So This is Permanence

So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks Paperback
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   • ”The severe clarity and beautiful precision of Curtis’s words are completely remarkable. Like Eliot’s The Hollow Men and the hyperreality of Tony Harrison’s ‘Pain-Killers’, Curtis delivers anguish with vivid economy. Bands try to mimic Joy Division sonically but never lyrically. The words are untouchable, unreachable, perfect, unsettling, unique, beautiful. They are poetry but I want to claim them for rock.” –Nicky Wire

About the Author

Ian Curtis was born in Stretford, Lancashire, and grew up in Macclesfield. Joy Division released two seminal post-punk albums: Unknown Pleasures (1979) and the posthumous Closer (1980). Jon Savage is the author of England’s Dreaming, Teenage and The England’s Dreaming Tapes.

PaperbackPublisher: Faber & Faber; Main edition Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0571309577ISBN-13: 978-0571309573 Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.9 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #3,743,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2705 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Opera #5541 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Musical Genres > Opera > Songbooks #5759 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Musical Genres > Popular

This is exactly what I hoped it would be. A beautiful book full of scans of the original writings of Ian Curtis. For that it is absolutely perfect.

The first half of the book is filled with song lyrics. The scans are to the left and the lyrics we all know are printed out to the right. Much like a bilingual book.

The second half of the book–the appendices–I find even more exciting. This section features alternative versions of songs; prose; things that would have been songs; letters; and Joy Division art (meaning gig posters and the like). I wasn’t expecting all of that and it is a real treat. It’s an insight in to what was and what would have been.

If you look to Ian Curtis as a poet, this is a really wonderful purchase to make. It’s the definitive un-edited, non-paraphrased, original collection of his work. As he wrote it.

This is the way, step inside. The city in the center of Ian Curtis’ night is here, waiting for you. The legacy is no longer so far removed. Read it and weep; read it and laugh. Very highly recommended.

For the fans that wants visual archive of the writing process. The text is insightful, but the images of the writing is really the purpose of the book. As images there is a great insight as to Curtis’ process of song writing, and from a fan’s perspective it’s just cool to see the handwriting of such great songs. Deborah Curtis’ forward is honest and resonates as a small addition to her book "Touching From a Distance" which I strongly recommend.

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