The Peel Sessions (Joy Division album)

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The Peel Sessions
Live album by Joy Division
Released	September 1990
Recorded	31 January & 26 November 1979
Genre	Post-punk
Length	41:12
Label	Strange Fruit Records
Producer	John Peel and Joy Division
Professional reviews
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Joy Division chronology
Substance (1988) The Peel Sessions (1990) Permanent (1995)

"The Peel Sessions" is a collection of the two Peel Sessions recorded by Joy Division in 1979. Previously the recordings were available on two EPs of the same title, released in 1986 (31 January session) and in 1987 (26 November session). None of the songs had been released before the transmission.

[edit] Cover art

The cover has the famous "Tube" photo by Anton Corbijn. There is also a French release which has a different cover.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Exercise One"
2. "Insight"
3. "She's Lost Control"
4. "Transmission"
5. "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
6. "Twenty Four Hours"
7. "Colony"
8. "Sound of Music"

[edit] Notes

• Tracks 1 to 4 recorded 31 January 1979 at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London.
• Tracks 5 to 8 recorded 26 November 1979 at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London.

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