A between albums single by the Manchester indie outfit New Order. Released on the indie label Factory Records as a 12" single only, "Blue Monday" holds a number of honours - best selling 12" single of all time; one of the longest singles to ever chart in the UK (behind The Orb's "Blue Room", which clocks in at 39:58, a stunt done to protest the then ruling that singles had to be under 40 minutes to qualify for the charts) and one of the worst financial disasters for Factory Records. Due to the single's elaborate die cut sleeve, each single so… read more
A between albums single by the Manchester indie outfit New Order. Released on the indie label Factory Records as a 12" single only, "Blue M… read more
A between albums single by the Manchester indie outfit New Order. Released on the indie label Factory Records as a 12" single only, "Blue Monday" holds a number of honours… read more
New Order is a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band's classic lineup consists of Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Hook (bass, electronic percussion), Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitar) and Stephen Morris (drums, keyboards). The group effectively disbanded in 1993 but reformed in 1998. Gilbert left in 2001 to look after her and Morris' children and was replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Phil Cunningham. Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and declared the band to… read more
New Order is a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band's classic lineup consists of Ber…read more
New Order is a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band's classic lineup consists of Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter…read more