What,how and/or who first turned you onto NO/JD?

This came out in 2002:

Bought the soundtrack and heard a very (I thought at the time) U2 influenced track by JD: LWTUA. Had never heard anyone sing like that in my life. And opening with Anarchy was such a contrast(2002 was the punk jubilee so I was listening to punk properly for the first time). Of course, being a rocker I ignored the dance tracks. That would have been a betrayal.

2004: Toothache appears on an MTV2 countdown of 50 Best British Artists (NO came in about 44). I thought 'Wow, they were JD?????????' But I was still a rocker, so it became my dirty little secret.

That summer, I gave into temptation and bought International. I immediatly embraced Ceremony and Regret but the rest I wasn't so sure about. Techno wasn't real, after all. Q had also done an issue where famous musicians or DJ's pick their favourite genre songs (eg. Dave Grohl on metal, Basement Jaxx on dance, Tim Westwood on hip hop etc). That and International made me look at music outside rock. In August, I got into the Prodigy as Liam had finally released Always Outnumbered...

Finally, I started my first year of uni, and I always put on the Order and the Prodigy before going to lectures. Later, an NME special on Goth features JD heavily so I reevalute UP and Closer.

Summers of 2002 and 2004 won't be forgotten.

Back in 1982 I heard Temptation on the radio, never picked up who it was by. Also heard what turned out to be Atmosphere late 82 on the radio. Blue Monday in 1983 was the turning point where I rushed out to buy it. Decided to look more into their background. Also heard LWTUA around this time. Had no idea of the connection between the 2 bands. Went on geology field trip in 1985 and Kingsuk Biswas had Unknown Pleasures with him and that was put on heavy rotation which got me into JD. Did the back catalogue thing with them too.

April 1980, my elder brother (2 and a half year difference), came into my bedroom and said "listen to this" and puts "Love Will Tear Us Apart" on the turntable, and instantly I'm "Wow what the hell is this it's fucking brilliant!" At first I couldn't make out what Curtis was singing about then my ear tuned into his voice and I just loved the lyrics.

So I play "L.W.T.U.A" and "These Days" constantly. and nick my brothers "Unknown Pleasures", and it's never off my turntable. (It's still my favourite record, and in all honesty I've had at least two Hi-Fi's which wouldn't play any other record/C.D.)

I remember then finding out that Curtis had hung himself 1 month after I'd got into the band. (Through J.Peel on the radio.) I was so gutted and pissed off. So when it came out that the rest of the band were going to carry on and just change their name I was mightily pleased. Although I felt "Movement" was a bit of a disappointment and Barney was trying too hard to sound like Ian and his shadow just hung over the record, it was still miles better than the pap most bands put out. But then they (N.O) released Temptation (and "E.G.G" "Mesh" etc "The Mini Album"), and that was it. This was New Order, not a watered down Joy Division, and they were fucking brilliant too. Then in '83 P.C.& L was relesed and it was, and still is, a great record. So that's it. I was a month too late for Joy Division, and never saw them live. But I can genuinely say I was into New Order before they even knew what to call themselves, and of course I've seen them live. Plus had the pleasure of all their albums. Cheers lads.

as a kid i listened to blue monday on a tape my brother had made and loved it

then, when true faith came out again in 94 i recognised it from my brothers substance video

then i collected everything i could

now its all in a box

might sell it

First hearing Temptation around about 1982. Then I was given a C90 tape (remember them?) of Movement and assorted other tracks such as Cries and Whispers, EGG, Hurt etc and I was hooked.

I was aware of the Joy Division link but hadn't heard any of their stuff until about 1983 and I stumbled across the 12" of 'LWTUA' which I loved and played to death. But then I had to endure all of my classmates going wild over the Paul Young version saying it was 'the best'

The fools!

An old friend introduced me them. Slow going because I head the JD stuff first. Bit of an over load to the senses etc. She drilled it into me!! Not sure if I could deal without them or the friends that I have made through them!!

And as other people have said the music stands for its self

Heard Blue Monday on the radio and at the youth disco in 1983.Thought it was ace and went out and bought a copy..Was aware of Power , Corruption & Lies but hadn't bought it.My bro however purchased a copy in late 83 and when i heard it that was it , no turning back

Heard True Faith on the Radio as a spotty 14 year old back in '87. Bought the single that weekend, then spent the rest of my pocket money for the next couple of years buying every other single, 12", album and video I could lay my hands on....!

