The Best of Joy Division is a compilation album of material from Joy Division

Joy Division

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...

. It was released and the UK version includes The Complete BBC Recordings

Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings

Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings is a collection of the two Peel Sessions recorded by Joy Division, two songs from the BBC Television programme Something Else and a live interview. It was released in 2000. The album was re-released as "Before and After - The BBC Sessions" in 2004, the Joy...

 as a bonus disc. The US release is a single disc. The Best of Joy Division reached #97 in April 2008 in Australia, which marks only their second appearance on the ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 after Substance reached #53 in 1988.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joy Division.
CD

1. "Digital" – 2:51
2. "Disorder" – 3:27
3. "Shadowplay
   Shadowplay (song)
   "Shadowplay" is a song by the band Joy Division. It appeared on the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures. The song was covered by the Killers in 2007 and Carpathian in 2010.-Lyrics:...
   
   " – 3:50
4. "New Dawn Fades
   New Dawn Fades
   "New Dawn Fades" is a song from the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. It opens with a backwards and heavily modified sample of a lyric from previous song "Insight", presumably added by Martin Hannett, post production. The song relies on an ascending guitar riff by Bernard Sumner played...
   
   " – 4:44
5. "Transmission
   Transmission (song)
   "Transmission" is a song by post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in November 1979 on 7" and re-released as a 12" single with a different sleeve in December 1980....
   
   " – 3:36
6. "Atmosphere
   Atmosphere (Joy Division song)
   "Atmosphere" is a song by the band Joy Division. It was originally released in 1980 as a France-only single under the title Licht und Blindheit with "Dead Souls" as the B-side....
   
   " – 4:10
7. "Dead Souls" – 4:56
8. "She's Lost Control
   She's Lost Control
   "She's Lost Control" is a song by British post-punk band Joy Division. It was first introduced in a concert in June 1978. Two separate single recordings have been released: a guitar-dominated version appearing on the band's 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures, and a heavier and more electronic...
   
   " – 4:46
9. "Love Will Tear Us Apart
   Love Will Tear Us Apart
   "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the British post-punk band Joy Division. It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar...
   
   " – 3:26
10. "These Days" – 3:25
11. "Twenty Four Hours" – 4:26
12. "Heart and Soul" – 5:51
13. "Incubation" – 2:52
14. "Isolation
    Isolation (Joy Division song)
    "Isolation" is a 1980 song appearing on the post-punk band Joy Division's second album, Closer. The song is based upon an industrial beat by Stephen Morris, accompanied by a high-pitched keyboard line by Bernard Sumner...
    
    " – 2:53

Bonus CD – The Complete BBC Recordings

1. "Exercise One" (Peel Session) – 2:32
2. "Insight" (Peel Session) – 3:53
3. "She's Lost Control
   She's Lost Control
   "She's Lost Control" is a song by British post-punk band Joy Division. It was first introduced in a concert in June 1978. Two separate single recordings have been released: a guitar-dominated version appearing on the band's 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures, and a heavier and more electronic...
   
   " (Peel Session) – 4:11
4. "Transmission
   Transmission (song)
   "Transmission" is a song by post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in November 1979 on 7" and re-released as a 12" single with a different sleeve in December 1980....
   
   " (Peel Session) – 3:58
5. "Love Will Tear Us Apart
   Love Will Tear Us Apart
   "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the British post-punk band Joy Division. It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar...
   
   " (Peel Session) – 3:25
6. "Twenty Four Hours" (Peel Session) – 4:10
7. "Colony" (Peel Session) – 4:05
8. "Sound of Music" (Peel Session) – 4:27
9. "Transmission" (live) – 3:18
10. "She's Lost Control" (live) – 3:44
11. "Ian Curtis
    Ian Curtis
    Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...
    
     & Stephen Morris interviewed by Richard Skinner" – 3:32

External links

• The Best Of Joy Division Review