Still (Joy Division album)
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Released | 8 October 1981 | |||
Recorded | October 1978 – 2 May 1980 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 83:25 | |||
Label | Factory – FACT40 | |||
Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
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Still is a compilation album by English
Background
Still was released after the death of the band's frontman Ian Curtis. It consists of previously unused or unavailable studio material and live recordings.[1] The album includes the only live performance by the group of the song "Ceremony", which later became a New Order single. The recording abruptly begins just before the song's first chorus; like all surviving Joy Division recordings of "Ceremony", Curtis's vocals are barely audible, though in this instance the final chorus is unusually clear. Another song featured is a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray", recorded at the Moonlight Club in London on 2 April 1980.
Release
Originally planned for release in August, Still was eventually released on 8 October 1981. It reached No. 5 in the UK upon its release,[2] and peaked at No. 3 in New Zealand in February 1982.[citation needed]
The CD version of the album was released in March 1990 and was the first edition to delete "Twenty Four Hours".
Still, along with
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[7] |
Q | [8] |
Joshua Klein of Pitchfork called the album "a ragged, enigmatic coda; an uneven odds-and-ends collection of lost tracks that fills in some gaps in Joy Division's history and legacy".[7] BBC Music called it "a partly frustrating compilation".[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joy Division (
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Walked in Line" (recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport during sessions for Unknown Pleasures) | 2:47 |
7. | "The Kill" (recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport during sessions for Unknown Pleasures) | 2:15 |
8. | "Something Must Break" (recorded in July 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport during sessions for the "Transmission" single) | 2:48 |
9. | "Dead Souls" (recorded in October–November 1979 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. Originally released as the b-side of the "Licht und Blindheit" single) | 4:53 |
10. | "Sister Ray" (The Velvet Underground cover; recorded live at the Moonlight Club, London on 2 April 1980) | 7:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | " Shadowplay" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 3:57 |
13. | "Means to an End" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 4:01 |
14. | "Passover" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 5:10 |
15. | "New Dawn Fades" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 4:01 |
16. | "Twenty Four Hours" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980; extra track on original vinyl and cassette versions only) | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Transmission" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 3:40 |
18. | "Disorder" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 3:24 |
19. | "Isolation" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 3:05 |
20. | "Decades" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 5:47 |
21. | "Digital" (recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980) | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Sound of Music" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 4:19 |
2. | "A Means to an End" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:57 |
3. | "Colony" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 4:06 |
4. | "Twenty Four Hours" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 4:20 |
5. | "Isolation" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 2:49 |
6. | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:14 |
7. | "Disorder" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:13 |
8. | "Atrocity Exhibition" (recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 5:58 |
9. | "Isolation" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:00 |
10. | "The Eternal" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:36 |
11. | "Ice Age" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:16 |
12. | "Disorder" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:14 |
13. | "The Sound of Music" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 4:05 |
14. | "A Means to an End" (soundcheck: recorded live at High Wycombe Town Hall on 20 February 1980) | 3:45 |
Total length: | 53:12 |
Personnel
- Technical
- Martin Hannett – production
- Chris Nagle – engineering
- Grafica Industria – sleeve artwork
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 56 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Joy Division | Artist | Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Joy Division | Artist | Official Charts". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Joy Division Concert: 20th February 1980: Town Hall, High Wycombe". joydiv.org. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Still – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Jones, Chris (14 September 2007). "BBC – Music – Review of Joy Division – Still". BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ a b Klein, Joshua (29 October 2007). "Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures / Closer / Still | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (October 2007). "[Still review]". Q (255).
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Joy Division – Still". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 September 2022.