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New Order OTD 1993: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, California. With The The and 808 State. ‘World’ recorded as an alternative live video for MTV
New Order OTD 2005: Les Vieilles Charrues (Old Plough Festival), Brittany, France Crystal Regret Krafty Transmission Atmosphere Sirens' Call True Faith Bizarre Love Triangle, LWTUA Temptation She's Lost Control Everything's Gone Green Blue Monday Photos: www.tasteofindie.com/new-order-le...
Joy Division OTD 1977: Tiffany's Leicester. Steve Brotherdale’s 2nd gig. He carried the high-hat to the front of stage and played it. Ian looked at him, then told him to get the fuck back, which he did. - Peter Hook, Unknown Pleasures. Photo, taken at Rafters (C) Kevin Cummins
Released OTD 2020: Closer LP, Transmission, Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart 12" 40th Anniversary editions
Released OTD 2002: Before & After – The BBC Sessions. Features Joy Division John Peel sessions and Richard Skinner interview along with New Orders BBC Radio 1 live in concert (Glastonbury 1987). joydiv.org/banda.htm
Joy Division OTD 1978: Eric's Liverpool (afternoon performance) on Ian's 22nd birthday. Supporting Rich Kids. Joy Division weren't yet big enough to get a namecheck on Eric's monthly. Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie were in the audience Flyer joydiv.org/c150778.htm
An Ideal For Living, Joy Division's first single was financed using Ian Curtis's 21st birthday money. Unfortunately the financial constraints meant this was a budget option and it showed up in the sound quality. joydiv.org/aifl.htm
Iconic Joy Division singer and lyrical genius Ian Curtis was born 70 years ago OTD 1956 at Stretford Memorial Hospital Ian pic @KCMANC Hospital pics Andrew Simpson chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/12/stretf
Amazon have revealed their price for the Eternal box set - £101.22 Meanwhile HMV is still cheaper at £99 amzn.to/4ybXyLb
OTD 1980: New Order recorded their first demos at Cabaret Voltaire’s Western Works studios. In May 2007 a tape of the demos surfaced on eBay and they eventually appeared on numerous bootlegs
New Order OTD: 2017: ∑ (No,12k,Lg,17Mif) Old Granada Studios Manchester Concert 3 / 5 Elegia Who’s Joe Dream Attack Disorder Ultraviolence Heart & Soul All Day Long Shellshock Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Subculture Bizarre Love Triangle Vanishing Point Plastic Silent Face Decades
OTD 2019: Bernard Sumner received the Integro Outstanding Achievement award at the 2019 O2 Silver Clefs awards in recognition of aid in the music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins
Joy Division OTD 1979: Limit Club, West Street, Sheffield. Supported by OMD. They are one of the ‘3 bands’ on the newspaper advert. The Limit Club was in the basement of a disused Jeans factory / warehouse on West Street joydiv.org/c050779.htm
1980: Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart first appeared in the UK singles chart on this day, running for 9 weeks and peaking at #13
New Order OTD 1983: I-Beam Club, San Francisco. Ceremony Confusion The Him Thieves Like Us (live debute) We All Stand Leave Me Alone The Village Denial Your Silent Face Blue Monday Temptation Advert: San Francisco Examiner
Joy Division (Warsaw) OTD 1977: The Squat, Manchester. "This was the worst venue - the surrounding landscape had already been flattened and the Squat stood lonely, waiting for its fate, yet bands flocked to play there" - Deborah Curtis TFAD book. amzn.to/3i0xsDP
Preorder from: New Order Store at £109.99 store.neworder.com/products/ete... HMV £99.99 Amazon - not yet priced Or your local record store
The long awaited box set is coming in September 14 CDs concert audio (some previously unheard) 2 hours 20 mins of live video on DVD See the tracklist for Eternal (Live), the first ever official collection of Joy Division live recordings (Uncut magazine) www.uncut.co.uk/news/see-the...
OTD 1978: Chris Brazier reviewed An Ideal For Living in Melody Maker: "has the familiar rough-hewn nature of home-produced records, but they're no mere drone-vendors—there are a lot of good ideas here, and they could be a very interesting band by now, seven months on"
New Order OTD 1983: Florentine Gardens, Hollywood, California. They were courted by several major record companies including Electra and Reprise but kept them waiting before rejecting all offers, according to James Nice's Shadowplayers book. amzn.to/3JqQLpc
Joy Division OTD 1979: Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University with John Cooper-Clarke and Fashion. Tickets £1.25 joydiv.org/c190679.htmPos… (C) John Angus johnangusposters.com
OTD 2005 New Order performed at the Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel, Germany Crystal Regret Krafty Love Vigilantes Transmission True Faith Run Wild Jetstream Waiting For The Sirens' Call Bizarre Love Triangle LWTUA Temptation Atmosphere Blue Monday Set list: tinyurl.com/y7bv9zzt
OTD 1987: New Order at The Hacienda, Manchester. Touched By The Hand Of God Paradise Way Of Life Shellshock Ceremony Thieves Like Us Bizarre Love Triangle Subculture Age Of Consent Face Up Temptation Photos: Paul Narváez Tape pic: Stephen Butler
Joy Division NOTD 1980: The Starwood, Los Angeles. B People were to open for Joy Division. Later, in 1981, they opened for New Order at Perkins Palace in Pasadena. Gig cancelled before final tour schedule published. joydiv.org/cancel.htm#3
OTD 1978: Joy Division at The Factory I, Manchester supporting The Tiller Boys. Peter Saville's legendary poster is FAC 1 the first item in Factory catalogue joydiv.org/c090678.htm