So This is Permanence

Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

Ian Curtis, Jon Savage, Deborah Curtis (Author)

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Faber & Faber
23 September 2015

Music; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti

So this is permanence, edited by Jon Savage with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.

The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but steeped in a resigned longing, were born of Manchester in the late seventies - a once flourishing industrial city in decline. They were the songs too of Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy and debilitating stage fright. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour.

Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which throw his highly emotive lyrics into fascinating relief and cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.

By: Ian Curtis
Introduction by: Deborah Curtis (Author)
Edited by: Jon Savage
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 205mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.100kg
ISBN: 9780571309573
ISBN 10: 0571309577
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 23 September 2015
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.