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* CutSong: "Murder" was recorded with the intent of putting it on the album, only for it to be removed from the final release. It would instead be put out as a non-album single in Belgium and Japan; the band riffed on this by featuring the text "WHERE'S MURDER?" in the runout groove of certain LP copies of the album.
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** According to biographer Mark Johnson, the album was recorded under the title ''How Does It Feel'', after a line in "Blue Monday", only for the name to be discarded when the band learned that Music/{{Crass}} already released a single called "How Does It Feel (To Be the Mother of a Thousand Dead)?"
** "The Village" was originally called "New Fast One"; it was renamed as a ShoutOut to ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''.
** "Your Silent Face" was originally called "K.W.1." -- short for "The Music/{{Kraftwerk}} One" -- thanks to it being New Order's attempt at mimicking the German SynthPop outfit's style.
** "Ultraviolence" was originally written as "Who Killed My Father".
** "Ecstasy" and "Leave Me Alone" were both intended to be called "Only the Lonely" at various points during production.
** According to biographer Mark Johnson, the album was recorded under the title ''How Does It Feel'', after a line in "Blue Monday", only for the name to be discarded when the band learned that Music/{{Crass}} already released a single called "How Does It Feel (To Be the Mother of a Thousand Dead)?"
** "The Village" was originally called "New Fast One"; it was renamed as a ShoutOut to ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''.
** "Your Silent Face" was originally called "K.W.1." -- short for "The Music/{{Kraftwerk}} One" -- thanks to it being New Order's attempt at mimicking the German SynthPop outfit's style.
** "Ultraviolence" was originally written as "Who Killed My Father".
** "Ecstasy" and "Leave Me Alone" were both intended to be called "Only the Lonely" at various points during production.
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* BetterExportForYou: The initial US CD and cassette releases add on the non-album single "Blue Monday" and its B-side, "The Beach", as bonus tracks, preemptively avoiding the confusion UK buyers had over the highly popular songs not being on the album.
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** In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette sleeve for the album.
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** In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard.postcard, a nod to how Peter Saville originally acquired the cover painting. Factory also released a conventional cassette sleeve for the album.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles, a practice that stretched back to their days as Music/JoyDivision and had some precedent in the 1960's British music scene (as fans of Music/TheBeatles will readily attest); this is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. As a result of just how popular "Blue Monday" became, it and its B-side, "The Beach", were retroactively added to all American cassette releases of the album as well as Qwest Records' CD release in the same region. No singles were taken from the album either; despite this, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites and the album topped the U.K. indie charts.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles, a practice that stretched back to their days as Music/JoyDivision and had some precedent in the 1960's 1960s British music scene (as fans of Music/TheBeatles will readily attest); this is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. As a result of just how popular "Blue Monday" became, it and its B-side, "The Beach", were retroactively added to all American cassette releases of the album as well as Qwest Records' CD release in the same region. No singles were taken from the album either; despite this, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites and the album topped the U.K. indie charts.
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* BreakthroughHit: Despite having no singles, ''Power, Corruption, and Lies'' established Music/NewOrder as a worthy successor to Music/JoyDivision.
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* BreakthroughHit: Despite having no singles, ''Power, Corruption, and Corruption & Lies'' established Music/NewOrder as a worthy successor to Music/JoyDivision.
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* BreakthroughHit: Despite having no singles, ''Power, Corruption, and Lies'' established Music/NewOrder as a worthy successor to Music/JoyDivision.
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* TropeCodifier: Just like how ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' by Music/{{REM}} laid the groundwork for the American side of AlternativeRock, so too did this album codify much of the British alternative scene. Namely, this album established the much more abstract and aloof tone of British alt rock compared to the more esoteric direction of American artists and encouraged a greater use of electronics and more harmonious union with SynthPop compared to the movement's counterparts west of the Atlantic; Music/TheSmiths were one of the only British alternative rock acts to follow the same outline as American acts.
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* TropeCodifier: Just like how ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' by Music/{{REM}} laid the groundwork for the American side of AlternativeRock, so too did this album codify much of the British alternative scene. Namely, this album established the much more abstract and aloof tone of British alt rock compared to the more esoteric direction of American artists and encouraged a greater use of electronics and more harmonious union with SynthPop compared to the movement's counterparts west of the Atlantic; Music/TheSmiths were one of the only British alternative rock acts to follow the same outline as American acts.acts, with their guitar-heavy sound and anti-commercial stance.
