What other songs should be singles

I'd like Plastic/Academic/TheGame

Andy wrote: Mark Reeder's done remixes for Singularity and Academic.

Sounds like the rest is, erm, Academic...

negative1 wrote: Again, now the singularity is on the verge of coming out.

Will that be it for the album. I think so. Only on a rare occasion have they released a 4th single.

later -1

Am I missing something here? Aren't there already 4 singles from the album?

Restless Plastic Tutti Frutti Singularity

Was Plastic not an official single?

depthcharge wrote:

Andy wrote: Mark Reeder's done remixes for Singularity and Academic.

Sounds like the rest is, erm, Academic...

And judging by the tour setlist, it seems that People on the Highline would be an obvious choice. I don't think they're regularly performing Academic live. So that would be an odd choice for a single since the band doesn't care about it enough to perform it live.

SampledFrog wrote:

negative1 wrote: Again, now the singularity is on the verge of coming out.

Will that be it for the album. I think so. Only on a rare occasion have they released a 4th single.

later -1

Am I missing something here? Aren't there already 4 singles from the album?

Restless Plastic Tutti Frutti Singularity

Was Plastic not an official single?

depthcharge wrote:

Andy wrote: Mark Reeder's done remixes for Singularity and Academic.

Sounds like the rest is, erm, Academic...

And judging by the tour setlist, it seems that People on the Highline would be an obvious choice. I don't think they're regularly performing Academic live. So that would be an odd choice for a single since the band doesn't care about it enough to perform it live.

Academic was performed at each of the last 5 gigs.

NotAMod wrote: The album version was released as a digital-only standalone track with the Music Complete artwork; a "key track" as is known in the musak biz these days.

I never got around to downloading the digital pre-release of Plastic when it came out, but was the ending of it any different than the album version? On the final release, Plastic blends into Tutti Frutti, so I'm wondering if the earlier version just abruptly ended or actually faded out.

On a side note, I was just getting ready to compile a new personal NO compilation once I get my Singularity CD... so what is everyone's verdict on Procession being a single? I've always assumed it was the b-side of Everything's Gone Green for many years since Substance listed it as such. There's even a handful of vinyl copies which list the 7" version of EGG as the a-side. Did the Singles compilation perhaps get this wrong? Or is it considered a double a-side single, sort of like DM's Blasphemous Rumours + Somebody? I got rid of my Singles CD years ago, so I don't remember what was said about it in the liner notes, but it certainly sounded out of place on the album.

Moderne Decay wrote: I never got around to downloading the digital pre-release of Plastic when it came out, but was the ending of it any different than the album version? On the final release, Plastic blends into Tutti Frutti, so I'm wondering if the earlier version just abruptly ended or actually faded out.

It was the album version - no difference. It shouldn't be considered a single, it was merely a taste of the album.

Moderne Decay wrote: On a side note, I was just getting ready to compile a new personal NO compilation once I get my Singularity CD... so what is everyone's verdict on Procession being a single? I've always assumed it was the b-side of Everything's Gone Green for many years since Substance listed it as such. There's even a handful of vinyl copies which list the 7" version of EGG as the a-side. Did the Singles compilation perhaps get this wrong? Or is it considered a double a-side single, sort of like DM's Blasphemous Rumours + Somebody? I got rid of my Singles CD years ago, so I don't remember what was said about it in the liner notes, but it certainly sounded out of place on the album.

In the UK, Procession was released as the A-side of a 7", with Everything's Gone Green on the B-side. EGG was then re-recorded and released as the A-side on a 12" in Belgium by Factory Benelux, which was Factory's Belgian imprint. That 12" was only available as an import in the UK, so technically EGG was never an A-side on Factory proper.

The liner notes in Substance incorrectly attribute Procession as the B-side to FBN, when it doesn't appear on that 12" at all. Of course, Substance also famously swaps the titles of Mesh and Cries And Whispers.

So EGG is one of two instances in New Order's catalog where a B-side was so good, it was deemed worthy of being an A-side in it's own right (the other being 1963).

Music Complete wrote: In the UK, Procession was released as the A-side of a 7", with Everything's Gone Green on the B-side.

