Search - New Order :: 1981 - FEP 313 - 1982

Contents available on Retro and Substance

Thomas Horan | Chapel Hill, NC | 08/25/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This stellar EP collects New Order's final recordings with Martin Hannett and their first self-produced material. The last track, erroneously listed as "Mesh," is actually "Cries and Whispers," the b-side to their second single "Everything's Gone Green." The first reviewer is right to argue that the version of Temptation included here is the best, but you can find it, as well as "Cries and Whispers," for a lot less money on "Retro." The remainder of this CD was reissued back in 1987 on "Substance." Although the M.J. Ladly painting that Peter Saville reproduced for the cover of this release is lovely, it hardly justifies paying top dollar for what is, basically, an obsolete compilation.



NOTE: a Canadian import version of this disc was also released as "1981--FEP 313--1982" by Polygram in, I think, the early nineties. You might find one of these at a more reasonable price.

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The only place you will find the original version of Temptat

JHW | Pembroke Pines, FL | 06/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not sure why the CD version of New Order's 1982 EP is not more readily available, although to any bonafide New Order fan, it is worth the $30 that is being asked when a used copy turns up for sale.



This CD contains the original and definitive version of New Order's hallowed classic Temptation. This is the only CD that contains this version. The version on Substance was re-recorded for that release. The versions on Singles are the Substance version and yet another re-recorded/remixed version.



This version is the true bridge between New Order's 1981 debut LP Movement -- which has been frequently characterized as being more like Joy Division's final LP -- and the 1983 release of New Order's second LP, Power, Corruption and Lies. It is here that Barney breaks free of his previous attempts to imitate Ian Curtis and sings in his goofily endearing higher register -- indeed, he does so emphatically at the beginning of the vocals, singing "Oh, you've got green eyes, oh you've got blue eyes, oh, you've got grey eyes" in his lower register and then immediately repeating the line an octave higher.



Morris's uptempo drum beat, the effervescent and percolating synth line, Hook's signature upper register lead bass, and the wonderfully jangling strum of Barney's guitar make this perhaps the quintessential New Order song, more so than Blue Monday, Bizarre Love Triangle, or any other contenders. It captures perfectly a moment in 1982 when New Order became New Order."

The best New Order release, ever!

AlexBooksAndCDs | 08/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To me this is the best New Order release -- not as dirge-y as Movement, but still very deep. Stunning. The re-mixed versions of some of these songs on Substance, are, to me, completely different, making this a must-have for those really into New Order."