"Adorations" is Killing Joke's first single from their sixth studio album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns. It was released in August, 1986.
"Adorations" was released as several version including remixes, and even on cassette. "Adorations (the Extended mix)" was featured as an A-side on a 12" vinyl, with the B-side of "Exile", and "Ecstasy (the Extended mix)". Both original versions of the songs were originally featured on the CD and cassette releases of Brighter than a Thousand Suns. The single was released under E'G Records in the UK, Virgin Records in Spain, and Virgin Schallplatten GmbH in Germany. "Adorations (the Supernatural mix)" was also released on a 12" vinyl in the UK and featured "Love Like Blood (the '86 Remix)" and "Exile" as B-sides. The 7" vinyl single release feature "Adorations", a shortened, non-remixed, version of the original "Adorations" featured on their studio album, as an A-side, with "Exile" as its B-side. The single was released in the UK, France, and Spain. E'G Records also released a 7" limited edition double vinyl single exclusively in the UK, and featured the remix of "Adorations" as the A-side, "Exile" as the B-side, "Ecstasy" as the C-side, and "Adorations (instrumental mix)" as the D-side. The cassette maxi release of "Adorations" featured "Adorations (the Extended mix)" and "Ecstasy" as side one and "Exile" and "Love Like Blood (the'86 Remix)" as side two.
Throughout all the releases, "Adorations" was mixed by Julian Mendelsohn and Zeus B. Held, and produced by Chris Kimsey and Stewart Levine.
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