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1981–1982 (EP)

Field	Value
name	1981–1982
type	ep
artist	New Order
cover	Factus8.jpg
released	November 1982
recorded	1981–1982
genre	Post-punk
length	29:49
label	Factory
producer	*Martin Hannett
prev_title	Movement
prev_year	1981
next_title	Power, Corruption & Lies
next_year	1983

New Order 1981–1982 (also often known by the catalog numbers "Factus 8" and "1981-Factus 8-1982") is a five-track extended play (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". The EP 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 be featured on the 2008 Collector's Edition of New Order's first studio album, Movement (1981). The EP would be officially reissued on Black Friday 2014 as part of a Record Store Day event.

Overview

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". Graphic designer Peter Saville designed the EP's sleeve and used a painting made by his then-girlfriend Martha Ladly.

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".{{cite book

Critical reception

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 Movement, and other tracks from the same period. 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner.

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

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

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak
position	UK Independent Albums (MRIB)
4

References

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Saville, Peter. (2003). "Designed by Peter Saville". [[Princeton Architectural Press]].
Ruhlmann, William. "Review: ''1981 – 1982 – New Order''". AllMusic.
"Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide Review: New Order – 1981–1982". robertchristgau.com.
Fagel, Marc. (2020-03-05). "Uncharted: "New Order 1981-82" The EP".
"RSDBF '14 Special Release: New Order - 1981-1982".
Lazell, Barry. (1997). "Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums)". [[Cherry Red Books]].

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