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When There's No More Room in Hell: New Order Prowl the New York Streets

Chris Bohn, New Musical Express, 23 July 1983

In the three years since they emerged from the shadow of Joy Division, New Order have become the world's leading and most wilfully independent group. All without the help of Media "friends". Now they don't have to talk to anyone, they've perversely decided to open up. This story follows them from The Hellhole of Trenton, New Jersey to The Funhouse of New York, where they're making a video to accompany their Arthur Baker collaboration.

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