Is this actually noted on the original 7" vinyl anywhere? What makes this a little confusing is that on this Discogs website, there's a few different regions which mix it up a bit:

France and Spain had matrix numbers on each label showing that EGG is side-A and Procession is side-b:

France Side AFrance Side B

Spain Side ASpain Side B

Then there's one from Italy which clearly labels Procession as Side 1 and EGG as Side 2:

Italy Side 1Italy Side 2

Unless I'm missing something, all the other regions don't seem have anything on the label indicating which side is which.

When Bruce, Drew, and myself were putting Recycle together we did a lot of digging. There are quotes from both Tony Wilson and Stephen (who wrote it) alluding to Procession being the A-side. Stephen's quote might even be in the Retro box, but I don't have it handy to check.

Andy wrote:

SampledFrog wrote:

And judging by the tour setlist, it seems that People on the Highline would be an obvious choice. I don't think they're regularly performing Academic live. So that would be an odd choice for a single since the band doesn't care about it enough to perform it live.

Academic was performed at each of the last 5 gigs.

My apologies! You're absolutely right. I don't know what I was thinking other than I was probably still a little tipsy from the show last night in Vegas.

NotAMod wrote:

SampledFrog wrote: Was Plastic not an official single?

The album version was released as a digital-only standalone track with the Music Complete artwork; a "key track" as is known in the musak biz these days.

Restless, Tutti Frutti and Singularity were all backed with promo CDrs, a myriad of remixes and unique artwork. Plastic had none of that.

I personally don't believe it was ever a Single in the conventional sense, even in today's predominantly digital world.

Cheers! Thanks for clearing that up for me.

There's something here about people are invited to make a music video for People On The High Line.So i guess that's the next single? Didn't Bad Lieutenant do something like that? A competition for a fan made music video.

Good spot FP. I guess that's one way to keep costs down. Not really the song I wanted as the next single, but if it gets a physical release I'll probably buy it out of some silly desire to complete the MC collection.

People On The High Line???

Hope it's à typo. It must be Academic or Plastic.

There's room for one more Single in the slipcase.

My vote goes to Superheated.

Fotzepolitic wrote: There's something here about people are invited to make a music video for People On The High Line.So i guess that's the next single? Didn't Bad Lieutenant do something like that? A competition for a fan made music video.

Pretty much the worst possible pick out of the remaining candidates.

depthcharge wrote:

Fotzepolitic wrote: There's something here about people are invited to make a music video for People On The High Line.So i guess that's the next single? Didn't Bad Lieutenant do something like that? A competition for a fan made music video.

Pretty much the worst possible pick out of the remaining candidates.

A favourite of Bernard's. He thought it should be one of the first tracks released but Daniel Miller suggested it was more of a "Summer single".

Bernard thinks everyone will be dancing round the barbecue this summer to People On The High Line.Not sure about that.It's a passable song but not my favourite.The other two candidates would have been Academic or Superheated.Maybe they think one more will fit in the slipcase making 5 in total but that remains to be seen, it'd be a tightly packed slipcase that would surely impinge on the integrity of the spine/cardboard.

Andy wrote:

depthcharge wrote:

Pretty much the worst possible pick out of the remaining candidates.

A favourite of Bernard's. He thought it should be one of the first tracks released but Daniel Miller suggested it was more of a "Summer single".

I'd suggest it's more of a Sumner single.

There's a vibe there that reminds me of some of the back half of Republic.

It would be stupid to limit the number of singles beczuse of a slipcase size.

Fotzepolitic wrote: .Maybe they think one more will fit in the slipcase making 5 in total but that remains to be seen, it'd be a tightly packed slipcase that would surely impinge on the integrity of the spine/cardboard.

Maybe they don't give a stuff about the integrity of the cardboard [:eek] . I have a hunch that keeping the album and tour boyant might be more of a priority for NO. Perhaps if everyone tweets NO and says: Hey, remember how many CD singles will fit in the slipcase, it might prompt them to cancel POTHL and jump straight to releasing Mark Reeders Academic remix. Or not.

keepitcoming wrote: Bernard is the next James bond.

I thought you said he was gonna be in The Avengers?

This would work better if they had just omitted the word...just.

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well, if you want the first three singles, and not the last one, along with the slipcase.

you can get them all here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Order-Music-Complete-Singles-Restless-Tutti-Frutti-Singularity-Slipcase-/122100688078?

UKP 21 or $27 not including shipping.

comes with a sticker also.

great deal, and i there some left.

add people on highline and you are set.

later -1