NEW ORDER - Ceremony

Item Description

Vinyl,
12" 45 RPM

Record back cover text:
Released in NZ by GAP Records under licence.
Manufactured and Distributed by EMI Records New Zealand Limited

Labels:
Released in N. Z. by GAP Records
Manufactured and Distributed by EMI N. Z. Ltd.

This release is identical to the later 1983 EMI release [url=http://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Ceremony/release/709679]here[/url], except this release has totally different labels sometimes referred to as the "Green Man" or "Green Shadow".

This release is from the same time period as four other known 1983 GAP New Zealand "Green Man" releases for Joy Division and New Order:
1983 GAP New Zealand Unknown Pleasures [url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-Unknown-Pleasures/release/3322916]here[/url].
1983 GAP New Zealand Love Will Tear Us Apart [url=http://www.discogs.com/Joy-Division-Love-Will-Tear-Us-Apart/release/4240201]here[/url].
1983 GAP New Zealand Movement [url=http://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Movement/release/5860859]here[/url].
1983 GAP New Zealand Everything's Gone Green (AKA 1981-1982) [url=http://www.discogs.com/New-Order-Everythings-Gone-Green/release/4174463]here[/url].

The "Green Man" releases are widely believed to have been industry promotional copies or first press test copies from the then new GAP New Zealand company that took over from RTC, although this is unproven. It is confirmed that each of the "Green Man" releases was later reissued by EMI New Zealand with the same catalog number and yellow EMI labels.