New Order’s second LP, Power, Corruption & Lies , was released in May 1983. This synth-pop album incorporated some of the post-punk style sound from their previous band, Joy Division , and their first album, Movement . The band had been hinting at the increased use of technology during the music-making process for a number of years then, including their work as Joy Division. Starting from what earlier singles had hinted, this was where the band found their footing, mixing early techno music with their earlier guitar-based sound and showing the strong influence of acts like Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder . Even further in this direction was the electronically sequenced, four-on-the-floor single ” Blue Monday “. Inspired by Klein + M.B.O. ‘s ” Dirty Talk ” and Sylvester ‘s disco classic ” You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) “, “Blue Monday” became the best-selling independent 12-inch single of all time in the UK; however, it was not on the track list of Power, Corruption & Lies . The song was included only on the cassette format in some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, and on the original North American CD release of the album, alongside its B-side, “The Beach”. “Blue Monday” was also included on the 2008 collector’s edition of Power, Corruption & Lies .
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