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New Order: Singles

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Label: London Records
Released: 2005
Time:
 69:40 / 63:46
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.neworderonline.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2010
Price in €: 9,99





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Disc One:
[1] Ceremony (Joy Division) - 4:39
[2] Procession (New Order) - 4:29
[3] Everything's Gone Green (New Order) - 4:10
[4] Temptation (New Order) - 5:24
[5] Blue Monday (New Order) - 7:26
[6] Confusion (Baker, New Order) - 4:56
[7] Thieves Like Us (Baker/ New Order) - 3:57
[8] The Perfect Kiss (New Order) - 4:51
[9] Sub-Culture (New Order) - 3:26
[10] Shellshock (New Order/Robie) - 4:24
[11] State of the Nation (New Order) - 3:32
[12] Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order) - 4:22
[13] True Faith (Hague/New Order) - 5:54
[14] 1963 (Hague/New Order) - 4:21
[15] Touched by the Hand of God (New Order) - 3:43

Disc Two:
[1] Blue Monday '88 (New Order) - 4:09
[2] Fine Time (New Order) - 3:10
[3] Round and Round (New Order) - 4:00
[4] Run 2 (Denver/New Order) - 4:31
[5] World in Motion (Allen/New Order) - 4:32
[6] Regret (Hague/New Order) - 4:10
[7] Ruined in a Day (New Order) - 3:58
[8] World (New Order) - 3:40
[9] Spooky (Hague/New Order) - 3:45
[10] Crystal (New Order) - 4:21
[11] 60 Miles an Hour (New Order) - 3:50
[12] Here to Stay (New Order) - 3:57
[13] Krafty (New Order) - 3:47
[14] Jetstream (Lynch/New Order/Price) - 3:44
[15] Waiting for the Sirens' Call (New Order) - 3:52
[16] Turn [7 Version] (New Order) - 4:13

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Bernard Sumner - Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, Producer, Audio Production
Peter Hook - Bass, Backing Vocals, Electronic drums, Producer, Audio Production
Stephen Morris - Drums, Synthesizers, Producer, Audio Production
Gillian Gilbert - Keyboards, Producer, Audio Production
Phil Cunningham - Keyboards, Producer, Audio Production

Ana Matronic - Vocals on Disc Two [14]

Stephen Hague - Producer
Martin Hannett - Producer
John Leckie - Producer
Steve Osborne - Producer, Audio Production
John Robie - Producer
Stephen Street - Producer
The Chemical Brothers - Producer
Jim Spencer - Producer
Stuart Price - Producer
Johnny Potoker - Remixing
Arthur Baker - Remixing
Peter Saville - Art Direction
David Quantick - Liner Notes
Bill Holding - Artwork

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2005 CD WEA International 262690
2005 CD WEA International 462690
2005 CD London Rec. 25646 2690 2
2005 CD Factory 
2005 CD WEA 62690

Singles is a two CD compilation of New Order's singles from 1981–2005, released on October 3, 2005. Unlike the CD version of earlier singles compilation Substance, the B-sides are not included. While Substance aimed to showcase New Order's 12" singles, Singles instead features mostly 7" versions, some of these being quite rare as well as differing from album versions. Of special note are several early singles that have never appeared on CD in their original form: "Ceremony", "Everything's Gone Green", "Temptation", and "Confusion". One song, "Turn" was released on this album in a new form despite it not being a single.



The massively influential band New Order formed in Manchester, England, in 1980, rising from the ashes of U.K. post-punk pioneers Joy Division (after singer Ian Curtis took his own life). Guitarist Bernard Sumner assumed vocal duties for the new unit, and with drummer Stephen Morris, bassist Peter Hook, and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, made music history. Successfully fusing new wave, electronica, synth-pop, and club music earlier than many bands now seen as contemporaries, their unique sound was as insightful and soulful as it was perfectly suited for the dance floor. From their earliest singles to their latest hits, this historic double-disc collection offers a career-spanning portrait of one of the most enduring and distinctive bands in modern rock.

