Ceremony (Version 1) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Ceremony” is a song by Joy Division, released as New Order’s debut single in 1981. The song and its B-side, “In a Lonely Place”, were written and recorded as Joy Division prior to the death of Ian Curtis. Both were re-recorded and carried over to Joy Division’s re-formation under the name New Order.

New Order released the song as a single twice, firstly in January 1981 and secondly in September 1981 featuring new member Gillian Gilbert.

After the death of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division regrouped as New Order. Their first release was a re-recording of “Ceremony” as a stand-alone single backed with “In a Lonely Place”, with guitarist Bernard Sumner taking over lead vocals. Because Curtis had never transcribed the lyrics to “Ceremony” and because his singing was muted to the point of near-inaudibility on all surviving recordings, Sumner reportedly had to put them through a graphic equalizer to approximate the lyrics.

In January 1981, the first version of “Ceremony” was released on Factory Records (FAC 33). Initially released as a 7″ single, it was reissued as a 12″ two months later. Martin Hannett (Joy Division’s producer) produced the record and Peter Saville designed the sleeve artwork for both releases.

The 7″ record was issued in a stamped gold-bronze sleeve. The 12″ sleeve was a completely separate design: gold typography on a green background.

SIDE A:
Ceremony (Version 1) 4:35

SIDE B:
In A Lonely Place (Original Mix) 6:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Ceremony	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory ‎– FAC. 33, Factory ‎– FAC 33/12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Plated By – EG*
Producer – Martin Hannett
Written-By – Joy Division

NOTES:
Mastered At – The Town House

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi