The book contains a foreword by Ian’s widow Deborah Curtis (author of ‘Touching from a Distance’) as well as an introduction by Jon Savage (social commentator and author of the excellent ‘England’s Dreaming’). Curtis suffered from both depression and epilepsy, and tragically (as I am sure readers of this collection will be well aware) took his own life in 1980 at the shockingly young age of 23. ‘So This is Permanence’ is a collection of handwritten song lyrics (various versions) and exerts from notebooks by the enigmatic, charismatic, hugely influential and immensely gifted Ian Curtis of Joy Division. Xxix - Editorial Note by Deborah Curtis and Jon Savageġ05 - Appendix One -Early Versions, alterations,new songs, proseĢ19 - Appendix Two - Artwork, fanzines, books, letters I want to thank Thomas Strömquist for making me aware of this book. Some of the most famous songs of the band include "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "She's Lost Control", “Transmission”, and "Dead Souls". And the final section of the book contains artwork, photo's of some of the books in Ian's library that were important to him and also some fan letters to him. The next section contains alternative lyrics, some unrecorded songs, and a bit of prose. The first hundred pages or so shows photocopies of the lyrics to most of the songs he wrote for Joy Division, then they are mirrored by printed lyrics of how the songs were sung in their recorded capacity. However, this marvelous book mainly deals with his writings and influences. His wife has written a biography of his life, which was published 1995 titled "Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division".īoth the complete albums of Joy Division, plus more can be found on Youtube.
Curtis was born in 1956 and committed suicide on. He suffered from seizures which grew considerably worse as the bands fame increased.
I myself was a great fan of the band, so this book is an incredible treat to own.Īlthough this particular book is nothing near a biography of Ian Curtis or the band, there is a brief history of Ian in the forward written by his widowed wife Deborah, also a bit of band history in the introduction by Jon Savage.įor those who don't know the story of Ian, he was the lyricist, songwriter and front man of the band Joy Division. If you were a fan of Joy Division or not, it must be admitted that the band had a major impact on music at the time. The book "So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks" provides, just as the title implies, plus much more.
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