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The Blue Monday Diaries

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Blue Monday Diaries

Contributors:
ISBN:

9780859655460

Publisher:

Plexus Publishing Ltd

Imprint:

Plexus Publishing Ltd

Publication Date:

1st October 2016

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

782.421660922

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 155mm, Height 230mm

Description

'The distinctive synth beat of "Blue Monday" shudders through the studio. From amidst a past of grime and smoke, thefuture was arriving . . . '

The fastest selling 12" single ever, 'Blue Monday' is an infectious dance anthem that will never date. Released by New Orderin 1983, it helped cement the band's identity like no other track. In the wake of Ian Curtis' loss the maudlin, magneticpersonality who once fronted them in the guise of Joy Division it provided exactly the creative spark needed to ignite theband's fledgling career.

Three decades on, author Michael Butterworth a close friend invited by New Order to document a string of notoriouslyintense sessions at London's Britannia Row Studios breaks the silence to reveal exactly what went into the recording of thisclassic track, as well as the Power, Corruption and Lies album. Committed to creating a minute-by-minute record of the band'sarduous creative process without the aid of a tape recorder Butterworth devoted three weeks to living and working alongsidehis friends. From beneath a perpetual fug of dope smoke, speed and alcohol, within the confines of the band's miniscule rentedflat, he acted as New Order's designated scribe, censoring not a single detail in their schedule.

Written with the blessing of the band, the results are reproduced here in full. Obsessively detailed, mundane and illicit byturns, Blue Monday provides a uniquely intimate insight into the personalities and processes of the band that no New Orderfan should be without.

Author Bio

Michael Butterworth is the author, editor and publisher of a plethora of short stories, poems and novels. In the late sixties, his regular contributions to "New Worlds" a literary magazine at the very forefront of the New Wave of British sci-fi talent earned him a cult following. In 1976, he went on to found the innovative, Manchester-based publishing house, Savoy Books. A fixture on the Madchester party scene, he knew New Order from the very beginning of their career. A trusted friend, he was welcomed into the intense fortnight-long studio sessions for "Power, Corruption and Lies" to document the band s progress throughout. For the next two decades, his notes remained unpublished until now. In 2006 he founded the Michael Butterworth imprint, an off-shoot of Savoy Books, and in 2009 launched the annual contemporary visual arts and writing journal, "Corridor8." His fiction and poetry has appeared in various "Emanations" anthologies. He is the author of three further books and six novelizations. He lives in Manchester, UK."

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