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Apologies of this has been posted earlier. Sounds nice so far... _
New Order: Singles
Quadruple Vinyl Album Remastered Version
The box contains: four 180g vinyls, printed inner bags and a 12x12 printed artwork insert housed in a rigid lift-top box with a gold foil leaf design on the cover
9 September 2016
0825646069620 0825646069620 Warner Records 90 (UK) _
Wouldn't you think they'd do a deal with Mute and have a Singles album with the singles from Music Complete on it?
Ken Doherty wrote:
Wouldn't you think they'd do a deal with Mute and have a Singles album with the singles from Music Complete on it?
Imagine trying to get a compilation with both pre and post Hooky departure singles past the man himself. No way he'd agree to that.
Is this the promo that Kevin Cummins tweeted?
https://twitter.com/KCMANC/status/770562735276957697
A second disk of non-singles, obscurities and cover versions? Has that instrumental of WFTSC ever been released elsewhere?
GotBlueEyes wrote: Is this the promo that Kevin Cummins tweeted?
https://twitter.com/KCMANC/status/770562735276957697
A second disk of non-singles, obscurities and cover versions? Has that instrumental of WFTSC ever been released elsewhere?
That has nothing to do with Singles, I don't think there are any promos for the new Singles release.
GotBlueEyes wrote:
It looks lovely!
So do the Spice Girls. Don't have to buy the CD. They can't have a definitive Singles collection up to MC cos:
GotBlueEyes wrote: So any ideas what it is?
He clearly said it was a "new promo"
It looks lovely!
I think it's a publisher's promo, like this Joy Division one: Discogs entry
Hence the rather strange selection of tracks (and remixes tacked on the end).
Hardly anyone will get these, Kevin will have got one because they've used his photos.
Singles LP box is in the house.
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Just as you'd expect really.
The 4x LPs are sleeved in blue leaf design with the original track notes on the reverse. There's the same Dave Quantick liner notes on the back of a vintage band image.
Download code included.
This old pedant was wondering whether anyone else had noticed the misplaced title on side seven and the omission of the title of 1963 on side 5.
It's been a long week!
depthcharge wrote: Singles LP box is in the house.
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Just as you'd expect really.
The 4x LPs are sleeved in blue leaf design with the original track notes on the reverse. There's the same Dave Quantick liner notes on the back of a vintage band image.
Download code included.
???? The same liner notes? The ones that describe WFTSC as New Order's latest album? Ugh. They could have at least tagged on a new paragraph at the end. I was hoping for a creative explanation of how I'll Stay With You qualifies as a "single."
I picked up both the double CD and vinyl box today. The box looks really nice with the etched/embossed gold leaf. The mastering on the new CDs is much better than the original pressing and the corrected 7" versions are obviously welcome. It was worth it for that. Playing a track titled "Run 2" from an official New Order compilation and the actual single remix playing is a new experience (!) Actually, to be fair it was correctly labelled on the Technique bonus disc back in '08. The only slightly odd thing is the original compilation was released in October 2005 yet the (same) David Quantick liner notes are dated "2006". I can't remember if that mistake was in the original edition or not...
In my opinion Hellbent (the Radio Edit) should have been the Lost Sirens track on this compilation as it was the closest thing to a single from the Total compilation back in 2011. Bar a Dutch promo CD ISWY never really qualified as a single. But then again Turn wasn't really a single either. Not a big deal.
It took the label a decade but the compilation is improved and hats off to them for doing that (plus vinyl-ising it).
Welllll.... if i spot the vinyl box set when i'm in HMV tomorrow i might buy it. From depthcharge's photo i like the blue sleeves for the x4 vinyls and i've always liked that vintage photo (circa 1989 is it? ) We'll see tomorrow if i feel like departing with £40 (+?)
The vinyl box-set's £59.99 new from most retailers.
EDIT: As Debaser quite rightly points out, it's cheaper on the New Order store.
NotAMod wrote: The vinyl box-set's £59.99 new from most retailers.
Really ? Oh fuck that then.Like Mr Monkhouse might have or did say they should send the new version out to all those that bought the original Singles in 2005 in compensation for that version being a pile of poo. Jeez where do these fuckers get off?
£44.99 + a fiver postage from NewOrderStore.
They sent out an email today and I honestly thought the NME quote said "pointless" rather than "peerless" when I glanced at it.
