Violator

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Rear sleeve states DISTRIBUZIONE DISCHI RICORDI S.p.A. (instead of 'Made in England')
Label states STEREO 33 GIRI LATO 1/2 -S.I.A.E. and rights caveat in Italian.
Labels are dark yellow colour.
Otherwise iner and outer sleeve per UK issue.

Annotation last modified on 2016-08-01 13:09 UTC.

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	World in My Eyes mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1990) music videos: World in My Eyes (video, alternate version) by Depeche Mode recording of: World in My Eyes lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore publisher: Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing	4.2	?:??
A2	Sweetest Perfection mixer: François Kevorkian additional vocals: Dave Gahan lead vocals: Martin L. Gore recording of: Sweetest Perfection lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore	3.55	?:??
A3	Personal Jesus producer: Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 13), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 369) recording of: Personal Jesus lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)	4.2	?:??
A4	Halo mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan recording of: Halo lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)	3.9	?:??
A5	Waiting for the Night mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan recording of: Waiting for the Night lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore	4.15	?:??
B1	Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified mixer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) lead vocals: Dave Gahan compilation of: Enjoy the Silence (album version) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #2: Crucified by Depeche Mode part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 91) recording of: Enjoy the Silence lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) recording of: Interlude #2: Crucified composer: Martin L. Gore	4.45	?:??
B2	Policy of Truth mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 306) recording of: Policy of Truth lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore publisher: Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing	4.15	?:??
B3	Blue Dress / Interlude #3 mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Martin L. Gore compilation of: Blue Dress (album mix) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #3 by Depeche Mode recording of: Blue Dress lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore recording of: Interlude #3 composer: Martin L. Gore	3.7	?:??
B4	Clean mixer: François Kevorkian lead vocals: Dave Gahan recording of: Clean lyricist and composer: Martin L. Gore	4.25	?:??

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remixes:	Violated by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) Violator: Limited Remix Edition
associated singles/EPs:	Enjoy the Silence Personal Jesus Policy of Truth World in My Eyes
included in:	The Complete Depeche Mode

part of:	Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 167) (order: 167) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 167) (order: 167) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 342) (order: 342) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
supporting tours:	World Violation Tour

part of:

Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)

supporting tours:

World Violation Tour

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/18080 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Depeche-mode/Violator [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/33158 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/depeche_mode/violator/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-1013 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000206302 [info]
Wikidata:	Q683079 [info]

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