Joy Division / Live and Rare Recordings

I think I've exhausted the 4AD theme. Hope you enjoyed...

Moving on, I'll start posting links to some of the other bands that helped shape who I am. I'm sure most people interested in this blog have a collection of Joy Division records, so I'll avoid any commercial releases here. Below are some good (and not-so-good) bootlegs and rare recordings from one of (if not the) important bands of the 1970's.

Joy Division

Joy Division / Atmosphere
Tracks 1-4: "Transmission" sessions at Central studios, Manchester mid July 1979.
Tracks 5-9: Piccadilly Radio session at Pennine studios, Manchester 4 June 1979.

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A great quality bootleg from their 1979 recording sessions.

1. Transmission
2. Novelty
3. Dead Souls
4. Something Must Break
5. These Days
6. Candidate
7. The Only Mistake
8. Atmosphere
9. The Atrocity Exhibition




Joy Division / Remains
Tracks 01-05: Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham 18-07-1977 (Warsaw demos)
Track06: Live Manchester, Electric Circus 02-10-1977 (from Virigin 'Short Circuit' compilation)
Tracks 07-14: Arrow Studios, Manchester 03+04-05-1978 (RCA album sessions)
Track 15: "Granada Reports", Granada TV 20-09-1978
Track 16: Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham 04-06-1979 (Piccadilly Radio session)
Tracks 17-18: Central Sound Studios, Manchester July 1979 (First 'Transmission' session)
Tracks 19-20: "Something Else" BBC 2 TV 15-09-1979
Tracks 21-22: Live Amsterdam, Paradiso 11-01-1980
Track 23: Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham January 1980 (original single B-side version)

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A collection of live and rare recordings not found in the Heart and Soul Box. Great stuff inside.

1. Inside the Line
2. Gutz
3. At A Later Date
4. The Kill
5. You're No Good For Me
6. At A Later Date (live)
7. Leaders of Men
8. Walked In Line
9. Failures
10. Novelty
11. No Love Lost
12. Transmission
13. Ice Age
14. Warsaw
15. Shadowplay
16. Atrocity Exhibition
17. Something Must Break
18. Transmission
19. She's Lost Control
20. Transmission
21. Passover (live)
22. New Dawn Fades (live)
23. Love Will Tear Us Apart


Joy Division / An Evening With...
Paradiso, Amsterdam January 11 1980

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Solid sounding live recording (soundboard). Lots of energy here in their performance.

1. Passover
2. Wilderness
3. Digital
4. Day of the Lords
5. Insight
6. New Dawn Fades
7. Disorder
8. Transmission
9. Love Will Tear Us Apart
10. These Days
11. A Means to an End
12. 24 Hours
13. Shadowplay
14. She's Lost Control
15. Atrocity Exhibition


Joy Division / Lost Treasures
Tracks 1 to 11: Arrow Studios May 1978
Tracks 12 to 16: Pennine studios June 79
Tracks 17 to 20: Central Sound Studios July 79

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Another recording of their studio sessions in 78 and 79. Recording quality is excellent and a nice glimpse of early versions and/or unmixed versions of their music.

1. The Drawback
2. Leaders of Men
3. Walked the Line
4. Failures
5. Novelty
6. No Love Lost
7. Transmission
8. Ice Age
9. Interzone
10. Warsaw
11. Shadowplay
12. These Days
13. Candidate
14. The Only Mistake
15. Chance
16. Atrocity Exhibition
17. Transmission
18. Novelty
19. Dead Souls
20. Something Must Break


Joy Division / Let The Movie Begin

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A great collection of interviews, live recordings and rarities that was released prior (or maybe post) to the excellent film Control.

