NEW ORDER – MOVEMENT LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 UK 1981 ORIG INDIE JOY DIVISION

New Order – Movement
(Factory Records  1981  FACT50)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Textured Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– a little discolouration around edges, some faint sticker marking top right & small creases on bottom corners
Original Factory inner sleeve in Nr MINT condition

New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesisers), Peter Hook (bass, synthesisers) and Stephen Morris (drums, electronic drums, synthesisers) – the remaining members of Joy Division, following the suicide of vocalist Ian Curtis – with the addition of Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitars, synthesizers). In 1993 the band broke-up amidst tension between bandmembers, but reformed in 1998. In 2001, Phil Cunningham (guitars, synthesisers) replaced Gilbert, who left the group due to family commitments. In 2007, Peter Hook left the band and the band broke-up again, with Sumner saying in 2009 that he no longer wishes to make music as New Order. The band reunited in 2011 without Hook, with Gilbert returning to the fold and Tom Chapman replacing Hook on bass. During the band’s career and in between lengthy breaks, band members have been involved in several solo projects, such as Sumner’s Electronic and Bad Lieutenant; Hook’s Monaco and Revenge and Gilbert’s and Morris’ The Other Two.

By combining New Wave and electronic music, New Order became one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. Though the band’s early years were shadowed by the legacy and basic sound of Joy Division, their experience of the early 1980s New York City club scene increased their knowledge of dance music and saw them incorporate elements of that style into their work. The band’s 1983 hit “Blue Monday”, the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, is one example of how the band transformed their sound.

New Order were the flagship band for Factory Records. Their minimalist album sleeves and “non-image” (the band rarely gave interviews and were known for performing short concert sets with no encores) reflected the label’s aesthetic of doing whatever the relevant parties wanted to do, including an aversion to including singles as album tracks.

Movement is the debut album by New Order, released in November 1981 on Factory Records. At the time of its release, the album was not particularly well received by critics or consumers, only peaking at No. 30 on the UK albums chart. Retrospective reviews for Movement have been very positive.

In 2008 the album was re-released in a Collector’s Edition with a bonus disc.

Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 42 on its list of “Best Albums of the 1980s” saying “Movement exists almost exactly in between Joy Division’s post-punk sound and the synth-pop style that would come to define New Order and influence pop music for decades”.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by New Order; except where indicated.

Personnel

• Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesizers and programming
• Peter Hook – 4- and 6-stringed bass, vocals (“Dreams Never End”, “Doubts Even Here”)
• Gillian Gilbert – synthesizers and programming, guitars, spoken words (“Doubts Even Here”)
• Stephen Morris – drums, synthesizers and programming
• Martin Hannett – production
• Chris Nagle – engineering
• John and Flood – assistants