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Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

Joy Division

2001 · Rock

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Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 by Joy Division

Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 is an Alt/Indie album by Joy Division, originally released in 2001. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.

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‘Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979’ is a live album by English post-punk band Joy Division, partly recorded on 18 December 1979 at Les Bains Douches, Paris, and released in 2001 by record label NMC. Additional tracks are drawn from two other concerts. Album Artwork The artwork was done by English art director and graphic designer Peter Saville. The CD booklet contained a reprint of the original poster for the show. Saville designed many record sleeves for Factory Records, which he co-founded in 1978 alongside Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. Reception Pitchfork, commenting on Joy Division's live output, wrote: "Les Bains Douches, by itself, is flawless; of the available recordings there are none better". Tracks Track listing All tracks written by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner). "Disorder" – 3:21 "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – 3:17 "Insight" – 3:25 "Shadowplay" – 3:46 "Transmission" – 3:19 "Day of the Lords" – 4:39 "Twenty Four Hours" – 4:12 "These Days" – 3:42 "A Means to an End" – 4:17 "Passover" – 2:18 "New Dawn Fades" – 4:40 "Atrocity Exhibition" – 6:56 "Digital" – 3:39 "Dead Souls" – 4:46 "Autosuggestion" – 4:13 "Atmosphere" – 4:47 Note: Tracks 1–9 recorded at Les Bains Douches, Paris, 18 December 1979; tracks 10–12 recorded at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11 January 1980; and tracks 13–16 recorded at Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 18 January 1980. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Bains_Douches_18_December_1979.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Disorder (Live)3:23
  2. 2Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)3:17
  3. 3Insight (Live)3:25
  4. 4Shadowplay (Live)3:50
  5. 5Transmission (Live)3:23
  6. 6Day of the Lords (Live)4:39
  7. 7Twenty Four Hours (Live)4:39
  8. 8These Days (Live)3:42
  9. 9A Means to an End (Live)4:17
  10. 10Wilderness (Live)3:02
  11. 11New Dawn Fades (Live)4:40
  12. 12The Eternal (Live)8:39
  13. 13Heart and Soul (Live)4:46
  14. 14Warsaw (Live)2:48
  15. 15Colony (Live)4:16

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Post-Punk
  • brittle
  • anxious
  • nocturnal

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks 1 to 9 recorded live in Paris, 18 December 1979.
Tracks 10 to 12 recorded live in Amsterdam, 11 January 1980.
Tracks 13 to 16 recorded live in Eindhoven, 18 January 1980.
[sticker]
"A band that was more real than most of us can still cope with"
Live in Paris '79
Bonus tracks from Holland 1980.
Notes by Anthony Wilson
Facd2.61
[booklet]
This is the second in a series of two. Paris, an unlikely twin for "Preston 28 February 1980". This cd is, of course, of it's time; not just late 1979 when it was recor

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