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Behind The Wheel
Highest Chart Position: 21 (UK), 61 (USA)
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Mute BONG 15 - 7 inch single
(release date: December 28th, 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
2. Route 66
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Mute 12 BONG 15 - 12 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (Remixed by Shep Pettibone)
2. Route 66 (Remixed by The Beatmasters)
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Mute L12 BONG 15 - limited 12 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
2. Route 66 (Casualty Mix)
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Mute C BONG 15 - cassette maxi single
(release date: 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (Remixed by Shep Pettibone)
2. Route 66 (Remixed by The Beatmasters)
3. Behind The Wheel
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Mute CD BONG 15 - CD maxi single
(release date: November 25th, 1991)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (7" Remix)
2. Route 66
3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Mix)
4. Behind The Wheel (LP Mix)
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Mute CD BONG 15 - CD maxi single, 1992 reissue
(release date: 1992)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
2. Route 66
3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
5. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
6. Route 66 (Casualty Mix)
7. Behind The Wheel (LP Mix)
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Mute CD BONG 15X - CD maxi single, from the Singles Box Set #4
(release date: March 29th, 2004)
Buy this release: Amazon UK - MuteBank
 
1. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
2. Route 66
3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
5. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
6. Route 66 (Casualty Mix)
7. Behind The Wheel (LP Mix)
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Mute DJ BONG 15 - promotional 7 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel ("DJ BONG 15" Mix)
2. Route 66
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Mute DJ BONG 15 - promotional 7 inch single, test pressing
(release date: 1987)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel ("DJ BONG 15" Mix)
2. Dueling Banjos (NOT performed by any member of Depeche Mode)
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Mute D12 BONG 15 - promotional 12 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel (Shep Mix)
2. Behind The Wheel (LP Mix)
3. Route 66 (7" Mix)
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Mute L12 BONG 15 - promotional limited 12 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
2. Route 66 (Casualty Mix)
 
Notes: Regardless of the multiple variations on the credit, Shep Pettibone only did one 12 inch version of "Behind The Wheel" (along with a 7 inch version, and a Dub Version which appears on a U.S. promotional 12 inch - see below).
 
The real unique item was the U.K. promotional 7 inch single. That release contained a remix (rumored to be by Daniel Miller) which was never released anywhere else, but was used as the track the band lip-sync'd to on a few U.K. TV shows at the time. It is rather hard to spot the promotional 7 inch single, because it looks identical to the commercial release, aside from the catalog number "DJ BONG 15" etched into the wax, near the label (the matrix number). Even rarer than this standard promotional 7 inch is the 7 inch test pressing. While it contains the same rare remix, the b side of the test pressing isn't even Depeche Mode. It is an unknown artist performing the very un-Depeche track "Dueling Banjos"!
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Sire 27991-7 - 7 inch single
(release date: April 5th, 1988)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (7" Remix) [3:58]
2. Route 66 / Behind The Wheel (Mega-Single Mix) [4:15]
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Sire 20858-0 - 12 inch single
(release date: April 5th, 1988)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix) [7:50]
2. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megadub) [6:14]
3. Behind The Wheel (Extended Remix) [5:50]
4. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Remix) [8:00]
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Sire 27991-4 - cassette single
(release date: April 5th, 1988)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel (7" Remix) [3:58]
2. Route 66 / Behind The Wheel (Mega-Single Mix) [4:15]
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Sire 20858-4 - cassette maxi single
(release date: April 5th, 1988)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix) [7:50]
2. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megadub) [6:14]
3. Behind The Wheel (Extended Remix) [5:50]
4. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Remix) [8:00]
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Sire/Reprise 40330-2 - CD maxi single, 1992 reissue [disc 21]
(release date: June 9th, 1992)
This item is out of print.

 
1. Behind The Wheel
2. Route 66
3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
5. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
6. Route 66 (Casuality Mix)
7. Behind The Wheel (L.P. Mix)
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Reprise Records CD BONG 15 (R2 78892C) - CD maxi single, from the Singles Box Set #4 [disc #21]
(release date: March 30th, 2004)
Buy this release: Amazon USA - iTunes USA
 
1. Behind The Wheel
2. Route 66
3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
4. Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
5. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
6. Route 66 (Casuality Mix)
7. Behind The Wheel (LP Mix)
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Sire 27991-7 - promotional 7 inch single
(release date: 1988)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel (7" Remix) [3:58]
2. Route 66 / Behind The Wheel (Mega-Single Mix) [4:15]
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Sire PRO-A-2952 - promotional 12 inch single
(release date: 1988)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel (Extended Remix) [5:50]
2. Behind The Wheel (Dub) [6:00]
3. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix) [8:00]
4. Behind The Wheel (7 inch DJ Remix) [3:48]
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Sire PRO-CD-2953 - promotional CD single
(release date: 1988)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. Behind The Wheel (7" Remix)
2. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Mega-Single Mix)
3. Route 66 / Behind The Wheel (Mega-Single Mix)
4. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix)
5. Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
6. Behind The Wheel (Extended Remix)
 
Notes: The commercial 12 inch single has a rather interesting mispressing. Some early pressings were pressed with incorrect labels on them. The vinyl played as it should, but the labels were incorrect. The "Dub Mix" listed on the label actually appears on the promotional 12 inch single.
 
The "Behind The Wheel / Route 66" Megamix was a US-only remix. The "Megadub" only appeared on the commercial 12 inch single. The "Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix)" and the "Route 66 / Behind The Wheel (Mega-Single Mix)" are only officially available on CD on this US promotional CD. The "Megamix", along with a "Megadub" version, appeared on the commercial US 12 inch release. The "Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Mega-Single Mix)" appeared on CD on the commercial compilation "Just Say Yo", a sampler CD released by Sire Records. The rest of the mixes have appeared on the commercial "Behind The Wheel" CD single.
 
On the promotional 12 inch single, the "Dub" (mixed by Shep Pettibone, who also did the "Extended Remix") and the "7 inch DJ Remix" are exclusive to the 12 inch single. The 7 inch promotional release is identical in content to the commercial issue.
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Alfa ALDJ-104 - promotional 7 inch single
(release date: 1987)
This was a promotional item, and was never for sale to the public.
 
1. I Want You Now (Album Version)
2. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
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Alfa 10SP-3 - 3 inch CD single ("937 / 910 yen" version)
(release date: 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. I Want You Now (Album Version)
2. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
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Alfa 10SP-3 - 3 inch CD single ("1000 yen" version)
(release date: 1987)
This item is out of print.

 
1. I Want You Now (Album Version)
2. Behind The Wheel (Remix)
 
Notes: Sporting an exclusive picture sleeve, and with the promotional 7 inch single limited to a very low pressing (speculated to under 200), this is one of the more unique international DM releases. There was technically only one 3" CD single release for this title, but there are two variations. First pressings had a price marking of "937 yen" on the bottom of the sleeve, while later pressings had a "1000 yen" price marking. A (very) minor difference, but it is listed here regardless.
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