Depeche ModeViolator

Label:

Mute – 0094635843316

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered , Gatefold

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 World In My Eyes
A2 Sweetest Perfection
A3 Personal Jesus
A4 Halo
A5 Waiting For The Night
B6 Enjoy The Silence
Mixed ByFlood
B7 Policy Of Truth
B8 Blue Dress
B9 Clean

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtLogic Studios
  • Recorded AtPuk Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Church, London
  • Recorded AtMaster Rock Studios
  • Recorded AtAxis Studios
  • Mixed AtLogic Studios
  • Mixed AtPuk Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Church, London
  • Mixed AtMaster Rock Studios
  • Mixed AtAxis Studios
  • Mastered AtSuper Audio Mastering
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Exchange
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Depeche Mode
  • Copyright ©Depeche Mode
  • Licensed ToMute Records Ltd.
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Pressed ByRecord Industry – 66002

Credits

  • Coordinator [Visual Archive Co-ordinator]Monica Axelsson
  • Design [Sleeve]Area (10)
  • EngineerSteve Lyon
  • Engineer [Assistant]Ricky (6)
  • Lacquer Cut ByMike Marsh
  • Liner NotesDaniel Miller
  • ManagementJonathan Kessler
  • Mixed ByFrançois Kevorkian (tracks: A1 to A5, B7 to B9)
  • Performer [In 1990 Depeche Mode Was]Martin Gore*
  • Photography ByAnton Corbijn
  • ProducerFlood
  • Remastered BySimon Heyworth
  • Written-ByMartin Gore*

Notes

Deluxe heavy vinyl reissue with new sleevenotes.

Housed in a gatefold cover and a printed inner sleeve.

Both the back cover and LP labels have sequential tracklists from 1 to 9.

Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd., assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.

Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 094635 843316 >
  • Barcode (Scanned): 094635843316
  • Label Code: lc05834
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A [Stamped]): DMLP7 66002 1A 3584331
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A [Etched]): MIKE'S™ -THE EXCHANGE 07 REMASTA
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B [Stamped]): 66002 1B 3584331 DMLP7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B [Etched]): MIKE'S™ -THE EXCHANGE 07 REMASTA

Other Versions (5 of 501)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Violator (CD, Album, Stereo) Mute 9 26081-2 US 1990
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Violator (LP, Album) Mute Stumm 64 UK 1990
Violator (CD, Album) Mute CD Stumm 64 UK 1990
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Violator (Cassette, Album) Mute C Stumm 64 UK 1990
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Violator (CD, Album, CD, Maxi-Single) Alfa ALCB-33 Japan 1990

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Reviews

  • pshico87's avatar
    pshico87
    I've got this French Original Violator from 2016.
    I've got also The 2006 SACD but I refuse to compare Vinyl with CD.

    The Original is more open and clear, the highs are very present but the bass are shy. The recording breathes but it's quickly tiring to the ears, there's something aggressive and a little bit garish. All the album misses dynamic in the low frequencies."Waiting for the night" has a light sibilance. The dead wax is short but not very tight.
    It's still a good pressing and... the original sound.

    The 2007 is, for me, a nice improvement. The dynamic is better balanced between high and low, the bass are more present but not overdubbed. The highs are never garish and are detailed. The whole is never tiring. A little bit less expressive and showy but not muddy.
    It's very difficult to say if it's better than the original because it's quite different.
    The vinyl itself is not perfectly quiet, with very few tics but still very nice after a good cleaning.
    Always the same light sibilance on "Waiting for the night", unfortunately.
    The dead wax is similar to the original.
    This is an excellent reissue.

    The 2016 is quite similar to the 2007 but a little less dynamic on bass and less detailed on highs (I needed to compare song by song to feel the light difference). The dead wax is larger on this pressing and, probably for this reason, "waiting for the night" doesn't suffer from a big sibilance, just a light one remaining.
    The vinyl is perfectly flat and dead quiet, perfect on this point.
    This pressing is still excellent and this version has the best presentation with the cover "soft touch" which is very elegant but more fragile.

    I rate Original 8/10, The 2007 8/10 and the 2016 7/10

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    • sunken.treasure's avatar
      Tremendous pressing! I have a very high end revealing system (Linn, McIntosh, B&W) and this pressing sparkles! Very well done remastering.
      • hansihirsch's avatar
        hansihirsch
        I've compared this pressing with the german first pressing and the remastered CD. The german first pressing wins by far. This remastered pressing has cut off highs and it's less dynamic. My guess is they used the same digital remaster for this pressing as for the remastered CD, they sound quite similar (though the LP is still better).
        For the best sounding version of this album, get an original pressing on vinyl!
        • stevefeicht's avatar
          stevefeicht
          Pressing sounds great, better than my 90s german CD. Vinyl plays quietly and has good dynamics.
          • FlatWaxAU's avatar
            FlatWaxAU
            Definitely the definitive pressings of this classic album. Clean pressing, and sensational sonics.
            • s.pressman's avatar
              s.pressman
              Edited 6 years ago
              Perhaps I am lucky and got a good pressing, but I disagree with Athanase_Kircher, my pressing is clean and has an amazing soundstage the bass is tight and detailed (allowing for the fact that 80's pop was a little thin in the bass compared to pop nowadays) - my vinyl copy sounds a lot better than my CD to me....

              It is also mentioned on Paul Rigby's website as quality pressed vinyl to own : https://theaudiophileman.com/depeche-modes/
              • Athanase_Kircher's avatar
                Better listen to this album on youtube that in this horrible pressing !!
                To avoid.
                Beautiful album nevertheless

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