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you have to look at the labels that these afore mentioned bands are on also...

Mute, in the case of DM & Erasure, Isalnd, in the case of U2, and Blondie (EMI) & Madonna (Sire) Duran (Capitol?)

all major labels with the bands interest at heart in the main...and good at knocking out sets for fans, and specifically for fans - especially in the case of Mute

New Order started out on factory, which we all know made no money whatsever, and even lost money while New Order were selling Blue Monday, it was a 'laugh' label, with Tony Wilson taking the piss whenever he could

then they got sold out to London, who basically thought of the best way to screw the fans by releasing so many greatest hits versions, its painful...they must have been rubbing their hands together at getting hold of all that New Order material

Now, i don't think NO themselves care for whats being released, because they don't really care for the way the label 'controls' their releases, when they had a say in Factory they did what they wanted and perhaps would have brought out an expensive box set that no one could have afforded...but now they just let the labels get on with it and fuck it up...

i don't think the fans would stomach another 'compilation' either, we have had our share to be honest...yes i would like a definitive version, but many people would baulk at paying x amount for it because they have almost everything on the various other things...

the best way would be to release everything digitally and let the fans buy what they need to complete their collections...

i mean, i hardly need Blue Monday again on another compilation, but if a complete set arrived it would be on there...but i'm sure that there are a few b'sides, odd remixes etc that i don't have and would be quite willing to pay to download...