Amazon.com



So bitter das auch klingen mag, aber erst als sich Sänger Ian Curtis am 18.Mai 1980 das Leben nahm und damit das Ende von Joy Division besiegelte, war der Weg für New Order frei. Wie schnell aus einer Kultband eine neue erwuchs, zeichnet das chronologisch geordnete Album The Singles nach, eine Kompilation mit den Maxi-Singles der Band aus Manchester. Kaum ein Jahr nach dem Tod von Curtis debütierten New Order mit „Ceremony“, ein Gitarrensong in der Tradition von Joy Division, immer noch düster, dem Post-Punk verbunden und vom Lebensüberdruss vergangener Tage geprägt. Doch zeigte sich schon hier, dass New Order sich dem Pop zuwenden. Schon die zweite Single, das hymnische Stück „Procession“, arbeitet verstärkt mit Keyboards und mit „Everything’s Gone Green“ traten Bassist Peter Hook, Drummer Stephen Morris, Neuzugang Gillian Gilbert (Keyboards) und der exzellente Sänger und ex-JD-Gitarrist Bernard Sumner (bürgerlich Dicken) aus dem Schatten von Joy Division. Spätestens mit „Temptation“ und der Trennung von Martin Hannett, dem jahrelangen Produzenten der Gruppe, wurden New Order zu Pionieren der Underground-Clubmusik, zu eleganten Brückenbauen zwischen den zwei Welten Disco und New Wave. Mit „Blue Monday“ eroberten New Order die Tanzflächen der Welt, verkauften die Single millionenfach und fuhren wegen des aufwendig gestalteten Covers doch nur Schulden ein. Dem unrhythmischen, nervösen „Confusion“ und „Thieves Like Us“ folgte mit dem superben „Perfect Kiss“ erst 1985 die erste Single, die auf einem regulären Album von New Order zu finden war. Low Fife ist zudem die erste LP, auf der New Order sich ablichten lassen, ohne ihre persönlichen Namen abzudrucken. Was sie auch weiterhin nicht tun sollten. Merkwürdigerweise fehlt auf The Singles das finster-sperrige Stück „Murder“ (1984), das zwar wie eine (schöne) Delle im Entwicklungsprozess wirkt, aus historischen Aspekten aber unverzichtbar ist. Unumstritten befinden sich New Order auf dem Zenit ihres Schaffens, weshalb CD 1 auch die stärkere von beiden ist. Natürlich zeugen auf CD 2 Tracks wie der Remix von „Blue Monday“, die Fussball-WM-Hymne „World In Motion“ und das brillante „Regret“ von der Qualität einer Ausnahmeband, aber hier und da fangen die Briten an, zu schwülstig und unkreativ zu klingen. Was New Order aber auch in schwächeren Momenten abhebt, ist ihr signifikanter Sound und der ist auf The Singles jede Sekunde präsent.

Sven Niechziol - Amazon.de



One of alt-rock's most fascinating and innovative bands, New Order were kick-started by post-punk and recharged by dance-floor innovations -- hence the club mainstay "Blue Monday" (the bestselling 12" single of all time), which spun out of the band's experiments with a new drum machine. With a box set, the two-CD Substance,  and two single-disc overviews already in the bins, one might wonder where Singles fits into the New Order pantheon. Spread over two discs, the set chronicles all of the band's singles, in their original versions, including four from their most recent album, Waiting for the Siren's Call. Disc 1 replays most of Substance's first disc, adding the second New Order single, "Possession," and 1987's "Touched by the Hand of God." Among such must-have early singles as "Everything's Gone Green," "The Perfect Kiss," and "Bizarre Love Triangle" are the original versions of the gorgeous "Temptation" and the classic Arthur Baker–produced "Confusion," both of which had been rerecorded for Substance. The fever continues on Disc 2 with singles from 1989's club-savvy Technique  (including the sweat-inducing "Fine Time" and "Run 2," which echoes New Order's beginnings); 1993's Republic  (the Top 40 hit "Regret"); 2001's energized Get Ready (the soul-spiked anthem "Crystal"); and Siren's Call  (the slinky "Jetstream"). Also appearing are 1990's World Cup single, "World in Motion," and Secret Machines' new, stripped-down remix of "Temptation," which plays cut-'n'-paste with the lyrics. From the haunting bass notes ushering in 1981's "Ceremony" (also Joy Division's final single) to the chiming melancholy of 2005's "Krafty," New Order's sound remains as distinctive and captivating as ever.

Lydia Vanderloo - Barnes & Noble



Now that Waiting for the Sirens' Call has been officially declared part of New Order's history, only eight months after release, it's time once again to reassess the group in the form of a mostly redundant compilation. Rhino calls Singles the group's "first ever career-spanning two-disc retrospective," but it's more like the group's first compilation to contain tracks from Sirens' Call. Besides, 1987's Substance spanned the group's career upon release and remains the basis for most New Order compilations (this one included), so it's no big deal. Just as importantly, over a third of the contents date from 1993 onward; that's too high a percentage to make the set an ideal introduction. Considering its title, Singles has a clear-cut purpose, unlike 2002's International. Then again, each of the 14 tracks contained on International are also here -- what amounts to an inferior version of Substance with some crucial tracks squeezed out in favor of lesser, later singles. A proper sequel to Substance, covering Technique through Sirens' Call, would've made more sense, but the lure in dressing up a combination of oft-recycled classics with slightly varying surroundings has yet to lose its appeal. Substance remains, and will likely always remain, the release to get you started.

Andy Kellman - All Music Guide

 

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