Category: New Order

New Order – True Faith (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Originally posted November 21, 2011

“True Faith” is a song by New Order, co-written and co-produced by the band and Stephen Hague. It was the first New Order single since their debut “Ceremony” to be issued in the UK as two separate 12″ singles. The second 12″ single features two remixes of “True Faith” by Shep Pettibone. The single peaked at number four in the United Kingdom on its original release in 1987. The single also became the first New Order single to chart on the Hot 100 in the United States that same year and their first ever Top 40 hit, peaking at number 32.

As is the case for many New Order songs, the words in the title do not appear anywhere in the lyrics. The original lyrics included a verse that read “Now that we’ve grown up together/They’re taking drugs with me”. Hague convinced Sumner to change the latter line to “They’re afraid of what they see” because he was worried that otherwise it would not get played on the radio. When performing the song live, the band have always used the original line.

“True Faith” was used in the opening nightclub scene in Mary Harron’s film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel American Psycho and in James Bridges’s 1988 film adaptation of Jay McInerney’s novel Bright Lights, Big City. It also appears at the end of the 14th episode of the third season of the American TV series Queer as Folk and in the season finale of the first season of the series The Vampire Diaries.

The US and UK 7″ and 12″ singles contain the song “1963” as the b-side, however the Australian 12″ contains a remix of “Paradise” from the album Brotherhood.

SIDE A:
True Faith (Remix) 9:02
Remix – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Paradise (Remix) 6:41
Remix [Assisted By] – Nick Mainsbridge
Remix, Edited By – Robert Racic

True Dub 10:44
Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 True Faith U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #32
1987 True Faith U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory Records Australasia ‎– Fac 183R
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Australia
Released: Sep 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mastered By – Å (3)
Written By, Producer – New Order, Stephen Hague (tracks: A, B2)

NOTES:
Released by Factory Records Australasia under license from Factory Records Manchester England.

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New Order – Round & Round (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Round & Round” is a song by the English band New Order from their fifth studio album Technique (1989). The song was written by band members Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner, and the album version was produced entirely by New Order. “Round & Round” was re-recorded for a single release, with Stephen Hague as co-producer.

Musically, it is one of the band’s most dance-centred songs, with few guitar or bass lines. Like the majority of New Order songs, the song’s title is not mentioned in its lyrics. “Round & Round” was selected as the second single from the album by Factory Records’ Tony Wilson over the wishes of the band, who wanted to issue “Vanishing Point” instead.

The song is about New Order’s then-souring relationship with Tony Wilson, the owner of Factory Records, which was the band’s label at the time. On the documentary “New Order Story”, Bernard Sumner discusses that he did not originally intend the song to be about Tony Wilson and the tension between Wilson and the group, but Sumner admits that growing tension between the two men ultimately was channelled into the song when it was being written.

The single’s main B-side was an instrumental, “Best & Marsh”, which was written as the theme for a Granada TV series of the same name, featuring footballers George Best and Rodney Marsh.

The single reached #21 on the UK singles chart. In the United States “Round & Round” became a #1 hit on the Billboard Dance Chart while peaking at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
Round & Round (12” Version) 6:46
Producer – Stephen Hague

Round & Round (Club Mix) 7:06
Mixed By – Kevin Saunderson
Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Childress, Matt King (2)

SIDE B:
Round & Round (12” Remix) 6:48
Mixed By – Ben Grosse
Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Childress, Matt King (2)

Best & Marsh 4:30
Mixed By – Stuart James

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #64
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs #6
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1989 Round & Round U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-21062, Qwest Records ‎– 9 21062-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson
Producer, Written-By – New Order
Recorded By – Michael Johnson

NOTES:
Tracks A2 & B1 mixed at Pearl Sound Studios, Canton, MI.
Original version of “Round & round” from the Qwest album TECHNIQUE

Made in U.S.A.

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New Order – Blue Monday 1988 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Blue Monday 1988” is British rock band New Order’s 16th single, released in March 1988. Produced by Quincy Jones with the actual remix done by John Potoker. After New Order signed to Qwest in the US, Quincy Jones saw an opportunity for their groundbreaking track to have a legitimate single release and a shot at radio airplay.

“Blue Monday 1988” reached number 3 in the British charts, number 4 in the Australian charts, and topped the dance charts in the United States.

In North America, “Touched By The Hand Of God” was featured as B-side.

SIDE A:
Blue Monday 1988 (12″ Mix) 7:08
Engineer [Mix] – Tokes*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – John Potoker
Supervised By [Production Supervisor On Remix] – Quincy Jones

Blue Monday 1988 (Dub) 7:18
Engineer [Mix] – Tokes*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – John Potoker
Supervised By [Production Supervisor On Remix] – Quincy Jones

SIDE B:
Touched By The Hand Of God (Remix) 7:02
Mixed By – Arthur Baker

Touched By The Hand Of God (Dub) 5:31
Mixed By – Arthur Baker

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #68
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1988 Blue Monday 1988 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-20869, Qwest Records ‎– 9 20869-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: Mar 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer, Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
Original version of “Blue Monday” from the album Substance on Qwest Records. Available on LP, Cassette and Compact Disc.

A1 & A2: Additional Production and Remix for Direct Eject Inc.

Made in U.S.A.

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New Order – Fine Time (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Fine Time” is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side “Fine Line” is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner’s vocals.

On the naming of the track, Stephen Morris said, “my car had been towed away and I had to remind myself to go and pay the fine. I just wrote “Fine Time” on this piece of paper to remind myself to go get it and thought, that’s a good title.”

In the U.K. the single peaked at #11. “Fine Time” was a major club hit in the United States where it reached #2 on the Billboard Dance chart.

The song was recorded in the Mediterranean Studios, Ibiza.

SIDE A:
Fine Time (7 Inch Edit) 3:09
Edited By – Michael Johnson, New Order

Fine Time (LP Mix) 4:43
Fine Line 4:43

SIDE B:
Fine Time (Silk Mix) 6:19
Engineer – Grant Austin
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Edited By – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley*

Fine Time (Messed Around Mix) 4:37
Engineer – Grant Austin
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Edited By – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley*

Don’t Do It 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #3
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-21107, Qwest Records ‎– 9 21107-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson
Painting [Cover After A Painting By] – Richard Bernstein
Recorded By – Michael Johnson
Written-By, Producer – New Order

NOTES:
B1 & B2 remixed and engineered at Tanglewood Recording Studios.
Made in USA

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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Click Removal: Manual
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