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An Ideal For Living is an EP released by Joy Division in 1978, shortly after changing their name from "Warsaw".
All tracks were recorded at the Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham, on December 14, 1977. A 7" version was released in June, followed by a 12" version in September. Both releases were on the band's own label, Enigma Records (not to be confused with the American record label of the same name).
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[edit] 7": Enigma / PSS139 (UK)
- "Warsaw" (2:26)
- "No Love Lost" (3:42)
- "Leaders of Men" (2:34)
- "Failures" (3:44)
- also released Sept 1978 on 12" (Anonymous Record / ANON 1)
The cover has a black-and-white picture of a blonde Hitler Youth member beating a drum, which was drawn by guitarist Bernard Sumner, and the words "Joy Division!" printed in a blackletter font. The cover design fueled controversy over whether the band had Nazi sympathies. As the cover hints, the release reflects the band's early punk tendencies, as opposed to the bleak post-punk the band would later develop.
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