Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Fine Time
2. Temptation
3. True Faith
4. Perfect Kiss
5. Ceremony
6. Regret
7. Crystal
8. Bizarre Love Triangle
9. Confusion
10. Round & Round
11. Blue Monday
12. Brutal
13. Slow Jam
14. Everyone Everywhere

Disc 2:

1. Elegia
2. In a Lonely Place
3. Procession
4. Your Silent Face
5. Sunrise
6. Let's Go
7. Broken Promise
8. Dreams Never End
9. Cries and Whispers
10. All Day Long
11. Sooner Than You Think
12. Leave Me Alone
13. Lonesome Tonight
14. Every Little Counts
15. Run Wild

Disc 3:

1. Confusion [Koma and Bones Vocal Mix]
2. Paradise [Robert Racic Mix]
3. Regret [Sabres Slow 'N' Low Mix]
4. Bizarre Love Triangle [Shep Pettibone Extended Dance Mix
5. Shellshock [John Robie Mix]
6. Fine Time [Steve 'Silk' Hurley Mix]
7. 1963 ['95 Arthur Baker Remix]
8. Touched by the Hand of God [Original Version]
9. Everything's Gone Green [Original Version]
10. Blue Monday [Jam and Spoon Manuela Mix]
11. World in Motion [Subbteo Mix]
12. Here to Stay [Extended Instrumental]
13. Crystal [Lee Coombs Remix]

Disc 4:

1. Ceremony [Live]
2. Procession [Live]
3. Everything's Gone Green [Live]
4. In a Lonely Place [Live]
5. Age of Consent [Live]
6. Elegia [Live]
7. Perfect Kiss [Live]
8. Fine Time [Live]
9. World [Live]
10. Regret [Live]
11. As It Is When It Was
12. Intermission [Live] - Alan Wise
13. Crystal [Live]
14. Turn My Way [Live]
15. Temptation [Live]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68971 in Music
• Released on: 2003-01-21
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Best of, Box set

From Amazon.com
If there was a certain irony to the surviving members of Joy Division recasting the angst-ridden muse of band founder/suicide victim Ian Curtis as New Order's often catchy melodic synth-pop, there's ample evidence on this compelling four-disc retrospective to suggest that Curtis's troubled spirit and dark sense of humor continued to haunt his influential musical progeny long after his passing. Crucially, the band has foresworn strict historical autobiography here for a more Rashomon-like approach, allowing four outsiders to compile the anthology's component discs. The resulting four chapters focus on distinct, well-defined facets of the band's music: journalists Miranda Sawyer and John McReady serve up the hits-oriented "Pop" and moody, album-cut and B-side centered "Fan" discs, respectively, while Manchester DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering presents a baker's dozen of the band's pioneering club mixes (six previously unavailable in the U.S.) on the "Club" disc and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie culls together the ultimate, career-spanning N.O. concert set from a trove of unreleased soundboard recordings on "Live." Band members weigh in throughout the set's artful, straightforward liner notes with often sardonic track-by-track commentary, but it's the outside-in viewpoint that makes this such a worthy companion to Joy Division's similarly scaled Heart and Soul anthology. --Jerry McCulley

Chronique amazon.fr
Peu de groupes auraient pu se remettre de la disparition d'une figure emblématique comme l'était Ian Curtis. C'est ce que sont parvenus à faire les membres survivants de Joy Division au fil de l'épopée New Order, amorcée dans la douleur fin 1980. Mieux, tout en pérennisant l'œuvre sombre de Joy Division et la passion tardive de Curtis pour Kraftwerk, la formation a su se réinventer, rénovant par là même la grammaire musicale dans son ensemble. Sans "Everything's Gone Green" (1981) et le fondateur "Blue Monday" (1983), c'est toute la scène électronique des vingt dernières années qui se serait sentie orpheline. Ce somptueux coffret achèvera de convaincre les incrédules. Parole aux fans, le menu a été concocté par des admirateurs et proches de New Order. Résultat : quatre CD qui rendent parfaitement compte des facettes changeantes du groupe et s'articulent de la manière suivante : une sélection forcément tonitruante de singles, une collection de faces-B et de titres d'albums, un disque entier de remixes et enfin des morceaux live provenant de bandes amassées depuis vingt ans (à la qualité sonore variable). De quoi définitivement asseoir New Order comme l'ultime symbole d'un crossover pop-rock-electro brillamment réussi. New Order méritait un hommage tout particulier. C'est chose faite avec ce Retro. --Fabrice Privé

