Year: 1987
Record label: Mute Records
Worth Today: $2,800.00*
Spin Magazine listed “Behind the Wheel” as one of the top “100 Greatest Singles.” “Behind the Wheel” by Depeche Mode was the band’s twentieth single in the UK, released in 1987 on the album Music for the Masses. The vinyl (both the 7” and 12” variations) had “Behind the Wheel” on the A-side and “Route 66” on the B-side.
Martin Gore wrote “Behind the Wheel,” while Robert William Troup Jr. wrote “Route 66.” The album was classed as “synth-pop,” and David Bascombe is credited as the lead sound engineer on the album. Some of the earliest pressings sell for up to $2,800.
