Behind The Wall - Depeche Mode Fan Culture in the GDR - Book (by Sascha Lange)

Depeche Mode are among the longest-standing bands of the fast-paced pop music era of the 1980s. And to this day, they have the most loyal fans. "Behind the Wall" tells the story of this special fan culture in the 1980s – behind the Wall, in the GDR.

After their 2013 bestseller "Depeche Mode Monument," Sascha Lange and Dennis Burmeister have now focused on the phenomenon of Depeche Mode fans in the GDR. The vast amount of unpublished photos and documents, the interviews with numerous fans, concert promoters, fanzine publishers, fan club operators and other contemporary witnesses provide an unprecedented testimony to counterculture as well as everyday life in the GDR.

At the same time, "Behind the Wall" is also a coming-of-age story. A do-it-yourself story. A music story. A story about Depeche Mode. A story that shows that teenagers in East and West in the 1980s were much more alike than they knew. And yet they were different – because of the social circumstances. "Behind the Wall" tells the story of a fall of the Wall long before the actual fall of the Wall. And of an unusual and enduring love of the fans for their band.