New Order / Brotherhood
Artist New Order
Album Title: Brotherhood
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Synth Pop
Format CD
Released 10/29/1986
Label Qwest Records/Warner Bros
Catalog No 9 25511-2
Bar Code No 0 7599-25511-2 0
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Paradise (3:50)
2. Weirdo (3:52)
3. As It Is When It Was (3:46)
4. Broken Promise (3:47)
5. Way Of Life (4:05)
6. Bizarre Love Triangle (4:21)
7. All Day Long (5:12)
8. Angel Dust (3:43)
9. Every Little Counts (4:25)
Date Acquired 06/06/1988
Personal Rating
Acquired from Down In The Valley
Purchase Price 16.00

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Notes

Early pressing with "SRC" matrix and optional mother/stamper codes, and an outer mirror band. The tray inlay has the barcode flush with the lower right corner, and has "The music on this Compact Disc..." text below the Qwest logo.
Info in booklet:
Recorded at Jam Studios, London; Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin; Amazon Studios, Liverpool. Published by Bemusic / all rights for the Western Hemisphere administered by WB Music Corp. ASCAP.
© 1986 Qwest Records.
Printed in U.S.A.
Info on inlay:
Licensed from Factory Records, Manchester, England for the United States by Qwest Records. Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records, Inc., a Warner Communications Company. © 1986 Qwest Records. ℗ 1986 Qwest Records. Printed in U.S.A.
Info on disc face:
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Made in USA
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Engineer – Michael Johnson
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer, Written-By – New Order
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Qwest Records
Copyright © – Qwest Records
Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Be Music
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Recorded At – Jam Studios
Recorded At – Windmill Lane Studios
Recorded At – Amazon Studios
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Glass Mastered at – Specialty Records Corporation
Licensed From – Factory Records
Licensed To – Qwest Records

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Analyzed Folder: New Order - Brotherhood_dr.txt
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DR       Peak        RMS     Filename          
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DR13   -1.52 dB   -15.50 dB  01 - Paradise.flac        
DR13   -0.00 dB   -14.57 dB  02 - Weirdo.flac      
DR12   -1.08 dB   -15.40 dB  03 - As It Is When It Was.flac
DR12   -0.81 dB   -14.36 dB  04 - Broken Promise.flac      
DR12   -0.59 dB   -15.40 dB  05 - Way Of Life.flac    
DR12   -1.57 dB   -15.13 dB  06 - Bizarre Love Triangle.flac
DR12   -0.97 dB   -15.00 dB  07 - All Day Long.flac    
DR11   -1.50 dB   -15.25 dB  08 - Angel Dust.flac      
DR12   -3.21 dB   -18.38 dB  09 - Every Little Counts.flac
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR12
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review by John Bush:

New Order had been so good at integrating synth and guitars (often on the same song) that fans who greeted 1986's Brotherhood with the realization that it was split into a rock side and a dance side couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Still, the songs and the band's production had reached such a high level that the concept worked superbly, without calling undue attention to itself. The rock side comes first, revealing more of the emotional side of Bernard Sumner's singing and songwriting, even leading off with acoustic guitar for one song. But Brotherhood was also a little harder than what had come before; Sumner often sang with a come-on sort of brio, matching Peter Hook's seething work on the bass. The songwriting was excellent, and the album was delivered with great pacing, especially on the first four tracks -- sensuous and roiling for "Paradise," bright and emphatic on "Weirdo," reflective for "As It Is When It Was," then back to direct and upbeat on "Broken Promise." The synthesizer side was similarly assured, beginning with one of their brightest singles (and biggest transatlantic hits), "Bizarre Love Triangle." There was no dark side to Brotherhood, as there was with Low-life; after "Bizarre Love Triangle" came only the Middle Eastern fusion of "Angel Dust" and the simple, pastoral synth pop of "All Day Long" and "Every Little Counts." For better and worse, this was a New Order with nothing more to prove -- witness the tossed-off lyrics and giggles on "Every Little Counts" -- aside from continuing to make great music.
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