1981–1982 (EP)
| 1981–1982 | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 29:49 | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Producer | Martin Hannett New Order | |||
| New Order chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
1981–1982 (also often known by the catalog numbers "Factus 8" and "1981-Factus 8-1982")[3] is a five-track EP released by the English rock band New Order in November 1982 through Factory Records. It consists entirely of previously released singles, being the tracks "Procession", "Everything's Gone Green", and "Temptation", as well as two of their B-sides, "Mesh" and "Hurt". 1981–1982 would be New Order's last release to contain production from Martin Hannett, who would stop working with the band during recording sessions for "Everything's Gone Green" due to creative disputes.
All tracks from 1981–1982 would later be featured on the 2008 Collector's Edition of New Order's first studio album, Movement (1981). The EP would be officially reissued during Black Friday 2014 as part of a Record Store Day event.
Overview
[edit]1981–1982 was put together for the American market as a compilation of three of New Order's early singles. It contains "Procession" (September 1981), plus the 12" versions of "Everything's Gone Green" (December 1981) and "Temptation" (May 1982), as well as their B-sides, "Mesh" and "Hurt", respectively. A second B-side to "Everything's Gone Green", "Cries and Whispers" is omitted, as is New Order's first single, "Ceremony" / "In a Lonely Place". The EP's sleeve was designed by graphic designer Peter Saville and uses a painting made by his then-girlfriend Martha Ladly.[4]
The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau described this version of "Temptation" as being "where Manchester's finest stop hearing ghosts and stake their claim to a danceable pop of unprecedented grimness and power," noting that it was "the first real song this sharp-cornered sound-and-groove band has ever come up with."[2]
1981–1982 also documents the band's break from producer Martin Hannett, who had produced Movement and both of Joy Division's studio albums. While Hannett produced "Everything's Gone Green", "Procession", and "Mesh", the remaining songs on the EP were produced by New Order. Bernard Sumner remarked: "Martin's last track was "Everything's Gone Green" – [in] fact he walked out halfway through the mix because Hooky and me asked him to turn the drums up".[5]
Reissue of EP tracks
[edit]All of the tracks from 1981–1982 were eventually re-released on the bonus CD of the 2008 Collector's Edition of Movement, along with other tracks from the same period.[6] A remastered version of the EP was reissued as a 12" vinyl in 2014, as part of Record Store Day's 2014 Black Friday event.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner.
Side One
- "Everything's Gone Green" – 5:30
- "Procession" – 4:27
- "Mesh" – 3:02
Side Two
- "Temptation" – 8:47
- "Hurt" – 8:03
Notes
[edit]- Track listing adapted from the 2014 remaster.[7]
- A late-1980s Canadian issue of the EP on CD (catalog number: FEP 313) reverses the original side sequence, beginning with "Temptation" and ending with "Mesh".
Personnel
[edit]- New Order
- Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesisers. programming
- Peter Hook – 4- and 6-stringed bass
- Gillian Gilbert – synthesizers, programming, guitars
- Stephen Morris – drums, synthesisers, programming
- Technical
- Martin Hannett – production (tracks 1–3)
- Chris Nagle – engineering
- John and Flood – assistant engineering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 4 |
| UK Independent Albums (MRIB)[9] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Review: 1981 – 1982 – New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide Review: New Order – 1981–1982". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Nolan, David (2 August 2010). Tony Wilson - You're Entitled to an Opinion But . . . John Blake. p. 269. ISBN 9781844549900.
- ^ Saville, Peter (2003). Designed by Peter Saville. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 14. ISBN 9781568984223.
- ^ Nolan, David (2007). Bernard Sumner – Confusion (1st ed.). Church Stretton: Independent Music Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-9552822-6-8.
- ^ Fagel, Marc (5 March 2020). "Uncharted: "New Order 1981-82" The EP". CultureSonar. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b RSDBF '14 Special Release: New Order - 1981-1982, retrieved 27 May 2025
- ^ "Charts.nz – New Order – Mini Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "New Order". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
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