I'm guessing that the CD will be about five quid on Amazon in a few months time.
I hope close range and special are longer and even more wonderful, and maybe there are French horns oboes and mellotrons on some of the instrumentals.and maybe some electronic songs could be grafted into disc #14- feel every beat, warning sign , flicker, some distant memory, prodigal son, late at night, make it happen, etc. And a longer version of such a good thing, and recoil, sabotage, California grass , and transmission in French and Navajo, please, and more lost sirens, that's it.
keepitcoming wrote: I hope close range and special are longer and even more wonderful, and maybe there are French horns oboes and mellotrons on some of the instrumentals.and maybe some electronic songs could be grafted into disc #14- feel every beat, warning sign , flicker, some distant memory, prodigal son, late at night, make it happen, etc. And a longer version of such a good thing, and recoil, sabotage, California grass , and transmission in French and Navajo, please, and more lost sirens, that's it.
Reluctant commuter wrote: This old pedant was wondering whether anyone else had noticed the misplaced title on side seven and the omission of the title of 1963 on side 5.
It's been a long week!
Annoying, it wasn't like that on the PDF proofs. Something went wrong at manufacture I guess.
The Perfect Kiss appears to be the original 7" edit as opposed to the slightly longer/alternate one we got on Total.
keepitcoming wrote: I hope close range and special are longer and even more wonderful, and maybe there are French horns oboes and mellotrons on some of the instrumentals.and maybe some electronic songs could be grafted into disc #14- feel every beat, warning sign , flicker, some distant memory, prodigal son, late at night, make it happen, etc. And a longer version of such a good thing, and recoil, sabotage, California grass , and transmission in French and Navajo, please, and more lost sirens, that's it.
I like this little promo advert thingy. Anyone remember the floaty leaf they used to promote Singles the first time around? That was really nice.
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^ Don't remember a floaty leaf promo thing for the original Singles but i distinctly remember a tv advert for it.Saw it a couple of times, seem to recall it was brief clips from the Regret video but overlayed with a few audio snippets of various New Order hits like True Faith etc
Saw the CD in HMV today for £14.Didn't see the vinyl box set though.But anyway, i didn't buy.Maybe when the CD is reduced in price in a few months time.
morgan1098 wrote:
???? The same liner notes? The ones that describe WFTSC as New Order's latest album? Ugh. They could have at least tagged on a new paragraph at the end. I was hoping for a creative explanation of how I'll Stay With You qualifies as a "single."
Yeah one and the same, sadly. But did anyone really expect them to go to any effort to freshen this stuff up? Their track record with box sets and compilations is sloppy to say that least.
Imagine a day when a New Order label actually consults some hardcore fans before throwing together another compilation. Free expertise and error correction.
depthcharge wrote:
morgan1098 wrote:
???? The same liner notes? The ones that describe WFTSC as New Order's latest album? Ugh. They could have at least tagged on a new paragraph at the end. I was hoping for a creative explanation of how I'll Stay With You qualifies as a "single."
Yeah one and the same, sadly. But did anyone really expect them to go to any effort to freshen this stuff up? Their track record with box sets and compilations is sloppy to say that least.
Do you really need the text in the booklet changing too? Really? It's correct for the time that the release was originally compiled, it's not meant to be a a 'new' thing.
Imagine a day when a New Order label actually consults some hardcore fans before throwing together another compilation. Free expertise and error correction.
It's happened.
NotAMod wrote: The Perfect Kiss appears to be the original 7" edit as opposed to the slightly longer/alternate one we got on Total.
...Meaning the actual UK seven inch version (3:51) remains unreleased on CD still - the 4:23 version was a promo.
Granted, the 3:51 version was a bit of a strange edit, so I can see why they put that 7" version on there.
The vinyl is beautifully packaged and worth the money. All tracks sounding great. Nice to have this on vinyl. No complaints here.
Looking forward to the new album 2020😜
When they started plugging this a few week ago I went to play the original release...for the first time I should add...and the first cd is blank![[:d]](/emoticons/biggrin.gif){kind=small}
I haven't received the CD from the New Order store yet, but 'Spooky' is the 'Republic' album version on the Spotify version of the remastered 'Singles', despite being labelled as the (Fluke) 'Minimix'. Is this the case on the LP/CD? Another tracklisting balls up?
