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Violator

Violator
Chart Position (UK): 2
Chart Position (USA): 7

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UK VINYL LP RELEASES

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Mute STUMM 64
UK LP, released March 19th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Mute DM LP 7
UK "Collector's Edition" Remastered 180 gram LP, released March 12th, 2007. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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BMG / Music On Vinyl MOVLP941 / 8718469534302
UK 180 gram LP, released March 25th, 2014. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Mute P STUMM 64
UK promotional 12" sampler, released 1990. This is a promotional release, and was not for sale.

Side 1
Policy Of Truth
Personal Jesus

Side 2
World In My Eyes
Enjoy The Silence

UK CD RELEASES

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Mute CD STUMM 64
UK CD, released March 19th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Mute CDX STUMM 64
UK Remastered CD, released April 3rd, 2006. This is a commercial release.

World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Mute no number
UK promotional box set, released March 19th, 1990. This is a promotional release, and was not for sale.

UK CASSETTE RELEASES

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Mute C STUMM 64
UK Cassette, released March 19th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

UK SACD RELEASES

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Mute DM CD 7
UK "Collector's Edition" Remastered SACD + DVD, released April 3rd, 2006. This is a commercial release.

Disc 1 (SACD)
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

Disc 2 (DVD)
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean
Dangerous
Memphisto
Sibeling
Kaleid
Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix)
Depeche Mode 89-91: If you wanna use guitars, use guitars (video)

UK MINIDISC RELEASES

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Mute MD STUMM 64
UK MiniDisc, released 1992. This is a commercial release.

World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

UK DCC RELEASES

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Mute DCC STUMM 64
UK DCC, released 1992. This is a commercial release.

World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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US VINYL LP RELEASES

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Sire/Reprise 26081-1
US LP, released March 20th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Sire / Reprise / Rhino WBA1-233980
US "Collector's Edition" Remastered 180 gram LP, released January 22nd, 2008. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Rhino WBA1-233980
US 180 gram LP, released March 26th, 2014. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

US CD RELEASES

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Sire/Reprise 26081-4
US CD, released March 20th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

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Sire / Reprise / Rhino R2 77594
US "Collector's Edition" Remastered CD + DVD, released June 6th, 2006. This is a commercial release.

Disc 1 (CD)
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

Disc 2 (DVD)
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean
Dangerous
Memphisto
Sibeling
Kaleid
Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix)
Depeche Mode 89-91: If you wanna use guitars, use guitars (video)

US CASSETTE RELEASES

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Sire/Reprise 26081-2
US Cassette, released March 20th, 1990. This is a commercial release.

Side 1
World In My Eyes
Sweetest Perfection
Personal Jesus
Halo
Waiting For The Night

Side 2
Enjoy The Silence
Interlude #2 - Crucified
Policy Of Truth
Blue Dress
Interlude #3
Clean

 

Notes:

The original vinyl editions have a shorter version of "Personal Jesus".

For the original 1990 UK release, there was a promotional sampler 12" single, and a promotional box. The box was a 12" by 12" box set, which contained vinyl, cassette and CD pressings of the album.

For this UK release, a variety of other short-lived formats were released, including DCC (digital compact cassette) and Mini-Disc.

There are a few uncredited instrumental tracks ("interludes") on the album. Between "Enjoy The Silence" and "Policy Of Truth", the instrumental track is called "Interlude #2 - Crucified". The second interlude on the album is the track between "Blue Dress" and "Clean". It is called "Interlude #3". Interlude #1 ("Mission Impossible") is on "Music For The Masses", and Interlude #4 is on "Songs Of Faith And Devotion".

In 2006, the album was completely remastered, and released in two different formats (SACD + DVD, and LP in Europe, CD + DVD, and LP in North America). The SACD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation, on the SACD disc. The CD + DVD version featured the album in a remastered 5.1 surround sound presentation on the DVD disc. The CD and LP were remastered stereo audio. The US edition of the remastered CD was not a SACD. Only the European release was in SACD format. The US DVD is a standard DVD, not a specific DVD-Audio disc.

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Some Great Reward
 
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Music For The Masses
 
101
 
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Songs Of Faith And Devotion
 
Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live
 
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Exciter
 
Remixes 81-04
 
Playing The Angel
 
The Best Of Depeche Mode, Volume 1
 
Sounds Of The Universe
 
Remixes 2: 81-11
 
Delta Machine
 
Live In Berlin Soundtrack
 
Spirit
 
Memento Mori