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Originally posted by Grigori Rasputin I'm going with Thieves Like Us-Stolen Mix...that is the one I got off here..right???
Certainly is, I think it was General Muffster who sent me it on CD first
Then the Rocket Man stole it and sent it out on loadsa his as well
The best mix is Evil Dust closely followed by the K-Klass RIAD.
I always thought The Beach was quality as well and always preferred this over the original.
And as Hunstsy has pointed out before the New Order Mix of Regret is magnificent and every bit as good as the Fire Island version.
As much as I like to make fun of Blue Monday as much as everyone else does, back in 88 when they redid the song for Blue Monday '88 I really loved it - the changes were perfect - just enough to update it without ruining the original elements. It is somewhat tired now, but it is still pretty much my favorite version of the song.
I agree with lot of the others on here. Here's my rundown of fave mixes in no particular order:
That's all I can think of...for now. :D
For me, there's just one that stands out - the RM remix of 'Subculture'. Just seems to me to be more like the sorta thing that NO would have been happy with. Unlike the 'single' version, the sequencers/drums are in time and it just has that slightly 'raw' New Order feel to it...
do you notice something about the Republic mixes...
most agree that the Regret mixes are quite good
a lot of people think the Perfecto remix of World is better
a lot of people think the reunited KKlass remix of Ruined in a Day is better
a lot of people like the remixes of Spooky better
... does this say something about the production and work atmosphere of the Republic sessions...?
remixes are also meant to be for fun... some people have got to lighten up a bit and remember the context and era that they were made in... other than just bashing remixes with such malice
My primary choices would be:
True Faith - the Alternate Faith Dub Bizarre Love Triangle - 12" remix Regret - Fire Island Mix The Perfect Kiss - 12" remix
That mix of True Faith would be my all-time favorite if the throbbing percussion at the end didn't go on for so long and become a bit boring. But I'm real biased towards that mix because one of my favorite NO lyrics is TF's "I used to think that the day would never come / That my life would depend on the morning sun...." So when we got that "the mor - the mor - the mor - the mor - the mor -the morning sun," I thought the Universe was talking to me.
Love it best when NO's mixes are different from the album versions, so Regret's and BLT's mix are fantastic for me. Of course, the BLT 12" was released before the album (or I got it first) so that was my first introduction to the song and it will always be one my dearest NO songs.
What can I say about the end of the Perfect Kiss 12"? Amazing.
Shep Pettibone´s BLT and TF Regret Fire Island and Slow&Lo (try listen to it at a sunset smoking a cigarette) Reunited in a Day and Ambient mix of RIAD Spooky Stadium Mix
No surprises here:
1st- Fire island Mix of Regret or how to improve on perfection.
2nd- NOOL Stolen Mix of Thieves like us got from Rocket Productions or how I learned to love the bomb.
3rd- Reunited in a day K-Klass mix or how did Hague manage to get it so wrong?
Originally posted by Coen van der Voort My favourite is the Fire Island mix of Regret.Someone Like You (Gabriel & Dresden 911 Vocal Mix) is a close second.
Have to agree 100%
Quite a few of the posts suggest a thumbs up for The Rest Of Album. The Ruined in a Day, World and TBTHOG remixes are all excellent IMO. Also, the Stadium Mix of Spooky is pretty good as well. Especially given that it has more bass than the original version!
Have to say though, think it's bizarre that we're still waiting on a definitive remix of perhaps New Orders most remix friendly song.............Temptation.
