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* ChannelHop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Music/QuincyJones' Creator/WarnerBrosRecords-distributed Qwest Records. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Music/JoyDivision's back catalog. The Qwest deal would be the start of a long association of the band with Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, which would carry over to the other side of the Atlantic in the wake of Factory's demise when the band signed to London Records.

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* ChannelHop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Music/QuincyJones' Creator/WarnerBrosRecords-distributed Qwest Records.Records instead of Creator/FactoryRecords' US branch. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Music/JoyDivision's back catalog. The Qwest deal would be the start of a long association of the band with Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, which would carry over to the other side of the Atlantic in the wake of Factory's demise when the band signed to London Records.
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* {{Blooper}}: While the third verse in "The Perfect Kiss" is removed in the album edit, the first split-second of it is still mistakenly left in, resulting in careful listeners being able to hear Bernard Sumner sing "wh--" before being abruptly cut off.
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* ChannelHop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Music/QuincyJones' Creator/WarnerBrosRecords-distributed Qwest Records. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Music/JoyDivision's back catalog.

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* ChannelHop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Music/QuincyJones' Creator/WarnerBrosRecords-distributed Qwest Records. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Music/JoyDivision's back catalog. The Qwest deal would be the start of a long association of the band with Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, which would carry over to the other side of the Atlantic in the wake of Factory's demise when the band signed to London Records.
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* ChannelHop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Music/QuincyJones' Creator/WarnerBrosRecords-distributed Qwest Records. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Music/JoyDivision's back catalog.
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* RarelyPerformedSong: Despite being a fan-favorite, "The Perfect Kiss" disappeared from their concerts between 1993 and 2006, due to difficulties with converting the sample programming to newer equipment.

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* RarelyPerformedSong: Despite being a fan-favorite, "The Perfect Kiss" disappeared from their the band's concerts between 1993 and 2006, due to difficulties with converting the sample programming to newer equipment.
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* RarelyPerformedSong: Despite being a fan-favorite, "The Perfect Kiss" disappeared from their concerts between 1993 and 2006, due to difficulties with converting the sample programming to newer equipment.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. Eventually he compromised by designing the label itself, with a typography credit attributed to "Peter Saville Associates". However, Saville himself debunked this rumor on April 17, 2020, clarifying that he was never commissioned to design a sleeve in the first place.

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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. Eventually he compromised by designing the label itself, with a typography credit attributed to "Peter Saville Associates". However, Saville himself debunked this rumor on April 17, 2020, clarifying that he was never commissioned to design a sleeve in the first place.

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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. Eventually he compromised by designing the label itself, with a typography credit attributed to "Peter Saville Associates". However, Saville himself debunked this rumor on April 17, 2020, clarifying that he was never commissioned to design a sleeve in the first place.



* WriterRevolt: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. Eventually he compromised by designing the label itself, with a typography credit attributed to "P/S/A" (Peter Saville Associates).
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* WriterRevolt: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version.

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* WriterRevolt: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. Eventually he compromised by designing the label itself, with a typography credit attributed to "P/S/A" (Peter Saville Associates).
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* WriterRevolt: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single-- a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label-- claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version.
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* ShrugOfGod: When asked about the meaning of "The Perfect Kiss" in an interview with ''GQ'' Magazine, Bernard Sumner simply responded "I haven't a clue what this is about."
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: In [[https://www.vice.com/en/article/65z5kb/new-order-rank-your-records a 2015 interview]] with ''Vice'', Stephen Morris listed ''Low-Life'' as his personal favorite New Order album, describing it as the culmination of everything the band had been building up to since their Music/JoyDivision days and feeling that it marked the point where they truly got the hang of producing their own albums.
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