Today we mark a true milestone in the annals of ’80s synthpop: Depeche Mode’s classic debut album, Speak & Spell, was released on Oct. 5, 1981 — exactly 30 years ago. To mark the occasion, we present, below, the band’s first few appearances on U.K. TV institution “Top of the Pops,” which find a group of very young men — introduced as “Depech-ay Mode!” — miming along to their early hits. [Source]