On Monday 21 January 1981 Manchester band New Order recorded their first live session for the
John Peel Show at the BBC studios in London.
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| New Order perform live in 1981. pic: thelocal.de |
This was their first recorded work under the name of New Order. The band was formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, the remaining members of post-punk group Joy Division, following the suicide of vocalist Ian Curtis. Morris' then girlfriend Gillian Gilbert also joined shortly afterwards. This session features four tracks -
Truth, Senses, I.C.B., Dreams Never End - which would all appear on their debut album
Movement released several months later. Neither the session nor the album however featured their debut single
Ceremony, released in March.
New Order would go on to become one of the most successful independent acts of the 1980s, with a groundbreaking mix of indie rock, pop and electronic dance music as demonstrated on hits such as
Blue Monday,
Bizarre Love Triangle and
True Faith. After various solo projects they have continued to record together although bassist Peter Hook has since left the band. Their latest album
Music Complete was released in 2015.
The January 1981 session was eventually broadcast by John Peel on 16 February. It was not made publicly available as an official recorded release until 1987.
Source:
Discogs,
neworderonline.
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