total, and a 54-page digital booklet. That’s all of their studio albums, plus three live albums, Songs of Faith and Devotion Live, Playing The Angel Live and the classic, 101. Then there’s the singles compilations, the remix compilations, two hours-worth of “digital only remixes” (including far too many versions of John The Revelator than is healthy). For completists – and this would make completists of anyone – there’s one hours-worth of tracks snappily entitled Previously Unreleased Rehearsal Recordings and Rare Acoustic Performances, followed by two more round-ups: the 22-track Rare Early Live Performances and the 41-track line up Rare, Deleted and Promo-Only Remixes. Amazing. ***