2-CD: 5144273022
RELEASED: 2008
LABEL: London

Disc 1 - Best Of :
01. Digital
02. Disorder
03. Shadowplay
04. New Dawn Fades
05. Transmission
06. Atmosphere
07. Dead Souls
08. She's Lost Control
09. Love Will Tear Us Apart
10. These Days
11. 24 Hours
12. Heart & Soul
13. Incubation
14. Isolation

Disc 2 - John Peel Sessions + Live + Interview
01. Exercice One (John Peel Show 31 Jan 79)
02. Insight (John Peel Show 31 Jan 79)
03. She's Lost Control (John Peel Show 31 Jan 79)
04. Transmission (John Peel Show 31 Jan 79)
05. Love Will Tear Us Apart (John Peel Show 26 Nov 79)
06. Twenty Four Hours (John Peel Show 26 Nov 79)
07. Colony (John Peel Show 26 Nov 79)
08. Sound of Music (John Peel Show 26 Nov 79)
09. Transmission (Recorded Live for Something Else 4 Sept 79)
10. She's Lost Control (Recorded Live for Something Else 4 Sept 79)
11. Ian Curtis and Stephen Morris Interviewed by Richard Skinner

2008 deluxe digitally remastered and expanded 2-CD edition. This 'best of' collection catalogues seminal Manchester post-punk band Joy Division's brief but influential career. Having only recorded two studio albums 'Unknown Pleasures' and 'Closer', the band have left a lasting legacy which continues to inspire musicians to this day. There is a brooding intensity and mesmerising beauty about the songs which makes them timeless. From 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' to 'She's Lost Control' all the well-known tracks are here which makes it perfect for newcomers. Also included are recordings from the band's famed Peel session and the iconic performance on Something Else which will please ardent fans. This compilation is enjoyable on a purely sonic level, as well as being food for thought. Curtis's lyrics leave you feeling slightly dazed and disillusioned, yet they're rendered with a sort of sad passion that there's a definate appeal here to fans of genres from New Wave to industrial. If you don't know Joy Division very well, Permanent is a very cohesive introduction. And if you really like the band, you'll end up buying the other albums.

Influences / Similar Artists:
New Order, The Sound, The Cure, The Names, Crispy Ambulance