Tracklist
| A | Ceremony | 4:36 | |
| B | In A Lonely Place | 6:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Fractured Music
Credits
- Plated By – DW (9)
- Producer – Martin Hannett
- Written-By – Joy Division
Notes
This is the second sleeve for the release, featuring a cream background with a light blue stripe and black type.
Runout groove spaces are 3,7 cm on side A and 3,5 cm on side B.
32 mm stamper ring.
Apparently, this version of the record was also released in leftover copies of the original green sleeve.
There are more editions using this sleeve:
The MVS pressing: with runout space 3,5 cm on each side and side A etching "Watching Love Grow - Forever".
The A2 repress: A2 / B1 matrix and track groove filling the entire side of the record. Side A groove etching: "This Is Why Events Unnerve Me".
Runout groove spaces are 3,7 cm on side A and 3,5 cm on side B.
32 mm stamper ring.
Apparently, this version of the record was also released in leftover copies of the original green sleeve.
There are more editions using this sleeve:
The MVS pressing: with runout space 3,5 cm on each side and side A etching "Watching Love Grow - Forever".
The A2 repress: A2 / B1 matrix and track groove filling the entire side of the record. Side A groove etching: "This Is Why Events Unnerve Me".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): FAC 33 A1 DW THIS IS WHY EVENTS UNNERVE ME
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): FAC 33 B1 DW HOW I WISH WE WERE HERE WITH YOU NOW
Other Versions (5 of 38)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Lyntone Pressing) | Factory | FAC. 33, FAC 33 | UK | 1981 | |||
| Ceremony (12", 45 RPM, Single, Green/Bronze Sleeve) | Factory | FAC. 33, FAC 33/12 | UK | 1981 | |||
| Ceremony (12", Single, 45 RPM, Copper Metallic Sleeve) | Factory | FAC. 33, FAC 33/12 | Italy | 1981 | |||
| Ceremony (7", 45 RPM) | Factory | SFA 541 | Australia | 1981 | |||
| Ceremony (12", Single, 45 RPM) | Factory | 600204, 600 204 | 1981 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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The first of many classic New Order singles. Ian Curtis was clearly following on from "Love Will Tear Us Apart" lyrically and running out of cohabitable space for both his world (lyrically) and the world around him. Bernard does a shadowy make-over but was never going to descend the depths of his friend and former frontman vocally. As ever the music of Peter, Stephen and Barney leaves no emotion untouched and powers through a music style that New Order never fully revisited after their debut LP, "Movement". Thankfully throughout the following 20+ years they proved they could make great music in various different styles and this is where it all started.
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In spite of all the problems following the death of Ian Curtis (not least the difficulty in deciding who was going to sing in the new line-up), New Order hit their stride straight away with this superb debut single. At this stage they were still heavily reliant on traditional rock instrumentation and no-one could have predicted what the group would eventually become, but all the same it's a brilliant, energetic single and an essential link in the chain that would eventually lead to the full flourishing of New Order later in the decade.
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