Full session. Sourced from FLAC but converted to WAV for this video. 2012 remaster. Thank you so much, Mr. Analog Loyalist! 1. Dreams Never End (Mix 1) 0:00 2. Dreams Never End (Mix 2) 3:42 3. Homage 7:23 4. Ceremony 11:38 5. Truth 16:18 6. Are You Ready Are You Ready Are You Ready For This 21:47 The legendary demo session...New Order's first, following the passing of Ian Curtis and Joy Division's end. Before Gillian Gilbert joined the band, New Order was like a chicken with its head cut off. They were still trying to find themselves. The only two songs they took from Joy Division were "Ceremony" and "In a Lonely Place". After barely two months, the band had four more songs, two of which would be abandoned before long. They went into the Western Works studio in Sheffield with The Cabs to record their first few demos. I don't particularly feel like going into how the reels were found and released, or direct info about the session. Frankly, it's pretty well known already, anyway. Google it. With "Dreams Never End", mix 1 has quieter guitars and mix 2 has louder guitars. Peter sings, just as he later would. Some of the lines are a bit different. In the days following Ian's death, he had found the bass-line to the song. "Homage" was abandoned pretty quickly, upon it's initial conception. It's apparently a very personal song about Bernard's life. Very emotional, very intense; it almost tells you where his mental state would go in the following year. The song was played live a few times in 1980, but did not survive to see 1981. We all, of course, know "Ceremony". Though originally a JD song, it would achieve fame as an NO song. Here, it's sung by Stephen Morris. I'm not sure he plays drums while singing, but I wouldn't be surprised, because the drums really suck. Sorry, dude. The cymbals are completely off. The song was recorded SO MUCH better, later on, after Bernard became the official vocalist. Anyway, the lyrics to this version are uncertain. You can make out what Stephen is singing only in a few spots. I tried my best to decode it below. The lyrics actually sort of resemble a mix between the rehearsal and live JD versions. I'm not sure whether this was before they tried remastering the lyrics out of the rehearsal tapes or after. The first two verses are akin to the rehearsal version, while the final verse is definitely akin to the final verse in the live version. The first two verses don't match the rehearsal version 100%; it's close to multiple interpretations in some places (like the "Listen to the saints are calling" line). It's a shame we don't know Ian's official lyrics... "Truth" is pretty close to the "Movement" version. Stephen sings again, here. "Are You Ready..." is a SHIT song. I don't know what the fuck they were thinking. Apparently, it's some sort of improvisation. Rob Gretton, of all people, sings. He was actually one of the people considered to fill in the singing spot. This is the only song we know of where he sings with New Order. The vocal part is supposedly incomplete, as well. "Homage" Lyrics: This smile the unborn child reaction's taken, forsaken These scenes pervaded me in a way that People seldom see This is the only time that I thought I had Seen the signs and I wait, I'll never know In this room The blind pass through In this room I think of you In this room In this room Darkness will vanish soon I awake, always in this room All days will fall and rise Helplessly, I watch these figures cry This sense of needless rejection Always the sense of reason Carelessly lead me astray In this room The blind pass through In this room I think of you In this room Father, please don't forsake me now In this room Father, please don't forsake me now In this room People always ask for dreams Revelation in a dream A life that is so scared This is the only time that I Thought I had seen the signs Well, I did... I'll never know In this room I think of you In this room I think of you In this room Father, please don't forsake me now In this room Father, please don't forsake me now In this room Father, please don't forsake me now "Ceremony" Lyrics: Could define the words we're learning Could confide the same old story This is why the wheels are turning Turn away, he had to go this time Listen to the saints are calling Then again, he would fear us Turn around so I will happy Turn away, he had to go this time I'll break them down, no mercy shown Then heaven knows, it's got to be stronger Watching her, she's watching me Believe me now, it's got to be this time I'll break them all, no mercy shown Heaven knows, it's got to be this time Avenues, all lined with tress Picture me, in ten years' time watching Watching forever... Forever, watching love grow Forever, watching love grow Forever, watching love grow

• published: 27 Sep 2013
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