Beware the remastered New Order collector's editions

Whoa there friend! Not so fast on those new swanky collector’s editions of New Order’s groundbreaking ’80s catalog. Reuters reports that “alert fans quickly complained of about 300 errors, mostly relating to poor sound quality on the bonus discs. The pops and crackles on many of the tracks suggest they were transferred directly from commercially available vinyl recordings rather than from the original master tapes.” That’s a shame because the bonus discs are supposed to be filled with alternate versions, remixes and instrumentals.

Rhino released the following statement: “We are now in the process of correcting the problems, but it should be noted that due to the age and condition of some of the original source tapes, the sound quality may vary. A further statement will be issued once the corrected product is available. At that time, the procedure for exchanging CD’s will be announced. Thank you for your patience while we resolve this situation.”