Unknown Pleasures (without slipcase)

~ Release by Joy Division (see all versions of this release, 55 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD: The Factory, Manchester: Live 13 July 1979
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1Dead Souls
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Dead Souls
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
4:25
2The Only Mistake
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
The Only Mistake (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4:12
3Insight
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Insight (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:52
4Candidate
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Candidate (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:08
5Wilderness
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Wilderness
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
recording of:
Wilderness
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:32
6She’s Lost Control
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
She’s Lost Control (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
3:47
7Shadowplay
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Shadowplay (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:35
8Disorder
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Disorder (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:29
9Interzone
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Interzone (on 1979-07-13)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:05
10Atrocity Exhibition
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Atrocity Exhibition
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
6:14
11Novelty
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Novelty
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4:28
12Transmission
recorded at:
The Factory in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Transmission
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:50

Credits

Release group

live performances:Unknown Pleasures Live in Australia by Peter Hook and the Light
included in:1977–1980
Closer / Unknown Pleasures
In Memory
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/4805 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Joy-division/Unknown-pleasures [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zc3n [info]
other databases:https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/J/Joy_Division/Discography/Unknown_Pleasures/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/joy-division/unknown-pleasures/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/10691/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Unknown_Pleasures/1777 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000202764 [info]
Wikidata:Q735573 [info]