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This gig, taped at the Warehouse in Preston, took place during the final round of UK dates Joy Division was to play before jetting off to the US. The live captures the band raw sound with Ian Curtis's haunting vocals.
The result is a record caught between worlds: stark, brooding post-punk reminiscent of Closer, and the first flickers of the electronic direction that would later define New Order.
Split almost evenly between guitar-driven post-punk tracks and synth-heavy dance cuts, the record embodies the dual identity that defined the band throughout the 1980s.
When considering any great work of art, be it a painting, a novel, or a piece of music, it’s natural to wonder what might have inspired it: ‘the story behind the song’. Mark Lanegan’s new album, Straight Songs Of Sorrow, flips that equation.