Press Technique

Rooting around in the loft over the weekend, I found my one of these:

I no longer have the NME that it was given away with, but I seem to recall that the peel off stickers were needed "to complete the cover of Technique".

That's all well and good, but I never did work out what you were supposed to do with it. Any ideas?

... you were meant to retain the collectable image and wait for technology to advance to a state where an international network was possible. Once that had been established the hope was that a place within the network focusing on popular music groups would be set-up for likeminded fans to talk with one another.

After a short while the facility to post an image (admittedly, they originally thought it was a far fetched idea) was meant to become available and users could harness this tool to show to others their most potent collection pieces.

Thereafter you could safely peel the sticker off and put it on your: wall, door or pencil case depending on mood.

Originally posted by Huntsman ... you were meant to retain the collectable image and wait for technology to advance to a state where an international network was possible. Once that had been established the hope was that a place within the network focusing on popular music groups would be set-up for likeminded fans to talk with one another.After a short while the facility to post an image (admittedly, they originally thought it was a far fetched idea) was meant to become available and users could harness this tool to show to others their most potent collection pieces.Thereafter you could safely peel the sticker off and put it on your: wall, door or pencil case depending on mood.

nah it'll never work...

I think me sticker is still on me bum! HA!!! (Is that what that itch is???)

Originally posted by Old Blue Rooting around in the loft over the weekend, I found my one of these:I no longer have the NME that it was given away with, but I seem to recall that the peel off stickers were needed "to complete the cover of Technique".That's all well and good, but I never did work out what you were supposed to do with it. Any ideas?

Actually meant for a CASSETTE!Don't try this at home.I gave mine to my youngest son.Then 5 years later i got another from a mate who thought NEW ORDER are shite.May stick it on the my NEW signing on paphlet in a couple of weeks.

Originally posted by Old Blue Rooting around in the loft over the weekend...

Just how many more young sprogs are you shooting for, Bluey?

'Rooting', it would appear, has a rather different definition in these parts.

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Originally posted by depthcharge > Originally posted by Old Blue Rooting around in the loft over the weekend...

Just how many more young sprogs are you shooting for, Bluey?

'Rooting', it would appear, has a rather different definition in these parts.

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"Rooting"...."shooting"...."load". This place gets more like Viz every day.

Since number two came along, we have neither the time....or the energy!!

And that 'fro is quite magnificent, now that we can see it clearly.

Ah - yes I have one of those fine artefacts too - wasn't it givenm away free withan issue of the NME or was it the Melody maker?

Technique was the album that introduced me to New Order of course! :)

No wonder hardly anybody kept that issue of NME, Jim Kerr of Simple Minds is on the cover, and also has a Morrissey print of him in front of his gravestone that only has his year of birth on it.

Interview of the band by Danny Kelly on the inside, which wasn't too bad, but I couldn't find anything inside relating to the purpose of the stickers.

... are we to conclude that it is, in fact, just a sticker?

Incidentally, the ever generous Muff Man Moon Beast posted me one of these - which is now safely tucked in my collection.

Yep. I've got that sticker to and the copy of the NME it came in. It's got a white cover with the Order on the front. Four pictures repeated in diferent colours as I recall.

Originally posted by Grahame Ferguson Yep. I've got that sticker to and the copy of the NME it came in. It's got a white cover with the Order on the front. Four pictures repeated in diferent colours as I recall.

Aren't you getting confused with the NME post card? The sticker set is pictured above. Anyone still got the Barney and John Barnes poster?

... I've got a corking Low-Life poster.

Originally posted by Huntsman ... are we to conclude that it is, in fact, just a sticker?Incidentally, the ever generous Muff Man Moon Beast posted me one of these - which is now safely tucked in my collection.

As i said before this was for the actual case of a cassette.The blurb that came with it said something like if you buy the album,tape it,and put this on the back.But then when you take it to IBIZA (sic) it would peel off or get nicked.Why don't you give this a go HUNTSMAN and if it does not look cool i will send you mine.Now that's a offer you can't refuse.I shall hide it in a LARGE BAG of TESCO crisps so that you can play guess the flavour whilst you eat them.They all taste the same.....PLAIN/READY SALTED!:D

... Ready Salted!!? ... it's like kryptonite to me.

Zero on the sticker test, like the man who treasures the original Hammerhead ... mine's staying in the packaging.

Plain crisps indeed.

(and on a Friday ... sheesh!)

Originally posted by Huntsman ... Ready Salted!!? ... it's like kryptonite to me.Zero on the sticker test, like the man who treasures the original Hammerhead ... mine's staying in the packaging.Plain crisps indeed.(and on a Friday ... sheesh!)

Thank GOD you did not take me up on the offer.I would have hated to part with that lovely sticker a second time.:D