As usual, this kind of crappy link does not work...

OK, well i didn't post my Decades download link on here previously because i just assumed it would get taken down or the site would get hassle from Sky and/or New Order's record company but i have shared it by PM to everyone on this thread who's asked after a download.Surprised that YouTube upload i did hasn't been removed by WMG or whoever it is that always removes stuff.

Had an idea today to download my YouTube upload of Decades using 4K VideoDownloader with the hope that i would end up with the file in a much smaller and manageable size.And it was a success.I now have the doc in a 1GB file.My original MPEG2 capture to my laptop from my tv box ended up with the file being a massive 5GB.Don't know why it ended up like that.So anyway, i have now uploaded the much smaller 1GB version to MediaFire.If you haven't already seen the doc or downloaded the original 5GB file try this.Or if you've already downloaded the 5GB version but would like it in just 1GB try the link.As i've said in the PMs to people i've shared the 5GB to, the picture quality isn't the best as i was unable to record it in HD.It's in standard definition but it's pretty good.

New Order:Decades 1GB MediaFire download

Edited by user 06 October 2018 05:29:44(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Really, really appreciate your work on this!

- Jeb

I was glad to hear the history over again. Saville looks like he wants to create another cover and some singles covers,so they need to get crackin' on the next releases.
The show is good , but I prefer the current shows with more magnificent ,or superlative visuals.
A cd of all the songs is needed, 5 is not enough.
Bernard is not yet hefty, but he is occssionally chubby enough to try yoga, stretching, and switching from desserts to fruit .He could do cartwheels and breakdancing if he had a trainer
Bernard's voice would be a great replacement for Attenborough in future BBC documentaries explaining about animals ,making funny quips.
New order are so adult like, what if they had put out heavy metal music for teens and 40 years later still putting out heavy metal for teens,it would be sad , unless they kept the TBTHOG look Thank God NO was not a band with makeup and silly costumes

Nice one - appreciate the effort mate

Sky have now had the Decades film blocked from YouTube.Surprised they didn’t block it immediately, it was up for 4 days. Ah well, for those that missed it there’s always the download link.

found a better source but still SD. Shame the thing is shot in hipstervision aka horrible low contrast because dats cool wiv da kids now. Buy a great lens and wreck the picture in post for internet points.

peter saville is excellent value as always. he should do an autobiography and read it for audible.

and great the see the youngsters in this. if you're reading this i love you all!

An odd thing to release, IMHO.

I don't really understand this vinyl revival* thing. You would think that people collecting vinyl these days are generally buying classic 'studio' LPs and wouldn't really be interested in getting a 'best of' compilation. Especially when this particular one was basically just a shameless 'cash-in', when there had been other (better) compilations released by the band. If they were releasing 'Substance 1987', I could totally see people wanting to buy it on vinyl (if they collect vinyl*).
But 'Total'? Seems very odd.



* My theory (such as it is) of why vinyl is popular comes down to record labels trying desperately to think of ways to get people of my age-bracket (35-60 year olds), who have the most disposable income, to buy the same album over and over again. They know that people like me have probably:

1) bought the original LP on vinyl and / or tape;
2) upgraded it to CD when it came out;
3) bought the remastered version when it was released; then finally
4) bought the 'super-deluxe 16 disc, holographic cover, extra tracks (and a tacky badge)' version.

They therefore have to think of further clever ways (see above examples) to get us to keep buying the same old stuff, from now until the day we die.

So, hey presto, they start telling the world (rightly or wrongly) that vinyl (with all it's pops and crackles and hissing through the stylus) sounds 'warmer' and 'better' and just how John, Paul, George and Ringo would've heard it in Abbey Road, or whatever. So we all go 'mmm - vinyl! Must. Buy. 'Technique'. For. 5th. Time!'.

Now, I'm not saying that 'vinyl' is a con.
It is what it is; a viable format for releasing music on. If you think it sounds better than digital media, no amount of persuasion is going to convince you otherwise (and vice versa).
No - I like vinyl. Not enough to buy another turntable to replace the one that died on me in the mid-90s, but still.

However, the whole 'getting punters to buy vinyl again' smacks of a gimmick just to sell us the same LPs once again.

Rant over. You'd think I'd feel better about it now. I don't.

Edited by user 17 October 2018 11:28:39(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yeah - that makes total sense.
I too love having a physical product to look at when listening to the music. Which is kind of why I kind of dislike (but still subscribe to) Apple Music / Spotify.
I buy a tonne of deluxe edition CD sets (much to my wife’s annoyance), just so I can hold the items in my hands.
I don’t need to buy them as I can listen to them via streaming services, but I want to ‘own’ these products.

I can also appreciate looking at large scale artwork, especially with New Order’s Saville sleeves. I still love browsing my old vinyl collection (despite not buying any new vinyl). If the much rumoured NO LP box sets come out and include vinyl, I will probably make an exception and buy them, vinyl and all. In fact, if there was a choice between CD only and a CD / Vinyl combo, I’d probably choose the latter just to have the lovely sleeves.

What I’m complaining about, I guess, is really just the marketing gimmick that I see companies selling us. Where you have people telling us that the music is better on vinyl and it’s how the artists meant you to hear it etc.

Edited by user 18 October 2018 12:33:36(UTC)  | Reason: Typos, again...

Yep - it does smack a little of trying to keep the embers of interest alive.

Just release those box sets already...

Having attended the original MIF show at Granada Studios, was fortunate to travel to Vienna for the 2nd-night of this & it was just as special.

The Sky Arts airing of the 'Decades' film was a great record of the gig, reconfirmed to me by it being screened at the British Music Experience in Liverpool this week - with brief introductory amble by Dave Haslam, who was as witty as ever.

It would make for a great DVD release - any forum members have insight as to whether anything is on the cards?

As a side-note, Haslam alluded to doing something with Steve for the publishing his upcoming book - maybe along the lines of the Royal Exchange chat he did with Bernard for Chapter & Verse?

Sportak-Mustgo, if you're reading this, go to the Ceremony (live) section and find the Alexandra Palace gig thread (oh, I've done it for you). Take a look at the tweets I embedded in post #38.
If I were a betting man I'd put a couple of quid on this happening.