New Order — Ceremony
Author: tracysigler | Posted: August 22nd, 2006 | | Tags: 1981, Joy Division, music, New Order, postpunk, vinyl | 2 Comments »
Both of these New Order songs, “Ceremony” and “In a Lonely Place”, were written when the band was still Joy Division. This was the first single by the new band. I didn’t recognize “Ceremony.” Mary says it because I “didn’t go to enough dance nights” at the clubs. Anyhow, it sounds like New Order to me, while “In a Lonely Place” sounds a lot darker, slower.
Etched in the margins:
- Side A: “How I Wish We Were Here With You Now”
- Side B: “Watching Love Grow — Forever”
Wikipedia has an article with a lot of trivia about this single. It seems we have the original pressing of this 12 inch.
The most haunting of Ian’s songs, maybe. The scratchy for-crap recording on Still is the loveliest. Congrats on the original.
[…] You know, we have another pressing of this New Order 12 inch Ceremony and according to this article at Wikipedia it is supposed to be a different recording. I played them back to back and I can’t tell any difference. The cover is completely different, there is nothing etched in the run off margins on this one, and the songs are credited to the band members instead of Joy Division like the earlier pressing. Musically they seem identical, but for some reason I liked it a little better this time. […]