Still (Optimal Media press)

~ Release by Joy Division (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Both CDs are held in a gatefold cardboard digipack. The plastic sleeve features a bar code sticker which reads: "Re-mastered studio album with bonus disc of a previously unreleased live show from the Town Hall, High Wycombe".
The release features the almost identical artwork from the Factory Records release.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-04 09:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Still
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1Exercise One
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Exercise One
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:07
2Ice Age
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ice Age
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
2:24
3The Sound of Music
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recording of:
Sound of Music
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:56
4Glass
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Glass
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:57
5The Only Mistake
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Only Mistake
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4:17
6Walked in Line
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Walked in Line
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
42:47
7The Kill
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Martin Hannett
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Kill
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
52:15
8Something Must Break
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
recording of:
Something Must Break
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
52:49
9Dead Souls
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dead Souls
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
54:54
10Sister Ray (live)
arranger:
Joy Division
recorded at:
Moonlight Club (West Hampstead) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-04-03)
live cover recording of:
Sister Ray (on 1980-04-03)
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
7:36
11Ceremony (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Ceremony (on 1980-05-02)
additional lyricist:
Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:50
12Shadowplay (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Shadowplay (on 1980-05-02)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:58
13A Means to an End (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
A Means to an End (on 1980-05-02)
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
4:01
14Passover (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Passover (on 1980-05-02)
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
5:10
15New Dawn Fades (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
New Dawn Fades (on 1980-05-02)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Zomba Music
4:02
16Transmission (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Transmission (on 1980-05-02)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:41
17Disorder (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Disorder (on 1980-05-02)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) (ended) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:25
18Isolation (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Isolation (on 1980-05-02)
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
3:06
19Decades (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Decades (on 1980-05-02)
writer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
5:48
20Digital (live)
recorded at:
Birmingham University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1980-05-02)
live recording of:
Digital (on 1980-05-02)
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
53:53
2▶CD: Town Hall, High Wycombe live 20 February 1980