Eternal (Live) Collects Previously Unreleased Recordings

Eternal (Live) has been released as an official collection of previously unreleased live audio and video recordings. The collection contains 14 audio recordings and three concerts recorded on video, arranged in chronological order.

The recordings include the second London concert at The Hope and Anchor on 1 March 1979, which included two encores, and the Bowdon Vale Youth Club concert on 14 March 1979, which featured a performance of I Remember Nothing. The Factory Club concert took place on 13 July 1979 and included an aggressive version of Atrocity Exhibition. On 15 September 1979, BBC TV’s Something Else featured She’s Lost Control and Transmission.

The Les Bains Douches concert was recorded in Paris on 18 December 1979. The Ajanta Theatre concert in Derby took place on 19 April 1980 and included Dead Souls. On 2 May 1980, the only live version of Ceremony was performed in Birmingham.

Outside the UK, Joy Division played the most concerts in the Netherlands, where they performed six concerts.