▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁magazine ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁land mark ▁album ▁of ▁dance able , ▁post - p unk ▁music ". ▁It ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 8 ▁on ▁P itch f ork s ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁with ▁William ▁Bow ers ' ▁accomp any ing ▁write - up ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Order ' s ▁stell ar ▁ 8 0 s ▁output ." ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁listed ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 3 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁" marks ▁the ▁real ▁beginning ▁of ▁New ▁Order ' s ▁career " ▁and ▁was ▁" the ir ▁first ▁perfect ▁pop ▁record ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁ranked ▁at ▁ 2 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁N ME ' s ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time ▁list . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁New ▁Order ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Sum ner ▁– ▁vocals , ▁gu it ars , ▁mel od ica , ▁synth es izers ▁and ▁programming ▁ ▁Peter ▁Hook ▁– ▁ 4 - ▁and ▁ 6 - string ed ▁bass ▁and ▁electronic ▁per cussion ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Morris ▁– ▁drums , ▁synth es izers ▁and ▁programming ▁ ▁Gill ian ▁Gilbert ▁– ▁synth es izers , ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁programming ▁Techn ical ▁ ▁New