DJs refused to play the original cut at
7:29, shortened later to 4:09 by @FactoryRecords*FAC73 Blue Monday (1983) edited @Strawberrystudios Influenced *Kraftwerk*Eurythmics*PetShopBoys On charts til 1987.
@FactoryRecords*PeterSaville*TrevorKey designed *NewOrder Technique (1989) *TonyWilson promoted NO for the first time. *FAC275 went #1. Cherub rented @PimlicoRd
$350,000 pay flash card staring at *BernardSumner altering *NewOrder Blue Monday. But couldn't stop laughing, turned down ad. Mix accidentally sent to *QuincyJones@BritanniaRowStudios mixing *FAC73 Apr 2 1988 Blue Monday *Sunkist stole mix (no pay)
*Sunkist paid *BeachBoys in 1980 & in 1988 made a $350,000 offer for *NewOrder Blue Monday @FactoryRecords At first it was accepted @AdvisionStudios But *BernardSumner just could not sing "When you need a taste for living / Sunkist is the one."
*NewOrder True Faith (1987) came from *JamesMichener Texas (1985) read by *PeterHook Cited Catholicism as the only "true faith." *BernardSumner & Hook only Protestants @FactoryRecords circle. Band toured @Belfast during *TheTroubles (3500+ ded)
