Almost all New Order recordings bore the minimalist
packaging of Peter Saville. The group's record sleeves bucked the 1980s trend
by rarely showing the band members (the Low-Life album was the exception) or
even providing basic information such as the band name or the title of the
release. Song names were often hidden within the shrink wrapped package, either
on the disc itself (such as the "Blue Monday" single) or on an
inconspicuous part of an inner sleeve ("The Perfect Kiss" single), or
a cryptic colour code invented by Saville (Power, Corruption & Lies).
Saville said his intention was to sell the band as a "mass-produced
secret" of sorts, and that the minimalist style was enough to allow fans
to identify the band's products without explicit labelling. Saville
frequently sent the artwork straight to the printer, unreviewed by either the
band or the label.
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