Player in the League

i've been searching desperately for this track but haven't been able to find it. could someone possibly send me an mp3 of this song? it would be very appreciated. thanks!

Have you tried the SHOPS?

i don't think the song is available on any actual CD or vinyl release in the US.

...it still should be available in the U.S., and here we go...

Bought it from HMV in Aberdeen last week.

49p!!!

I just tried to buy it attached to Here to Stay from Amazon and got shot down. All I got was Movement out of the deal.

i'd rather not pay $11.99 just for one song. i guess there aren't any generous fellow NO fans out there willing to share?

I'd have to question the sincerity of your desperation if you couldn't track down the track, since it is readily available from any number of sources.

It sounds more like you sincerely do not want to depart with your hard-earned money :D (a sentiment I share and understand).

You may want to check the local libraries (Philly must have a bunch) to see if they have the 24 hour party people soundtrack (I believe the track is on there) and you could hypothetically, in theory, assuming you got all the appropriate copyright clearances and such etc., copy the song from the soundtrack.

However, keep in mind that if you purchase the Here to Stay single version with the b-side Player in the League, you are getting two worthy songs for $11.99 or a mere $5.995 per traack (you can do the math to verify this). Which raises the question: what truly is the price of love for New Order? If you calculate how many times you are likely to listen to the song over the course of your life and reap the enjoyment of New Order's labor, I'd say $11.99 isn't too expensive (I nor any of my immediate family is employed by London Records/Warner Brothers/Amazon.com).

But the economists would say this all depends on where your indifference curves are, and I wouldn't want to get presumptuous about another man's indifference curves.

Final note: not to be priggish, but I'm not sure where the overseers of the forums stand on file-sharing.

wow ericpear. i bow down to your eloquence. i guess my love of New Order is far overshadowed by yours. glad to see that pretentiousness reaches out to my fellow NO fans and isn't limited to the hoity-toity indie rock snob circles that i try to avoid.

i didn't ask for a dissertation on the integrity of being a New Order fan, how much my salary is, or how legal/illegal the practice of file sharing is. by the way, here is a great article on file sharing written by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore for your edification: http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/play.html?pg=3. give it a read when you have a free moment.

and with that, i retract my initial request for the mp3 of "player in the league." however, if anyone would like to share the track with me in exchange for over 30 complete live sets by JD and NO in mp3 format, then i'd be willing to work something out with you.

give me your address i will burn you a copy and mail it to you

i have the track somewhere on my computer. send an IM or email: alien153@aol.com

thank you to everyone who offered to help. someone has sent it to me already though. i appreciate all the offers!

First off, apologies to you Charles, my reply was intended to be a bit sarcastic but with tongue planted firmly in cheek (the smilies obviously didn't convey the levity that was intended).

Rather than tongue in cheek, it was foot in mouth.

My point on file sharing was not to discuss the legality/illegality/propriety/impropriety, but was simply a question of protocol regarding the forums. I didn't know if they discourage file sharing or not.

Obviously technology has made file-sharing omnipresent and unstoppable. As you no doubt well know, many bands now use file sharing to make their music more available (such as free mp3s of songs on their web sites etc.), which is a great way to promote the band and music, and I whole-heartedly endorse this effort. I'd rather see more than less of this. New Order or their label put the entire Siren's album on the internet in streaming audio, which basically made the album free because there is technology that can capture the streaming audio. They must be counting on millions wanting to buy the disc for the inscrutable Saville design.

Also, with iTunes etc., you can now purchase only the songs you really want from an album for a reasonable price rather than over-paying for an album with songs you don't care for. More freedom to the consumer (hey, the economists like that too).

Finally, what hoity-toity indie rock snob would endorse stealing from the public libraries?

:D