Technique

Fact 275
January 1989


    LP: AR 1989 (DG Discos DG234) [testpress with withdrawn cover]
    LP: AR 1989 (DG Discos DG234) [red label and no inner sleeve]
    LP: AR 1992 (PolyGram/London 520011-1/29-386) [promo] ++
    LP: AU 1989 (Factory/CBS FACT 275)
    LP: AU 1990 (Factory/Festival L30403)
    LP: BZ 1989 (WEA 670.9010)
    LP: CA 1989 (Polygram 836 832-1)
    LP: EU 2009 (London Records/Rhino 2564-68879-4) [180-gram vinyl]
    LP: FR 1989 (Virgin 70678)
    LP: GE 1989 (Factory/Rough Trade RTD 100) *
    LP: GR 1989 (Virgin VG 50406)
    LP: IT 1989 (CDG INT 20904)
    LP: JP 1989 (Factory/Nippon Columbia YX-7448)
    LP: SP 1989 (Nuevo Medios 33 386 LE)
    LP: SW 1989 (Factory/MNW FACT 275)
    LP: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 275)
    LP: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 275) [white label promo]
    LP: US 1989 (Qwest 9 25845-1)
    LP: US 1989 (Qwest/BMG Direct Marketing R 100938)
    LP: US 1988 (Grundman) [double sided acetate]
    CS: AR 1989 (DG Discos DG234)
    CS: AR 1992 (PolyGram/London 520 011-4/69-386) ++
    CS: AU 1989 (Factory/CBS FACT 275C)
    CS: AU 1989 (Factory Australasia FACTC 275/463444.4)
    CS: AU 1990 (Factory/Festival C30403)
    CS: BZ 1989 (WEA 767.9010)
    CS: CA 1989 (PolyGram 836 832-4)
    CS: FR 1989 (Virgin 50678PM464)
    CS: GE 1989 (Rough Trade RTDMC 100)
    CS: GR 1989 (Virgin TC-VG 50406)
    CS: ID 1989 (PT. Aquarius Musikindo EF003-9)
    CS: MA 1989 (Factory/EMI TC-FACT 275)
    CS: PH 1989 (Alpha Records FRC-89-3003)
    CS: PL 1989 (RC Company RC 1837)
    CS: SP 1989 (Nuevos Medios 34 387)
    CS: TH 1992 (London Records 520 011.4)
    CS: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 275C)
    CS: UK 1992 (London Records 520 011.4)
    CS: US 1989 (Qwest 9 25845-4)
    CS: US 1989 (Warner Bros. WB-25845) [promo]
    CD: AU 1989 (Factory/CBS FACD 275/463444.2)
    CD: AU 1990 (Factory/Festival D30403)
    CD: AU 2000 (Warner Music Australia 8573813672)
    CD: BZ 1989 (WEA Discos 759925845-2)
    CD: CA 1989 (PolyGram 836 832-2)
    CD: CA 1989 (PolyGram TECH-1) [promo] [custom tri-fold sleeve]
    CD: CL 1991 (Musicavision CP 86025)
    CD: FR 1989 (Virgin 30678)
    CD: GE 1989 (Factory/Rough Trade RTDCD 100/FACD 275.2)
    CD: GE 19?? (Factory/Rough Trade 110.0299.2)
    CD: GE 1992 (London/Factory 520011-2)
    CD: IT 1989 (CGD INT 300103)
    CD: JP 1989 (Factory/Nippon Columbia 25CY-3083) +
    CD: JP 1994 (Polydor K.K. POCD-1887)
    CD: JP 2000 (EastWest Japan AMCE-6106)
    CD: JP 2005 (Warner Music Japan WPCR-75045)
    CD: PL 1989 (Sonic SON17)
    CD: SW 1989 (Factory/MNW FACD 275)
    CD: UK 1989 (Factory FACD 275)
    CD: UK 1993 (London/CentreDate Co Ltd. 520 011.2)
    CD: UK 2000 (London/CentreDate Co Ltd. 8573 81367-2)
    CD: US 1989 (Qwest 9 25845-2)
    CD: US 1989 (Qwest/BMG Direct Marketing D 100938)
    CD: US 1989 (Qwest/Columbia House W2 25845)
   DAT: UK 1989 (Factory FACT 275D)
        4:42    Fine Time
        3:22    All the Way
        2:58    Love Less
        4:29    Round & Round
        4:44    Guilty Partner
        4:26    Run
        4:20    Mr. Disco
        5:14    Vanishing Point
        5:13    Dream Attack

