Even more haunting and desolate than the album version, just imagine what they would have been like with Curtis still. God, it makes me so sad sometimes when i think of what could've been, even though i love New Order...
This (and all the other Western Works tracks) is still available over at The Power of Independent Trucking blog, as lossless FLAC from the presumed-master reel! You will have to search for the blog title with the words Western Works in the search phrase as well, as YouTube won't let me put the URL in here.
When Hook was doing his 'Unknown Pleasures' tour which I attended he was getting all sorts of stuff wrong and was occasionally getting pulled up by an knowledgeable audience. He was just winging it most of the time! Barney definitely would want to forget these sessions as he really has general dislike to early pre PC&L N.O, especially his vocals. No New Order demos have been made commercially available and probably never will, which is a pity. The Western Works demos really are a moment in time.
I've been waiting years to hear this. Vocals by Steve, who was said to have the best voice out of the three... The Western Works demo should of ideally been on the re-issue of 'Movement', but maybe they is copyright issues with these tracks. Who owns them?
@djh29971 I think it's probably less to do with copyright issues and more to do with the band not wanting to release them or not really caring if they don't get released. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if they'd forgotten they exist completely, Mr Sumner & Mr Hook are notorious for getting dates wrong and getting stuff mixed up etc
@djh29971 stick to drumming steve !!! sounds they completely cut off his low range, new orders ONLY good album as they were gifted the subject matter (ians death)
@djh29971 I've heard that Barney is an ass about releasing demos and alternate takes, Peel sessions, etc. Some of my favorite N O tracks are Peel Sessions and yet they were all left off of the box set. Thank God for bootlegs.
For me, nothing has changed in 30 years...now, as then, this is the most desolate recording I ever heard. Only JD's skeleton-like demo of 'In A Lonely Place' comes close. Gratitude, gmtx...
Even more haunting and desolate than the album version, just imagine what they would have been like with Curtis still. God, it makes me so sad sometimes when i think of what could've been, even though i love New Order...
ArrowInTheKnee93 4 days ago
Dislikes?? You should children just cut your fingers earlier....
zbawca2009 2 weeks ago
this is so pure
lfccogs 2 weeks ago
Gillian looks so hot in that photo
pyrtwist 3 weeks ago
Great version!!!!!
Julio2112 1 month ago
i remeber this demo ...Ian is dead......not in my heart not in my mind...
fabiotraby 1 month ago
I sped the tempo up by about 6 percent, and the effect gives a song much closer to the album but with Morris' vocals.
IFartJesus 2 months ago
this song is soul destroying
ipudding100 3 months ago 4
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This (and all the other Western Works tracks) is still available over at The Power of Independent Trucking blog, as lossless FLAC from the presumed-master reel! You will have to search for the blog title with the words Western Works in the search phrase as well, as YouTube won't let me put the URL in here.
amc1045 10 months ago
When Hook was doing his 'Unknown Pleasures' tour which I attended he was getting all sorts of stuff wrong and was occasionally getting pulled up by an knowledgeable audience. He was just winging it most of the time! Barney definitely would want to forget these sessions as he really has general dislike to early pre PC&L N.O, especially his vocals. No New Order demos have been made commercially available and probably never will, which is a pity. The Western Works demos really are a moment in time.
djh29971 1 year ago
I've been waiting years to hear this. Vocals by Steve, who was said to have the best voice out of the three... The Western Works demo should of ideally been on the re-issue of 'Movement', but maybe they is copyright issues with these tracks. Who owns them?
djh29971 1 year ago
@djh29971 I think it's probably less to do with copyright issues and more to do with the band not wanting to release them or not really caring if they don't get released. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if they'd forgotten they exist completely, Mr Sumner & Mr Hook are notorious for getting dates wrong and getting stuff mixed up etc
gmtx12 1 year ago
@djh29971 stick to drumming steve !!! sounds they completely cut off his low range, new orders ONLY good album as they were gifted the subject matter (ians death)
birdandthe 1 month ago
@djh29971 I've heard that Barney is an ass about releasing demos and alternate takes, Peel sessions, etc. Some of my favorite N O tracks are Peel Sessions and yet they were all left off of the box set. Thank God for bootlegs.
repose1983 1 week ago
For me, nothing has changed in 30 years...now, as then, this is the most desolate recording I ever heard. Only JD's skeleton-like demo of 'In A Lonely Place' comes close. Gratitude, gmtx...
MapsOfJupiter 1 year ago 5
@MapsOfJupiter
I do not know how old are You, it does not matter anyway.... Thanks for what You wrote, exactly what I wanted.
zbawca2009 2 weeks ago