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* BigNameFan: According to Peter Hook, Music/{{Skrillex}} described "Blue Monday" as a major influence on his own work.
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* BigNameFan: According to Peter Hook, Music/{{Skrillex}} described "Blue Monday" as a major influence on his own work.
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* RefittedForSequel: "5 8 6", "Ultraviolence", and "Blue Monday" were all based on elements from "Prime 5 8 6", a [[EpicRocking 22.5-minute-long]] sequencer jam created to score the Haçienda's opening night in May of 1982; the first and last thirds of it were also included on Touch Records' cassette magazine ''Feature Mist'', retitled "Video 5 8 6", with the middle portion later included on a 1997 sampler CD on the same label. The song wouldn't be officially released in its original configuration until later in 1997, when Touch included the full uncut recording as a 12" and CD single, again under the "Video 5 8 6" title.
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* RefittedForSequel: RefittedForSequel:
** "5 8 6", "Ultraviolence", and "Blue Monday" were all based on elements from "Prime 5 8 6", a [[EpicRocking 22.5-minute-long]] sequencer jam created to score the Haçienda's opening night in May of 1982; the first and last thirds of it were also included on Touch Records' cassette magazine ''Feature Mist'', retitled "Video 5 8 6", with the middle portion later included on a 1997 sampler CD on the same label. The song wouldn't be officially released in its original configuration until later in 1997, when Touch included the full uncut recording as a 12" and CD single, again under the "Video 5 8 6"title.title.
** As revealed during a Twitter listening party in 2020, the drum track in "Age of Consent" is recycled from [[Music/JoyDivision "Love Will Tear Us Apart"]], with some slight modifications.
** "5 8 6", "Ultraviolence", and "Blue Monday" were all based on elements from "Prime 5 8 6", a [[EpicRocking 22.5-minute-long]] sequencer jam created to score the Haçienda's opening night in May of 1982; the first and last thirds of it were also included on Touch Records' cassette magazine ''Feature Mist'', retitled "Video 5 8 6", with the middle portion later included on a 1997 sampler CD on the same label. The song wouldn't be officially released in its original configuration until later in 1997, when Touch included the full uncut recording as a 12" and CD single, again under the "Video 5 8 6"
** As revealed during a Twitter listening party in 2020, the drum track in "Age of Consent" is recycled from [[Music/JoyDivision "Love Will Tear Us Apart"]], with some slight modifications.
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* RefittedForSequel: "5 8 6", "Ultraviolence", and "Blue Monday" were all based on elements from "Prime 5 8 6", a [[EpicRocking 22.5-minute-long]] sequencer jam created to score the Haçienda's opening night in May of 1982; the first and last thirds of it were also included on Touch Records' cassette magazine ''Feature Mist'', retitled "Video 5 8 6", with the middle portion later included on a 1997 sampler CD on the same label. The song wouldn't be officially released in its original configuration until later in 1997, when Touch included the full uncut recording as a 12" and CD single, again under the "Video 5 8 6" title.
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* ThrowItIn: How the album cover came about; Peter Saville picked up a postcard of Henri Fantin-Latour's "A Basket of Roses" while visiting the National Gallery, having intended to use a Renaissance-era "dark prince" portrait for the album cover to tie in with its Machiavellian title. However, after a fruitless search, Saville's wife saw the postcard and jokingly asked if that was going to be the album cover, to which Saville thought SureLetsGoWithThat.
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** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, two bonus [=CDs=] full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
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** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, two bonus [=CDs=] full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD two [=DVDs=] of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
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** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, a bonus CD full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
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** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, a two bonus CD [=CDs=] full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette sleeve for the album.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition:
** In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette sleeve for the album.
** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, a bonus CD full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
