Description
Joy Division – Still – Double 180 Gram Vinyl Record
Still is a compilation album by the influential post-punk band Joy Division, released in 1981 after the tragic suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. This album serves as a bridge between the band’s past and its future, capturing live performances and unreleased tracks that were recorded during Curtis’s lifetime. It was intended to both complete the Joy Division catalog and provide a segue into the band members’ subsequent project, New Order.
Still includes a mix of studio outtakes and live recordings from Joy Division’s final concert at Birmingham University, offering a raw and poignant glimpse into the band’s sound and energy on stage. Notable tracks on the album include ‘Ceremony,’ which would later be re-recorded by New Order, and ‘Dead Souls,’ which showcases the band’s dark, atmospheric sound.
The album’s release was met with mixed reviews, as some critics felt it was an uneven collection, while others appreciated the raw and unfiltered look at the band’s broad range of abilities. Despite its varied reception, Still has become an essential part of Joy Division’s discography, revered for its historical significance and its role in showcasing the depth of Ian Curtis’s artistry and the band’s influence on the post-punk genre.
Still is often revisited by fans and critics alike as a memorial of Ian Curtis’s contributions to music and as a document of Joy Division’s brief but impactful career. It remains a compelling testament to the band’s enduring influence in the world of alternative music.
Replicating original album artwork, cut from the 2007 remasters
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Exercise One
Ice Age
The Sound Of Music
Glass
The Only Mistake
Walked In Line
The Kill
Something Must Break
Dead Souls
Sister Ray
Ceremony
Shadowplay
Means To An End
Passover
New Dawn Fades
Twenty Four Hours
Transmission
Disorder
Isolation
Decades
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