Permanent
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After losing control once more and, seduced by the shadowplay, I kept asking myself why is the bedroom so cold and guided by the dry melody that was being transmitted by the radio, I danced and danced and danced...
Permanent was the third Joy Division compilation to be released, but unlike Still (which brought together studio leftovers and the band's last show) and Substance (which compiled all singles and B-sides), this was the first to also include album tracks.
The result could have been more satisfactory. There are four problems: 1) remastering is too loud; 2) although it contains 4 good picks from Closer, only 3 songs from Unknown Pleasures were chosen, with the essentials "Disorder" and ... read more
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Track List
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Pennine version)
- Transmission
- She's Lost Control
- Shadowplay
- Day of the Lords
- Isolation
- Passover
- Heart and Soul
- Twenty Four Hours
- These Days
- Novelty
- Dead Souls
- The Only Mistake
- Something Must Break
- Atmosphere
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Permanent Mix)
