On this page you can find details of compilation albums which include Joy Division tracks, and of videos and films which feature Joy Division. The entries in both sections are in approximate date order (compilations which are notable only for the inclusion of Love Will Tear Us Apart are listed separately). Those items which are still available can be purchased from the Amazon.co.uk web site.

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Compilation Albums

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Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (Virgin VCL5003 1978)

This 10" LP was recorded live at The Electric Circus, in Manchester on October 2 1977, the night before the club was shut down. The Joy Division track was At a Later Date. They performed the song as Warsaw but are listed as Joy Division on the album sleeve. Other artists include The Fall and the Buzzcocks. Released June 1978.

A Factory Sample (Factory FAC 2 1978)

Joy Division contributed the songs Digital and Glass to this double 7" compilation EP, recorded in October 1978 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. The other artists are John Dowie, Durutti Column and Cabaret Voltaire. Released December 1978.

Earcom 2: Contradiction (Fast Product FAST9B 1979)

This is a 12" compilation EP with contributions from Bascax, Thursdays and Joy Division. Joy Division perform Autosuggestion and From Safety to Where...?, both recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport (the Unknown Pleasures sessions). Released October 1979.

Indie Top Twenty, Vol 1 (Various labels TT 01 1987)

Indie Top Twenty, Vol 3 - War Of Independents (Various labels TT 03 1988)

Indie Top Twenty, Vol 5 - Spirit Of Independents (Various labels TT 05 1988)

The Joy Division tracks on these three "top twenty" compilations are respectively Transmission, Love Will Tear Us Apart and She's Lost Control.

Best of Peel Sessions par Bernard Lenoir (Strange Fruit FC 1 1989?)

This French compilation includes Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. The album also includes Dreams Never End by New Order.

Palatine: The Single (Factory FAC 304 1991)

This (12" and CD) single was released to promote the Palatine boxed set (FACT 400) in November 1991. It includes the Joy Division track Transmission.

Tears In Their Eyes (Factory FACT 314 1991)

The Joy Division tracks on this Factory compilation are Transmission and Love Will Tear Us Apart. The album also includes Ceremony by New Order.

Martin (Factory FACT 325 1991)

This tribute to producer Martin Hannett includes She's Lost Control by Joy Division and Everything's Gone Green by New Order.

The Beat Groups (Factory FACT 334 1991)

The Joy Division track on this Factory compilation is Wilderness. Also included are Age of Consent by New Order and Seven Reasons by Revenge.

Selling Out (Factory FACT 344 1991)

Atmosphere is the Joy Division track featured on this Factory compilation. The album also includes True Faith and World in Motion by New Order and Getting Away With It by Electronic.

Palatine: The Factory Story 1979-1990 (Factory FACT 400 1991)

A four-album boxed set containing three of the compilations listed above (FACT 314, FACT 334 and FACT 344). The fourth album (FACT 324) has no Joy Division tracks but includes The Beach and Confusion by New Order.

Palatine Lane (Factory FAC 303 1992)

This French promo release includes the Joy Division track Transmission.

Best of MTV's 120 Minutes, Vol 2 (Rhino 70546 1991)

The Joy Division track on this MTV compilation is Love Will Tear Us Apart. The album also includes Perfect Kiss by New Order.

The Indie Scene: 1978 (Connoisseur Collection IBM 78 1991)

The Indie Scene: 1979 (Connoisseur Collection IBM 79 1991)

The Indie Scene: 1980 (Connoisseur Collection IBM 80 1991)

The Joy Division tracks on this "story of British independent music" are Glass from 1978, Novelty from 1979 and These Days from 1980.

Joy Division (Factory COCY 9329-32 1992)

Released in Japan, this boxed set includes all four Factory albums on CD (Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still and Substance) and a bonus CD single of Atmosphere/She's Lost Control. It comes with a booklet containing a history and lyrics in English and Japanese.

Joy Division/New Order Collection (Polydor K.K. DCI-3098 1993)

This rare/limited compilation of Joy Division/New Order/The Other Two tracks was released in Japan. The Joy Division tracks are: She's Lost Control, Wilderness, Warsaw, Transmission and Love Will Tear Us Apart.

The Spirit of the Edge, Vol 1 (Polygram CFNY 102.1 1994)

The Joy Division track on this Canadian compilation is Atmosphere.

Wave Romantics 2 (SPV 74146 1994)

This German compilation includes Joy Division performing Decades.

Untitled, Vol 2 (Global RADCD39 1996)

This album includes Love Will Tear Us Apart, also True Faith by New Order.

Basquiat: Soundtrack (Island 524-260 1996)

The soundtrack album from a film about the New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, this includes Joy Division performing These Days.

Too Young to Know, Too Wild to Care (Factory Too FACD 2.20 1997)

The Joy Division track on this Factory Too compilation is New Dawn Fades. The album also includes Age of Consent by New Order and Getting Away With It by Electronic.

Different Colours, Different Shades (Factory Too FACT 2.40 1997)

This Factory Too compilation includes Decades by Joy Division and Everything's Gone Green by New Order.

Trainspotting #2 (EMI 21265 / Capitol 21686 1997)

This "soundtrack and more" album includes Joy Division's Atmosphere.

Darkest Hour (Cleopatra 29 1997)

The Joy Division track on this "gothic" compilation is Isolation.

I Remember: A Travel In Time (SPV 085-61522 1997)

This German compilation includes Joy Division's New Dawn Fades.

And Here is the Young Man (Debutante 555976 1998)

This tribute to Martin Hannett includes She's Lost Control by Joy Division and Ceremony by New Order.

Sound of the Suburbs (Crimson CRIMIDCD52 1998)

Joy Division's contribution to this "suburban" compilation is Transmission.

Nocturnal (Polygram 555908 1998)

This album includes both Love Will Tear Us Apart and Shadowplay.

Eighties Mix (Global RADCD85 1998)

The mix includes Love Will Tear Us Apart and Blue Monday by New Order.

Postpunk Chronicles Vol 2: Left of the Dial (Rhino 75333 1999)

This "post punk" compilation includes Joy Division's Transmission and Ceremony performed by New Order.

Punk and New Wave 1976-1979 (Universal MCD 60066 1999)

This boxed set includes Warsaw by Joy Division.

Rough Trade Shops 25 Years (Mute CDSTUMM191 2001)

This 25th anniversary compilation is another which features Transmission.

Punk (Columbia 504678 2001)

This punk collection includes Joy Division performing She's Lost Control.

Fractured Box (NMC Facd2.61z 2001)

This is a two-CD package comprising the Preston and Bains Douches live albums.

24 Hour Party People (London 0927-44930-2 2002)

This film soundtrack album features four Joy Division tracks: Transmission, Atmosphere, She's Lost Control and Love Will Tear Us Apart. The track list includes Temptation and Blue Monday by New Order, who also perform New Dawn Fades with Moby and Here To Stay with the Chemical Brothers.

Don't Stop The 80s: Vol 2 (Warner 0927480562 2002)

This compilation includes Love Will Tear Us Apart and Blue Monday by New Order.

No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion (Rhino 73926 2003)

A four-CD boxed set, this includes Warsaw and Love Will Tear Us Apart.

Sangre Eterna (WEA International 61877 2003)

This original soundtrack album includes She's Lost Control by Joy Division.

Refractured Box One (Alchemy Refractured1 2004)

This is another re-packaging of the material on the Preston and Bains Douches live albums, with the Paradiso concert from Amsterdam on a bonus CD.

Back to Mine: Death in Vegas (DMC/Back to Mine BACKCD16 2004)

Death In Vegas chose Joy Division's Decades for their Back to Mine compilation.

House of Wax (Maverick 49365 2005)

This soundtrack album features New Dawn Fades by Joy Division.

All That Alternative (Warner 5046760322 2005)

This Australian compilation includes She's Lost Control by Joy Division and Crystal by New Order.

Black Heart Retrospective (Epitaph 86733 2005)

This Suicide Girls compilation is another to include She's Lost Control.

John Peel: A Tribute (Warner WSMCD226 2005)

This collection gives another outing to Love Will Tear Us Apart and also includes Ceremony by New Order.

Let the Movie Begin (Interstate 10795 2005)

This Joy Division compilation contains 14 songs in all, a mixture of studio and live performances. Between the music tracks are excerpts from interviews with the band members.

North By North West (Korova KODE1001L 2006)

This 3-CD set, sub-titled "Liverpool and Manchester from Punk to Post-Punk and Beyond" includes Transmission and No Love Lost by Joy Division and Ceremony by New Order.

Zero: A Martin Hannett Story (Big Beat CDWIKD270 2006)

Another tribute to Martin Hannett, this one features Transmission as its Joy Division track and In A Lonely Place by New Order.

A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box (Rhino 73374 2006)

This collection of "essential Goth tracks" starts with Dead Souls by Joy Division.

Classics From John Peel's All Time Festive Fifty (Universal 9843452 2006)

This John Peel commemoration includes New Dawn Fades by Joy Division and True Faith by New Order.

Live Leigh Rock Festival (Interstate 10796 2006)

This album includes ten Joy Division songs performed live at the Leigh open-air festival in August 1979. Other artists featured are A Certain Ratio, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Teardrop Explodes.

Bose Collection: Party Disc 4 (WEA/Bose 2007)

The collection includes both Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart.

Taking Liberties: Soundtrack (357 Records 35703 2007)

Atmosphere also appears on this documentary soundtrack CD.

Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes (Interstate 10797 2007)

This is a compilation of Joy Division songs, work in progress and sound effects recorded by Martin Hannett. It features several tracks which ended up on the Closer album, together with some earlier material.

Control: Original Soundtrack (Warner 5144244782 / Rhino 333372 2007)

This compilation, released to accompany the feature film about Ian Curtis, includes three original Joy Division recordings (Dead Souls, Love Will Tear Us Apart and Atmosphere), two cover versions (Shadowplay and Transmission) and other music from the Joy Division era.

Joy Division: Vinyl Box Set (Warner 2564699291 / Rhino 330684 2007)

Vinyl re-releases of Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Still are packaged together in this limited edition boxed set.

The Best of Joy Division (Rhino 474236 2008)

The US release of this compilation album contains the following 14 tracks: Digital, Disorder, Shadowplay, New Dawn Fades, Transmission, Atmosphere, Dead Souls, She's Lost Control, Love Will Tear Us Apart, These Days, Twenty Four Hours, Heart and Soul, Incubation, Isolation.

The Best of Joy Division (Warner 5144273022 2008)

The UK release also includes a second CD containing the Complete BBC Recordings.

The Edge of the 70s (BMG 88697372412 2008)

This triple CD compilation includes Transmission by Joy Division ...

The Edge of the 80s (BMG 88697293402 2008)

... and this one has Atmosphere by Joy Division and Temptation by New Order.

NME Classics (Virgin VTDCD900 2008)

This 3-CD compilation contains Atmosphere by Joy Division and Blue Monday by New Order.

While She Was Out: Original Soundtrack (Lakeshore 2008)

Joy Division's Day Of The Lords is on this digitally released soundtrack album.

After Dark (Barnes and Noble 518487 2009)

This "alternative and gothic rock collection" includes Dead Souls by Joy Division.

Vox Pops Presents 1980s (Warner 526312 2009)

Hottest 100 of All Time (Triple J 5318795 2009)

Both include Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division and Blue Monday by New Order.

Awaydays: Original Soundtrack (Universal 5318892 2009)

This film soundtrack album includes the track Insight by Joy Division.

Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992 (Warner/Rhino 69379 2009)

This boxed set has four Joy Division tracks: Digital, She's Lost Control, Transmission and Love Will Tear Us Apart. The compilation also includes tracks by New Order, Electronic and The Other Two.

Joy Division Plus/Minus (Rhino 5186595937 2010)

This is a boxed collection of ten 7" singles, including most of the official releases and some which have been created specifically for this set.

One and Only: 25 Years of Radio One (Dutch East India DEI 8506 1992)
Rock & Wave Volume 1: Hits from the Underground (Columbia 472733 1992)
New Wave Club Class-X: The Best Of, Vol. 1 (Antler Subway AS 5110)
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80s, Vol 2 (Rhino 71695 1994)
Totally Wired (Razor & Tie 899 1995)
Lost Property (EMI 52056 1996)
Boston Kickout: Soundtrack (Jive 43670 1996)
Strange Kind of Love (Polygram 53551 1996)
The Best Punk Album in the World Ever #2 (Virgin 841537 1996)
Once in a Lifetime: 40 Classic New Wave Hits (Telstar 2889 1997)
Crush (Polygram 553295 1997)
Going Underground (Crimson CRIMIDCD02 1998)
Collected (London Records LOCOL 2 1998)
Shine Too (Polygram 525858 1998)
Relax: The Ultimate 80s Mix (Polygram 565285 1998)
New Wave Greats 1976-1983 (Repertoire 4774 1999)
Rage: The Album (EMI 498316 1999)
Dressed In Black (Polygram 564410 1999)
Guitar Club Classics (SPV 29432 2000)
Series 7 Soundtrack (Koch KOC-CD-8251 2001)
Atomic 80s (UMTV 585162 2001)
Glorious (Sony STVCD112 2001)
Fabric Live 07 (Fabric FABRIC14 2002)
Ultimate Teen Flick Soundtrack (Warner WSMCD109 2002)
Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground (Rhino 76490 2004)
Love Sucks (Rhino 73315 2006)
Songs For The Broken Hearted (Sony BMG 638974 2006)
Wristcutters: Soundtrack (Lakeshore 33928 2007)
The Second Wave (Rhino 8185 2008)
Smash Hits 1980 (Rhino 652136 2009)
Super Hits of the 80s into the 90s (Cleopatra 3664 2009)

Videos and Films

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Granada Reports (Granada 1978)

Shadowplay was performed for the Granada TV programme Granada Reports. This was later included on an officially released video (see below).

What's On (Granada 1979)

She's Lost Control was performed for the Granada TV programme What's On. Although still in Granada's archive, this footage was never shown again and never released commercially.

Something Else (BBC 1979)

She's Lost Control and Transmission were recorded live for the BBC 2 programme Something Else. This performance was released commercially (in audio only) on the Complete BBC Recordings. Transmission has been seen many times on TV and was included in the New Order Story documentary.

1. No City Fun - Joy Division (12 min)
2. All Night Party - A Certain Ratio (3 min)
3. Red Dress - Ludus (3 min)
4. Joy Division (17 min)

Joy Division is a film by Malcolm Whitehead that includes Unknown Pleasures rehearsals at T J Davidson's studio, an interview with Joy Division's manager Rob Gretton recorded March 23 1979, and three songs performed at Bowdon Vale Youth Club on March 14 1979.

Here Are The Young Men (Factory FACT 37 1982, IKON 2 1988)

This is the official Factory video release comprising: Rehearsals Decades Dead Souls Love Will Tear Us Apart Shadowplay Day of the Lords Digital Colony New Dawn Fades Autosuggestion Transmission Sound of Music She's Lost Control They Walked in Line I Remember Nothing Love Will Tear Us Apart

Track 2 is a studio recording with video from Plan K, Brussels on October 16 1979
Tracks 3 to 6 and 11 to 15 live from the Apollo, Manchester on October 27/28 1979
Tracks 7 to 10 live from De Effenaar, Eindhoven on January 18 1980
Track 16 is an official promotional video, with the video footage taken from a live performance in the rehearsal studio and later matched to the original record.

The live concert footage is generally of poor quality. The video was released on August 18 1982, but has been long out of print and is hard to find.

Factory Instore Video (Factory FAC 180 1987)

A promotional video featuring several Factory artists, this includes Love Will Tear Us Apart, also Bizarre Love Triangle and Shellshock from New Order.

Wired: Joy Division (Factory FAC 211 1988)

This is an 18-minute video of a Channel 4 TV documentary to mark the release of Substance. Broadcast on July 1 1988, it includes interviews with Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton, Alan Erasmus, Paul Morley and New Order. The video was issued in an edited form for promotional purposes.

Atmosphere (Factory FACV 213 1988)

This was a promotional video, directed by Anton Corbijn, for the re-release of Atmosphere on single in 1988. It also appears on the Substance compilation below and on a promotional video (FACT 400V) for the Palatine boxed set in 1991. It was later included in the New Order Story documentary, on the Control DVD, and on a DVD featuring Anton Corbijn's work.

Joy Division Substance 1977-1988 (Factory FAC 277 1988)

Never commercially released, this was a video compiled from existing TV and film sources. It included the following:

• TV appearances on Granada Reports and Something Else
  (Shadowplay / She's Lost Control / Transmission)
• a live performance at Bowdon Vale Youth Club in Altrincham
  (She's Lost Control / Shadowplay / Leaders of Men)
• a live performance at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester
  (Dead Souls / Wilderness)
• the band's promotional videos
  (Love Will Tear Us Apart / Atmosphere)
• the edited version of the Wired video (FAC 211)

P U N K (Warner 91011 1992)

Made in association with Granada TV, this video includes Joy Division's performance of Shadowplay on Granada Reports. It is a compilation of live performances by leading punk bands of the late 1970s, many of them filmed in Manchester. Other artists featured include The Stranglers, The Buzzcocks and Iggy Pop.

MTV Special: History of Factory (Factory/MTV FAC 339 1992)

A video of a 27-minute documentary featuring various Factory artists, including Joy Division excerpts (from Transmission, Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart) and interviews with (among others) Tony Wilson, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Peter Hook. It was first broadcast in January 1992 on MTV's 120 Minutes.

New Order Story (London 087-134-3 1993 / Warner 70485 2005)

This New Order documentary, available on DVD since 2005, includes three Joy Division tracks: Transmission (from the BBC TV programme Something Else), Love Will Tear Us Apart (the promo video) and Atmosphere (the Anton Corbijn video). Edited versions of the documentary have also been released with less Joy Division material.

Joy Division: Under Review (Chrome Dreams/Sexy Intellectual 510 2006)

This is a documentary about Joy Division which includes short video clips of the band.

Control (Momentum Pictures MP640D 2008)

The DVD of the feature film about Ian Curtis has no Joy Division video footage, but the band's live performances are re-created by the actors who play Joy Division in the film. The original version of Atmosphere is heard at the end of the film, and the Anton Corbijn 1988 video is a bonus item.

Joy Division (Universal 825-683-1 2008)

This documentary about Joy Division includes extracts from many of the live video items listed above. Most of the narrative comes from interviews with the surviving members of the band and their associates. Here too the studio version of Atmosphere is played over the closing sequence.

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