New Order – Crystal

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop
Year:	2001

Tracklist

		Crystal	4:19
		Behind Closed Doors	5:24

Credits (5)

Peter Saville (2)
Art Direction [Cover]
Howard Wakefield
Design
Coco (21)
Model [Cover Photography Thanks To]
Juergen Teller
Photography By
New Order
Written-By

Notes

Contains all official Crystal releases incl. remixes

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Crystal 2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Reprise Records – 9 42397-0	US	2001	US — 2001
	Crystal CD, Single, CD1	London Records – 0927 40317 2	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, CD2	London Records – 0927 40318 2	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal (Bedrock Remixes) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	London Records – 0927 403190	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal (Lee Coombs Remixes) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	London Records – 0927 405070	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal (John Creamer & Stephane K Remixes) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	London Records – 0927 40508 0	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Maxi-Single, Stereo	Reprise Records – 9 42397-2	US	2001	US — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single	Warner Music Australia – 0927407012	Australia	2001	Australia — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal (Bedrock Remixes) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	London Records – NXDJ8	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD	WEA Japan – WPCR-10985	Japan	2001	Japan — 2001
	Crystal CD, Single	London Records – 0927 40551 2	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001
	Crystal (Creamer K Remixes) 12", Single, Promo	London Records – NXXXDJ8	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, Promo, Cardboard Sleeve	London Records – PR02675	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001
	Crystal DVD, DVD-Video, Single	London Records – 0927 40339 2	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001
	Crystal (Lee Coombs Remixes) 12", Single, Promo	London Records – NXXDJ8	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, Promo	Reprise Records – PRO-CDR-100733	US	2001	US — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Single, Promo	London Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Single, Promo	London Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Single, Promo	London Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, Promo	Reprise Records – PRO-CD-100718	US	2001	US — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal DVD, Single, DVD-Video, NTSC	Warner Reprise Video – 38559-2	US	2001	US — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, Promo, Card Sleeve	London Records – NCDJ8	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD	London Records – 2 42397	Canada	2001	Canada — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Single, Promo	Reprise Records – none	US	2001	US — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Single, Promo, Paper Sleeve	London Records – NCDJ8	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CDr, Maxi-Single, Promo	Reprise Records – none	US	2001	US — 2001
	Crystal CD, Single	London Records – 0927 40552 5	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Single	London Records – NUDVD8	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal Mixes CDr, Single, Promo	London Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001
	Crystal VHS, PAL, Stereo, Promo	London Records – GB-130-00-0059-0	UK	2001	UK — 2001
	Crystal VHS, NTSC, Promo	Reprise Records – none	US	2001	US — 2001
	Crystal CD, Single, CD1	London Records – 0927 40317 2	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single, CD2	London Records – 0927 40318 2	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal DVD, Single, Promo	Warner Music Vision – none	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal (John Creamer & Stephane K Remixes) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	London Records – 0927 40508 0	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal DVD, DVD-Video, Single, NTSC	Warner Music Vision – WPBR-90037	Japan	2001	Japan — 2001
	Crystal VHS, Advance, Stereo, PAL	Warner Bros. Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal CD, Single	London Records – 0927 405502	Hong Kong	2001	Hong Kong — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal Acetate, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM	London Records – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited
	Crystal Acetate, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM	Sony Music Studios, London – none	UK	2001	UK — 2001	Recently Edited

Reviews

smartnvinyl Sep 8, 2024
referencing Crystal (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) 0-42397

Tiesto's Dutch Dimensión set 2-2-2002 had this Lee Coombs remix going hard at its peak. Was a pretty special time. Still a special track to me. Turn it up!!!
StaticWednesday Oct 27, 2022
referencing Crystal (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) 0-42397

Love New Order since the early 80s. Love all their remixes because they are fun and great for testing your system. Stereo or DJ Set up.If I want the original I go to the cd. When I want something different and sometimes exciting..I go for these.
gabivalla Mar 24, 2022
referencing Crystal (Creamer K Remixes) (12", Single, Promo) NXXXDJ8

Padded bubble effect to side B label, there's two paper labels which have been adhered to the vinyl.
dokka.chapman Aug 17, 2020
Edited 3 years ago

referencing Crystal (CD, Single, CD1) NUOCD8

Ask a layman to name a song by New Order and they will probably come up with one of three responses; Blue Monday, True Faith & Crystal. A spectacular return to form by the Northern giants 'Crystal' was the lead single to come from New Order's 7th album 'Get Ready' and was seen by many as a perfect comeback. An incredible battle between electronica and rock, 'Crystal' is a fast paced tune showcasing familiar key notes from New Order's style, including a piercing bassline and catchy lyrics. The eight years they had been away proved to have a positive mix of modern influences, with various forms of dance music giving the group the creative boost needed to put together this catchy little earworm.
Also featured is the b-side 'Behind Closed Doors' - a mournful piece that oozes trip-hop vibes and late night musings. This song also ended up as a bonus track on the 'Get Ready' release in Japan and really is a widescreen representation to the artists many of the New Order cast had been working alongside throughout the 90's, including Chemical Brothers & Hybrid. Last is a remix of 'Crystal' by Progressive House duo John Digweed & Nick Muir. Stretching the track to 10 minutes (though the full version is over 12 minutes long!) this hedonistic reworking has techno at it's roots and is a great rendition for it's time.
'Crystal' is a true early 00's classic that marked a perfect start to the new century (though 'Get Ready' would be the last album to feature the original line up) and as one of the few New Order singles to feature more than just remixes this release is a real gem for any lover of their work.
arasimonian Aug 10, 2020
referencing Crystal (Acid Planet Mixes) (CDr, Promo) none

I am Ara Simonian and I did the remix. i don't have a copy of this CD. if anyone has a copy for sale, please message me. thanks.
enur80 May 18, 2014
referencing Crystal (John Creamer & Stephane K Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) NUOXXX8

A-side is 45RPM while the b-side is 33RPM.
tonymasud Jul 17, 2005
Edited one year ago

referencing Crystal (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) 0-42397

Bedrock's remix is boring and takes the track nowhere, an overly long progressive house tune with no proper structure, it still boggles my mind how this got much . Creamer & K's went for their usual darker progressive house schtick but kept it fairly interesting. Lee Coombs however stole the show with his tribal-influenced driving breaks rendition. Coombs used the source material to great use and kept the guitar from the original and Peter Hook's bassline.

Hook who has been famously quoted saying "None of these bloody remixers ever use my bass lines. I put in all this time and effort yet they use Bernard's vocals but they don't bloody use my bass". I'm sure he was happy when Coombs used his bass.