"Ressurection Joe" was later, in 1986, included on the first United Kingdom compact disc versions of Dreamtime as a bonus track.

The song was gradually transformed into the final version during the later months of 1983, while the group was on its second concert tour of the United Kingdom.

[3] The B-side of the seven-inch single is a remixed version of the song entitled "Ressurection Joe (Hep Cat Mix)".

The band's other members appear as invalids (Billy Duffy as a blind man, Nigel Preston as a cripple, and Jamie Stewart with some bad orthodontics) that are miraculously "cured" by the elixir.

After seeing the others "cured", the people Astbury had been trying to sell the elixir to earlier gladly accept bottles and drink it.

[3] In 1991 a record store in England advertised for sale, in Goldmine Magazine, the layout for a seven-inch "double pack" gatefold version of "Ressurection Joe".

The Japanese version was only issued in the twelve-inch EP format and was distributed by the Nexus International/Jade Music label (catalogue number K15P-516).