NEW ORDER-POWER CORRUPTION LIES STUNNING DIE CUT U.K. ORIGINAL '83 Lp
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Up for auction is the ABSOLUTE ORIGINAL 1983 factus 12 U.K. PRESSING with the Beautiful Die Cut Cover & No Bar Code. This unbelievably well-produced 2nd Lp is as close as it gets to Mint condition and is regarded by many as their best ever.
The Vinyl looks Unplayed and super clean. Cover is Strong NM with no splits, ringwear or edgewear. During sound testing I was blown away by the stereo separation and the bass. ENJOY.
Bid with confidence. See seller's feedback and other rare LP auctions. Prompt next day free US shipping. $18.50 International. Thanks!!!
Power, Corruption & Lies cemented New Order's place as the most exciting dance-rock hybrid in music (and it didn't even include the massive "Blue Monday" single, released earlier that year). Confident and invigorating where Movement had sounded disconsolate and lost, the record simply pops with energy from the beginning "Age of Consent," an alternative pop song with only a smattering of synthesizers overlaying an assured Bernard Sumner, who took his best vocal turn yet. Unlike the hordes of synth pop acts then active, New Order experimented heavily with their synthesizers and sequencers. What's more, while most synth pop acts kept an eye on the charts when writing and recording, if New Order were looking anywhere (aside from within), it was the clubs -- "The Village" and "586" had most of the technological firepower of the mighty "Blue Monday." But whenever the electronics threatened to take over, Peter Hook's grubby basslines, Bernard Sumner's plaintive vocals, and Stephen Morris' point-perfect drum fills reintroduced the human element. Granted, they still had the will for moodiness; the second track was "We All Stand," over five minutes of dubbed-out melancholia. Aside from all the bright dance music and production on display, Power, Corruption & Lies also portrayed New Order's growing penchant for beauty: "Your Silent Face" is a sublime piece of electronic balladry.
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