Monday, March 25, 2019

New Order: The Perfect Kiss (1985)

From Discogs:
New Order's 9th single. Released 13 May 1985 as 7" and 12".
It is the first New Order single to be included on a studio album at the same time.
The song has some famous musical elements, e.g. frogs croaking and, at the end of the track, some bleating of (synthesized) sheeps.

Lasting nearly 9 minutes, the 12" single version only appears on the vinyl and cassette editions of Substance, while the CD omit 44 seconds of the climatic finale. The full version was eventually released unedited on the 2-disc deluxe edition of Low-Life, marking its first appearance on CD.

The versions on the album Low-Life and all post-Substance compilations are 4:48 edit, omitting the third verse (the one that mentions the song's title) and fading out before the climax. Most 7"s have on their A-side another version, further edited to down 4:24 (without the percussion introduction).
So, on this 12", you will find: The Perfect Kiss, Kiss of Death, and Perfect Pit. The video - below - for the full length version, was directed by Jonathan Demme.

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