Album Description
Comprehensive four-CD box set from Mancunian dance music pioneers compiled by four high profile fans, journalists Miranda Sawyer & John McReady, former Hacienda DJ Mike Pickering & Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie. What it amounts to is a greatest hits disc, an early years set, a collection of dance remixes & a live album. Features several rarities, making it very attractive to collectors. The limited edition includes 72 page booklet with exclusive photos and a fifth bonus disc with nine tracks, 'Temptation '98', 'Transmission' (Live), 'Such A Good Thing', 'Theme From 'Best & Marsh'', 'Let's Go' (Instrumental), 'True Faith' (Pink Noise Morel Edit), 'Run Wild' (Steve Osborne Original Mix), 'The Perfect Kiss' (Live take recorded at video shoot), & 'Elegia' (17 minute Full Version), while supplies last. Digi-book (approx. 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3/4) London. 2002.

Customer Reviews

It is a MUST for all ¡¥true¡¦ newOrder fans.
Ok, ok, we know it is going to take 11 discs to capture all the singles and album tracks and remixes and live materials. So, forget that for now. I have all their Lps, 12¡¨, Cds. I still find these 4/5 Cds great to have.

The 4 disc set is great too! If you have some luck, get the 5th disc. (I accidentally got the 5th disc). The POP disc is a good set of the wonderful singles. The FAN disc contains important great songs from the albums. The CLUB disc, hmmm, newOrder started the remixing/re-writing songs from the albums trent. And the live disc¡K.oh my, oh my, the ones in the 80s! I went to see newOrder in the 80s, and 90s. In the 80s, they played in small night clubs in the States. They would come out at midnight sometimes, and the sets usually lasted only about an hour. You have to be there to really get it. I almost fainted when they played ¡¥Your silent face¡¦ on stage! That was then, this is now.

So, if you are a true fan of newOrder, get the box.

box it man!
this collection is getting a lot of bad reviews from new order
fans!!,why? its great stuff really. unreleased remixes,b-sides
classic 12` mixes on cd for the first time,a good book and the
usual peter saville artwork. i love new order,yeah i`ve got most
of it already but its still great to be able to see some of the
rarer stuff turning up. there isnt really much missing apart from
the technique b-sides and salvation soundtrack. i do live near
manchester though so i`ve the 5 disc set,which probably makes it
seem alot better! the live disc is important because most of the
tracks aren`t played live now so unless you`re 30+ you`ll only
know the recorded version. a boxset will never be perfect,
because naturally everyone would like it to contain different
tracks. but it`d be interesting to see a dvd boxset.
true new order fans will hopefully agree with my comments
after all,my new order collection is a boxset-only its made
up of cds,videos,vinyl,dvds and memories! anyway if you are
new to the group its near essential if you`re already hooked
its probably already sitting on your shelf with joy divisions
heart and soul.

New Orderless
I have to start by saying that I love most all things new order and electronic related. This stuff gets heavy rotation in the car so when I finally ponied out the cash for the box set I really thought this would be great. The problem was that I actually acquired the 5th limited cd before getting the box and my expectations were set based on the bonus disc which is absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, something went really wrong with the regular issue set. Disc one IMHO was the best and I listen to this the most. The other 3 discs I see are more boutique like in nature. They are good but they each cover a special perspective by different fans essentially which sets the stage for more or less a love hate type of deal. The fan disc is more or less mope rock new order with a couple of gems put in like Let's Go and Every Little Counts (I prefer the BBC live version personally). The Club disc really isn't all that clubby to me (I probably listen to too much prog house and trance). But the real problem is that the Club disc doesn't flow that well and I would have liked to have seen True Faith included as well as World (the perfecto mix) which still sounds fresh. Finally, the live disc was really disappointing. Early and rare stuff, especially if it is live is very, very cool, but with so many other goodies left off, I'd rather nix the live stuff and add the fifth bonus disc which is fabulous. I would rather just get the individual cds and listen to them with as many cd singles I could get my hands on than buy this one. But as a new order junkie, it is a must have. And now I have. Happy listening. rock the vote :)