** In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette sleeve for the album.
** In October 2020, the album received a Definitive Edition BoxedSet in the vein of the one issued for ''Movement'' the previous year. Similarly to the ''Movement'' DE, the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' package contains the original album on CD and vinyl, a bonus CD full of demos, outtakes, and a radio session with iconic DJ John Peel, a DVD of live performances and TV sessions from 1982-1984, and a 48-page coffee table book about the album.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles, a practice that stretched back to their days as Music/JoyDivision and had some precedent in the 1960's British music scene (as fans of Music/TheBeatles will readily attest); this is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. As a result of just how popular "Blue Monday" became, it and its B-side, "The Beach", were retroactively added to all cassette releases of the album as well as Qwest Records' US CD release. No singles were taken from the album either; despite this, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites and the album topped the U.K. indie charts.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles, a practice that stretched back to their days as Music/JoyDivision and had some precedent in the 1960's British music scene (as fans of Music/TheBeatles will readily attest); this is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. As a result of just how popular "Blue Monday" became, it and its B-side, "The Beach", were retroactively added to all American cassette releases of the album as well as Qwest Records' US CD release.release in the same region. No singles were taken from the album either; despite this, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites and the album topped the U.K. indie charts.
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* CreatorRecovery: In an episode of the band's ''Transmissions'' interview series, Bernard Sumner noted that ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' was made when the band were in a far happier place compared to when they were recording ''Music/{{Movement}}'', and that the recording atmosphere was far more fun and mutually collaborative than before, which is what led to this album's more dance-driven and far less bleak sound compared to its predecessor.
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* CreatorRecovery: In an episode of the band's ''Transmissions'' interview series, Bernard Sumner noted that ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' was made when the band were in a far happier place compared to when they were recording ''Music/{{Movement}}'', and that the recording atmosphere was far more fun and mutually collaborative than before, which is what led to this album's album being more dance-driven and far less bleak sound compared to its predecessor.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles. This singles, a practice that stretched back to their days as Music/JoyDivision and had some precedent in the 1960's British music scene (as fans of Music/TheBeatles will readily attest); this is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. Some reissues have added As a result of just how popular "Blue Monday" became, it and its b-side, B-side, "The Beach". Beach", were retroactively added to all cassette releases of the album as well as Qwest Records' US CD release. No singles were taken from the album either. Despite the lack of hits, either; despite this, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites and the album topped the U.K. indie charts.
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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode:
** Peter Hook described ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' in a 2020 interview as having had the best production of any of New Order's albums in his opinion, a stark contrast to his ambivalence towards ''Movement''.
** Bernard Sumner specifically singled out "Your Silent Face" as one of his personal favorite New Order songs.
** Peter Hook described ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' in a 2020 interview as having had the best production of any of New Order's albums in his opinion, a stark contrast to his ambivalence towards ''Movement''.
** Bernard Sumner specifically singled out "Your Silent Face" as one of his personal favorite New Order songs.
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* CreatorRecovery: In an episode of the band's ''Transmissions'' interview series, Bernard Sumner noted that ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' was made when the band were in a far happier place compared to when they were recording ''Music/{{Movement}}'', and that the recording atmosphere was far more fun and mutually collaborative than before, which is what led to this album's more dance-driven and far less bleak sound compared to its predecessor.
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* TropeCodifier: Just like how ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' by Music/{{REM}} laid the groundwork for the American side of AlternativeRock, so too did this album codify much of the British alternative scene. Namely, this album established the much more abstract and aloof tone of British alt rock compared to the more esoteric direction of American artists and encouraged a greater use of electronics and more harmonious union with SynthPop compared to the movement's counterparts west of the Atlantic; Music/TheSmiths were one of the only British alternative rock acts to follow the same outline as American acts.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette design for the album.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In 1986, Factory released a cassette [[https://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Power-Corruption-Lies/release/808619 box set]] that had the album artwork as a postcard. Factory also released a conventional cassette design sleeve for the album.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Japanese release is titled 権力の美学 (Aesthetics of Power)
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles. This is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. Some reissues have added "Blue Monday" and its b-side, "The Beach". No singles were taken from the album either. Despite the lack of hits, album tracks like "Age of Consent" and "Your Silent Face" became fan favorites.
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* HitlessHitAlbum: In its original configuration, the album lacks "Blue Monday." New Order had a habit of releasing popular non-album singles. Especially This is especially noticeable since the cover has the same secret code and floppy disk motif of the "Blue Monday" 12-inch. Some reissues have added "Blue Monday" and its b-side, "The Beach".
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