The 'Gum Drop LXIII: Hear New Wrens, Win New Order Reissues

In January, The Lifted Brow, a biannual "50% fiction and 50% everything else" Melbourne-based magazine, is putting out an issue that includes two CDs with exclusive music from Spiral Stairs, the Magnetic Fields' Claudia Gonson, Frightened Rabbit, and Dan Deacon, among others. One of those others is the Wrens, whose "In Turkish Waters" debuted in this week's Drop. Wrens bassist/vocalist Kevin Whelan told us about the track, also letting us know to expect a full-length release in 2009. Listen to the track and get caught up on the Wrens here. As far as the magazine, it's The Lifted Brow No. 4, subtitled "The Fake Bookshelf," and includes "107 new songs, stories and comics based on the titles on a fake bookshelf." You can pre-order, get the full tracklists, contributor lists, and info about the launch at The Lifted Brow.

This week we also offered the chance for five winners to each nab the double disc reissues of New Order's first five Factory releases.

Five winners each get a set of Rhino's five double disc Collector's Edition reissues of New Order's first five Factory albums: Movement (1981), Power Corruption & Lies (1983), Low-Life (1985), Brotherhood (1986), and Technique (1989). Each includes a remastered version of the original Factory Records recording on the first disc, along with a bonus disc containing non-album singles, b-sides, remixes, etc. Here are the updated, remastered track lists:

Movement
Disc One
01 "Dreams Never End"
02 "Truth"
03 "Senses"
04 "Chosen Time"
05 "I.C.B."
06 "The Him"
07 "Doubts Even Here"
08 "Denial"

Disc Two
01 "Ceremony" -- 12" Version
02 "Temptation" -- 7" Version
03 "In A Lonely Place" -- 12" Version
04 "Everything's Gone Green" -- 12" Version
05 "Procession" -- 7" Version
06 "Cries and Whispers"
07 "Hurt" -- 12" Version
08 "Mesh" -- 12" Version
09 "Ceremony" -- Alternate Version
10 "Temptation" -- Alternate 12" Version

Power, Corruption & Lies
Disc One
01 "Age Of Consent"
02 "We All Stand"
03 "The Village"
04 "5 8 6"
05 "Your Silent Face"
06 "Ultraviolence"
07 "Ecstacy"
08 "Leave Me Alone"

Disc Two
01 "Blue Monday" -- 12" Version
02 "The Beach" -- 12" Version
03 "Confusion" -- 12" Version
04 "Thieves Like Us" -- 12" Version
05 "Lonesome Tonight" -- 12" Version
06 "Murder" -- 12" Version
07 "Thieves Like Us" -- Instrumental
08 "Confusion" -- Instrumental

Low-Life
Disc One
01 "Love Vigilantes"
02 "The Perfect Kiss"
03 "This Time Of Night"
04 "Sunrise"
05 "Elegia"
06 "Sooner Than You Think"
07 "Sub-Culture"
08 "Face Up"

Disc Two
01 "The Perfect Kiss" -- 12" Version
02 "Sub-Culture" -- 12" Version
03 "Shellshock" -- John Robie Remix, 12" Version
04 "Shame Of The Nation" 12" Version
05 "Elegia" -- Full Version
06 "Lets Go (From Salvation)"
07 "Salvation Theme"
08 "Dub Vulture" 12" Version

Brotherhood
Disc One
01 "Paradise"
02 "Weirdo"
03 "As It Was When It Was"
04 "Broken Promise"
05 "Way Of Life"
06 "Bizarre Love Triangle"
07 "All Day Long"
08 "Angel Dust"
09 "Every Little Counts"
10 "State Of The Nation"

Disc Two
01 "Bizarre Love Triangle" -- 12" Version
02 "1963" -- 12" Version
03 "True Faith" -- Shep Pettibone Remix, 12" Version
04 "Touched By The Hand Of God" -- 12" Version
05 "Blue Monday '88" 12' Version
06 "Evil Dust"
07 "True Faith" -- True Dub
08 "Beach Buggy" 12" Version

Technique
Disc One
01 "Fine Time"
02 "All The Way"
03 "Love Less"
04 "Round & Round"
05 "Guilty Partner"
06 "Run"
07 "Mr. Disco"
08 "Vanishing Point"
09 "Dream Attack"

Disc Two
01 "Don't Do It" -- 12" Version
02 "Fine Line" -- 12" Version
03 "Round and Round" -- 12" Version
04 "Best & Marsh" -- 12" Version
05 "Run 2" -- 12" Version
06 "MTO"
07 "Fine Time" -- Silk Mix
08 "Vanishing Point" -- Instrumental
09 "World In Motion" -- Cabinieri Mix, 12" Version

Here's the band in 1989, the Technique period.

Five winners each get all five reissues. You can get more info on each release over at Rhino. You can increase your New Order holdings by entering here. There's also still time to nab that Snowflake USB microphone, but you have to enter to do it.

CONTEST ENDS 11/26/08 AT 12PM EST.

Posted at 11:56 AM in Giveaway, MP3
Tags: New Order | The Wrens

1 Comments

This new Wrens tune is great... really excited for the new album!

Posted by: Evan at 11/12/08 6:54 PM  | Reply
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