The Rest of New Order

(the rest of) New Order
Remix album by New Order
Released 21 August 1995
Recorded 1981–1995
Genre House, techno
Length 80:00
Label London
Producer New Order, Stephen Hague, Martin Hannett, Arthur Baker, John Robie
New Order chronology

(the best of) New Order
(1994)		 (the rest of) New Order
(1995)		 Get Ready
(2001)
Singles from (the rest of) New Order
  1. "Blue Monday-95"
    Released: 24 July 1995
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(the rest of) New Order or The Rest of New Order is a remix album by New Order released in August 1995 by Qwest/London Records.

Overview

New Order had been on hiatus as of late 1993 following the turbulent recording and touring of the successful Republic album. The individual members had returned to the side projects that had occupied them during the group's previous hiatus that lasted 1989 to 1992. Republic had been the first album that the group had released for London Records, and with the group announcing little intention of working together the label went ahead compiling The Best of New Order. This venture had proven popular, and sold very well in the competitive Christmas market. It neatly collected most of the band's hits into one package. The hits album was promoted by two singles, remixes of "True Faith" and "1963"; these too proved to be popular. Clearly there was still a market for New Order.

(the rest of) New Order followed nine months later, this time the compilers brought together a selection of older remixes alongside new specially-commissioned remixes. The remixes of "Blue Monday", "Confusion", "Touched by the Hand of God", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "Age of Consent", "Temptation" and "Everything's Gone Green" were all new radical reinterpretations. The four singles from Republic are represented with remixes that had previously appeared as B-sides. The oldest mix included was Shep Pettibone's take on "True Faith" from 1987.

Release

The compilation was released on Compact Disc, cassette and double LP. Each version has a different track listing. Cassette editions include an additional mix of "Temptation", while limited editions of the CD and cassette came with an additional bonus disc/cassette of "Blue Monday" remixes. This version replaces the white background on the cover with a reflective brown/gold. The album reached #5[2] on the UK Albums Chart as well as #41[3] on the Swedish albums chart. To promote the album, "Blue Monday" was once again re-released. The single was backed with remixes that appear on the bonus disc of the limited edition CD. The version of "Blue Monday" released was the Hardfloor Mix, dubbed "Blue Monday-95", and reached #17[2] in the UK, No. 54 in Germany, and #29[4] in Ireland.

At the time of the release, the compact disc version was amongst the longest compact discs released, clocking in at 80:02 with the pregap included. Without the pregap, the compact disc would clock in at 80:00, seconds longer than the recognized official compact disc duration limit.

The unusual figure on the cover is a pink version of the blue stylised question mark featured on the cover of The Best of New Order. Sometimes in chart books, this album is listed as ? (The Rest of) New Order.

Track listing

All songs written by New Order, except where noted.

CD
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "World" (Perfecto Mix)New Order, Stephen Hague 7:27
2. "Blue Monday" (Hardfloor Mix)  8:35
3. "True Faith" (Shep Pettibone Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 9:02
4. "Confusion" (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)New Order, Arthur Baker 10:12
5. "Touched by the Hand of God" (Biff & Memphis Remix)  10:00
6. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Armand van Helden Mix)  8:59
7. "Ruined in a Day" (K-Klass Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 6:13
8. "Regret" (Fire Island Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 7:07
9. "Age of Consent" (Howie B Remix)  5:23
10. "Spooky" (Magimix)New Order, Stephen Hague 6:58
Cassette
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "World" (Perfecto Mix)New Order, Stephen Hague 7:27
2. "Blue Monday" (Hardfloor Mix)  8:35
3. "True Faith" (Shep Pettibone Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 9:02
4. "Confusion" (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)New Order, Arthur Baker 10:12
5. "Touched by the Hand of God" (Biff & Memphis Remix)  10:00
6. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Armand van Helden Mix)  8:59
7. "Everything's Gone Green" (Dave Clarke Remix)  5:31[5]
8. "Ruined in a Day" (K–Klass Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 6:13
9. "Regret" (Fire Island Remix)New Order, Stephen Hague 7:07
10. "Temptation" (CJ Bolland Remix)  7:41[6]
11. "Age of Consent" (Howie B Remix)  5:23
Limited bonus CD/Cassette
No. Title Length
1. "Blue Monday" (Original 12" Mix) 7:26
2. "Blue Monday" (Hardfloor Vocal Mix1) 8:36
3. "Blue Monday" (Andrea Mix) 8:27
4. "Beach Buggy" (Incorrectly titled as "Blue Monday (88 version)") 6:51
5. "Blue Monday" (Hawtin Mix) 8:02
6. "Blue Monday" (Manuella Mix) 7:31
7. "Blue Monday" (Starwash Mix) 5:39
8. "Blue Monday" (Plutone Mix) 6:30

1 Same version as CD1 and Cassette 1 track 2.

2xLP version
No. Title Length
1. "Blue Monday"   8:35
2. "Age of Consent" (Howie B Remix) 5:23
3. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Armand van Helden Mix) 8:59
4. "Everything's Gone Green" (Dave Clarke Remix) 5:31
5. "Touched by the Hand of God" (Biff & Memphis Remix) 10:00
6. "Temptation" (CJ Bolland Remix) 7:41

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Swedish Sverigetopplistan[3] 41
UK Albums Chart[2] 5

References

  1. ↑ "New Order: The Rest of New Order at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chart Stats: New Order". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Discography New Order". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Everything's Gone Green". neworderonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Temptation". neworderonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.