I saw Unknown Pleasures album for sale, never had heard of Joy Division... had no idea what it would be like but bought that LP because all the Joy Division records in the bin had such cool artwork. Didn't even know about Ian for a year. Found New Order record in a Joy Division bin in another store, bought it because of Joy Division.

My Bro bought back from school Low life on one side and PC&L on the ohter of a cassette. Immediately hooked, then came out Brotherhood (which I loved at the time) and then substance, wow. what music. And what a jourtney of discoverey prior to the internet as well. So when I heard substance not heard alot of the trax b4 despite having the rpevios 3 albums. Also never released prior to 1987 that New order were joy division nowadays ypu can find out everything at a touch of a button, in those days you relied on word of mouth, music papers. Got me into other abds such as jesus and mary chain and then listening to john peel, a great great musicual journey. I don;t think NO realise how important they have been in so many peoples lives. First time I heard JD was the video to here are the young men, hated it! Not a thing like NO. A couple of yrs later heard Closer blew me away again. Combined JD and NO and they are the best band of all time. Commbine all my favoutire things about muisc, electronics, coollness, mystery, an indie label, facelss to an extent. Turned me onto my other great love of music in life, detroit techno. Enough of my ramblings. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL AT NOOL. The hardest question of the year "best hooky bass line" still wake up sweating aout that one, just sooo many.

In 1989-90,when I was itty bitty we had this station that played mostly shite music but they had this hour where they'd play certain bands and new order was one of them. i remember hearing blt and true faith a lot. i didn't hear blue monday until the mid-90's. i was a fan of a certain band's music and i read that jd was one of their influences and decided to look up jd, thats when i then found out new order had once been jd.

been long time fan, but really got fascinated around blt!

My older bro played PC&L then Low Life constantly, and also the JD albums,and it just kinda grew from there, it really took off when, as a fresh faced teen of 14 I nervously approached the Barras on the 9th June 87 for my first ever gig,suppose ive been hooked ever since.

My bro now wears a Vikings badge on his overalls out on the rigs in the North Sea (rather apt),that i gave him,as a cheers for ifluencing my musical taste.

Cheers Paul

For me, it was an interview of Neil Tennant in Smash Hits where he talked about New Order & True Faith being his favourite song at that time. I went out, bought Substance, and never looked back....

Simply: John Peel on BBC Radio 1.

I'd seen the video for "LWTUA" when it came out, but it didn't mean anything. By Christmas 1982, I was old enough to stay up 'til midnight to listen to the Festive 50, so I caught "Temptation" and a lot of Joy Division tracks. I knew it was all supposed to be cool, but I didn't like punk music and much preferred the synth sound.

So, Blue Monday and Power, corruption and lies became the very first records I bought, and the biggest single influence on my musical tastes (the electronic side of indie) and practices (drum machines and synths). Within a year I had all the easily available JD and NO vinyl, and an already-worn cassette of the Radio 1 broadcast of the 1983 Kilkenny gig.

It was no coincidence that I went to university in Salford in 1985, and saw my first and only NO gig at the Haçienda in 1987.

A life changing experience involving Fanny Fart Hicks, Kama Sutra Towers, east of Stretford Arndale Centre on a wet August morning armed with a Tesco carrier bag and three half-drunk Pilsner cans containing Irn-Bru, probably....and absolutely NO printed ramblings and existentialist musings from that pretentious cod-eyed old trollop Paul Morley, lest it be said....

'Round and Round' on TOTP

Joy Division: I first heard of them in 1994 but I became a huge (and obsessed) fan ages later when I began to buy their albums and reading absolutely everything about the band and Ian Curtis. To my mates (and radio co-hosts)and some London Cafe listeners, I'm best known as Mrs. Joy Division.

New Order: As a girl who grew up in the 80s, I've heard their music on the radio and watched a lot of their videos. I remember being hooked on Bizarre Love Triangle, Blue Monday and True Faith. But as with JD, I became a fan ages later.

I must say that I'm more a JD fan than a NO fan though.:)

seeing Sunrise on the PFD video at a mate's brother's house. Still love that today