[markl]

Saw this, appears to be out, looks intriguing:

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Discovered by friends of Martin Hannett recently and with input from one of his relatives,these recordings give a rare insight into his production ideas for Joy Division and his relationship with the band.,the strange things/ sound effects they recorded in the studio together etc etc ,.The studio chit chat and interplay between Hannett and Joy Division members is all here as Martin left his own tape machine running throughout studio sessions. On this album we have rare alternative mixes of Joy Division that were Martin's personal favourites and he had the fore thought to get the band members to give him control of these recordings. A must for all Joy Division fans. Includes alternative mixes of Autosuggestion, Heart and soul, 24 hours, Passover, The Eternal (2 mixes), From Safety to where & Decades (3 mixes).

Anyone have this? How is the sound?

 

[boomana]

Didn't know about it, but I'm curious enough to bite. Thanks.

 

[bong]

i posted this on the other Joy Division thread:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...martin+hannett

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that Martin Hannett remix album... it's not a remix album but just bits and peices from his recording studio (demos, conversations, outtakes, etc). it's been circulating through the JD/NO network for a few months now, as well as other ROIO torrent sites. apparantly it leaked from Hannett's estate (or something like that) and now someone's cashing in on it.

as for the sound quality, i can't say since i didn't DL the torrent, but from what i heard it wasn't really worth the effort. take that with a grain of salt, of course.

there's also another semi-bootleg-official whatever release lately, it's a two disc set of a live show featuring Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and The Teardrop Explodes... i'm more interested in that release.

 

[Voltron]

According to the Hoffman forums, and Steve Hoffman himself, this is the scoop on vinly re-issues coming soon:

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Originally Posted by Ctiger2 Well... according to Acoustic Sounds the following is slated for release: Joy Division - Still Label: Rhino Genre: Rock Product No.: ARHI 264636 Availability: Pre Order Format: 180 Gram Vinyl No. of Discs: 2 Coming September 11, 2007 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Label: Rhino Genre: Rock Product No.: ARHI 73395 Availability: Pre Order Format: 180 Gram Vinyl Coming September 11, 2007 Joy Division - Closer Label: Rhino Genre: Rock Product No.: ARHI 73394 Availability: Pre Order Format: 180 Gram Vinyl Coming September 11, 2007 Joy Division - Vinyl Box Set Label: Rhino Genre: Rock Product No.: AWEA JOY Availability: Pre Order Format: Vinyl Box Sets Coming September 24, 2007

When prompted whether this was true, Steve posted the following:

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Originally Posted by Steve Hoffman The original British master mixes from Strawberry Studios.

Now that is some cool news.

Note, I also posted this in the JD thread Bong mentioned earlier.