An incredibly detailed look at the rise and the messy fall of Factory Records, ideal reading for Manchester obsessed music fans and the casual reader alike.
Factory Records
New Order – Technique (Collector’s Edition)
Dance album? Rock album? Pop album? The Ibiza-drenched fifth album from New Order, newly expanded.
New Order – Brotherhood (Collector’s Edition)
An album of two very distinct flavours – the fourth release by New Order, re-mastered and slightly extended.
New Order – Lowlife (Collector’s Edition)
Should someone be allowed to review their all-time favourite album? Simon Rueben fails to remain objective over the third album from New Order.
New Order – Power Corruption and Lies (Collector’s Edition)
The second album from New Order, the era of Blue Monday bringing in a new, electronic dawn.
New Order – Movement (Collector’s Edition)
To celebrate the repackaged collectors editions, Simon Rueben takes a look at the albums of New Order, starting with their debut from 1981.
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