Joy Division led me to New Order. Then I listened to Age of Consent. After I listened to Age of Consent, I knew I had to own every New Order album ever.
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What song made you a New Order fan?
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Back in late 1979 or early '80 I was doing a radio show at a college radio station in western Massachusetts. I had started to frequent a local record store that had all the newest import releases. On the recommendation of one of the clerks I bought the 7" single Transmission by Joy Division. I was blown away. I bought the albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer and as they became available, as well as the 7" Love Will Tear Us Apart and She's Lost Control. I played New Order's Ceremony on the radio the evening of the day that it became available in the states. Been a New Order fan ever since.
Originally posted by cmsanto Back in late 1979 or early '80 I was doing a radio show at a college radio station in western Massachusetts. I had started to frequent a local record store that had all the newest import releases. On the recommendation of one of the clerks I bought the 7" single Transmission by Joy Division. I was blown away. I bought the albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer and as they became available, as well as the 7" Love Will Tear Us Apart and She's Lost Control. I played New Order's Ceremony on the radio the evening of the day that it became available in the states. Been a New Order fan ever since.
Pretty much the same story here; though I wasn't a DJ back then, a friend played Transmission for me, and I was hooked. Ceremony, since 1980.
BLT. i had to DJ on a party in 1986 (i was 10! 
) and my sister gave me Brotherhood and recommended to play "the first one of the side b". i was curious because i had never heard of them until then. i went to the party and played it. and the rest is history.... ;)
Just went from Joy Division to New Order, Ceremony, lookin back was obviously the bridge between both bands, it just did'nt feel like it at the time. In fact, me and my mates were never certain NO were gonna be permanent , in some ways we thought they were sortin some unfinished business after Ian and we reckoned it'd be another tragedy if they finished on Ceremony. Remember at the time the band had a well deserved rep for doin the complete opposite of any percieved expectations, so if they'd have said 'fuck it ' it wouldn't have been a shock .
True Faith. Remember the live performance on The Roxy and then TOTP. Substance had just been released.
I distinctly remember Temptation and of course Blue Monday, but '87 opened the flood gates for me. 
My Uncle John constantly played PCL, Low Life and Brotherhood when I was up ma Grans. When he got Substance and I heard TEMPTATION.....Hooky, Line and Sinker!
First heard Temptation in '82 and it didn't really register. Then I heard LWTUA and bought it Oct '83 and BM the following week. I got one of those dodgy Blue Monday 12" s that had the labels reversed. So I got used to The Beach before BM!! Every single/LP was bought on day of release thereafter.
Insight. They never went away after hearing the first JD Peel session. First New Order song I heard was probably Dreams Never End.
True Faith is the first New Order related record I bought (Bright Lights Big City soundtrack actually)
However, out of Sebastien's mixed tape that turned me into a fan, it's evident it was BLT... I knew the song before of course, but I played it, played it, played it.. played it....
It took me several years to get into the darker stuff, but now I like it all, even if I say I don't like Angel Dust, it doesn't mean I don't like it.. over some David Hasseloff songs, I know what I'd pick 
This is a hard one for me to answer...I think I heard several of their songs on the radio (TPK, True Faith, Fine Time) and didn't put it together that they were by the same group immediately!
--Sam
The least loved and respected ones in the community...State of the Nation and Subculture ! I was at the proper age then I guess. I've probably heard Blue Monday before those, just didn't really pay attention to it. I was actually into JD already. Then over the years I went on to dig deeper. The rest is history.
Ceremony 7"
When I heard the bass intro for the first time (at school back in early '81) I had to know who it was. Turned out it was NO, the band that descended from JD, whom I had heard on Peel and quite enjoyed but without really getting into them. So there you have it. Music was never the same for me again, and this website has re-kindled the flame, er, so to speak. :)
True Faith - summer of 87 on jukebox in school commonroom... had plenty of fun catching up & building my collection. :)
