I hope it's not going to be the next single, I'm guessing it's going to be wheeled out tonight with La Roux doing backing vocals, already planning to use the opportunity to go and get another drink while its played. Plastic would have been a far better choice for the next single.

Yeah, "Plastic" would be a better choice indeed, but doesn't make sense a video contest for a song with a Radio Edit mix available if it is not the project for the next single.

Not a bad song at all... I really love that funky sound. But evidently I would choose "Plastic" as a single.

I guess a lot of POTHL discussion has disappeared with the fourm issues.

Perhaps this will help bring things back up to date.
Late Night Tough Guy (LNTG Can't get Any Higher) remix:


Claptone Remix:

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I recall the Tutti Frutti clip showing up well after that single was out...

This release has special relevance to me as this falls on my birthday :) Plus I really like the track, bounces along nicely :)

CD ordered.

I ordered from NewOrder store thing

^ Well I look forward to hearing those Hybrid remixes. Guess I should have ordered before today.

New Order store do like to hit you with postage don't they?
The CD single (i.e. what I've ordered for now) may be a good price (£4.99) on the NO store but an additional £3.49 for standard shipping is a LOT.
Piccadilly Records charge 50p more for the product but £2 less for the shipping. They win my order.

Tried again to contact the courier that tried to deliver something yesterday, Yodel, but can't get through.

Then it occurred to me to log in and check my account in NewOrder store.My bundle is showing as not even shipped yet! Still "Packing" .So a) I've no idea what Yodel have tried to deliver to me and b) NewOrder store hasn't even shipped my stuff yet.This POTHL single isn't working out very well for me so far, is it? Oh well, worse things happen at sea.

So all the mixes are on Spotify now.

For those who thought the original POTHL was a bit light in it's loafers, Hybrid add a big pair of stomping boots to proceedings. And it works pretty well.

Hybrid's Armchair mix may be ambient, but in a slightly menacing way. They've managed to a bring a dark, almost sci-fi vibe to the track.

As for Planet Funk -well it's not quite WFTSC but it's pretty good nonetheless, especially from about 1.50 onwards. A tinkling piano motif that reminds me of FSOL's Papua New Guinea, and a sort of electro-trance vibe that you can lose yourself in on headphones. Oh and no Elly Jackson. The more I listen to it the better it gets.


I think it's safe to say that the Hybrid and Planet Funk mixes are considerably better than the original. What a pleasant surprise!

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Just in case I'm the first one to notice...

There's two versions of the Claptone remix: the Claptone Remix (6:18) on the CD single and iTunes, plus the Claptone 12" Remix (6:35) on the vinyl and accompanying digital download bundle. The build-up is a bit longer on the 12" version, and features the first verse vocals (missing from the shorter CD version).

The minor difference actually made me wonder if the version on the CD-S and iTunes is in fact a mis-labelled 'Claptone Dub' or similar. Who knows?!

Cheers

Mr Discography

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Still showing in my account at NewOrder store as not shipped yet.I've messaged them but no reply yet.Starting to thing this could turn into a long drawn out saga.I mean, i could just listen to all the mixes right now on Spotify or Apple music but i was hoping and looking forward to receiving the 12" and CD and, you know, listening to them once i had the goods themselves in my hands.Such is life sometimes.Oh well.I've actually been quite lucky with NewOrder store up til now so maybe can't complain too much.This is the first problem i've had with them.

I bought the 7 track digital bundle (FLAC) off Qobuz a couple of days ago as I haven't gotten around to ordering the physical formats yet.

The Claptone remix hasn't improved much for me since I originally bought it off Beatport a few weeks ago and I'm a bit surprised it was touted as the "flagship" remix so much because in my opinion it's fairly average. Just repetitive and goes nowhere. I've read some comments saying it should had been labelled as a Dub which I'd probably agree with. The LNTG remix focuses more on that percussion bit from the original track and chops up the piano/guitar riffs which isn't too bad in my opinion. I do like the Planet Funk one; the reverb/pitch corrected vocal takes a couple of listens to get past and once the hi-hats kick in at 2:20 it's got a nice vibe about it. Both of the Hybrid mixes are really good but then I'm probably biased as I have a number of their albums already (introduced ironically via their Hooky collaborations). I've just dusted off "I Choose Noise" for a listen this afternoon and it still sounds really good a decade on.

A minor point but I notice they opted not to offer HD files this time when we got those with 'Restless' & 'Singularity'. HD files of 'Tutti Frutti' were available on certain US and Japanese digital stores so I wonder if POTHL will get a similar treatment. I take it the FLACs offered with the vinyl download card are 44/16?