Congratulations to John Connor and howard Ellis who have each won a copy of Peter Hook's new book: The Hacienda - How not To Run A Club in our competition
In the bookPeter Hook tells the amazing true story – the music, the madness and the meltdown – of Manchester’s most iconic nightclub
As a founder member of hugely successful bands Joy Division and New Order and co-owner of The Haçienda, Peter Hook writes from the epicentre of the Baggy, Madchester and Acid House music scenes, offering significant new insights into a pivotal moment in popular music history
Illustrated throughout with previously un-published photograph’s from the author’s personal archives and narrated with a compelling honesty, THE HAÇIENDA stands as classic work of music biography
25 Aug Manchester: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain - Kevin Cummins - Hardback - RRP £30
Published: 17th September 2009
No of pages: 400
ISBN: 9780571233755
Manchester, its bands, its fashions, its attitude, has defined pop culture for the best part of four decades. Joy Division, The Fall, Buzzcocks, New Order, The Smiths, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Oasis. These were the bands that shaped two generations of teenagers and changed the course of pop music.
Manchester: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain is a portrait of these individuals, the city, and their times. Whether it be on a rain-soaked stage in Brazil, a rented room in Whalley Range, or on the dancefloor of the legendary Hacienda, Kevin Cummins' exquisite photographs capture the anarchic energy of the Manchester pop moment. This stunning visual record of the city and its pop history is complemented by four textual contributions from Paul Morley, Stuart Maconie, Gavin Martin and John Harris. What is it about that city that makes it the Memphis of the UK?
Cummins' photographic record of the past 30 years captures the highs, the lows and the transcendent pop moments of Manchester's most famous sons.
25 July Swingin' Apple Liverpool - venue information added
US juke box Love Will tear Us Apart 7" - scan of complete jukebox strip added thanks to Mike
Sordide Sentimental singles - did not originally come in a Sordide logo plastic bag. Thanks to Mike Stephens and Jean-Pierre Turmel
£10.49Joy Division and John Peel to be honoured in Rochdale with 'Blue Plaques' New Tribute band: Dead Souls
Dead Souls from San Francisco are made up of members of two previous JD tribute bands (Leaders of Men and The Ghost of Curtis). They play regularly around the Bay Area in California, and are branching out into the Los Angeles areaShadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records
Sam Harrison at Aurum has acquired World English Language rights from Matthew Hamilton at Aitken Alexander Associates to James Nice’s Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. The book will be the first definitive account of Factory Records.
Click for full press release
16 June This week's NME, in shops Wednesday 17 June, celebrates the 30th anniversary of 'Unknown Pleasures'. Potential disruption: This site will be moving from one Las Vegas datacentre to another over the next few days. 14 June Caird Hall Dundee - first hand recollections from Ken Peat added.
According to the Manchester Evening News (paper edition) Steve Brotherdale was found guilty of three counts of breaching a restraining order taken out by his former wife and has been jailed for four months31 May Stiff Chiswick challenge - gig info updated thanks to Mark Woodley 30 May Joy Division and Chris Hewitt signed an agreement last week passing the rights of all recordings in Ozit Interstsate's possession across to Joy Division / New Order and paying them royalties on the remaining stock as it is sold.
In addition Hooky and Chris Hewitt are working on a blue plaque for Cargo Studios /Tractor Music /Suite 16 building in Rochdale which should be unveiled in September 2009.
28 May More tattoos - added thanks to Odysseas and Alexis 27 May Video list - added
Stiff Kittens - gig flyer added thanks to punkrockposters.net
Radio programmes - updated with broadcast which featured previously unheard Warsaw demo of Inside The line
Western Works demos - update to Ebay tape story. Now we can reveal what was actually on it.15 May Another jukebox slip - scan for the US Love Will Tear Us Apart added thanks to Sam 1 May Cancelled US tour - Madame Wong's venue image added thanks to Theresa K / punkturns30.com 30 Apr Another Joy Division tattoo - added 29 Apr Cancelled US tour - Starwood information updated thanks to Steve Eastwood 27 Apr Cancelled US tour - American Indian Centre gig listing updated with info from Jello Biafra. Other information we already publish on the cancelled US tour has been confirmed by various sources. Thanks to Nick Blakey for his tireless research. 27 Apr An Ideal For Living - latest pirate pressing added to listing 25 Apr Concerts page updated - listings added for the cancelled dates on the Rezillos / Buzzcocks tour November 1978. These dates are all in green at the moment so they stand out. Thanks to Mark Woodley for his excellent research.
23 Mar Ajanta Theatre Derby - updated to include info about a second recording of this gig thanks to Sam
A Video Circus - ticket scan added to scrapbook22 Mar Joy Division Broken Heart Romance - book added
Roots LP - poster scan added to listing
In The Studio With Martin Hannett - 2LP version added to listing
New Joy Division tattoo - added21 Mar Malvern Winter Gardens April 1980 - updated to include info about a second recording of this gig thanks to Sam 28 Feb Interview 12" - page updated with all known mispress versions 27 Feb Canterbury Odeon gig 14th November 1978 - confimed thanks to Maddy 23 Feb Les Bains Douches - double picture disc images added
More tattoos - added
10 Jan
2008Manchester, So Much To Answer For - Listing added
Leigh Rock Festival - Listing added13 Dec Martin Hannett's headstone is now in place. Lindsay Reade has sent her thanks to all of you who helped make it possible
Squat gig date confirmed - most Joy Division books and web sites state that Warsaw played various dates at the Squat in June 1977. Thanks to research by Mark Woodley we can confirm Warsaw played at the Squat on 25th June 1977. This was their sixth gig and we know the dates of the previous five so unless they played again in the following five days we have finally got this nailed down.27 Nov Halifax Good Mood club - Joy Division played to an audience of one. Thanks to Stumm101
New Order recall poor quality reissues23 Nov The Salford Music Map - added
Electric Music LP - added
Sunday Surprise - radio show listing updated thanks to Sacho21 Nov More tattoos added - thanks to Emmylou, Andre, and Chris
Cover versions page - updated
Joy Division DVD Australian version - thumbnail image added thanks to Korova
Radio CD - listing added thanks to Surfjim17 Oct 1 Top Class Manager - book listing added 11 Oct Joy Division and Shadowplay books added to listings thanks to CapoMcCOY PSYCHODARK
Torn Apart French edition added to listings28 Sept Testament LP - page updated. There's no evidence for a white vinyl or cassette version of this LP. 27 Sept Komakino flexi disc - page updated. We previously had the green test pressing listed separately as a bootleg. We think it's more likely to be legitimate so we've moved it to the main page. 26 Sept Tshirts page - updated 20 Sept Liverpool November 1978 - listing updated with concert poster - which confirms there were two performances
14 Sept Another Russian Still pirate - listing added 9 Sept You can now order 1 Top Class manager 6 Sept Macclesfield Cemetary - photo updates thanks to Ian Seivwright 27 Aug Warners To Release Re-mastered, Re-issues of New Order’s five seminal ‘80s albums 24 Aug 1 Top Class manager - the Rob Gretton book - added to forthcoming releases Read two new Peter Hook interviews at Bullseye and on our messageboard 16 Aug Scrapbook updated - Brazil's Joy Division bar closes but the New Order pub opens, and Zune mp3 player info added
Replacement memorial stone - image added29 July Bury riot - more recollections thanks to Johnboy 27 July Mystery spoken word track on Shadowplay bootleg identified thanks to Martin
More tattoos - added thanks to Fernando and Brian
Wythenshawe College 12th January 1979 - listing added thanks to Jason Paul Tolmie. We need more info on this gig. If you were there or have poster or ticket images please let us know
Live and Obscure - listing updated
Still Unknown Pleasures and Closer discographies updated with more info about foreign pressings - thanks to Daan26 July Bernard Sumner early years biography - added thanks to David Nolan author of Bernard Sumner: Confusion
I Swear I Was There - added to books section16 July Liverpool Mountford Hall photos added - thanks to Rick Alan
1979 Radio Sessions LP listing added
31 July Ian Curtis's memorial stone has been replaced Read two new Peter Hook interviews at Bullseye and on our messageboard
5 July Warsaw brown vinyl LP- listing added thanks to Steve Cockram
The Dutch Recordings CD- listing added thanks to Chris20 June The Saltford Music map - added to forthcoming releases 14 June Guildford 1st November 1979 - a tape recording of this concert has surfaced after all these years! Listing updated with setlist. 11 June Paard Van Troje and Effenaar venue photographs added thanks to Michel Enkiri 8 June Another tattoo added thanks to Hana Tuitama
Photographs of Joy Division's hotel in Antwerp added thanks to Michel Enkiri6 June Newcastle 6th June 1977 - 31 years ago today ... more gig information and poster scan added thanks to Stu Forster, Mark Woodley, Gary Chaplin from Penetration, Peter from Harry Hack and The Big G, and PunkRockPosters.net
Electric Circus 29th May 1977 - listing updated thanks to Gary Chaplin from Penetration1 june Love Will Tear Us Apart - Spanish promo added to listing
Touching From A Distance - Portuguese and Japanese editions added31 May Touching From A Distance - UK reissues added to listing
Spanish edition added thanks to Jose Luis30 May Touching From A Distance - 2008 Finnish edition added
Live and Obscure - listing added
29 May Untitled booklet - added thanks to Emmanuel
Club Vera and Doornroosje, Nijmegen venue photographs added thanks to Michel Enkiri28 May Transcript of Granada Reports appearance - added thanks to Mark Woodley
27 May The Basement, Cologne + Lantaren Rotterdam venue photographs added thanks to Michel Enkiri from the Joy Division - The Eternal web site
Live In Blackpool 1979 - listing added
Soul and Heart - 2008 "reissue" added17 May Quayside Guild Hall Newcastle 2nd June 1977 - listing added, we now know where this gig was and what other bands played thanks to Stu Forster, Peter from Harry Hack and The Big G, and Mark Woodley. If you have any more info please let us know.
Last Order - listing amended thanks to Dave Gilly
Warsaw CD - latest version added to listing
11 May Various Artists Live - the Alternative Vol 3 - listing added
Live Sampler - listing added
The Sound And The Fury - listing added9 May Bristol Trinity Hall concert - Robin Emanuel's recollections added
Bristol Locarno cancelled concert - Mickey Bradley,the Undertones bassist, comments added. Thanks to Mark for the info
3 One G - added to tribute bands
A Factory Sample - counterfeit listing improved
Transmission - counterfeit listing improved6 May Radio 4's Great Lives - programme listing added
If you missed it, fear not, it will appear as a podcast on this page5 May A Factory Sample - latest counterfeit release added
Transmission - counterfeit release added4 May Best Of CD - listing added
Joy Division (documentary) - listing added26 Apr Love, Fear, Isolation - listings added 8 Mar Marble Index and Day Of The Lords - listings added 28 Feb Best Of CD - will be released in the UK on March 24th through Rhino/Warners. Thanks to Lee for the info 26 Feb Boulevard of Broken Dreams - black and white cover scan added 22 Feb Kant Kino - images of the cinema showing Control in 2008 added thanks to Flabbes
20 Feb Best Of CD - added to forthcoming releases 17 Feb Joy Division's Paris hotel - photo added thanks to Michel 16 Feb More tattoos added - thanks to Sam Meraz, Francesco, Kelsey, and Alan Fox
Cancelled Edge gig listing - updated with better ticket scan and newspaper clipping
Equipment page - updated, Ian had two Vox Phantom guitars, one white and one black. thanks to Mark for the info
Juvenes - listing improved
Warsaw 'baby face" LP - listing added
Moonlight Club - venue photos added thanks to Jon Salisbury1 Feb Anton Corbijn's In Control - book has been published 31 Jan Joy Division Documentary - image added to listing
26 Jan Prince of Wales London + Nashville Rooms London + University of London Union + Lyceum London venue photos added. Thanks again to the Joy Division - The Eternal web site who provided all the venue photos.
Let The Movie Begin + Martin Hannet's Personal Mixes LP versions added22 Jan Acklam Hall London + Royalty Theatre London + Winter Gardens Malvern + Electric Ballroom London venue photos added (see below) 21 Jan Bristol Colston Hall & Bristol Trinity Hall venue photos added (see below) 17 Jan Amsterdam Paradiso & Les Bains Douches venue photos added (see below) 14 Jan Rainbow Theatre & Manchester Apollo venue photos added (see below) 13 Jan Hope and Anchor & High Wycombe Town Hall venue photos added thanks to the Joy Division - The Eternal web site. More venue photos will be added over the next few days. 9 Jan Warsaw gig flyer - added thanks to PUNROCKPOSTERS.NET where it is currently for sale 8 Jan New Division - added to tribute bands
Closer To Curtis now have a MySpace site
7 Jan Roots LP - listing improved 6 Jan Nottingham Playhouse - gig listing updated with Dominic's recollections
Edge Nightclub Toronto - ticket scan added thanks to anonymous
Roots LP - listing added2008
9 Dec
Les Inrockuptibles radio show 1995 - listing added thanks to Hervé for the information
Closer listing - updated to state there were two Portuguese pressings thanks to Ghostalking
Fotoreportage23 - In Search Of Ian Curtis by Katja Ruge added to forthcoming releases
8 Dec Club poster from inside Plan K - image added thanks to Carlos.
Press clippings announcing Paard Van Troje gig in 1980 added thanks to Alex. If anyone has a photo of the outside of this venue please get in touch1 Dec Polish LWTUA - listing added thanks to Pedro
20 Nov Joy Division promo items - added to our Scrapbook
Let The Movie Begin - mystery voice into identified as John Cooper-Clarke by Bruce Crawford
17 Oct Merlyn's - confirmed as proposed venue on the cancelled US tour. Thanks to Mark Woodley
16 Oct Various gigs updated with information from people who were there:
Playhouse Theatre Nottingham - date confirmation and gig memories thanks to Fletch
Bristol Trinity hall - recollections from Stephen
Imperial Hotel Blackpool - more recollections, including all the support bands, from Schubert
Band history - last four paragraphs updated14 Oct Another tattoo - added thanks to Ksenia in Russia 7 Oct Control Edinburgh Premiere - unofficial photos added thanks to Lee McFadden 4 Oct Love Will Tear Us Apart - 2007 CD single added 3 Oct Edge Nightclub Toronto - listing for this cancelled US tour date updated thanks to Peter Howell and Nick Blakey
Control movie - listing revamped2 Oct Deborah Curtis interview - added to the site. This interview by Lee McFadden was conducted for the Morning Star newspaper and Joy Division Central. This is the only interview Deborah will be doing, and it makes up the third part of our Deborah Curtis inteview section. 1 Oct Brazil's Joy Division Bar - added to scrapbook 30 Sept Bournemouth November 1979 - confirmation that Ian was taken ill during the performance added. Thanks to Mark Woodley
Joy Division Bar - in Porto Alegre, Brazil added to Scrapbook29 Sept Love Will Tear Us Apart 2007 reissue - added
UK Arena documentary - more info added to listing
Sex and Drugs and Ruck and Roll - added to TV Programme listings thanks to Phil
Bristol Trinity Hall gig - listing updated with Tracey Holloway's memories28 Sept The Eternal - DVD listing added 26 Sept TV documentaries - info added on Rock Family Trees, a UK Arena documentary and the recent BBC4 documentary. Thanks to Mark Woodley
Nottingham Playhouse - gig info updated with Diane Wragg's memories of the night22 Sept Albany Empire- listing added. Did you see Joy Division there? Rob Gretton's notebooks list this gig but did it happen?Deleted, Joy Division didn't play that night
Bristol Locarno 1978 - listing updated with NME listing, thanks to Phill
Rainbow Theatre November 1979 - Dave Salmon was there and shares his memories with us
19 Sept Still LP - listing updated and scans of the 2007 rerelease added thanks to Mike
17 Sept Listings added or amended for today's re-releases:
4LP Box Set
Unknown Pleasures 2CD
Closer 2CD
Still 2CD
We haven't got hold of the individual LPs yet but we'll add them to the site when we do15 Sept Bristol Trinity Hall March 1980- Dick Witts of support band The Passage remembers Ian Curtis collapsing
Closer page - french copy of Zoom magazine replaced with the UK edition which is the version Peter Saville would have seen.14 Sept Staglieno Cemetery - Stan Verbeken's photos added to the site
28 Aug The Joy Division documentary premiere at the Toronto film festival confirmed as 7th September
Control's Canadian Premiere confirmed as September 7th at the Toronto Film Festival27 Aug Royalty Theatre, London 1979 - listing updated with Garry Gibbons's recollections of the gig. 26 Aug The Joy Division documentary is finished and will premiere at the Toronto film festival in September 11 Aug Tracklistings added- for forthcoming Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Still CDs 10 Aug Form And Substance book pages- updated with more cover scans. Thanks to Korova
9 Aug Anthony Wilson, a Manchester legend has died aged 57.
Tony Wilson brought us Joy Division and New Order and was instrumental in putting Manchester right in the middle of the map.
Cheers Anthony, and thanks, we'll miss you!9 Aug Unpublished poster scan and another recollection of the Derby Hall Bury gig - added thanks to Peter Godkin
Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Here Are The Young Men, and Substance reissues - information updated
June 1979 Factory flyer - added thanks to Andrew Paget
Control US Premiere confirmed as Film Forum in New York City on October 10th8 Aug Cancelled Bradford gig April 1980 - added thanks to Sam Hasbah and Lindsay Reade
Another tattoo added - thanks to Mick
7 Aug The Youth Club CD - information added thanks to Chris 24 July We have received official confirmation that Control will premiere in the UK at the Edinburgh Film Festival on Friday 17th August
25 July Joy Division: Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977-2007 By Paul Morley - information added 24 July Bernard Sumner - Confusion ... by David Nolan - information updated ... Bernard Sumner has now contributed to the book. Book launch date added.
20 July Who Killed Martin Hannet? - listing added 19 July Bournemouth LP - different sleeve added 12 July Band On The Wall, March 1979
Russell Club, July 1979 and
Mayflowerclub May 1978 - flyer scans added thanks to Dave Turner.
These scans were first published on the excellent Manchester District Music Archive web site8 July Hurrah's cancelled gig - listing updated with Merrill Aldighieri's recollections of his movie Love Among The Mutants being shown 1 July Komakino flexi disc - listing updated, thanks to Emmanuel for the photos
Canterbury gig June 1979 - listing updated with recollections by Brian Kotz from Back To Zero. This means the Canterbury University concert, March 1979 probably didn't happen
29 June Another Joy Division Tattoo - added thanks to Chris 28 June An Ideal For Living - bootlegs page updated with more info about counterfeit 7" copies 26 June Oxford October 1979 - gig poster added thanks to Alyn Currie of PunkRockPosters.net
Control - listing updated with sountrack info
21 June Sordide Sentimental- listing updated with more info about 2007 pirates 19 June Love Will Tear Us Apart 2007 fake - listing updated 16 June Edinburgh Odeon October 1979 - ticket scan added to listing - thanks to Simeon Dawes 15 June Rock Garden Middlesbrough 1977 - listing updated with songs we believe were performed 13 June Another Joy Division Tattoo - added thanks to Caleb 12 June Nottingham Playhouse - listing updated with confirmation from Lilythepunk. Thanks to Mark Woodley for letting us know. 9 June Canterbury University concert, March 1979 - confirmed by Tony Buzzcock
Gruftgesaenge - listing updated thanks to Arnaud and Gunnar
8 June Juvenes - The Joy Division Photographs of Kevin Cummins - forthcoming book information updated 7 June Les Bains Douches December 1979 - listing updated with details of the various radio broadcasts of this concert
22 May Sordide Sentimental 7" pirate - listing added 19 May Channel 4 news has Control footage
17 May Torn Apart paperback version is now available
Control trailer leaks out on Google video
16 May Love Will Tear Us Apart 7" pirate - listing added thanks to Ryan Tucker 25 April Leigh Festival T Shirt - scans added 24 April Control - listing updated with news of Premire at Cannes 20 April Odeon Birmingham October 1979 - ticket scan added thanks to Phil Williams 17 April Bristol Colston Hall 4th November 1979 - contemporary fanzine review including the only photo we've ever seen of this gig added to listing - thanks to Tracey Holloway
16 April Martin Hannet Personal Mixes - images of the reel to reel tape this release was taken from added to the listing 29 Mar Earlier version of Italian Atmosphere 12" - added to site. Thanks to Nick for confirming it exists and sending scans
Colony Of Dead Souls - listing added
Cancelled US Tour - listing amended thanks to Nick Blakey (Underground gig drops to bottom of the list)27 Mar Lumiere et Tenebres book- listing improved
Another Joy Division tattoo added25 Mar Kant Kino 21st January 1980 poster added to listing. Thanks to Andreas Bunte 23 Mar Film footage of Leigh Open Air Festival discovered?
Film and audio recording of the whole of Joy Division's set and backstage film of Ian Curtis in particular and other band members appears to have surfaced after all these years. More news when we get it ...
Martin Hannet Personal Mixes - listing added
14 Mar Stranglers gig 4th April 1980 - memories of the gig and info about the line up added thanks to Dave
Grant Sullivan's Vespa - colour picture added to the scrapbook14 Mar Forthcoming Bernard Sumner book - cover image added
Two more Joy Division tattoos added thanks to Chris McCarthy
Bowdon Vale Youth Club - 28 years ago today - updated with Martin O'Neill's photos and books section updated with his Booklet Of Photos from the gig
Excercise One and Joy De Vivre added to tribute bands10 Mar Cancelled US Tour - listing rewritten thanks to Nick Blakey
Another Joy Division tattoo added thanks to Jason9 Mar Band On The Wall is reopening 21 Feb Another Joy Division tattoo added
Pirate Closer LPs - listing updated with yellow vinyl version13 Feb Pirate Closer LPs - listing updated with recent picture disc versions 6 Feb Set list for Canterbury 16th June 1979- rediscovered by the Manchester District Music Archive 4 Feb Maximum Joy Division - listing added
26 Nov Here Are The Young Men pirate DVD listing added 8 Nov Joy Division 2LP listing added. This is a new unauthorised release 4 Nov Under Review DVD listing updated 22 Oct Nottingham Playhouse 28.02.79 listing updated thanks to Paul
If anyone lese has any more info on this gig please let us know21 Oct On set photos added to Control Movie page and Macclesfield Cemetary photo updated thanks to Jim 17 Oct Control Movie page updated with official photo - thanks to Orian / Claraflora
Bowdon Vale 23 May 79 - listing updated thanks to Mark Woodley
13 Oct Various gig listings amended thanks to Mark Woodley:
27.10.78 manchester apollo + 12.11.78 manchester apollo; Buzzcocks played, Joy Division didn't
07.06.79 F-Club at Brannigan's, Leeds - venue name corrected from Fan Club and support act added
17.06.79; ROYALTY THEATRE, KINGSWAY,LONDON WC2 for two weeks the promoters ran block ads in the back of the music press that only listed FASHION (who played support on the whole JCC tour) as support act, so this must rank pretty much as a secret JD show....its only RGs receipts that prove this JD performance actually took place.
13 Oct Various gig listings amended thanks to Mark Woodley:
27.10.78 manchester apollo + 12.11.78 manchester apollo; Buzzcocks played, Joy Division didn't
07.06.79 F-Club at Brannigan's, Leeds - venue name corrected from Fan Club and support act added
17.06.79; ROYALTY THEATRE, KINGSWAY,LONDON WC2 for two weeks the promoters ran block ads in the back of the music press that only listed FASHION (who played support on the whole JCC tour) as support act, so this must rank pretty much as a secret JD show....its only RGs receipts that prove this JD performance actually took place.
12 Oct Various gig listings amended thanks to Mark Woodley:
15.07.78; Eric's, Liverpool (supporting Rich Kids)(two shows; Matinee/Evening)
02.10.78; Institute Of Technology,Bolton (+ CURB)
14.11.78 Canterbury Odeon gig was supporting The Rezillos.
5.7.79 Limit club OMD were listed as the support
10 Oct Various cancelled gigs added to concerts pages thanks to Mark Woodley and Phil:
19.11.78; Locarno, Bristol (Supporting Rezillos) CANCELLED
10.10.79; Ulster Hall, Belfast (Supporting Buzzcocks) CANCELLED
11.10.79; Kelly's, Portrush (Supporting Buzzcocks) CANCELLED
13.10.79; City Hall, Cork (Supporting Buzzcocks) CANCELLED
28.11.79; Capitol, Aberdeen (Supporting Talking Heads) CANCELLED
29.11.79; Odeon Theatre,Edinburgh (supporting Talking Heads) CANCELLED
9 Oct Various gigs added to concerts pages thanks to Mark Woodley:
29.08.78 Band On The Wall, Manchester With Stage 2 and Elete
22.09.78 Coach House, Huddersfield
26.09.78 Band On The Wall, Manchester With Dust and A Certain Ratio
12.01.79; Wythenshawe College, Manchester
26.01.79; gig was "A Factory Sample" release party.
29.09.79; The Mayflower, Manchester with Foreign Press6 Oct Acklam Hall, London - advert scan added thanks to Phil Williams
Eric's, Liverpool November 1978 - support band added thanks to Phil Williams1 Oct New Year's Eve warehouse party 1979 - poster added thanks to Bedge 30 Sept Forthcoming documentary by Brown Owl films added. This project is in the early stages with a release planned for 2007 29 Sept Control movie page updated - thanks to Orian for talking to us 28 Sept Ajanta cinema photo added - thanks to Tim
Rock Garden Middlesbrough photo added - thanks to Jason24 Sept Once Was The young Man DVD listing added 17 Sept Caird Hall, Dundee ticket scan added thanks to Gordon Gurvan 16 Sept Photos from the Control movie set added thanks to Frank Fisher
15 Sept Grant Sullivan's Vespa outside Strawberry Studios added to the Scrapbook 28 Aug Futurama festival: September 1979 concert listing improved
Leeds university: October 1979 concert listing improved26 Aug Brunel university: November 1978 concert listing added thanks to Martin
22 Aug Control movie update: filming should be complete by Saturday 15 Aug More Plan K video screen grabs added - thanks again to ikon& 15 Aug Plan K video screen grabs added - with many, many, thanks to ikon& 9 Aug Under Review DVD added to forthcoming releases 22 July Another tattoo added to the scrapbook 17 July Control page updated with links to on-set photos in local resident's blog 10 July Click here for today's Control press release
1 July Out Of the Room LP - cover scans added added thanks to Martin 29 June Memories of meeting the band at Malvern Winter Gardens added - thanks to Phil
L'Age de Glace Traductions - leaflet added to books page
Redescobrir Joy Division - added to books page26 June Still - pirate LP listing added
Out Of the Room - LP listing added thanks to Martin21 June Sign up for Control movie updates on their official web site
20 June Factory 28th September 1979 poster - added thanks to Simon Park 16 June Another tattoo - added to our scrapbook 15 June Shadowplayers DVD - has been released 10 June The first edition of Torn Apart has almost sold out 6 June Further Transmissions CD - page added 3 June Forthcoming events - this area of our messagboard can now be read by non-members. However, with over 1000 members and 12,000 messages it's well worth signing up. It's completely free, no pop-up ads, no spyware, no spam.
2 June Touching From A Distance - page updated with German and Italian editions 31 May Places Of Interest - page updated and new info added 30 May Joy Division interviews - new page added 27 May New Theatre Oxford - and West Runton Pavilion - set lists added thanks to Sam and the Torn Apart book 26 May New Order win "outstanding song collection" at the Ivor Novello awards 18 May Another Ian Curtis film!
Amy Hobby has confirmed to us that Hobby Films, who once held the film option for Touching From A Distance, have developed an all new script called All The Time written by Tom Browne. Jamie Thraves is directing. Amy is producing with Neal Weisman. More news when we get it ...13 May Red vinyl Closer - and white vinyl Warsaw - listings added 6 May The Grey Assembly - listing added 26 Apr Shadowplayers DVD - info added to forthcoming releases
1 Apr Warsaw - listing added for yet another vinyl pressing of this bootleg
Here Are The Young Men - LP listing amended - thanks to Niko for pointing out the correct tracklisting29 Mar Live At Leigh Rock Festival - listing added
Ideal For Living - 12" white vinyl bootleg listing added26 Mar Control film page updated - with thanks to Daniel Fuerg for the Alexandra Maria Lara photo (Alexandra plays Annik in the film) 25 Mar Canterbury Odeon 1979 - genuine gig poster added thanks to John ... it appears the poster we had before was faked by a second hand record dealer in the persuit of money ... tut tut
Joy Division and the making of Unknown pleasures - book added to site
24 Mar The MDMA web site has published Rob Gretton's cancelled 1980 US tour notes 23 Mar Cancelled 1980 US tour - various improvements to the listings thanks to Nick Blakey - and the Manchester District Music Archive. Also reference to planned 1980 European tour added 14 Mar Control movie update - filming will begin in May 12 Mar Tier 3 - correct date for this cancelled US concert added thanks to Hilary Jaeger who booked the venue 11 Mar Photos inside Ian Curtis's house - added thanks to Michel from the Joy Division -The eternal web site 23 Feb YMCA - flyer scan added thanks to Steve Brown
Day Of The Lords LP - Listing added22 Feb Another tattoo- added thanks to Jeff 17 Feb Torn Apart - has now been submitted to the publisher and should be in the shops in April
11 Feb Cargo Studios photos added 10 Feb It's official: Sam Riley is playing Ian Curtis in the forthcoming film Manchester Against Cancer:
New Order set:
Vicious (the Lou Reed song, with plenty of guest stars)
Ghost In My House (featuring Barney, J.Marr + Doves)
Transmission
She's Lost Control
Shadowplay
Atmosphere
24 Hours
Warsaw
LWTUA
Ceremony
Wrote For Luck (with about 100 people on stage!)
Northern Productions filmed the whole thing so expect either a TV programme or a DVD28 Jan Factory May 1979 flyer added 27 Jan The End listing added 26 Jan Part two of our Deborah Curtis interview added to site 24 Jan Band On The Wall gig poster added thanks to Manchester District Music Archive for more poster scans see their web site
Another Joy Division tattoo added thanks to Andrew De La Rosa
Love Will tear Us Apart listing updated with US "jukebox" version thanks to Fabio.
14 Jan Duffy's Minneapolis added to cancelled US tour - thanks to Nick Blakey 12 Jan Effenaar concert poster added - thanks to Paul 11 Jan Closer and Unknown Pleasures pirate LP listings added 7 Jan Ian Curtis's kitchen table added to scrapbook page 2 Jan Support act added for cancelled US tour date at the Starwood - thanks to Danny 2005 15 Dec New Order to become Joy Division? New Order will record the music for the forthcoming Control film - and have plans to play all Joy Division sets at future concerts. Peter Hook told Andre Paine from BBC 6 Music: "We were asked to do the soundtrack to the film, which I thought was a fucking great idea - for Joy Division to do the music for a Joy Division film - because we've never really done a soundtrack before ... ... "It may include new stuff. Anton wants to use songs by Joy Division so that each song becomes a video. Like the way the Atmosphere video was filmed, he wants to write videos that appear in the film." Read the full story on the BBC6 web site 14 Dec New unauthorised CD released: Good Evening We Are (Outtakes/Demos) - we will post more details when we have them 03 Dec Part one of our Deborah Curtis interview added to site
30 Nov Ghost Of Curtis - added to Tribute Bands 26 Nov Leigh Open Air Festival 1979 - flyer scan added thanks to Pat Teasdale
Scala April 1980 - flyer scan added thanks to Pat Teasdale (this was a night Joy Division were meant to play, but didn't. They were there though).24 Nov Joy Division 1980 Amsterdam - listing added 16 Nov Joy Division / New Order inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame 19 Nov Sordide Sentimetal - book listing added 17 Nov Atmosphere 12" - listing updated with label scans - thanks to Neil Woodvine 13 Nov Let The Movie Begin - listing updated - Buy it from Amazon £10.99
4 Nov Control film - page updated 29 Oct Let The Movie Begin CD released - listing added 22 Oct Books section updated
21 Oct Canterbury concert June 1979 listing updated with poster scan - thanks to Sven from the The Cure: Boys are Always drowning in Pornography web site 21 Oct Scrapbook updated with ticket scan from Sex Pistols Free Trade Hall gig -thanks to Bedge 11 Oct High Hall Birmigham listing updated - David Pryke was there and shares his memories
9 Oct Control film page updated - having spoken to the directors we're 100% sure Billie-Joe Armstrong will not play Ian curtis, and Liz fuller will not be Annik Honore
7 Oct Control film page updated - we're 99% sure Billie-Joe Armstrong will play Ian curtis, and Liz fuller will be Annik Honore 5 Oct Control film page updated 24 Sept Update on Control film:
The directors have informed us that Samantha Morton is attached to play Deborah Curtis ... and they are still searching for Ian Curtis, they hope to have him cast very soon. Anton Corbijn loves the script, so does everyone on the project ... including the band and Deborah.
They also tell us Matt did an amazing job contructing the story for the screen, and Anton has come up with a unique way to tell the story on the screen.20 Sept Ephemera added to scrap book - Bedge sent us a setlist, paperwork describing a Joy Division Demo and an advert for the Scala the night Joy Division were supposed to play 17 Sept Samantha Morton is to play Deborah Curtis in Control - the Ian Curtis movie 11 Sept Lumiere et Tenebres - 2005 edition added to listing - you can buy an autographed copy from Philippe Carly
Love Will Tear Us Apart 12" - listing improved
10 Sept Factory 26th January 1979 listing improved
Ideal For Living - white vinyl listing improved
That Last Fatal Hour listing improved9 Sept Bradford 10th September 1978 and 25th October 1979 listings improved 4 Sept More information added about Ian's working life - thanks to Patrick Ell 2 Sept How to tell a genuine Ideal For Living from a fake one - information improved ... with thanks to Jan van der Laan for a clear scan of a fake 26 Aug Factory / Russell club 26th January 1979 listing added - thanks to Big Jonah
Closer picture disc planned for mid September25 Aug Factory 28 September 1979 - flyer scan added thanks too Daz - he has a number of replica flyers for sale 25 Aug Let The Movie Begin CD added to Forthcoming Releases page 24 Aug Rainbow 9 November 1979 listing improved thanks to punkrockposters.net
25 June She's Lost Control - 2005 video scans added thanks to Brian Nicholson from ikon&
30 June Kevin Cummins book is not going to be published, here's what he told us:
The book is definitely not coming out.
As far as most publishers are concerned "Joy Division are too niché - nobody is interested in them".
That's what they think...incredible.
On a happier note: Kevin is looking for someone who thinks he looks like Ian Curtis - or maybe his friends think so - for a photo feature.
Preferably in or around London and the South East. It'll take a couple
of hours and the lucky person doesn't even have to leave the house to
do it. Click here if you think it's you25 June New Order's Glastonbury set included two Joy Division songs:
1 Crystal
2 Regret
3 Love Vigilantes
4 Krafty
5 Transmission
6 True Faith
7 Run Wild
8 Jetstream
9 WFTSC
10 Bizarre Love Triangle
11 Love Will Tear Us Apart
12 Temptation
13 World In Motion
Thanks to Chris from New Zealand for the information
Watch the whole performance on the PlayLouder web site25 June Forthcoming Releases page will now include forthcoming events - video nights, tribute band concerts etc
Blackpool 27 July 1979 listing improved with a review from KF, who was there on the night ... also his news that there is a third recording of this concert19 June Komackino listing updated with two more variations on the picture disc - thanks to Mark Turner
That Last Fatal Hour listing added10 June Rumours are growing that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (Bend It Like Beckham) or Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) will play Ian Curtis in the forthcoming movie Control.
2 June Film list for the 18th May 2005 Barzooka event added to the site 28 May Another Warsaw LP added to the site 27 May Plan K film footage - set list revealed
ikon& have sent us the setlist for the Plan K concert video footage:
LWTUA (with about 1 min missing from the start)
Wilderness
Disorder
Colony
Insight
24 Hours
New Dawn Fades
Transmission
Shadowplay
She's Lost Control
Atrocity Exhibition
Encore:
Interzone
The footage is 2nd generation and most of the songs have been crash edited on to this tape at some point. The tape lasts approx 42 minutes
21 May Forthcoming Anton Corbijn DVD will feature Joy Division's Atmosphere 19 May Plan K film footage surfaces!
It's the film footage that was thought lost: A quarter century after the Plan K concert, video footage of the complete 30 minute set (with Barney on bass) has been unearthed by Ikon&'s Brian Nicholson while preparing for the 18 May ikon& night.
Fans knew at least part of the concert had been filmed as a short clip of slow motion footage, a few seconds long and without sound, appeared on the commercially released Here Are The Young Men video.
This is another important find from Ikon& and Brian Nicholson as they recently unearthed footage of 24 Hours and Disorder from the Apollo gigs which didn't make it onto the Here Are The Young Men video.
About 100 fans were delighted to see these films along with other rare footage from the vaults last night at the 18 May ikon& night.
17 May Check Inn Altrincham - poster scan (detail) added. We think this could be a Peter Saville poster. Thanks to our mate Neil Woodvine for the scan 14 May Film uncovered: in putting together the 18 May ikon& night Brian Nicholson has unearthed outtakes of 24 Hours and Disorder from the Apollo gigs which didn't make it onto the Here Are The Young Men video. These are complete songs.
The script for Control is now complete. According to the directors "It dives not only into the book, but into Annik and Ian's relationship, and his time with the band. The movie covers it all"11 May Edge nightclub Toronoto confirmed as one of the dates on the cancelled 1980 tour - thanks to Paul Boyd for the information
26 Apr Les Bains Douches picture discs - scans added 26 Apr Club Vera concert - was it filmed? No footage has ever come to light, yet we can never totally disprove that it was. Andre did some research in a TV company's archives and got tantalisingly close to solving the mystery ... 24 Apr Another tattoo added to the scrapbook - thanks to Brandi
23 Apr Today's Guardian has a free CD featuring a New Order track 11 Apr Deborah Curtis inteviewed in the Guardian
An Ideal For Living has been released on a pirate 7" vinyl picture discLes Bains Douches is now out on two vinyl picture discs 21 Mar Roots Club, Leeds 11th July 1979 listing updated - a lower generation bootleg tape of this gig emerged recently
Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead 5th November 1979 listing updated - a bootleg tape has emerged with two extra tracks from the gig
Les Bains Douches, Paris 18th December 1979 listing updated - a different recording of the last two songs (Atrocity Exhibition and Warsaw) has been discovered on an old bootleg cassette from the mid-1980s
... with thanks to the people who tirelessly search out better recordings of Joy Division concerts
20 Mar FAC 1 poster scan added to gig listing - thanks to Paul Burridge (who owns the the poster) and Q magazine
While the Control film will have its own Joy Division soundtrack CD, U2, Marilyn Manson, Kraftwerk, The Smiths and Doves have reportedly been approached to record Joy Division covers for a second "inspired by the film" CD. Only Kraftwerk are rumoured to have declined.
Jah Division added to the list of tribute bands thanks to Edan
Spear Of Destiny are covering Transmission on their new album Loadstone
Bristol Trinity Hall concert listing updated with Mike Schieffer's memories of the event
19 Mar Komackino listing - revised and corrected again - including a new version thanks to Tim Latham 12 Mar A Factory Sample - sticker scans added to listing 4 Mar Futurama Festival badge scan - added thanks to Kevin Cummins
Bournemouth Winter Gardens scans - added thanks to Neil2 Mar More Joy Division postcards - added thanks to Ger
Bournemouth concert listing update - with info from Grymm who was there1 Mar The current Mojo magazine has a big Joy Division feature 27 Feb The current Q magazine has a big Joy Division feature
23 Feb Bristol Trinity Hall - all the photos of this gig are now on the site - and available to buy direct from the photographer 18 Feb Fake Ideal For Livings - page added to show how to tell the latest batch of "re-presses" 13 Feb Eric's May 3rd 1979, August 11th 1979, and December 8th 1979 listings updated with flyer scans - thanks to Alyn Currie. The flyers are currently up for grabs on Ebay 10 Feb King Kong and ULU- concert listings updated with quotes from people who were there thanks to Patrick and Jon
Factory Russell Club 13 July 1979 - concert listing updated with a scan of Jon Savage's poster - thanks to Patrick Teasdale
Preston and Les Bains Douches- discographies updated to list the various different pressings that have been released
Dead Souls- added to the list of tribute bands. They are now on tour check out their web site
9 Feb Dead Souls - a Belgium Joy Division covers band are on tour 9 Feb An Ideal For Living - a different counterfeit version has come to light - plus another postcard scan added - thanks to Paul Burridge 23 Jan Leigh Open Air Festival - more information added thanks to Chris Hewitt 16 Jan New Order tour coming soon:
We're starting to hear rumours that New Order are planning some surprise live appearences, preceding a "New Album" tour that covers the US in April and the UK in May and June. Anyone heard more ? Let us know on our messageboard15 Jan Bristol Trinity Hall - at last we have information and photos for this concert thanks to P Thompson and Andrew Davies
Liverpool Mountford hall - information updated thanks to Sam at New-Oder.net14 Jan Leigh Open Air Festival - information added thanks to Chris Hewitt
Another Joy Division tattoo added thanks to Brandi Shawn5 Jan What's On TV Appearance - screen grabs added to site
11 Dec Lyceum 1980 - concert ticket added thanks to Dave Ridley at Vintage Concert Tickets 07 Dec Astoria 1980 - cancelled concert ticket added thanks to Vinyl Vault Records 02 Dec Torn Apart - a new Joy Division book by Mick Middles / Lindsay Reade due September 2005 ... see forthcoming releases page for details ... or pre-order it here
24 Nov We have managed to recover most of the images the twats at one of ISPs deleted and we will bring the rest back over the next couple of days. 13 Nov Edinburgh 1979 - Euan has sent us his recollections of the gig, including the fact that Transmission was the encore that night. We didn't know this as it isn't on the bootleg tape. 5 Nov Free Trade Hall ticket scan added - thanks to MDMArchive 4 Nov Kant Kino ticket scan added - thanks to Andreas B 30 Oct Ian Curtis biography page added 28 Oct Check Inn, Altringham 20th November 1978 - ticket scans added thanks to rcv5hifi 23 Oct Bowdon Vale (Youth) Club 14 March 1979 - a new soundboard tape of this concert has turned up meaning the concert was recorded twice. The new tape has an extra track - Exercise One. This recording of Exercise One was previously thought to be an undiscovered track from the Genetic Demos sessions. The mix up happened when it was accidently included at the end of a tape handed from one collector to another. 17 Oct Birmingham 1980 concert poster scan added thanks to John W 16 Oct Heart And Soul bootleg - listing amended 04 Oct Leigh Open Air festival - listing amended to cover "new" tape which has turned up. This one has 23 seconds of The Sound Of Music on it - meaning this was the first time they performed the song live
Joy Division flight case - photo added to scrapbook page.Benelux editions of Unknown Pleasures added to vinyl discography. Thanks to Koen.
Love Will Tear Us Apart picture disc bootleg listing addedCancelled 1980 tour page - updated with dates for the Underground Boston concert and a "new" venue - The American Indian Centre , San Francisco. Thanks to Nick for the info
02 Oct Trivia: Mount St. Helens - which erupted on May 18th 1980, the day Ian Curtis died, is active again. Thanks to Mike for the info
Le Terme Part III is actually disc 2 of Live In Paris in a different sleeve - sneaky bootleggers, site updated01 Oct Liverpool Mountford Hall concert 2nd October 1979 listing updated with Poster scan - thanks to Tim Youens
26 Sept Still - scans of various rare labels etc added to the vinyl discography section - thanks to Neil W 20 Sept Club Vera concert listing updated with contemporary newspaper reviews - thanks to André
Fake Ideal For Living listing updated with cover scans - thanks to Peter19 Sept T Shirts page - updated, and another Joy Division tattoo added - thanks to Mike 17 Sept Hooky's unique sound came from a single effects unit ... 16 Sept Closer - dozens of scans of rare labels etc added to the vinyl discography section - thanks to Neil W 9 Sept Unknown Pleasures - scans of various rare labels etc added to the vinyl discography section - thanks to Neil W 8 Sept One Size Fits All - white sleeve version added
Ideal For Living - another counterfeit copy added thanks to Peter27 Aug Unlnown Pleasures listing improved - we now know the inner sleeve photo was by Ralph Gibson. Thanks to Thomas
20 Aug Unknown Pleasures - complete discography for all vinyl releases worldwide added 19 Aug Closer To The Unknown listing added
Lost Control listing improved16 Aug Joy Revision - a Joy Division tribute band from Los Angeles play The Casbah San Diego on August 21st 21 July Jude Law to play Ian curtis in the forthcoming film? Peter Hook seems to think so. Another contender is Ewan McGregor but Claraflora aren't revealing any names. Here's what Todd Eckert told us: "We've probably found our writer (Mancunian, of course). As for the director, we're meeting with the remainder of the candidates within the next few weeks, at which point we'll hopefully have it nailed down".
19 July Lost Control listing added 18 July A better quality Leeds Roots Club tape has been unearthed Live Transmission: Malaysian Joy Division Tribute 24th July We're doing a bit of housekeeping on the site and reducing the number of links (ie red buttons on this front page). A couple of minor links have been moved to the bottom of this page and some links above have been grouped together - for example the new interactive area link covers message board, small ads and a couple of other things. No content has been removed. Any problems post a message on our message board 16 July 24 Hour Party People TV programme page added 15 July Today is Ian Curtis's birthday - he would have been 48 14 July Band On The Wall mystery tape page added 10 July Cancelled Astoria Edinburgh concert listing and poster scan added thanks to Alan 6 July All Gods Angels Beware listing added
30 June What's On TV appearance - more info added to listing - thanks to Darren 27 June The Red Hot Chilli Peppers played a little bit of 'Transmission' during the instrumental break of one of their tracks at the City of Manchester stadium last week and made several references to Joy Division throughout the gig. They "thanked Manchester for giving the world Joy Division" 26 June Atmosphere 12 single discography updated with all the versions pressed worldwide - thanks to Neil W 24 June Postcards area added to the site 23 June All God's Angels Beware unauthorised CD has been released 13 June Forthcoming releases page updated with a bit more info about the two proposed Ian Curtis films and a new unauthorised CD
Equipment Page updated with information provided via our messageboard12 June Substance / Here Are The Young Men pirate DVD information added 9 June Equipment Page added thanks to indiearchivist 5 June The Moonlight Club CD listing added 4 June Mayflower Club 1979 ticket scan added 29 May Die Kalten Winde Des Winters double LP listing added 28 May Winter Gardens double CD listing added
Sound Of Music double LP listing added
26 May Film Update:
The film of Deborah Curtis's "Touching From A Distance" is due to start shooting early 2005:
LA / Pittsburgh Based Claraflora have the exclusive option and have been "working closely" with Deborah Curtis who will act as co-producer.
According to company principle Todd Eckert the film will tell the true story of Ian Curtis "We're looking to give the world a truthful view of who Ian really was ... Given his suicide, there's so much concentration on the dark side of his life. We want to also concentrate on the energy that made people love Ian and Joy Division in the first place, while putting difficult elements such as his epilepsy into perspective. It will be a balanced approach - this isn't the rock and roll Shine."
Claraflora are currently finalising directors, actors and script.
Just to confuse matters a different film was announced at the Cannes film festival - apparently to be directed by Amy Hobby with with Moby as music supervisor. This sounds like the people from Double A films who previously had the option on the book. Unfortunately for them they don't appear to have have the rights to make an authorised film.The Hacienda is reborn as the epicentre of stylish, luxury living in a vibrant urban environment - get on to your mortgage broker now 17 May Closer - full discography covering all vinyl releases added thanks to Neil Woodvine 15 May Acrylic Daze & Mick Middles - early Joy Division interview added thanks to Andy. This is a fascinating interview covering Nazi Chic and the Warsaw demos ... 7 May Heart Of Darkness LP listing added 3 May Romulus Club, Birmingham 1979 ticket scan added thanks to Ian Jennings - who was given it by Steve Spooner of Dexy's
27 April Kevin Cummin's book - to be released this Autumn 26 April Live Transmissions CD listing added 23 April Chris Ott's Unknown Pleasures book has been published
2 April Canterbury 1979 gig info updated. Venue confimed and anecdote about Ian's flies added 2 April No More Ceremonies CD released 10th Mar Scrapbook page updated with another tattoo - thanks to Fred for sending us his self portrait 1st Mar Information on the Unknown Pleasures book added
29th Feb No sign of the No More Ceremonies CD being released.
Several changes made to Concerts pages. Worth a look if you haven't been there for a while.
Shadowplay CD listing updated - we now know there are four different pressings, maybe more.
2003
13th Feb Scrapbook page updated with another tattoo - thanks to Ian for sending us his self portrait 10th Feb Scrapbook page created - for the odds and ends that don't yet have a home elsewhere on the site.
Double A films, who bought the film rights to Touching From a Distance some time ago were the producers for the recent Secretary film. Maybe they've moved into a bigger league now?16th Jan The Peter Saville Show starts 23rd January at Manchester Urbis associated events include a screening of 24 Hour Party People with an introduction by Tony Wilson, and two evenings with the man himself. 9th Jan We're getting reports on our messageboard that the new Joy Division box set has gaps between tracks - which is hardly ideal on a live CD! Surely this can't be true - tell us about your copy 7th Jan Which Concerts were filmed - some of the concerts were filmed on Super-8 which only permitted a few minutes of filming. Thanks to Ken, we now have info on how long a reel would last.
Listing added for Re-Fractured box set9th Dec Listing added for Radio Scorpio programme - thanks to Patrick from Belgium 8th Dec Greg from the US tells us Joy Division were due to play The Starwood on Sunset Blvd, 6th June 1980. 3rd Dec New release: No More Ceremonies CD
Release date: 12th January 2004
Label: Primo
Live Lyceum London 29th February 1980 Features full show. Digitally remastered. The fist time the full show has been available on one release. Limited edition 500 copies.
26th Nov Closer listing updated with scans of the magazine the sleeve photo was taken from 22nd Nov Boulevard Of Broken Dreams blue cover scan added.
Cover Versions page updated.
Joy Division radio show on "DT64" (East Germany) information updated thanks to Olaf who listened to the broadcast at the time.
Cross Of Iron another pink vinyl version added to listing20th Nov Apparently the proposed Box set from Alchemy has been withdrawn before release because of licensing problems 30th Oct Still listing updated with more info - we want to make this listing as complete as possible so if we've missed something let us know on our messageboard 30th Oct Still listing updated with more info - we want to make this listing as complete as possible so if we've missed something let us know on our messageboard 28th Oct Update on Kevin Cummin's book - contrary to information on some bookseller's web sites the book hasn't been released anywhere. Kevin and colleagues are negotiating to get it released in May 2004. The cover image has not been finalised yet either. 23rd Oct Still listing updated with info on overseas releases thanks to Neil W.
Let us know if there are more to add
20th Oct Death Trip listing updated with a scan of a lilac cover
If you haven't visited the covers page in a while you'll find some new listings16th Oct Box set info and images received from Little Boy - thanks!
You need Adobe Acrobat to read it15th Oct Joy Division 3000 copy 3CD Box set (Les Bains Douches / Preston / Amsterdam + Poster and T Shirt) out soon. Nothing to get excited about there then, unless the T Shirt is a new design
More high quality unofficial Joy Division releases are due in the next couple of weeks - more information to follow
Has a video of the Plan K concert turned up - or is it a hoax? Check our Message Board see the excitement this has created
4th Oct Sordide fake info improved 2nd Oct More Joy Division books added 25th Sept Lots more Joy Division books added thanks to Neil W
Message Board replaced - no adverts and unlimited messages20th Sept Bradford 1978 poster scan added thanks to Neil W 30th Aug Cancelled tour page improved thanks to Steve 28th Aug House Of Dolls - better scans loaded 27th Aug Places Of Interest page updated 26th Aug T Shirts page updated 25th Aug House Of Dolls listing improved thanks to Peter Anderson
19th Aug House Of Dolls listing added 11th Aug Badges page updated 11th July Leigh Open Air festival Poster scan added thanks to Kevin Cummins 9th July Unknown Pleasures listing updated with the page from the book that Barney got the logo from 4th July What are the lyrics to Ceremony? Help others work them out on our message board 26th June Exclusive unpublished fan photos for Manchester Apollo 27th October 1979 gig added thanks to Patrick Kennerley
22nd June Update on Kevin Cummin's book: There is no firm date for its release after the original publishers went into liquidation. Kevin is currently reviewing offers from several interested publishers and tells us its likely to come out early next year. 18th June Flyer scan for previously unlisted Factory gig added thanks to Fran 17th June Flyer scan for the first ever Warsaw gig added thanks to Neil W
New Order's specially recorded soundtrack for The Peter Saville Show is available on CD from the Design Museum Shop - for £10 each.4th June More T Shirt scans added thanks to Schizo
19th May Birmingham University set list scan added thanks to Schizo Archives.com and O Eterno 17th May Cover Versions page updated thanks to Robert and Gary 11th May Sessions page and concerts area revamped 10th May What to buy page added for any confused new fans
New scans added to Apollo Theatre concerts October 1979
7th May Scans for the four LPs pictured below added to listings 2nd May Concerts pages improved and corrected (links back to bootlegs), listings for the four LPs pictured below improved. 29th Apr Information added on Joy Division's Cancelled US Tour
The release of Kevin Cummin's book has been postponed indefinitely as the Publishers have gone into liquidation. The book is finished - Kevin is still committed to the project and its release - and another publisher are assisting him with this. Thanks to Lee for the info23rd Mar Flyer scans added for Electric Ballroom 26th October 1979 and The Rainbow 9th November 1979 thanks to Philip 23rd Mar Warsaw listing improved - how to tell an original from a reissue
18th Mar Listings created for the four new unauthorised releases: click images above 18th Mar Four new unauthorised releases appear to be coming out. We will create listings for each of them when we know more.
Tony Wilson had a bad day on TV today when the following remarks went out live on Granada reports "There's no fucking red lights on the camera, I can't see which camera I'm on. They're not fucking working." Oops!15th Mar Peter Saville's book added to Forthcoming Releases page 14th Mar Performances 01 listing added 4th March Factory II Concert February 7th 1980 - poster scan added thanks to Bill 28th Feb Performances01 - a 600 copy 2LP set with 7" single and postcard featuring the full Paris LBD and Manchester Russel club shows plus unreleased demos (including Digital genetic demo) has been released. We don't have a copy yet but you can read all about it by clicking here
24th Feb Dantes Inferno white LP cover scans added
Where Will It End bootleg listing added23rd Feb Derby Hall, Bury April 1980 concert listing updated with Alan Hempsall's personal recollections of the night. As a result of what he's told us we now have a pretty good idea of what was on the setlist. Many thanks to Robert for all of this 18th Feb Hawkeye discography updated. We now know that the Echo and The Bunnymen album was released. Thanks to Erwin 14th Feb Click here to view a preview of a film Called Unknown Pleasures: It's Chinese and has nothing to do with Joy Division but we found it interesting. Thanks to Ben for finding it
12th Feb Hemel Hempstead 5/11/79 listing updated. WeDerby Hall, Bury April 1980 concert listing updated w know they played Colony that night. Thanks to Jon
Performances 2LP set has been released - we'll create a listing when we have all the information9th Feb 24 Hour Party People page changed again. Lots of DVD info added including the limited edition HMV DVD in a different cover plus a page to help you find your way around the menus 8th Feb Yet another Pearl Harbor cover added to the site Forthcoming Releases page updated with bootleg information 7th Feb 24 Hour Party People page tarted up a bit 6th Feb We've renamed the site 4th Feb In the UK February's Muzik magazine (Number 93) features the Squarepusher cover version of Love Will Tear Us Apart on the cover disc. 30th Jan The UK and US versions of 24 Hour Party People seem to be quite different. There is a UK "Special Edition 2 Disc set" for a start - whether this is a limited edition or not I don't know. For more info and the chance to let us know what's on yours go to our Messageboard 24th Jan Site Search engine replaced with a better one
Double A Films, who have the film rights to "Touching From A Distance" tell us they are currently raising the money to shoot the film. We will keep you updated23rd Jan Joy Division banknote appears on Ebay! 22nd Jan We have received a Press Release about the forthcoming "Performances" 2LP set with scans.
19th Jan Futurama concert poster added - thanks to John
Amazon.com are shipping the 24 Hour Party people DVD now17th Jan Amnesty International single - more scans added thanks to Ad 14th Jan Enigma bootleg listing improved - thanks to Thomas who identified the Artist that produced the original picture 9th Jan Discography index page improved 8th Jan More info on Kevin Cummins' Love will Tear Us Apart Book - and a cover scan added
7th Jan They Keep Calling Me listing added 5th Jan Happy New Year everyone! It's a bit late because I've been on holiday over Xmas. Anyway I'm listening to the excellent New Order Box set and I'll be updating the site over next few days with a listing for the "They Keep Calling Me" LP and CD, more scans for the mysterious Amnesty International single, and various other bits and pieces.
In the meantime we're pleased to see the Virgin Radio web site have placed New Order at No 11 and Joy Division at No 33 in the Top 100 Great British Artists.2002 18th Dec We have received a Press Release about the forthcoming "Performances" 2LP set. This album will apparently feature the Les Bains Douches concert which was recorded 23 years ago today 1st Dec Short Circuit 10" listing updated (orange vinyl version)
1st Dec Futurama 79 bootleg listing updated thanks to Ad - white cover version
Sky are using "Atmosphere" in the adverts for their magazine29th Nov Short Circuit listing amended - "How to tell an original from a reissue"
Shops page updated in time for Xmas28th Nov Marquee concert March 4th 1979 listing updated - the set list has finally come to light after all these years
Warsaw listing updated thanks to Richard27th Nov Forthcoming Releases page added
Transmission listing amended - "How to tell an original from a reissue"
An Ideal For Killing listing updated - copies with blank labels have appeared26th Nov An Ideal For Killing listing updated
The Squat June 3rd 1977 gig listing updated thanks to Stefan from the Fall web site25th Nov Closer listing amended - "How to tell an original from a reissue" 24th Nov Gruftgesaenge page updated thanks to Taononstop 23rd Nov Apollo Theatre 27th & 28th October 1979 ticket scans added
Electric Ballroom 31st August 1979 flyer scan added
All thanks to an anonymous donor22nd Nov Cover Versions page updated - dozens more songs listed 18th Nov An Ideal For Killing bootleg listing added
17th Nov Bootleg news: We have received the following information on a forthcoming 2LP set:
"A new project directed by fans is in progress: the goal is to release a collection of the best complete Joy Division concerts remastered from the best tapes to provide fans with a definitive source for JD live recordings.
The first 2LP set will be proposed on the best possible price, and will include two main shows in the Joy Division's history:
- The complete and remastered Baines Douches show played on the 18-12-1979, taken from the radio and audience version for more than 60 minutes;
- As a bonus bonus the complete version of Manchester Russel Club show played on the 13-07-1979, for 45 minutes.
The almost 110 minutes set will be available on 2 blue traslucid vinyls, limited to 600 copies".
14th Nov Bootleg news "They Keep Calling Me" LP and CD featuring the University of London Union concert to be released at the end of November. The LP is a limited edition of 200 copies (100 purple and 100 orange). The
CD is also limited (1000 copies). This is one of the best unreleased concerts that so it will be interesting to see what this sounds like.
Soul and Heart is to be issued on white and grey vinyl - 50 copies of each.
Note: This is all the information we have - and we don't know where you can buy these releases.
Thanks to the incubation web site for the info
14th Nov Concerts page updated 13th Nov Love Will Tear Us Apart - "Greatest single of all time"
4th Nov New feature "Today in Joy Division History" added. Just click on the link near the top of this page. Many thanks to Chris Warren for the Javascript. NB: Link only shows up if we have an entry for today's date
Cover Versions page updated - thanks to Bloodintheclip and Felipe
Soul and Heart page updated - there were 200 copies of each vinyl colour produced. Not 1000 in total as we said. If only these bootleggers would tell us what they were up to!
Nashville Rooms August 13th 1979 - listing updated with full set list. Thanks to Gary
Kevin Cummins is putting together a Joy Division book featuring his photographs. He tells us that the limited edition may contain a photographic print and possibly a poster. Click here to pre-order
15th Oct
14th Oct
11th OctCover Versions pages have been updated - thanks to GH
Desperation Takes Hold listing updated (new digipak version)
A new Joy Division poster has been released - see scan on the right >>
Shopping page added
Badges page added8th Oct We've made a lot of changes over the last week or so:
Gruftgesaenge LP page updated - it appears the original LP used a different master tape, or a different generation tape, to the reissues
Films Books Hawkeye and Cover Versions pages have been updated - thanks to Mybloodisfire Michael Andrew
Yellow vinyl Warsaw single added to bootleg listings
More Pearl Harbor LPs added to bootleg listings
29th Sept Warsaw CD page updated - Baby Face CD now has different inlay 20th Sept Warsaw CD page updated - Baby Face CD now has different inlay 20th Sept Cover versions page updated thanks to Andrew 3rd Sept Important News: a full tape of the Genetic demos has finally come to light and a full version of Digital was indeed recorded as part of that session. An incomplete version of Exercise One was also recorded - many thanks to Brett for this information
This is exciting news for collectors. Until now all we have known is that Digital was probably recorded at that time - but it was thought that the song was incomplete (hence it not being included on the Heart & Soul box set). We knew nothing about a version of Exercise One.
With the recording turning up or, to be more precise, escaping into the wild 23 years after after the session it proves that there are still tracks and demos waiting to be unearthed - and if you know of any please let us know!
18th Aug Books page updated - Hungarian book added 16th Aug Links page updated 16th Aug Our Reviews page added Ian's Confirmation photo page added - a depressing story Gruftgesaenge page updated Cover versions page updated thanks to Andrew
8th Aug About us page updated to welcome Chris on board Band Members section transferred across from Shadowplay Free for all links page added 6th Aug Band History section transferred across from Shadowplay
25th July Temporary new main page layout 22nd July Sessions and Cover versions pages amended thanks to Robert Gruftgesaenge colour cover scans added
21st July Before and After listing updated thanks to incubation 20th July Gruftgesaenge original CD scans added 19th July Concerts page updated 16th July Before and After listing added
Gruftgesaenge original LP cover scans added
Sessions page updated thanks to Robert15th July Plan K poster scan added thanks to James
3rd July Another Joy Division radio programme added thanks to Christian
29th June Gruftgesaenge listing updated (colour cover information)
27th June Films page updated - and Radio Programmes information added
19th June Cover Versions added thanks to David, Robert, Petriet, and Felipe
Interview Pic disc listing updated to include mispress with Blondie picture - this item is currently available on Ebay
18th June Le Terme *Part III* listing added
17th June Soul and Heart listing added
11th June T Shirts page added
29th May Atmosphere LP listing updated
14th May The Gruftgesaenge 2LP appears to have been re-released in a colour cover. We'll add a listing when we get the details
1st May Exclusive Birmingham concert photos added thanks to Mick Emerson and John Kay
18th April Lost Treasures listing added
9th April Warsaw LP listings revamped so they load in 10% of the time :)
17th March concert listing for Rainbow Theatre April 4th 1980 corrected thanks to the Skippy's Cage web site
11th March New feature Small Ads - buy, sell and swap your Joy Division collectibles here
10th March 24 Hour Party People page updated (soundtrack added)
Factory Instore video information added6th March Book news: From Joy Division to New Order arrived back in the shops this morning
3rd March Transmission 12" and Peel Sessions listings added
2nd March insert for 7" Warsaw picture disc added thanks to Christian
1st March green Komakino 7" "test pressing" listing added
28th February Warehouse Preston venue scan added thanks to listing added thanks to the Warehouse's web site and Ricardo from the O Eterno web site
27th February An Ideal For Living 12" listing added
24th February Earcom 2 listing added
21st February Kylie v New Order (Brits 02 from Spanish TV)
has appeared on audiogalaxy.com - and may well be the B side to
her next single.20th February Kylie's version of "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" mixed with New Order's "Blue Monday" backing at the Brits gets the thumbs up from this site
20th February Did anyone (in the UK) see Tony Wilson on Never Mind the Buzzcocks last night? A passable performance but, forgetting the words to Blue Monday - that's unforgivable Mr Wilson!
12" Singles listings added
8th February Congratulations to the Joy Division sites mentioned in February's Record Collector magazine review of Factory related web stuff: Shadowplay, Stephen White's page, incubation, Joy Division
and Water Rat's site
See Record Collector page 1155th February Ticket scan for Rainbow Theatre April 4th 1980 added
thanks to Skippy's Cage28th January 24 Hour Party People page added
27th January Technical difficulties with the AOL servers may make it difficult to load this site - sorry!
Flyer scan added for the Lyceum 29 February 1980 concert - thanks to Ricardo from the O Eterno web site
Flyer scan added for the Cologne 15 january 1980 concert
and a new listing Aus Grauer Städte Mauern added - thanks to ChristianSongs page updated - Gimme Your Heart is possibly a cover of a Section 25 song called "Dirty Disco" - thanks to Ricardo from the O Eterno web site for that info
According to our recent poll only a handful of people would buy a T-Shirt if we produced one - so don't hold your breath!
We still have Fractured Box Set slipcases - so you can turn your 2 CDs into a box set for just 5 Euros or $6 - email us if you want one
2001
14th December poster scans for Mayflower Club concert 1978
and University of London concerts added - thanks to Neil12th December another Amnesty International 7"
listing scan added - thanks to Arnaud9th December another House of dolls
book scan added - thanks to Irvin8th December *new listing* The Raven Has Chosen Its Resting Place
Thanks to Arnoud for the information and scan18th November cover scans added to cover versions page
7th November minor formatting changes
28th October Russel Club 28th September 1979 listing updated with information from Jon Nic
Cover versions page rearranged and updated. I'm sure Erik had hours
of fun doing this!
Another Warsaw LP discovered. This one has an insert cover so how many exist is anyone's guess
Here are The Young Men video cover scans added23rd October film & video information added
14th October minor changes to Ideal Beginning 12" and Factory Sample 12" listings (we think they're Greek pressings - probably bootlegs).
Fractured "box set" listing added13th October basic 7" singles listings added to the discography
12th October City Hall Newcastle, Oct 4th 1979 ticket scan added thanks to Mike
23rd September Ian's confirmation photograph added thanks to Keith
22nd September Salford Tech confirmed as the venue for the December 1st 1978 concerts - and a poster scan added - thanks to Stuart from the Fast Cars - one of the other bands playing that night
15th September major improvements to books page
Title gifs removed from this page so it loads faster7th September discography section started (covering
currently available CDs)19th August Effenaar Concert 18.01.80 LP listing added
A Christmas of Joy - large readable scan added (Santa side)
Dead Souls, Exercise One - scan of the whole package added18th August ticket scans added for Bournemouth Nov 2nd 1979
and Malvern April 5th 198017th August Cover versions page added
16th August Site renamed and layout amended
1st August Sun Ain't Gonna ... label scans added - thanks to Christian
23 July: Les Bains Douches 2LP is out now16 July: Reports that the limited edition 2CD version of Les Bains Douches is about to be released are incorrect. However: a Dutch company is bundling the Preston CD and the LBD CD together in a cardboard slipcase so they can be sold as a set. The CDs and packaging are no different from the ones already in the shops. There is no need to buy this item if you already have the CDs as you will be able to get the slipcase on its own from the NMC website
26th July Non In Vendita label scans added - thanks to Christian for spotting that this single has been re-pressed
11th July Concerts pages updated - but they still need more pictures! If you were at a concert, or have a ticket / advert / photo of the venue etc please get in touch
8th July Testament LP scans added thanks to the incubation web site
7th July Warsaw Retropop LP listing and scans added thanks to the incubation web site
5th July Gruftgesaenge CD re-press info added
25th June another Stroszek's Last Stand scan added
10th June listings for official live releases added
6th June Another red / white sleeve scan for Isolation added thanks to Christian
8th May Bangor concert ticket scan and info added - can you believe every Joy Division book has the wrong date for this concert? - Thanks Simon
6th May Plan K concert poster scan added thanks to Beagle
Enigma back cover scan added2nd May Enigma and Unnamed listings improved (same tracklists)
27th April Paris and Live In Paris listings improved
24th April songs page updated
7th April more Polish flexi discs have been released
7th April Happy Porpak listing amended - thanks to Phil for telling us where the Joy Division track was taken from
4th April another version of the Pearl Harbor harbor cover added thanks to Xyborg
3rd April Heart & Soul info updated - to say what tracks they didn't include
26th March Last Order listing improved
25th March NEW LISTING British Underground LP - a bootleg compilation LP from (we think) 1983 and featuring a Joy Division track
21st March NEW LISTING *Just Released* Remains CD - a bootleg disc to supplement the Heart and Soul box set
15th March Le Terme listing updated - "how to tell an original from a re-press"
6th March updated listings for A Darkness In My Soul Failures and Interzone so it's clear where the tracks were recorded. A Darkness in My Soul is particularly confusing as the second LP features most of the tracks from the first LP in a different order!
23rd February Joy Division cassette (on 747) added - thanks to Erik
18th February "Fake" Hawkeye New Order LP scan added to Hawkeye story
15th February Dead Kennedys mispress of the Interview LP added - thanks to the incubation web site
25th January Inquisited Again listing amended - the tracks on the record are not the ones listed on the cover
23rd January the Interview Pic Disc mispress with the Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra on one side does exit so I've added it to the listing. We don't have a scan yet - please email us if you can get one
15th January yet another version of the box file added thanks to Luca
14th January ticket scan and advert scan for Ajanta Theatre, Derby gig April 19th 1980 added thanks to Tim
12th January Live in Amsterdam Re-Press info updated
11th January Live in Amsterdam Re-Press added thanks to the incubation web site
10th January Interview Pic Disc mispress (Madonna pic) added - thanks to Ian Seivwright.
2000
6th December more flexis added - thanks to Erik
5th December another version of the Interview LP added - thanks to the incubation web site
24th November new listing: single LP version of Concert 18 Jan Effenaar added,
another Pearl Harbour LP added - thanks to the incubation web site4th November A Darkness in my Soul listing updated (more vinyl colours discovered) The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - another sleeve discovered
Box File listing updated (some versions of the numbered set have blank labels)
- thanks to the incubation web site3rd November scans for the hideously rare Vistor box set added - thanks to the incubation web site
29th October another Interzone LP discovered - thanks to the incubation web site
7th October another Warsaw LP discovered - it's one of the Box file (reissue) LPs put out in a cheap sleeve. Another Sun Ain't Gonna Shine No more sleeve scan added
Thanks to the incubation web site for the scans and info1st October Gruftgesaenge listing improved
21st September new listing: She's Lost Control 7" added thanks to the incubation web site
17th September another Pearl Harbor! LP added thanks to Øyvind
16th September Mater Dolorosa photo insert scan added thanks to Erik
15th September The Visitor insert photo scan added - thanks to the incubation web site
10th September Warsaw CDs page updated. All that nonsense about some of the CDs having extra synths on them has been removed - because it isn't true. Thanks to those of you who pointed it out on our message board
Swish new web counter added
2nd September Rough Trade Deutschland (postcard cover) added - thanks to Erwin
Death Trip silver and white sleeve scans added thanks to the incubation web site24th August another version of the Russel Club LP discovered and Pearl Harbor listing updated (green vinyl and yellow vinyl versions exist) - thanks to Øyvind
11th July An Interview With Ian Curtis test pressing added to Øyvind
9th July Decades tracklist information added
8th July new listing: Warsaw (Geebo Geebo records) added thanks to the Incubation web site
10th June Ideal For Living information added on how to tell a fake from the original. Can you believe someone would scratch more characters into the matrix number to make a fake look like an original?
3rd June Ideal Beginning tracklistings corrected
26th May new listing: The Ideal Beginning (fanclub edition) added
thanks to the Incubation web site27th May Just released! Decades listing added thanks to the Incubation web site
26th May new listing: Candidate added thanks to the Incubation web site
25th May A Factory Sample matrix scan added thanks to Øyvind
24th May A Factory Sample counterfeit copy added thanks to Øyvind
23rd May ticket scan for the Derby Hall concert, 8th April 1980 added thanks to Ian
22nd May this site joined the new Joy Division web ring
20th May more flexi discs added thanks to Erik
4th May yet another Warsaw listing added thanks to Øyvind
3rd May Komackino listing improved thanks to Øyvind
13th April Exclusive Ajanta Theatre, Derby Photos added thanks to Steve
11th April Assembly Rooms, Derby 22 Oct 1979 review added thanks to Steve
9th April Extremely rare Komakino acetate listing added thanks to Michael
2nd April another Walk Away ... in Silence scan added thanks to Øyvind
1st April Atrocity Exhibition 7" listing added thanks to Øyvind
26th March Ajanta Theatre Derby information added thanks to Steve
25th March Interzone, Shadowplay and Bournemouth back cover scans added thanks to Erik
23rd March More flexi disc scans added thanks to the Incubation web site
22nd March Amsterdam LP front cover scan improved, Isolation LP (dog cover) scans improved, Paris LP back cover added, Try To Cure Yourself LP back cover scan improved, Interzone LP cover scan improved - thanks to Erik and Øyvind
17th March New listing! A History In Cuttings added thanks to Øyvind
16th March the Incubation web site has confirmed that Live Malvern / Eric's and Live 1979/1980 are the same album. The listing has now been updated.
10th March another Flexi Disc scan added thanks to the Incubation web site (the last Warsaw flexi right at the bottom of the page)9th March different versions of Komackino (Geebo Geebo Records) and Enigma (Swingin' Pig discs) added. Warsaw 7" listing updated to include an orange vinyl version of the single, all thanks to the Incubation web site
7th March Electric Ballroom concert 31 August 1979 review added thanks to Steve
1st March Walk Away... scans added & improved thanks to Erik
29th February Life Before Death scans added & improved thanks to Erik
28th February From The Centre Of The City back cover scan added thanks to Erik
27th February Here Are The Young Men listing improved. Listing for Electric Ballroom concert 31st August 1979 amended to say the Monochrome Set played too22nd February Here Are The Young Men Video CD listing added thanks to the Incubation web site
21st February Warsaw LPs page reorganised and information added
20th February Death Trip back cover scan added thanks to Erik
Lots of Budkon flexi disc scans added thanks to the Incubation web site.19th February Walk Away ... In Silence back cover scan added thanks to Erik
17th February Flexi Disc page updated
10th February Sessions page improved. There are now links from each session to all the bootlegs that feature tracks from it. Thanks to Erik for all the work he's put in on this.
6th February Hawkeye page improved. It's been split into smaller pages so it loads quickly and those broken image links have been fixed. Rough Trade Deutschland and Auto-Suggestion thumbnail scans improved - so they download more quickly.
30th January LP with 4 names listing updated
22nd January Chat room deleted. Futurama2 scans added thanks to Øyvind
17th January Gotterdammerung listing amended. Live in Paris tracklist amended again. Live in Paris amended again.
17th January New listing! Live in Amsterdam 1980 on Live Storm added thanks to Øyvind We thought this CD existed but we could never prove it - now at last he's found a copy!
Live in Paris tracklist corrected
Can't find it page amended
16th January Chat room added. Clearly the room isn't going to be full of people all the time. So the first scheduled chat will be Saturday 22nd January from 1200 mid day EST to 1230 EST. That's 800pm GMT. Leave a message on the message board if you think you can make it :)
15th January Message board added
11th January Live in Paris tracklist corrected
4th January Closer (Brazilian pirate copy) listing added thanks to Erik
3rd January Numerous minor corrections made and Warsaw 7" scans added thanks to Erik
1999
30th December At The Moonlight Club insert scan added thanks to Øyvind
29th December Futurama 79 back cover scan added thanks to Øyvind
26th December More Pearl Harbor scans added thanks to Øyvind Extra flexi disc listings added
17th December How Many Echoes... scan added thanks to Øyvind
12th December another Sordide Sentimental pirate copy (with black and white labels) discovered - scans added thanks to Øyvind
Le Terme insert scan added thanks to Øyvind11th December Komackino picture disc scans added thanks to Øyvind
7th December the story behind the original The Ideal Beginning 7" is revealed at last - thanks to Erik for the info
3rd December Warsaw scans added thanks to David
27th November Testament scans added/improved thanks to Øyvind
Le Terme II scan improved thanks to Erik26th November Interview LP scans added thanks to Øyvind and Links page updated
25th November Warsaw (brown cover) scans added thanks to Øyvind
23rd November Warsaw Studio Demos scans improved thanks to Øyvind Paint Pleasure listing deleted as the LP doesn't exist.
Change history added to the site so you can see how we toil selflessly on your behalf!
On site search engine results page improved. If you haven't used it try it now.
22nd November Joy Division / New Order web ring logo repaired on Links page. If you have a page in this webring please feel free to link to this logo.
Ideal Beginning insert scans added - an interesting document that seems to state that Joy Division WERE called Warsaw at one stage ... thanks to Erik
21st November Rough Trade Deutschland listing improved thanks to Erik
20th November Warsaw Picture Disc scans added thanks to Øyvind
19th November Rough Trade Deutschland scans improved (now in glorious Technicolor) thanks to Øyvind
18th November Warsaw CD (white vinyl version of RZM200) scans added thanks to Øyvind
17th November Warsaw CD (Italian version in shoddy "mirror image" cover) back cover scan added thanks to Øyvind
15th November Warsaw CD (Movie Play Gold version) back cover scan added thanks to Øyvind
14th November Disorder listing amended - the album was mispressed with the tracks on the wrong sides. If you have a copy of this that wasn't mispressed please click here
13th November Le Terme Part II scans added / improved thanks to Erik
12th November Here are the Young Men back cover scan added thanks to Erik Gruftgesaenge CD back cover scan added thanks to Øyvind
11th November Form and Substance CDs - some copies were issued in the wrong sleeves - but the matrix numbers reveal all.
How to tell a fake Ideal for Living from the real thing - the orignial has "EG" scratched in the run off groove near the matrix number.8th November Russel Club listing updated (multicoloured vinyl version was pressed) thanks to Erik Two of the Warsaw 7" listings have been deleted - they were clearly the Ideal Beginning bootleg.
21st October Russel Club listing corrected (white vinyl version of JD150 release was issued) thanks to Joris
20th October Hideously rare Something Must Break one sided 7'' acetate listing added thanks to David from the Warszawa website
16th October More Warsaw LP scans added thanks to Øyvind
Form and Substance listing corrected thanks to Joris16th October Original Warsaw LP scans added thanks to Øyvind
7th October another Warsaw LP scan added thanks to Øyvind
6th October Cross of Iron pink vinyl single scan added thanks to Øyvind
Ian Curtis photo from the Electric Ballroom concert 26 Oct 79 added.3rd October Links page updated - now you can buy live Joy Division photos
29th September another Substance video scan added thanks to Øyvind
4th September Box File page improved - all scans are in place and it loads like a cheetah on speed. New Shadowplay (Komakino Communications), You're No Good For Me and Flexi scans added and another Isolation insert scan added thanks to Øyvind. A Darkness in my Soul listing corrected.
1st September Isolation insert scan added thanks to Erik
31st August Confession listing fixed
27th August New listing! Confession added thanks to David
21st August another version of Le Terme added thanks to Erik
17th August another version of Komackino added thanks to Erik
15th August new (bigger) Concert 18 Jan Effenaar scans added thanks to Øyvind
14th August source for "Wilderness" - broadcast on the "Last Radio programme" hosted by Peter Hook identified thanks to John
22nd July another Concert 18 jan Effenaar scan, Black Souls scans and plain white Unnamed LP scan added thanks to Øyvind
19th July more Russel Club scans added thanks to Øyvind
18th July Concert 18 jan Effenaar and A Retrospective - Part II and more Warsaw CD scans added thanks to Øyvind
12th July the last two Live Transmission .. scans added thanks to Øyvind
2nd July search engine added to site - not fully functional yet by the looks of it
1st July A Retrospective ... scans added thanks to Øyvind
30th June Live Transmission ... (mispress cover) scan added thanks to Øyvind
29th June Live Transmission ... (black cover) scan added thanks to Øyvind
27th June Live Transmission ... (blue cover) scans added thanks to Øyvind
16th June scans added to concerts pages 1 2 thanks to Erik
13th June Ideal beginning scans added thanks to Øyvind
13th June Ideal for Living ( 12" pic disk) scans added thanks to Øyvind
11th June Ideal for Living ( 12"counterfeit copy reissue) scans added thanks to Øyvind
7th June Ideal for Living (original 12"counterfeit copy) scans added thanks to Øyvind
3rd June Ideal for Living (counterfeit copy) scans added thanks to Øyvind
2nd June FM Broadcast 11/1/80 scans added thanks to Øyvind
28th May Death Trip (purple cover) scans added thanks to Øyvind
26th May No Love lost scans added thanks to Øyvind
22nd May More Isolation (negative cover) scans added thanks to Øyvind
22nd May Licht und Blundheit - Sordide sentimental scan of the hideously rare blue label fake added thanks to Øyvind
20th May Licht und Blundheit - Sordide sentimental scans added and listing improved.
Listings clarified to reflect that No Love lost is also called Collector's item or Joy Division and that the Great Dane Shadowplay CDs are prone to CD rot. Warsaw page split into different pages for 7" 12" LPs and CDs - so it loads quicker.
Yet another Warsaw CD listing added (the DIYE version).
More Isolation scans added thanks to Øyvind18th May Graham J's memories of the Sci Fi Festival concert added.
15th May Dante's Inferno reissue scans added - thanks to Øyvind also some information added about where the version of She's lost Control on side 4 of Concert 18 Jan Effenaar (on Hawkeye) somes from. Never let it be said that we don't have an eye for detail on this page!
7th May another - Warsaw CD scan added - thanks to Øyvind plus minor amendments to warsaw and Effanaar listings.
4th May New LP - Effanaar listing and scan added - thanks to Øyvind
30th April How many Echoes ... Here are the Young Men LP scans added - thanks to Øyvind
28th April: Paris and Substance scans added thanks to Erik
22nd April: Heart & Soul box set info added - now you can see what tracks have been released before and where.
17th March: Lp with four names scans added thanks to Øyvind
26th March The Concerts pages have been improved. Thanks to Erik for all his help.
The following listings have been deleted as they probably don't exist: Live Bootlegs LP, The Way we Are and Live in Amsterdam (on the Live Storm label)
Can't find it page created
18th March A Factory Sample scans added thanks to Øyvind
17th March More flexi discs listed thanks to Øyvind
15th March More One Size Fits All and Non in Vendita scans added thanks to Øyvind
8th March Another Live Malvern Eric's scan added thanks to Øyvind
5th March I've just come across a Hole 7" bootleg EP which features a Joy Division cover version. Click here for info.
2nd March The Factory Manchester 66-7-79 scans added - thanks to Øyvind
1st March Concert 18 Jan Effenaar scans added - thanks to Øyvind
17th Feb three more 4" Polish postcard flexi disks added:
Atrocity exhibition Painting by W. Piechowski called "Pan Twardowski"
Colony Picture of a building: Nevsky Prospect: House of books
She's lost control Picture of a polish group called "Clerks" or "Sprzedawcy" in Polishall thanks to Øyvind
14th Feb Box File listing improved to reflect the three versions that have been released - thanks to Øyvind for the info and another scan.
Counterfeit Ideal For Living listing added thanks to Erik Another Warsaw CD scan (AC 100) listing added thanks to Øyvind
Live in Amsterdam listing corrected thanks to Marc
Manchester 13.06.79 / RCA DEMOS 1979 (MC) PUD Record listing deleted because it's a cassette.
More Joy Division 7" scans added thanks to Øyvind
Interview picture disk scan added thanks to Erik
An Evening With LP back cover scan added thanks to Erik
JD Warsaw 7" scan added thanks to Øyvind
13th Feb Komackino reissue cover scans added thanks to Erik12th Feb more A Christmas of Joy (pink LP) scans added thanks to Øyvind
4th Feb Atrocity Exhibition back cover scans added thanks to Øyvind
27th Jan Life Before Death scan added thanks to Erik
28th Jan From Centre of City listing expanded thanks to XyBorg
27th Jan Live in Amsterdam back cover scan improved thanks to Erik
22nd Jan Something Else back cover scan added thanks to Erik
22nd Jan Joy Division All the Lyrics back cover scan added thanks to Erik
Scan of the hideously rare At Last LP added thanks to Øyvind
20th Jan Shadowplay CD scans added thanks to Erik
19th Jan Morituri te Salutant and A Means to an End back cover scans added thanks to Erik
18th Jan Dead Souls, Exercise one scans added thanks to Øyvind
16th Jan The Ideal Beginning back cover scan added thanks to Erik
15th Jan Form and Substance - the Dark Side Live in Amsterdam scans added thanks to Erik
14th Jan Joy Division All the Lyrics tracklist added and listing improved - thanks to XyBorg Form and Substance - the Bright Side back cover scan added thanks to Erik
10th Jan Desperation
