True Faith

Fac 183
July 1987


    7": AU 1987 (Factory/CBS FAC 183-7)
    7": CA 1987 (PolyGram FAC 27)
    7": FR 1987 (Virgin 90341)
    7": GE 1987 (Rough Trade RTD 028)
    7": IT 1987 (CGD INT 10761)
    7": NZ 1987 (EMI EMI 875) [promo]
    7": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 183-7) +
        4:10    True Faith ++
        5:32    1963

    7": PH 1988 (Warner Bros. WB-77-627) [promo] +++
        3:54    True Faith
        3:54    True Faith

    7": US 1987 (Qwest 9 28271-7)
 2x10": US 1987 (Grundman 7-28271) [two one sided acetates]
        4:02    True Faith
        5:32    1963

    7": US 1987 (Qwest 7-28271-DJ) [DJ promo]
        4:12    True Faith (album edit)
        4:02    True Faith (remix)

    7": IT 1987 (CGD YD 729) [jukebox promo]
                True Faith
                Girlfriend in a Coma [by The Smiths]

   12": AU 1987 (Factory/CBS FAC 183)
   12": AU 1990 (Factory/Festival X14838)
   12": CA 1987 (PolyGram FACX 27)
   12": FR 1987 (Virgin 80319)
   12": GE 1987 (Rough Trade RTD 028T)
   12": JP 1987 (Factory/Nippon Columbia YM7439)
   12": NZ 1987 (EMI FAC 183)	
   12": PH 1988 (Alpha Records FEP-89-7002)
   12": SW 1987 (Factory/MNW FAC 183)
   12": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 183)
   CMS: NZ 1987 (EMI TC-FAC-183)
        5:55    True Faith
        5:32    1963

   12": CA 1987 (PolyGram FACXR 27)
   12": FR 1987 (Virgin 80339)
   12": GE 1987 (Rough Trade RTD 028TR)
   12": GR 1987 (Virgin VG 2091Z)
   12": IT 1987 (CGD INT 15323)
   12": SP 1987 (Nuevos Medios 31 268)
   12": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 183R)
        8:59    True Faith (remix)
        5:32    1963
       10:41    True Dub

   12": UK 1987 (Factory FAC 183R)  [testpress]
        8:59    True Faith (remix)
       10:41    True Dub

   12": AU 1987 (Factory/CBS FAC 183R)
   12": AU 1987 (Factory/CBS FAC 183R) [promo]
   12": AU 1990 (Factory/Festival X14848)
        8:59    True Faith (remix)
        10:41   True Dub
        6:35    Paradise (remix)

   12": BZ 1988 (WEA 6wp.0014) [promo]
                True Faith
                [includes 3 tracks by other artists]

   12": CA 1987 (PolyGram DJF 237) [white label promo]
        4:10    True Faith
        4:10    True Faith

    7": CA 1987 (Factory/Polygram FAC 27/DJ105) [promo] *
   12": CA 1987 (PolyGram DJF 251) [promo] *
        4:02    True Faith (...i used to think that the day would never come)
        4:02    True Faith (...i used to think that the day would never come)

   12": US 1987 (Qwest 9 20733-0)
 2x12": US 1987 (Qwest 9 20733-0) [two one sided acetates]
        8:59    True Faith (the morning sun extended remix)
       10:41    True Faith (alternate faith dub)
        5:32    1963

   12": US 1987 (Qwest PRO-A-2784) [promo] **
   12": US 1987 (Qwset PRO-A-2784) [double sided acetate]
                True Faith (lp version)
                True Faith (edit)

   CD5: US 1987 (Qwest PRO-CD-2899) [promo]
        4:04    True Faith (the morning sun remix/edit)
        4:10    True Faith (album edit)
        8:59    True Faith (the morning sun extended remix)

   CDV: UK 1989 (Factory FACDV 183) [PAL]
        9:02    True Faith (remix 12 inch)
        3:43    Evil Dust
        4:06    True Faith (7 inch)
                True Faith (video)

