| Product Summary | | Label: Warner/reprise/maverick | | UPC: 00081227383428 | | Release Date: 1/7/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60583091 | | Item#: MP539F | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Fine Time ~ New Order |  | | 2. Temptation ~ New Order | | | 3. True Faith ~ New Order | | | 4. Perfect Kiss, The ~ New Order | | | 5. Ceremony ~ New Order | | | 6. Regret ~ New Order | | | 7. Crystal ~ New Order | | | 8. Bizarre Love Triangle ~ New Order | | | 9. Confusion ~ New Order | | | 10. Round And Round ~ New Order | | | 11. Blue Monday ~ New Order | | | 12. Brutal ~ New Order | | | 13. Slow Jam ~ New Order | | | 14. Everyone Everywhere ~ New Order | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Elegia ~ New Order | | | 2. In A Lonely Place ~ New Order | | | 3. All Day Long ~ New Order | | | 4. Your Silent Face ~ New Order | | | 5. Sunrise ~ New Order | | | 6. Broken Promise ~ New Order | | | 7. Dreams Never End ~ New Order | | | 8. Cries And Whispers ~ New Order | | | 9. Chosen Time ~ New Order | | | 10. Ecstacy ~ New Order | | | 11. Sooner Than You Think ~ New Order | | | 12. Leave Me Alone ~ New Order | | | 13. Lonesome Tonight ~ New Order | | | 14. Every Little Counts ~ New Order | | | 15. Run Wild ~ New Order | | Disc 3
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Confusion - (Koma & Bones mix) ~ New Order | | | 2. Paradise - (Robert Racic mix) ~ New Order | | | 3. Regret - (Sabres Slow N' Low mix) ~ New Order | | | 4. Bizarre Love Triangle - (Shep Pettibone mix) ~ New Order | | | 5. Shell Shock - (John Robie mix) ~ New Order | | | 6. Fine Time - (Steve "Silk" Hurley mix) ~ New Order | | | 7. 1963 - (Arthur Baker mix) ~ New Order | | | 8. Touched By The Hand Of God - (original version) ~ New Order | | | 9. Everything's Gone Green - (original) ~ New Order | | | 10. Blue Monday - (Jam & Spoon Maneula mix) ~ New Order | | | 11. World In Motion - (Pickering/Parke mix) ~ New Order | | | 12. Here To Stay - (Chemical Brothers remix) ~ New Order | | | 13. Crystal - (Lee Coombs remix) ~ New Order | | Disc 4
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Ceremony - (previously unreleased, Studio 54, Barcelona on July 7, 1984) ~ New Order | | | 2. Procession - (previously unreleased, Sunderland on August 15, 1984) ~ New Order | | | 3. Everything's Gone Green - (previously unreleased, Tolworth Rec. Centre, Kingston, London on December 6, 1985) ~ New Order | | | 4. In A Lonely Place - (previously unreleased, Glastonbury Festival on June 20, 1981) ~ New Order | | | 5. Age Of Consent - (previously unreleased, Spectrum Arena, Warrington on March 1, 1986) ~ New Order | | | 6. This Time Of Night - (previously unreleased, Fulcrum Centre, Slough on December 7, 1985) ~ New Order | | | 7. Perfect Kiss, The - (previously unreleased, Fulcrum Centre, Slough on december 7, 1985) ~ New Order | | | 8. Fine Time - (previously unreleased, Hoffman Estates, Chicago on June 30, 1989) ~ New Order | | | 9. World - (previously unreleased, Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas on July 21, 1993) ~ New Order | | | 10. Regret - (previously unreleased, Reading Festival on Auguist 31, 1993) ~ New Order | | | 11. As It Is When It Was - (previously unreleased, Reading Festival on August 31, 1993) ~ New Order | | | 12. Alan Wise's Introduction - (previously unreleased, Olympia, Paris on November 12, 2001) ~ New Order | | | 13. Crystal - (previously unreleased, Big Day Out, Gold Coast on January 20, 2002) ~ New Order | | | 14. Turn My Way - (previously unreleased, live, Olympia, 2001) ~ New Order | | | 15. Temptation - (previously unreleased, Academy, Brixton on October 10, 2001) ~ New Order | |
| The First Career-spanning 4-CD Boxed Set by this groundbreaking & influential band. The 57 tracks include many unreleased live tracks and versions unavailable in the U.S.
Album Facts: This deluxe release is packaged similarly to the Joy Division compilation Heartandsoul. Includes rare and hard-to-find versions of classic New Order songs, including dance mixes and live tracks. Artwork directed by legendary designer Peter Saville. Bobbie Gillespie of Primal Scream has chosen the 4th disc of live tracks, all of which are previously unreleased. Disc 3 comprises club mixes by many high profile re-mixers including the Chemical Brothers, Arthur Baker, and Steve "Silk" Hurley.
One of the most influential acts in British music, New Order have consistently and successfully merged dance culture with elements of rock and pop, setting their own high standard with their first single "Ceremony," which was released over 20 years ago. In 1983 the band released "Blue Monday," a track that became an instant worldwide smash, and was highly influential in the rise and development of modern electronic pop music (also the best-selling 12" single of all time). The band was also pivotal in the rise of Manchester, England, as an important musical center and the "Madchester" musical genre, the growth of Factory records, and the establishment of the unique nightclub, The Hacienda. True to the band's unconventional approach to the music industry, the boxed set has been compiled by four people who have been close to New Order over their history. Each of the following have been responsible for one CD: Bobbie Gillespie (from Primal Scream), Mike Pickering (Manchester DJ, chef at The Hacienda, and the man behind M People), and Miranda Sawyer and John McCreedy (both U.K. based journalists who have followed New Order throughout their career).
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | New Order: Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar): Gillian Gilbert (keyboards); Peter Hook (bass); Stephen Morris (drums). | | Producers include: New Order, Martin Hannett, Arthur Baker, John Robie, Stephen Hague. | | One of many New Order compilations, 2002's RETRO distinguishes itself as a thematically arranged four-disc box set that covers the dance-friendly U.K. alt-rock band's 1981-2001 output. With all CDs arranged non-chronologically, the "Pop" disc features catchy usual-suspect singles such as "Blue Monday" and "True Faith," while "Fan" delves into revered lesser-known tracks such as the propulsive "Procession" and the chiming "Leave Me Alone." "Club," not surprisingly, consists largely of remixed tracks (including a Chemical Brothers-tweaked version of "Here to Stay"), and "Live" presents concert performances (most notably a '81 recording of "In a Lonely Place") selected by, of all people, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie. Far from a tidy collection, RETRO does touch on many fine moments by the beloved British act, though those looking for a more, well, orderly set may want to seek out '05's SINGLES. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 01/07/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 73834 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 4 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227383428 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (1/23/03, p.68)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...For all of New Order's studio elegance and club-accessible mutability, the live disc is radically, raucously raw."Spin (3/03, p.120)
- "...You'll be surprised at how indelible the singles remain, how moving the early stuff is, and how hot the remixes are..." Entertainment Weekly (1/3/03, p.64)
- "...This beautiful box finally gives the post-Ian Curtis hitmakers the veneration they deserve." - Rating: A Q (1/03, pp.128-9)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...RETRO preserves the enigma and fends off the fossilisation implicit in any retrospective..." Uncut (01/03, p.130)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Their musical legacy is beyond reach: untouchable, unimpeachable, immortal..." |
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