For those who missed it...WFTSC leftovers to be released

By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: Silly sods!

Why not just issue those seven left over tracks as a bona-fide EP or mini album instead? On their own imprint or something? I mean, to hell with convention! Other bands are issuing music in formats other than the tried and tested (and boring) single-album-single-single-single-cash in best of-single formula, but then I suppose that is kinda beyond their way of logical thinking I guess??

Here's an even crazier thought. Add the extended versions of their Control soundtrack songs and possibly throw a vocal on a couple of them. For this they wouldn't even need to meet.

I always enjoyed the NO album instrumentals.

Regardless of format, I'm glad they're releasing these tracks, can't wait to hear them

A full-on collection of previously unreleased tracks. Doves did that with some b-sides, "Lost Sides", and it was quite successful.

Igor wrote:

Stephen Morris said: "The remaining Sirens ones are the biggest we haven't released. We all really want to give them a big push, they're too good to be thought of as unreleased leftovers."

What does he mean by "the biggest we haven't released"? Is there anything else besides these Sirens leftoevrs to be released?

I think he means that these are finished "official" tracks from the WFTSC sessions. Does anybody know if they actually have many finished tracks from earlier times that are not just demos or unfinished songs? Always seemed like they have said that they only bother to finish the tracks they will release.

GAMICS wrote: Keh? Ive read you post 5 times and I aint got no foggiest wot you on about!

What I meant was, will the Sirens extras get added to a re-release of Sirens or will they be spread across several of the other albums to make us buy each one just to get those extra tracks. I was expecting them to only re-release the older albums not necessarily Get Ready and Sirens. But if every album gets re-released and each has extra tracks taken from the same period as when the original album was released (as per the suggestions made on this website) that would be great. Comprende?

Oui. I understand. But I dont think they will reissue Low-Life with Madonna stuck on the end. That just wouldnt work or make sense.

great news indeed - at this point I'll take anything I can get.

Believe it when i see it, teletext confirmed, what the? lol

If this is indeed true, I can't wait! :)

Wow, so many New Order stuff to come, I CAN'T WAIT!

I read at the time that they ditched the songs because they sounded too much like The Killers. Be good to hear.

they could always add the 'Vietnam' and 'Soundtrack' and voila, a new NO album. Then again, seeing how WFTSC is about £1.99 in every shop I go into, something tells me it didn't sell particularly well. Wonder if the 'bonus' tracks will be the 12 x 12" remixes?

I loved WFTSC, I played it all the time, so I'm very excited to here this news, I hope it happens, plus I'd love to hear the 12x12 remixes since I don't have a turntable I've never heard them.

Anyone know the track titles on these?

I seem to recall 'Sisters and Brothers' was one.

Burt Reynolds wrote: Anyone know the track titles on these?

I seem to recall 'Sisters and Brothers' was one.

Wasn't there a Sugarcane as well? Then again who really cares about the working titles.

I'm all for another bunch of Sumner's whining tunes

But honestly, like others have said, some of WFTSC isn't that great, how bad are the leftovers then? Maybe, too New-Ordery? ;) Then good news indeed!

Mountain Man wrote: Regardless of format, I'm glad they're releasing these tracks, can't wait to hear them

My sentiments exactly... But NEXT YEAR?!

why's everyone pining for them to reform? We had 30 years of music from Hook / Sumner and Morris : nostalgia ain't what it used to be so why pine for the past? I'm spending the rest of my life in the future, so that's where I'm looking.

That's really great news! I hope it sells well.

This is excellent news :)

Shug wrote: It's great news, but call me a sceptic on planned releases, we may not see these tracks fer a good year or two......hope I am wrong though.

The way I understood it was that the tracks were ready to go... so surely that means all the needs to be done is for the discs to be pressed.

Shug wrote: It's never that easy when it comes to New Order ;)

Well, at least all the covers art is already done, so that already eliminates one of the main problems (waiting for Saville)

Of course, not that there aren't others.....

Ally wrote: Very good news but frankly, fcuk knows what shape (or form) this will materialise in. If London manage to handle what looks like the final ever New Order release (bar the inevitable barrel-scraping re-releases) with any degree of respect or skill then I'll eat my hat.

I really hope they avoid the currently fashionable "online only" path because the quality invariably sucks and most fans will want a hard copy to fuss over and add to our collections. There has got to be a CD and preferably LP; limited edition numbered vinyl sounds good to me.

There's also the fact it's not really long enough to be a proper album (7 tracks) so what category will it fall under... album? EP? Extended Maxi-single? I don't really think bringing tracks like Vietnam or the PS Soundtrack into the mix is the way forward as they're totally out of context next to the new material.

As Shug says let's see what happens over the next 12 months

Bugger all probably.

Isn't the idea to re-release WFTSC in a two CD set with the extras?

Well looking forward to hearing some new stuff. And if there's gonna be some rare old stuff too, let's have MTO on CD at last.

& mto minus beats, or whatever it was called as well.

I hope they include demos...worked for Bobert and co.

EdelBrock wrote:

bushwick bill wrote: Does anybody know why they were left out of WfTSC? I'm a bit skeptical because i can think of a few songs that should've been leftover. I still look forward to it tho.

Anyhoo, typical No becoming more prolific after they split.

I agree, this really is the worst time for NO to split. The release of Control, then there are all these pseudo JD/NO bands running around... Imagine the concert with all of them together...

NO Interpol Editors British Sea Power The Killers etc.

I guess promoting remasters is great at this time, but some concerts would be better

Yeah, you said it all, guys.