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Release Date: 1997-12-08Label: London Records
Released as a twofold Digibook with clear trays and an 84-page booklet. Track durations are not printed on the release.The backside of the cover incorrectly states that this 81 track compilation consists of 80 tracks.
Original Release Sources:
Disc One:
1-1 & 1-2 : Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. Released on A Factory Sample (1/1979). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
1-3 to 1-12 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Released as Unknown Pleasures (5/1979).
1-13, 1-14 & 1-17 to 1-19 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport & Central Sound, Manchester. Released on Still (10/1981) with added post-production.
1-15 & 1-16 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Released as Transmission 7" vinyl (10/1979). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
1-20 & 1-21 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Released on Earcom 2 (10/1979). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
Disc Two:
2-1 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Released on Atmosphere 12" vinyl (9/1980). Reissued on Substance (7/88).
2-2 : Recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Released on Still (10/1981).
2-3 & 2-4 : Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. Released on Licht Und Blindheit (3/1980). 2-3 was reissued on Atmosphere 12" vinyl (9/1980) and 2-4 was reissued on Still (10/1981). Both tracks were also reissued on Substance (7/1988).
2-5 & 2-6 : Recorded at Britannia Row, London. Released on Komakino 7" Flexi (4/1980). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
2-7 to 2-15 : Recorded at Britannia Row, London. Released as Closer (7/1980).
2-16 : Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Released on Love Will Tear Us Apart 7" vinyl (6/1980). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
2-17 : Recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Released on Love Will Tear Us Apart 7" vinyl (6/1980). Reissued on Substance (7/1988).
Disc Three:
3-1 to 3-4 : Recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Released on An Ideal For Living 7" vinyl (6/1978). Reissued on An Ideal For Living 12" vinyl (10/1978) and on Substance (7/1988).
3-5 to 3-7 : Recorded at Arrow Studios, Manchester. Previously unreleased RCA demos.
3-8, 3-20 & 3-21 : Recorded live on the John Peel Radio Show. 3-8 was broadcast on 2/1979 and 3-20 & 3-21 were broadcast on 12/1979. Track 3-8 was released on The Peel Sessions (1986) and 3-20 & 3-21 were released on The Peel Sessions (1987).
3-9 to 3-11 & 3-14 : Recorded at Eden Studios, London. Previously unreleased Genetic Records Sessions.
3-12, 3-13 & 3-15 to 3-19 : Recorded at Central Sound, Manchester and Strawberry Studios, Stockport and Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Previously unreleased Piccadilly Radio Sessions.
3-22 : Recorded at Britannia Row, London. Released on Komakino 7" Flexi (uncredited track, 4/1980). Reissued on Video 5-8-6 12" vinyl (9/1997).
3-23 & 3-24 : Recorded at Graveyard Studios, Prestwich. Previously unreleased.
Disc Four:
All tracks on this disc were previously unreleased.
4-1 to 4-10 : Recorded live at The Factory, Hulme.
4-11 : Recorded live at Prince of Wales Conference Centre, YMCA, London.
4-12 to 4-14 : Recorded live at Winter Gardens, Bournemouth.
4-15 to 4-19 : Recorded live at Lyceum Ballroom, London.
Liner Notes:
Listen To The Silence (Paul Morley), London 23/10/97
Licht und Blindheit (Jean-Pierre Turmel), November/December '79
"Good evening, we're Joy Division" (Jon Savage), London/Bethesda May & June 1994.
Booklet designed at the apartment and at Area.
Digital Imaging at Idea
℗ 1978, 1979, 1981, 1995, 1997 London Records 90 Ltd. © 1997 London Records 90 Ltd.
Date of release taken from Q Magazine No. 136 (Jan 1998 p35)