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Still (Joy Division album)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Still |
| type | compilation |
| artist | Joy Division |
| cover | Still1981.jpg |
| released | 9 October 1981 |
| recorded | October 1978 – May 1980 |
| genre | Post-punk |
| length | 83:25 |
| label | Factory – FACT40 |
| producer | Martin Hannett |
| chronology | Joy Division compilations |
| next_title | Substance |
| next_year | 1988 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Joy Division |
| type | compilation |
| prev_title | Closer |
| prev_year | 1980 |
| title | Still |
| year | 1981 |
| next_title | The Peel Sessions |
| next_year | 1986 |
Still is a compilation album by English rock band Joy Division, consisting of previously released and unreleased studio material and a live recording of Joy Division's last concert, performed at Birmingham University. It was released on 9 October 1981 by Factory Records.
Background
Still was released after the death of the band's frontman Ian Curtis. It consists of previously unused or unavailable studio material and live recordings. The album includes the only live performance by the group of the song "Ceremony", which later became a New Order single. The recording abruptly begins just before the song's first chorus. Like all surviving Joy Division recordings of "Ceremony", Curtis's vocals are barely audible; in this instance, however, the final chorus is unusually clear. Another song featured is a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray", recorded at the Moonlight Club in London on 2 April 1980.
Release
Originally planned for release in August, Still was eventually released in October 1981. It reached No. 5 in the UK upon its release, and peaked at No. 3 in New Zealand in February 1982.
The CD version of the album was released in March 1990; it was the first edition to delete "Twenty Four Hours".
Still, along with Closer and Unknown Pleasures, was remastered and reissued on 17 September 2007. The remaster was packaged with a bonus disc of live recordings from the Town Hall, High Wycombe on 20 February 1980.
Reception
Joshua Klein of Pitchfork called the album "a ragged, enigmatic coda; an uneven odds-and-ends collection of lost tracks that fills in some gaps in Joy Division's history and legacy". In 2013, BBC Music called it "a partly frustrating compilation...aimed at quickly curtailing the bootleg industry that always follows the death of a young icon".
Track listing
Personnel
; Technical
- Martin Hannett – production
- Chris Nagle – engineering
- Grafica Industria – sleeve artwork
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position |
Certifications
References
References
- "Joy Division ". Discogs.
- "Joy Division ". theofficialcharts.com.
- "Joy Division Concert: 20th February 1980: Town Hall, High Wycombe". joydiv.org.
- "Still – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- Jones, Chris. (14 September 2007). "BBC – Music – Review of Joy Division – ''Still''". [[BBC]].
- Larkin, Colin. (2011). "[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]". [[Omnibus Press]].
- Klein, Joshua. (29 October 2007). "Joy Division: ''Unknown Pleasures'' / ''Closer'' / ''Still'' ".
- Lynskey, Dorian. (October 2007). "[''Still'' review]". [[Q (magazine).
- Simpson, Dave. (December 1997). "The Albums".
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