Preston 28 February 1980

Preston 28 February 1980
Live album by Joy Division
Released May 1999
Recorded 28 February 1980 at The Warehouse, Preston, Lancashire, England
Genre Post-punk
Length 50 minutes
Label NMC Music
Producer Beccy Ryan
Joy Division live albums chronology

Preston Warehouse
(1999)		 Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
(2001)

Preston 28 February 1980 is a live album by English post-punk band Joy Division featuring a performance on 28 February 1980 at The Warehouse, Preston. The album was released on 24 May 1999 in the UK by record label NMC Music and in the US on 13 July 1999.

Content

The image on the cover is a scrambled photo of the venue.[1]

Release

Preston 28 February 1980 was released on 24 May 1999 in the UK by record label NMC Music and 13 July 1999 in the US. It was also released in a "boxed set", packaged with the Les Bains Douches album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]

CMJ Music Monthly called it "an exceptionally intense gig that goes much further toward demonstrating the importance of the short-lived band".[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner). 

No. Title Length
1. "Incubation"   3:06
2. "Wilderness"   3:02
3. "Twenty Four Hours"   4:39
4. "The Eternal"   8:39
5. "Heart and Soul"   4:46
6. "Shadowplay"   3:50
7. "Transmission"   3:23
8. "Disorder"   3:23
9. "Warsaw"   2:48
10. "Colony"   4:16
11. "Interzone"   2:28
12. "She's Lost Control"   5:02

References

  1. ↑ "Preston". joydiv.org. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Preston 28 February 1980 – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Ashare, Matt (January 2000). "Got Live if You Want It". CMJ Music Monthly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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