Counterfeit E.P
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Compulsion is a cover version of a Joe Crow (from The Nightingales) song. Counterfeit (1989) is the first solo recording by Martin L. Gore, the primary songwriter for the band Depeche Mode. As the name suggests, Counterfeit is a six-song E.P. of cover songs, hence the name, implying that the songs were not written by Gore. Counterfeit was recorded during a band hiatus after recording and touring for the album Music for the Masses; bandmate Alan Wilder also recorded and released Hydrology under the pseudonym Recoil during this period. Read more on Last.fm.

Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in Dagenham, Essex, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since its inception in 1980. He is the primary songwriter, and also plays keyboards and guitar. He is also the backing vocalist, and sometimes the lead singer. In 2003, Martin released Counterfeit, a solo cover album follow-up to his 1989 Counterfeit EP. Both feature his takes on other people's material, and he has stated publicly before that he considers himself not the most prolific songwriter, and prefers to keep his own material for Depeche Mode albums. In 2012, he released an instrumental techno album in collaboration wiith former Depeche Mode member, Vince Clarke, under the moniker VCMG. The album was called Ssss. In 2015, he released an electronic instrumental album called MG, under the moniker MG. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.