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New Order recall faulty re-issues

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New Order recall faulty re-issues
This has been brewing for a while now, but credit is due to New Order for withdrawing a batch of their reissued albums, which have been widely reported as faulty. The band’s first five albums (Movement; Power, Corruption & Lies; Low-Life; Brotherhood; and Technique) were reissued earlier this month, and were met with disdain by New Order’s fans, who detailed many faults with the records.

The band issued a statement on the reissues last week, which reads:

“Warner Bros UK, Rhino and New Order regret that the initial pressings of the collector editions of 'Movement', 'Power, Corruption And Lies', 'Low Life', 'Brotherhood' and 'Technique' contain some minor audio problems on the bonus discs. We are now in the process of correcting the problems, but it should be noted that due to the age and condition of some of the original source tapes, the sound quality may vary."

It’s not yet clear what holders of the faulty discs should do in order to obtain better quality version of the albums, but presumably that news will be forthcoming. In the meantime, it’s worth pondering the rarity value of these faulty reissues, which may escalate in value once people start swapping them for better quality versions of the albums.
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