''1981–1982'' (also often known by the catalog numbers "Factus 8" and "1981-Factus 8-1982") is a five-track EP released by the English rock band New Order in November 1982 through

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. It consists entirely of previously released singles, being the tracks "

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", "

Everything's Gone Green "Everything's Gone Green" is the third single by the English rock band New Order, released in December 1981. As usual per New Order and Joy Division's releases, the recording date and location of the music is not disclosed on the original sleeve ...

", and "

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", as well as two of their

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, "Mesh" and "Hurt". ''1981–1982'' would be New Order's last release to contain production from

Martin Hannett James Martin Hannett (31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991) was an English record producer, musician and an original partner/director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. Hannett produced music by artists including Joy Division, the Durutti Column, A Cert ...

, 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

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, ''

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'' (1981). The EP would be officially

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during Black Friday 2014 as part of a

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event.

Overview

''1981–1982'' was put together for the American market as a compilation of three of New Order's early singles. It contains "

" (September 1981), plus the 12" versions of "

" (December 1981) and "

" (May 1982), as well as their

, "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, "

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" / "In a Lonely Place". The EP's sleeve was designed by

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Peter Saville and uses a painting made by his then-girlfriend Martha Ladly. ''

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'' critic

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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." ''1981–1982'' also documents the band's break from producer

, who had produced ''

'' and both of

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's studio albums. While Hannett produced "Everything's Gone Green", "Procession", and "Mesh", the remaining songs on the EP were produced by New Order.

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remarked: "Martin's last track was "Everything's Gone Green" – nfact he walked out halfway through the mix because Hooky and me asked him to turn the drums up".

Reissue of EP tracks

All of the tracks from ''1981–1982'' were eventually re-released on the bonus CD of the 2008 Collector's Edition of ''

'', along with other tracks from the same period. A

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version of the EP was

as a

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in 2014, as part of

's 2014 Black Friday event.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

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Peter Hook Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician. He was the bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order. He often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings wi ...

, Stephen Morris, and

. Side One #"

" – 5:30 #"

" – 4:27 #"Mesh" – 3:02 Side Two #"

" – 8:47 #"Hurt" – 8:03

Notes

* Track listing adapted from the 2014 remaster. * 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

;New Order *

– vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesisers. programming *

– 4- and 6-stringed bass *

– synthesizers, programming, guitars * Stephen Morris – drums, synthesisers, programming ;Technical *

– production (tracks 1–3) * Chris Nagle – engineering * John and

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– assistant engineering

Charts

References

New Order (band) EPs 1982 debut EPs Albums produced by Martin Hannett Factory Records EPs {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub