Still - 1989 UK Factory label 2LP Set - Standard gatefold issue

1989 UK Factory label 2LP reissue of Joy Divisions 1981 3rd and posthumous release combining two full sides of rare tracks and two sides of live material.

The rare tracks includes outtakes from "Unknown Pleasures" and the "Licht und Blindheit" and "Love Will tear Us Apart" singles as well as the tracks featured on the 1979 "A Factory Sample" double 7"EP. The other LP is recorded live at Birmingham University on 1980-05-02 - "Sister Ray" recorded live at the Moonlight Club, London on 1980-04-03.

This is the 5th UK issue manufactured with white labels/grey printing - vinyl are housed in heavy duty grey die cut inner sleeve and ultimately in a standard gatefold picture cover.

Condition: 2xVG++/M- (Vinyl & labels/Inner Sleeves)/VG++ (Cover):
Side 1, 2and 4 are in shiny perfect condition - Side 3 has a couple of light, small and very superficial marks - probaly from the friction between the hard card inners and the vinyl. Labels has a single barely noticeable spindlemarks - obviously vinyl just tried on once or twice and then stored. Vinyl is easily graded near perfect.
Inner sleeves are perfect - cover has just a little brownish discolouration along spine and is in otherwise perfect condition - overall a very nice near perfect copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1.
1. Exercise One   3:05
2. Ice Age   2:22
3. The Sound Of Music   3:53
4. Glass   3:55
5. The Only Mistake   4:15

Side 2.
1. Walked In Line   2:46
2. The Kill   2:14
3. Something Must Break   2:47
4. Dead Souls   4:52
5. Sister Ray 7:34

Side 3.
1. Ceremony   3:50
2. Shadowplay   3:54
3. Means To An End   4:01
4. Passover   5:05
5. New Dawn Fades   4:01
6. Twenty Four Hours   4:00

Side 4.
1. Transmission   3:33
2. Disorder   3:20
3. Isolation   3:05
4. Decades   5:22
5. Digital   3:53

Exercise One, The Only Mistake, Walked In Line and The Kill were recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, during the sessions for Unknown Pleasures.
Ice Age and Dead Souls were recorded in October and November 1979 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, during the sessions for Licht und Blindheit issued on Sordide Sentimental in 1980
The Sound Of Music was recorded in January 1980 at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham, during the sessions for Love Will Tear Us Apart
Glass was recorded in October 1978 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, originally released on A Factory Sample in 1979.
Something Must Break was recorded in July and August 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, during the sessions for the Transmission single
Sister Ray recorded live at the Moonlight Club, London April 1980
Side 3 & 4 recorded live at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980

Credits:
Ian Curtis - vocal, guitar
Bernard Sumner - guitar, keyboards
Peter "Hooky" Hook - bass guitar, backing vocals
Stephen Morris - drums, percussion

Technical credits:
Chris Nagle - Engineer
Eddy Gorecki - Mastering
Martin Hannett - Production

Artwork:
Grafica Industria - Artwork, Design