01. LWTUA - Pennine studio version January 8th 1980
02. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
03. Leaders Of Men - RCA session May 1978
04. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
05. Failures - RCA session May 1978
06. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
07. No Love Lost - RCA session May 1978
08. Martin Hannett interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
09. At A Later Date - Warsaw demo July 18th 1977
10. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Castle Pub '79
11. Ice Age - RCA session May 1978
12. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
13. Shadowplay - RCA session May 1978
14. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Radio Blackburn '80
15. Passover - live Amsterdam, Paradiso 11th January 1980
16. Martin Hannett interview excerpt, Rock On, Radio 1 '79
17. Transmission - RCA session May 1978
18. Ian Curtis / Steven Morris interview excerpt - Rock On, Radio 1 '79
19. New Dawn Fades - live Amsterdam, Paradiso 11th January 1980
20. Ian Curtis interview excerpt - Radio Blackburn '80
21. Digital - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
22. Bernard Sumner comment about Martin Hannett
23. Colony - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
24. Ian Curtis interview - Radio Blackburn '80
25. Auto-Suggestion - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980
"Well..." + pistol shot - Martin Hannett firing a gun as seen in the New Order "Play At Home" C4 TV documentary from 19'84.
26. Dead Souls - live Eindhoven, Effenaar 18th January 1980

Joy Division / Radio Sessions

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Great sound quality on these various radio sessions from 1979-1980.

1. As you said (Britannia Row, London - 7' flexi disc - Uncredited track 1980)(2:01)
2. Autosuggestion (Prince of Wales Conference Centre, YMCA, London)(4:05)
3. Candidate (Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham - Piccadilly Radio Station)(1:57)
4. Ceremony (Graveyard Studios, Prestwich - Previously unreleased)(4:21)
5. Chance (atmosphere) (Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham - Piccadilly Radio Station)(4:54)
6. Colony (BBC Studios, London - The Peel Sessions 1980)(4:05)
7. Dead souls (Central sound, Manchester - Previously unreleased)(4:56)
8. Exercise one (John Peel Session - Broadcast 1979).(2:32)
9 Glass (Eden Studios, London - Genetic Records Session).(3:29)
10 .Ice age (Eden Studios, London - Genetic Records Session)(2:36)
11. Insight (Eden Studios, London - Genetic Records Session)(4:05)
12. Interzone (Arrow studios, Manchester - RCA Demo 1979)(2:11)
13. Love will tear us apart (BBC Studios, London - John Peel Session - Broadcast 1979)(3:25)
14. Shadowplay (Arrow studios, Manchester - RCA Demo 1979)(4:10)
15. Something must break (Central sound, Manchester - Previously unreleased)(2:54)
16. The drawback (Arrow studios, Manchester - RCA Demo 1979)(1:46)
17. The only mistake (Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham - Piccadilly Radio Station)(3:43)
18. These days (Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham - Piccadilly Radio Station)(3:27)
19. Transmission (Eden Studios, London - Genetic Records Session)(3:51)
20. Walked in line (Strawberry studios, Stockport - Previously unreleased)(2:47)




Joy Division / Live at the Russell Club
Recorded June 13 1979

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Great quality bootleg from one of their Factory concerts in 1979.

1. Dead Souls
2. The Only Mistake
3. Insight
4. Candidate
5. Wilderness
6. She's Lost Control
7. Shadowplay
8. Disorder
9. Interzone
10. Atrocity Exhibition

Joy Division / Live at Les Bains Douches
Recorded December 18 1979

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An oft bootleged recording in years past which was finally officially released. A great recording and a great show.

1. Disorder
2. Love Will Tear Us Apart
3. Insight
4. Shadowplay
5. Transmission
6. Day of the Lords
7. 24 Hours
8. These Days
9. A Means to an End
10. Passover
11. New Dawn Fades
12. Atrocity Exhibition
13. Digital
14. Dead Souls
15. Autosuggestion
16. Atmosphere

Joy Division / Live at Preston
Recorded February 28 1980

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Another heavily 'released' album from the 80's that was officially released. A solid recording, though not as good as Les Bains Douches.

1. Incubation
2.Wilderness
3. 24 Hours
4. The Eternal
5. Heart and Soul
6. Shadowplay
7. Transmission
8. Disorder
9. Warsaw
10. Colony
11. Interzon
12. She's Lost Control