Joy Division. 2015 RHINO Anniversary vinyl reissues

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  1. HiFi Guy 008

    HiFi Guy 008 Forum Resident

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    Yeah, and the vinyl tends to be much quieter. I've forgotten who at Qwest got New Order's catalog reissued. But I believe the initial interest was the Blue Monday single. And I know for sure that the interest in them was definitely not from Quincy Jones nor Michael Jackson.
    Can anybody tell us who at Qwest brought New Order vinyl to the US? Whoever it was, they did a wonderful thing. PC&L, Low-life and Brotherhood especially are extraordinary pressings. And I have the UK originals.
    Are the Qwest Joy Division pressings also great?

    The Factus pressings are good - for all Factory records (I have many and they seem to have something in common with the German pressings).
    The vinyl is dead silent, but they do lack that last bit of detail compared to the UK originals.
    Closer is in a different category, though. Yes, the UK original has more detail, but there's something about the Factus that keeps me coming back to it.
     
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  2. Pavol Stromcek

    Pavol Stromcek Senior Member

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    But the version of "She's Lost Control" on Substance is a completely different recording from the original on Unknown Pleasures. Unless this is some strange reissue of Substance that has the other version, I'm just wondering how you'd compare the two when they're so different?
     
  3. max_samhain

    max_samhain Forum Resident

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    Really? I was thinking about something like that as I was really wondering about the difference.. Sorry, I'm no Joy Division-specialist.. So whats the difference? The Discogs-info just mentions another mix, not another recording...
    Anyway, the version on "Unknown Pleasures"sounds much better: much more room and depth, the hi hats are way more brilliant and crisp

    I have so many new records at the moment but I'll give the substance some more time soon and then I'll definitely write more about it.
     
  4. SteveCooks

    SteveCooks Senior Member

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    It may sounds better as The Porky prime cut is stellar but the cow bell distracts me so much I can't say it is the définitive (as The Peel sessions versions for The same reason). I prefer The second version short and extended versions.
     
  5. JeffMo

    JeffMo Format Agnostic

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    I will pull mine off the shelf today as part of my NYE soundtrack!
     
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  6. Pavol Stromcek

    Pavol Stromcek Senior Member

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    Yeah, the original version has a sparser, more spacious and reverb-heavy sound, with more depth, as you've noticed, whereas the later version found on Substance has a harsher, more upfront sound, especially noticeable in how the drums sound drastically different - very distorted and aggressive. I believe the latter is a re-recorded version, though I suppose it could've been radically remixed? I prefer the Unknown Pleasures version too.
     
  7. marcfeld69

    marcfeld69 Forum Resident

    Does anyone know if there are any significant differences between the UK London Records 2007 reissue of UP and the US Rhino/London Records version?
     
  8. edb15

    edb15 Senior Member

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    I had thought these were identical masters with the US pressed at Rainbo but the matrices on the UK indicate a different lacquer cut (with no This is the way/step).
     
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  9. edb15

    edb15 Senior Member

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    Closer does appear to be the same master with the US pressed at Rainbo, the EU not.
     
  10. rnranimal

    rnranimal Senior Member

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    UP and Substance She's Lost Control are two different performances of the song. Substance has had 2 different mixes. One was the original 12" mix and the other is an alternate mix which I don't believe has appeared anywhere else and was only on some pressings of Substance (maybe only on CD, I don't know about vinyl). The 2015 Substance created a hybrid edit of the 2 mixes. Using the 12" mix for most of the song and then editing on the longer ending of the alternate mix. The alternate mix potion was shown to be sourced from 44.1khz digital on the hi-res release when I looked at it. So I'm not sure if possibly this was an 80s digital mix or if the only source they could find of this mix was a Substance CD release.
     
  11. marcfeld69

    marcfeld69 Forum Resident

    Thanks. Any more thoughts on this? I also saw on Discogs that the US is textured.
     
  12. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

    Yes. The packaging is quite nice. Slightly textured I would say.
    Appears to have two different label colors.
    I have the 'silver'
    Joy Division - Closer
    Edit:
    Oops Sorry Marc, I thought you were asking about Closer.
     
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  13. marcfeld69

    marcfeld69 Forum Resident

    Still good to know. :)
     
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  14. edb15

    edb15 Senior Member

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    US 2007 is textured, very similar to original.
     
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