  2xCD: JP 20?? (Warner Music Japan WPCR-13174/5) [first issue] +++
  2xCD: JP 2010 (Warner Music Japan WPCR-13589/90) +++
  2xCD: UK 2008 (London Records 2564693697) +++
  2xCD: US 2008 (Rhino Records R2 516187) +++
 2xCDR: UK 2008 (Rhino Records) [promo] +++
 2xCDR: US 2008 (Rhino Records) [promo] +++
        [Disc 1]
        4:43    Fine Time
        3:24    All the Way
        3:04    Love Less
        4:31    Round & Round
        4:48    Guilty Partner
        4:31    Run
        4:21    Mr. Disco
        5:17    Vanishing Point
        5:15    Dream Attack
        [Disc 2]
        4:33    Don't Do It (12" version)
        4:45    Fine Line (12" version)
        6:51    Round & Round (12" version)
        4:32    Best & Marsh (12" version)
        5:26    Run 2 (12" version)
        5:27    MTO (minus mix)
        6:19    Fine Time (silk mix)
        5:12    Vanishing Point (instrumental making out mix)
        5:55    World in Motion (carabinieri mix)

+   The first issue came with a set of postcards.
++  Titles in spanish.
+++ "Collector's Edition" with remastered tracks. The first issue had audio
    problems and was quickly corrected and re-issued.
*   The second pressing was issued with a free 7", Blue Monday 1988 (RTD 035).

- An issue of the NME magazine contained a sticker that was supposed to have
  "completed" the cover. The sticker is commonly called "Press technique."
- An ad called "Advertising technique" promoted the album in the US.

The cherub on the sleeve is a garden ornament that Peter Saville found on Pimlico Road. Peter thought the bacchanalian image was ironically fitting for the new "drug-fuelled hedonism" in the music scene. Rob Gretton thought the album's title should be "Peter Saville's New Order" (as in "Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground"). The idea "went down like a lead balloon with the band."

Q: I have heard that a single mix of Vanishing Point was made. Is that true?
A: Yes. Although it was never released.

Q: There seems to be a number of different sleeves for the Argentinean release of Technique. What's up with that?
A: There are three versions of the Argentinean vinyl, and three versions of the sleeve. Here is a summary:
Argentinean vinyl:
Argentinean sleeves:

Q: I heard that the 2008 re-master had some sound quality issues that was later fixed. How do I know if I have the corrected CDs or not?
A: One way to check if you have a fixed CD is to look at the matrix on the inner spine of the CD. If the number ends with "V02" then you have a fixed CD. For "Technique" both discs have been fixed.

Groove notation:


Sleeves:

LP

CD

2008 reissue

2008 CDR

UK|JP
WLTP: AU|UK
Sleeve: UK 1/2|US
Discs: US 1/2

AR LP

JP CD

TECH-1

US acetate

'89 sleeve: Regular|Withdrawn
'89 label: Label|Testpress
'92 promo: Sleeve|Label A/B

UK CS

AR CS

Various CS #1

Various CS #2

WB-25845

'89: Sleeve
'92: Sleeve|Spine
AU|ID|SP

NME sticker

Advertising technique


Cross-reference:

[singles]
 
Fine Time
Mr. Disco
Round & Round
Run 2
World in Motion
 
[albums]
 
? - (The Best of) New Order
iTunes Essentials
On the Edge 93-23
Retro
Singles
 
[compilations]
 
Music for the 90's
Product 2378
[dj remixes]
 
In Hindsight II
 
[video]
 
Live in Glasgow
 
[miscellaneous]
 
Advertising
Technique Cherub
Campaign Technique