{"product_id":"warsaw-crystal-clear-solid-blue-vinyl-lp","title":"Warsaw: Crystal Clear \u0026 Solid Blue Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe highly acclaimed U.K. post-punk band Joy Division was originally called Warsaw. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormed in Manchester, England in the late 1970s, the group consisted of Ian Curtis on vocals, Bernard Albrecht (aka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSumner, aka Dicken) on guitar, Peter Hook on bass and Stephen Morris on drums. Hook, Albrecht and Curtis hooked up at a local concert and later formed the group Warsaw. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band’s name was taken from a David Bowie-Brian Eno composition, “Warszawa”. The 5 bonus tracks on this album are demos cut by the group at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePennine Studios in Manchester on July 18, 1977 with Steve Brotherdale on drums. The first eleven tracks presented here were the result of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea recording session for that album that took place in early May of1978. Rehearsals leading up to the session resulted in two new songs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeing added to the group’s existing repertoire: “Interzone” and “Transmission.” “Interzone” was based on the backing track of the song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Keep On Keepin’ On,” to which the band added their own lyrics. The result was a song distinctively their own. “Transmission” was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe band during the final week of rehearsals. The first verse contains a quotation from Alistair Crowley’s The Book Of Thoth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two recordings are interesting renditions of songs which would later become famous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Drawback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaders Of Men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey Walked In Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFailures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovelty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Love Lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransmission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving In The Ice Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterzone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarsaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShadowplay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs You Said\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonustracks:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside The Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGutz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt A Later Date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Kill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’re No Good For Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warsaw (Joy Division)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52338759106840,"sku":"VPG90152","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/4297\/9608\/files\/MOVLP1999__Mockup_281_29.jpg?v=1782484902","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.co.uk\/products\/warsaw-crystal-clear-solid-blue-vinyl-lp","provider":"Recordstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}