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Released
  
8 May 1995

Permanent (1995)
  
Heart and Soul (1997)

Release date
  
8 May 1995

Label
  
London Records 90

Length
  
64:53

Artist
  
Joy Division

Producer
  
Martin Hannett

Genre
  
Post-punk

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Similar
  
Joy Division albums, Post-punk albums

Joy division permanent 1995 full album


Permanent is a compilation album by English post-punk band Joy Division. It was released in the United Kingdom on 8 May 1995 by London Records and in the United States on 15 August 1995 by Qwest Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album charted for three weeks and peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Joy division love will tear us apart lyrics


Songs

Permanent contains tracks from the band's two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer, as well as other tracks previously released on the compilations Substance and Still.

The one new track is a new mix of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" titled "Permanent mix". This version of the song features guitar throughout the song, balancing the synths and bass giving a fuller sound. The liner notes (first on a Joy Division album) were provided by Jon Savage. Permanent peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart in 1996.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly critic Josef Woodard deemed Permanent a "still-vital compilation" that showcases Joy Division's "cool, beyond-punk voltage beneath Curtis' murmurings." Robert Christgau from The Village Voice said although others revered Ian Curtis' despair, he himself preferred how the band was showcased on the compilation, finding it on-par with 1995's The Best of New Order. Stephen Thomas Erlewine was less enthusiastic in his review for AllMusic, believing it was less useful than the 1988 compilation Substance and the studio albums it compiles tracks from, even though there is "a wealth of brilliant music" on Permanent.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joy Division.

LP (828624.1) and CD (828624.2)
  1. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (12" B-side version) – 3:11
  2. "Transmission" – 3:34
  3. "She's Lost Control" – 3:58
  4. "Shadowplay" – 3:53
  5. "Day of the Lords" – 4:45
  6. "Isolation" – 2:53
  7. "Passover" – 4:44
  8. "Heart and Soul" – 5:48
  9. "Twenty Four Hours" – 4:26
  10. "These Days" – 3:27
  11. "Novelty" – 4:00
  12. "Dead Souls" – 4:53
  13. "The Only Mistake" – 4:13
  14. "Something Must Break" – 2:52
  15. "Atmosphere" – 4:10
  16. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Permanent Mix) – 3:37

Notes

  • Tracks 1 and 10 first released on the "Love Will Tear Us Apart" single in 1980.
  • Tracks 2 and 11 first released on the "Transmission" single in 1979.
  • Tracks 3 to 5 first released on the Unknown Pleasures album in 1979.
  • Tracks 6 to 9 first released on the Closer album in 1980.
  • Track 12 and 15 first released on the "Licht und Blindheit" single in 1980.
  • Tracks 13 and 14 first released on the Still album in 1981.
  • Track 16 previously unreleased.

    • Personnel

    Credits are adapted from Muze.

  • Don Gehman – producer
  • Martin Hannett – producer
  • Joy Division – composer, producer
  • Ian Curtis – vocals
  • Peter Hook – bass
  • Stephen Morris – drums
  • Bernard Sumner – guitar
  • John Savage – liner notes

    • Songs

    1Love Will Tear Us Apart3:12
    2Transmission3:35
    3She's Lost Control3:57

    References

    Permanent (Joy Division album) Wikipedia
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