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The new Best-of and box set won't be released in the US
A rep from New Order's U.S. management accused the record companies of
lacking a spine. "If record companies and radio can't exploit bands, then
they don't know how to handle them. I think it's systematic of the whole
industry, not just one company. These companies can only handle radio
fodder, although I don't know what that says about the whole business
itself."
lacking a spine. "If record companies and radio can't exploit bands, then
they don't know how to handle them. I think it's systematic of the whole
industry, not just one company. These companies can only handle radio
fodder, although I don't know what that says about the whole business
itself."
Latest New Order Gems Out Of Reach For U.S. Fans
New box set, greatest-hits disc not scheduled for release Stateside.
Did you find 1995's Best of New Order unsatisfying? Did the movie "24 Hour
Party People" have you itching for more New Order rarities? Well, if you
live in the U.S. consider yourself S.O.L.
Though they're slated for release overseas, neither New Order's forthcoming
box set nor their new greatest hits CD, Here to Stay, are slated to land in
U.S. stores, due to the band's current wrangling with parent label WEA.
Last year when New Order released their seventh studio album, Get Ready, it
seemed like nobody was all that ready for their return. After an eight-year
hiatus, the post-punk pioneers got a tepid reception, barely marking up the
Billboard albums chart before falling off entirely.
And even though a chorus of critics hailed Get Ready as one of the best
albums of 2001, it took the release of Michael Winterbottom's homage to No
Wave Manchester, "24 Hour Party People," to put New Order back on the
proverbial map.
Today New Order are riding on a full tank of pop-culture clout with a new
generation of freshly minted fans. However, despite the swell of renewed
interest, none of WEA's affiliated labels — such as Atlantic, Warner Bros.
and Rhino — has stepped forward to put out the rarities-riddled box set or
the new greatest-hits collection, which features period remixes.
A rep from New Order's U.S. management accused the record companies of
lacking a spine. "If record companies and radio can't exploit bands, then
they don't know how to handle them. I think it's systematic of the whole
industry, not just one company. These companies can only handle radio
fodder, although I don't know what that says about the whole business
itself."
WEA had no comment except to reiterate that it will be releasing Here to
Stay internationally and that New Order still have a label relationship with
Warner Bros. in the United States.
Track listing for Here to Stay:
"Ceremony"
"Blue Monday" (original 12-inch mix)
"Confusion" (Arthur Baker 12-inch mix)
"Thieves Like Us"
"Perfect Kiss" (original 12-inch mix)
"Shellshock"
"Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone 12-inch mix)
"True Faith" (original 12-inch mix)
"Touched by the Hand of God" (original 12-inch mix)
"Crystal"
"60MPH"
"Here to Stay"
New box set, greatest-hits disc not scheduled for release Stateside.
Did you find 1995's Best of New Order unsatisfying? Did the movie "24 Hour
Party People" have you itching for more New Order rarities? Well, if you
live in the U.S. consider yourself S.O.L.
Though they're slated for release overseas, neither New Order's forthcoming
box set nor their new greatest hits CD, Here to Stay, are slated to land in
U.S. stores, due to the band's current wrangling with parent label WEA.
Last year when New Order released their seventh studio album, Get Ready, it
seemed like nobody was all that ready for their return. After an eight-year
hiatus, the post-punk pioneers got a tepid reception, barely marking up the
Billboard albums chart before falling off entirely.
And even though a chorus of critics hailed Get Ready as one of the best
albums of 2001, it took the release of Michael Winterbottom's homage to No
Wave Manchester, "24 Hour Party People," to put New Order back on the
proverbial map.
Today New Order are riding on a full tank of pop-culture clout with a new
generation of freshly minted fans. However, despite the swell of renewed
interest, none of WEA's affiliated labels — such as Atlantic, Warner Bros.
and Rhino — has stepped forward to put out the rarities-riddled box set or
the new greatest-hits collection, which features period remixes.
A rep from New Order's U.S. management accused the record companies of
lacking a spine. "If record companies and radio can't exploit bands, then
they don't know how to handle them. I think it's systematic of the whole
industry, not just one company. These companies can only handle radio
fodder, although I don't know what that says about the whole business
itself."
WEA had no comment except to reiterate that it will be releasing Here to
Stay internationally and that New Order still have a label relationship with
Warner Bros. in the United States.
Track listing for Here to Stay:
"Ceremony"
"Blue Monday" (original 12-inch mix)
"Confusion" (Arthur Baker 12-inch mix)
"Thieves Like Us"
"Perfect Kiss" (original 12-inch mix)
"Shellshock"
"Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone 12-inch mix)
"True Faith" (original 12-inch mix)
"Touched by the Hand of God" (original 12-inch mix)
"Crystal"
"60MPH"
"Here to Stay"
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