New Order Release Previously Unheard Track on Joy Division/New Order Compilation

Posted on May 19th 2011 9:00AM by Andrew Kerr
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New Order are set to release a new compilation featuring tracks from both Joy Division and New Order next month. The 18-track album 'Total: From Joy Division to New Order' includes 'Hellbent,' a previously unheard New Order song.

Released on June 6, the album contains five Joy Division tracks and 13 from New Order and boasts a sleeve designed by former Factory Records art director Peter Saville.

Singer-guitarist Bernard Sumner said (via Digital Spy), "I'm glad people still talk about Joy Division and New Order, there's still a sense of self-discovery when they find out about both bands."

He continued, "One of my friends brought his daughter round -- she's 14, and she had her iPod on. And I said to her, 'What are you listening to?' And she said, 'It's this group called Joy Division.' And I had to smile a little bit."

Bassist Peter Hook added, "It is strange seeing the two bands together on one CD. Nice for me, because I can see the evolution, the way the music changed over the years. I am very proud of both, hopefully this could turn a new generation of people on to both!"

Watch New Order Perform 'Regret' at Reading Festival in 1998