Depeche Mode – Master And Servant

"Are People People?" has been omitted from many reissue campaigns, probably because it has very little to do with Depeche Mode. It has strong similarities to a Fats Comet track (as noted in another comment) and "Abortive" by Ministry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6vxRqD13t4 as well as containing an uncredited sample from "When I Woke Up This Morning" by The Citadels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMyC2aE-K1Y

Never liked it nor taped it when I bought it in 84'. But, it sure looked cool and still does!!

I obtained a clean copy of this 45 maxi single of Master and Servant (8 min black and blue version, stamped PROMO). This pressing has plenty of low end but slightly muffled at the top. I would expect more crisp highs, especially from 45 RPM. Nevertheless, it's a good add to the DM collection.

Most people hate this release, so why is it so expensive?😂
I hated it as well in 1984, skipped it for 40 years, until now, the Are People People? Mix is kinda interesting. I think i like it.
The Master And Servant (An ON-USound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic) never has grown to me. too distorted sounds.

I can't find any match to the etching on my variant reads:
Side A: S-35 12 BONG 6 A YOU DON'T DO THAT DO YOU Rc
Side B: S-29 12 BONG 6 B UMUMUMᵁᴹᵁᴹᵁᴹUMUMUM Rc
Do I have a "Variant 7" of this version? Anybody else have the same?

My first vinyl purchase back in the late 80's. Great single, very cool coloring.

Given how f'd up Adrian Sherwood's early experiments sound nowadays, I can't imagine how f'd up they must have sounded in 1984. It shows what kind of group Depeche Mode, plus Daniel Miller, were to release this record, and not immediately throw it in the garbage like others would've. What we have here is, depending on your point of view, some early attempts at industrial noise and glitch/cut-up, or somebody hitting record and randomly pressing buttons on a machine. And the start of a trend of "weird" DM remixes that add a bit of flavor to the limited 12" singles.

Question: "Are People People?"
Answer: "Dadadang zoozoozoom papapap!"

Brilliant. Nothing else to say.

Stunning work from Adrian Sherwood. "Disturbing the comfortable, comforting the disturbed" makes total sense! On-U Sound science fiction dance hall in the area!

Is this the first example of a 2nd 12" with a third-party remixer at the controls? I just can't think of another. Donna Summer's I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix) doesn't count as it came out 5 years after the original.