{"product_id":"the-blue-monday-diaries-in-the-studio-with-new-order-paperback","title":"The Blue Monday Diaries: In the Studio with New Order - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fastest selling 12 single ever recorded, 'Blue Monday' is an infectious dance anthem that will never age. Released by New Order in 1983, it helped cement the band's identity like no other track. Three decades on, author Michael Butterworth - a close friend invited by New Order to document a string of thrilling studio sessions - breaks the silence to reveal exactly what went into the recording of this classic track, as well as the \u003ci\u003ePower, Corruption and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e album. Drawn from Butterworth's meticulous journal entries, \u003ci\u003eBlue Monday\u003c\/i\u003e provides a uniquely personal insight into the creative personalities and processes of the band that no New Order fan should be without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the author, editor and publisher of a plethora of short stories, poems and novels. In the late sixties, his regular contributions to \u003ci\u003eNew Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e - a literary magazine at the very forefront of the New Wave of British sci-fi talent - earned him a cult following. In 1976, he went on to found the innovative, Manchester-based publishing house, Savoy Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fixture on the Madchester party scene, he knew New Order from the very beginning of their career. A trusted friend, he was welcomed into the intense fortnight-long studio sessions for \u003ci\u003ePower, Corruption and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e to document the band's progress throughout. For the next two decades, his notes remained unpublished - until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2006 he founded the Michael Butterworth imprint, an off-shoot of Savoy Books, and in 2009 launched the annual contemporary visual arts and writing journal, \u003ci\u003eCorridor8\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction and poetry has appeared in various \u003ci\u003eEmanations\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies. He is the author of three further books and six novelizations. He lives in Manchester, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156981649543,"sku":"9780859655460","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/927ff3d068bcdc9b9a3b95e02bb73bdd.webp?v=1733247796","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-blue-monday-diaries-in-the-studio-with-new-order-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}