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Poll Question : Which is the best extended version compared to the album original? (I've booted Stray Dog as I only get 10 choices)
Choice Votes Statistics
  Restless
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  Singularity
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6 %
  Plastic
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27 %
  Tutti Frutti
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0 %
  People on the High Line
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3 %
  Academic
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34 %
  Nothing But a Fool
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6 %
  Unlearn This Hatred
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3 %
  The Game
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17 %
  Superheated
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  Total 29 100%
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#1 Posted : 09 November 2015 12:05:48(UTC)
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Which is the best extended version compared to the album original?
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#2 Posted : 09 November 2015 12:38:44(UTC)
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Is this “most improved over original version” or “best track out of the extended versions”?

Plastic and The Game are both SO much better in these mixes than the normal album version, but some of the other songs are still better (in both forms).

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#3 Posted : 09 November 2015 15:35:11(UTC)
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Plastic on the extended album set, the best overall for me is TF (12" Extended Mix 2) from the upcoming single.

Academic is also lo-ve-ly.

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#4 Posted : 09 November 2015 20:42:19(UTC)
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seems as if "Stray Dog" has already dropped out of any "Favourites" poll Clown
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#5 Posted : 09 November 2015 22:09:47(UTC)
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Best extended version = Academic

Most improved compared to original = Stray Dog

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#6 Posted : 09 November 2015 22:25:02(UTC)
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ive just voted Academic...but if given 2 choices I would have picked Singularity as well.
what a tutti frutti world of colours!!!
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#7 Posted : 10 November 2015 10:23:10(UTC)
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The extended mixes are absolutely fantastic - There isn't a turkey amongst them... I don't know, but I'm presuming the NO crew did these themselves; just goes to show that superstar DJ mixes aren't superior, although they can be interesting at times.
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#8 Posted : 10 November 2015 11:43:45(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: UpDownTurnAround Go to Quoted Post
The extended mixes are absolutely fantastic - There isn't a turkey amongst them... I don't know, but I'm presuming the NO crew did these themselves; just goes to show that superstar DJ mixes aren't superior, although they can be interesting at times.


It was actually Richard X that did the remixes of these, but it sounds like he stuck to only what was on the original tapes recorded by band, focusing on what got cut or buried on the standard album. For example, the extended version of Academic sounds entirely different, but you can faintly hear the bass sequence on the original mix. On the remix, it becomes the driving point of the song.
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#9 Posted : 10 November 2015 13:21:12(UTC)
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I don't think Richard X had anything to do with Academic.

The tracks he did work on… he deserves huge thanks for. The list is on his website if you're interested… but only Plastic really has “his sound”, everything else is just very New Order. Clever chappy.


http://blackmelody.com/

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Originally Posted by: Spittingcat Go to Quoted Post
I don't think Richard X had anything to do with Academic.

The tracks he did work on… he deserves huge thanks for. The list is on his website if you're interested… but only Plastic really has “his sound”, everything else is just very New Order. Clever chappy.


http://blackmelody.com/


Ah, gotcha. I don't actually have the box set, so I was going by memory. I was aware that "Plastic" was one of the tracks he produced for the album. It makes me wonder the origin of the song since they debuted it live a full year before the recording. Same thing with Singularity. Maybe these were the two tracks they were going to release as individual EPs prior to the full album coming out. Either way, it's amazing how great all the tracks fit well together as an album, despite all the different producers involved.
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#11 Posted : 10 November 2015 15:17:16(UTC)
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Think I prefer the original version of Plastic though I seem to be the only one that does. I find the extended not as engaging . Obviously I'm not listening hard enough or something. The original has the bit three quarters way through when the beat drops out and there's the brilliantly disorientating effects and then the beats come back in with a massive punch which really hits the spot. The extended though ok doesn't have any really stand out moments like that for me- it's just kind of the same thing all the way through with a few vocal effects added. Dunno, why do you all prefer it? Confused
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ROCKET MICK on 11/11/2015(UTC)
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#12 Posted : 11 November 2015 14:24:01(UTC)
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if you read the credits here:

http://www.discogs.com/N...Complete/release/7675196


you will know who did what on the remixes:


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extended mixes credits

restless
academic
nothing but a fool
superheated

restructure and additonal mix by gareth jones


singularity
unlearn this hatred
restructure and additional mix by steve dub

plastic
tutti frutti
people on the high line
stray dog
the game
restructured by richard x for blackmelody.com

additional mix by richard x and peted hofmann
mastered by frank arkright at abbey road studios

art direction peter saville
design paul hetherington

c 2015

later
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#13 Posted : 11 November 2015 21:48:32(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Fotzepolitic Go to Quoted Post
Think I prefer the original version of Plastic though I seem to be the only one that does. I find the extended not as engaging . Obviously I'm not listening hard enough or something. The original has the bit three quarters way through when the beat drops out and there's the brilliantly disorientating effects and then the beats come back in with a massive punch which really hits the spot. The extended though ok doesn't have any really stand out moments like that for me- it's just kind of the same thing all the way through with a few vocal effects added. Dunno, why do you all prefer it? Confused


I'm with you. I like the original of Plastic for the same reason. Same with Tutti Frutti - on the album there's a bit with Elly singing the chorus by herself which lightens the mood, as well as a false ending. Those bits make me smile and they aren't on the extended mix so for now I prefer the original version.
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#14 Posted : 14 November 2015 14:10:01(UTC)
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Ok...dumb question...but, where can you find the "extended versions" of the album songs? Are they only available via their official site?
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#15 Posted : 15 November 2015 05:40:47(UTC)
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I'm really liking the rougher edge Nothing But A Fool has; it sounds a bit "premixy". More distortion and fuzzy guitars but still retains the melody.