   VHS: UK 1987 (Factory FAC 183V) [promo] [May 17]
   VHS: UK 1987 (Media Communications) [promo] [July 21]
        5:00    True Faith

   VHS: US 1987 (Warner Bros.) [promo] [September 15]
        4:30    True Faith (re-edit)

   VHS: US 1987 (Warner Bros.) [promo] [October 8]
                True Faith

*   Unique sleeve and mix.
**  Also in a 3x12" set for promoting the US tour. The set also contains the
    9" flexi with "State of the Nation" (Evatone Soundsheets 1028121X-S).
+   Released both with paper label and silver painted label.
++  The track is the "4:10 (album edit)".
+++ An edit of the 12" remix.

-   The tracks "the morning sun remix/edit", "the morning sun extended remix",
    and "alternate faith dub" are the same as the tracks "7 inch"/"4:02 remix",
    "remix 12 inch", and "True Dub", respectively.

Peter Saville came up with the idea of a leaf on the cover when a leaf fell on his car's windscreen one day, and he thought: "That's so beautiful."

Q: What is the character signing in the True Faith video?
A: She is signing to the verse: "I used to think that the day would never come..." and also "When I was a very small boy...."

Q: What is the difference between the UK and US 7" versions?
A: [death of art] "The UK 7 inch has an edited version of the full 12 inch, as was standard practice with UK 7 inch edits for New Order. This clocks in at 4:10. The US 7 inch on the other hand contains an edit of the Shep Pettibone remix, clocking in at 4:02. This remix edit is also found on the B-side of the Qwest US 7 inch of Blue Monday 88 (9 21887-7).
To get the two edits on CD, you need the following: The UK CDV (FACDV 183) lists a '7 inch' version as track three. Bizarrely although the CDV was a UK release, the 7 inch version in question is actually the US edit, not the UK one. This same version is also the lead track on the US promo CD5 (Qwest PRO-CD-2899), where it is listed as the 'morning sun remix edit'.To find the UK edit on CD you need the same US promo CD5, which lists it as 'album edit'."

Sleeves:

Fac 183

Fac 183R

IT 7"

Fac 183-7

Sleeve
WLTP: AU|UK
White|Silver label
WLTP: UK

Fac 27

CA 12" promo

PRO-A-2784

PRO-CD-2899

7" promos

FEP-89-7002

IT promo

JP 12"

NZ|PH|US
6wp.0014

6wp.0014

US 3x12" promo

Fac 183 Pin

VHS promo


Cross-reference:

[singles]
 
12x12" - New Order Vinyl Campaign
Blue Monday 1988
Blue Monday-95
In Order
Nineteen63
State of the Nation
True Faith-94
True Faith 2001
[albums]
 
? - (The Rest Of) New Order
20 Years of New Order
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert
Best Remixes
Festival Des Inrockuptibles
Get Ready
In Concert 422
In Concert Alternative 92-22
In Concert New Rock 90-48
In Concert New Rock 94-08
In Session
International
iTunes Essentials
Joy Division New Order Collection
Live at The London Troxy
Live at Wireless 2005
New Order/Joy Division
Reprise In-House CDR-Pack 2001
Retro
Singles
Substance 1987
Total
Various Maxis and Singles
 
[compilations]
 
Backtrax USA 98-43
Factory Records - Communications 1978-1992
Funky Alternatives
Funky Alternatives - Best of Volume One to Eight
Funky Alternatives Volume 1 & 2
Out of Order 94-22
Palatine - Factory 1977-1990
Polygram Holiday Sampler 87
The Glastonbury Festival
 
[soundtracks]
 
American Psycho
Bright Lights, Big City
[dj remixes]
 
In Hindsight
True Faith
[video]
 
? - (The Best Of) New Order
3 16
5 11
A Collection
HMV Instore Awareness Reel
Mini Comp #19
Mini Comp #23
New Order Story
Qwest Promo Video Compilation
Substance 1989
The Videos
Video Jukebox volume 2
Warner Bros. 5 Tracks
Warner Bros. Promo Compilation
[miscellaneous]
 
True Faith Marble Paperweight