AMG All Music Guide: Speak and Spell
Ned Raggett's review: "Depeche Mode's debut is at once both a conservative, functional pop record and a groundbreaking release." 4 stars.
Rolling Stone: Speak and Spell
David Fricke's review: "Depeche Mode's Speak and Spell is strictly PG-rated fluff. A group of fresh-faced, suburban lads from Britain, they have neither the ambition of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark nor the overt commercial allure of the Human League." 2 stars.