The structure isn't too dissimilar from the regular album version but clearly Craig Silvey and Gareth Jones had different ideas for the song.

Aside from that, the Academic extended is just brilliant. Perhaps repeats the chorus once too often but otherwise the way the intro builds is superb.

Originally Posted by: McGuirk Go to Quoted Post
Ok...dumb question...but, where can you find the "extended versions" of the album songs? Are they only available via their official site?


At the moment they are only available on the Music Complete Deluxe Vinyl Box Set; you get them on 6 bits of coloured vinyl plus a download card is included for FLAC/MP3 versions.

They have not yet been made available to buy outside of the box and it's probably doubtful they will as it would make it fairly redundant.

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Originally Posted by: NotAMod Go to Quoted Post
I'm really liking the rougher edge Nothing But A Fool has; it sounds a bit "premixy". More distortion and fuzzy guitars but still retains the melody.

The structure isn't too dissimilar from the regular album version but clearly Craig Silvey and Gareth Jones had different ideas for the song.

Aside from that, the Academic extended is just brilliant. Perhaps repeats the chorus once too often but otherwise the way the intro builds is superb.

Originally Posted by: McGuirk Go to Quoted Post
Ok...dumb question...but, where can you find the "extended versions" of the album songs? Are they only available via their official site?


At the moment they are only available on the Music Complete Deluxe Vinyl Box Set; you get them on 6 bits of coloured vinyl plus a download card is included for FLAC/MP3 versions.

They have not yet been made available to buy outside of the box and it's probably doubtful they will as it would make it fairly redundant.


Regarding Nothing but a Fool: I also like the rougher edge. Wished they'd gone the little bit further and done away with the backing vocals. It probably didn't need to be any longer either. But the mix is worth it in the end with the repeat of the title phrase slightly buried in the mix - it's pure goosebump material and should have made the LP version.
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Academic swells nicely in its extended form. But Superheated also feels less compressed.


I love them all, apart from the Game, which i just struggle to love/
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Academic swells nicely in its extended form. But Superheated also feels less compressed.


I love them all, apart from the Game, which i just struggle to love/


Conversely for me, the LP version of The Game has that awkward lyric "...higher, than a man can reach." emphasized with a silly effect. I much prefer the Extended mix that doesn't draw attention to it. It also strikes me as the track that most needed room to stretch out and reveal it's qualities. Most improved.

Special mention goes to Plastic for not only receiving a much better ratio of music-to-vocal content, but I also like the ending verse moved to the middle.
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Just listened to killers for the first time, singer writes and sounds like an olde Justin bieber
We're like kestrels
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Just listened to some songs by the killers for the first time, singer writes and sounds like an older Justin Bieber, why ,why,why Bernard , why did that grotty little drip get to pollute the new record,
We're like kestrels
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Originally Posted by: TomAngel Go to Quoted Post
Academic swells nicely in its extended form. But Superheated also feels less compressed.


I love them all, apart from the Game, which i just struggle to love/


Conversely for me, the LP version of The Game has that awkward lyric "...higher, than a man can reach." emphasized with a silly effect. I much prefer the Extended mix that doesn't draw attention to it. It also strikes me as the track that most needed room to stretch out and reveal it's qualities. Most improved.

Special mention goes to Plastic for not only receiving a much better ratio of music-to-vocal content, but I also like the ending verse moved to the middle.


The Game is slowly becoming my favorite of the extended bunch as well. It's funny you mention the lyrics because the one that bothers me most on the whole album is the line "For life is good, and it is special,
I want more precious metal."

Precious metal?!?!?! Eek

I've played in a few live bands and have helped write lyrics on occasion, so that one really makes me groan. I would have written: "For life is good, and it is special,
I want more than I could take hold." It doesn't exactly rhyme, but could be sung in such a way to sound as if it did.

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I want more than precious metal
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Apparently there was a band called Precious Metal back in the 80s, haha!

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http://www.preciousmetal-allgirlband.com/bio/



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Apparently there was a band called Precious Metal back in the 80s, haha!

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http://www.preciousmetal-allgirlband.com/bio/






Oh god i remember that shower of shite.


Yeah the "precious metal" lyric is the one that sticks out like a sore thumb for me too
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Just listened to some songs by the killers for the first time, singer writes and sounds like an older Justin Bieber, why ,why,why Bernard , why did that grotty little drip get to pollute the new record,


Taste is subjective, but this is one of the best TV studio (never the best environment) performances I've ever seen: Runaways
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