Transmission (song)

This article is about the Joy Division song. For other songs, see Transmission § Music.

1. In 2018, Peter Hook would recollect that on the first occasion the band had played "Transmission" at a gig, the entire audience at the venue ceased "literally what they were doing to listen and to turn round and watch us". ^[12]

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
2. Hook, Peter (2012). Unknown Pleasures. Simon & Schuster. p. 219. ISBN   978-1-4711-4833-0.
3. Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). "20 Great Post-Punk Tracks". Mojo . Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. David N. Howard (1 June 2004). Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings. Hal Leonard. p. 257. ISBN   978-1-4768-5209-6 . Retrieved 8 November 2015.
5. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Routine is the Enemy of Music: Post-punk". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 486. ISBN   978-0-571-28198-5.
6. Pat Jenkinson (1 July 2013). "Joy Division – "Transmission"". Pat Jenkinson."The bass riff embodies the dichotomy between punk rock and Krautrock"
7. Bradley, Larry (4 November 2014). "The 1970s: Joy Division - "Transmission". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 115. ISBN   978-1-84403-789-6.
8. "Transmission".
9. Marcus, Greil (2014). The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs. New Heaven & London: Yale University Press.
10. Marcus, Greil (2014). The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs. New Heaven & London: Yale University Press. p. 33.
11. Marcus, Greil (2014). The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs. New Heaven & London: Yale University Press. p. 38.
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13. Staff (2 May 2007). "The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever – Number One is getting close". NME . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
14. Staff (22 August 2016). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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16. Adam Woods, Humbling response delays Heroes, Music Week (accessed 8 January 2009).
17. Andy Kellman (30 October 2007). "Control [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
18. "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". Archived from the original on 15 February 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

Sources

• Hewitt, Ben (15 July 2015). "Joy Division: 10 of the Best". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 September 2023.
• Hook, Peter (2013). Unknown Pleasures. Inside Joy Division. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN   978-1-4711-2980-3.
• Morris, Stephen (2019). Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I. Constable. ISBN   978-1-4721-2620-7.
• Ott, Chris (2004). Unknown Pleasures (33⅓ series  ed.). New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN   978-1-441-13555-1.
• Savage, Jon (2014). So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks. Faber & Faber. ISBN   978-0-5713-0955-9.
• Savage, Jon (21 July 1979). "Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures". Melody Maker . Retrieved 6 October 2003.
• Zagorski-Thomas, Simon (2019). The Art of Record Production: Creative Practice in the Studio. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-1382-0516-1.

External links

• " Transmission " at Discogs (list of releases)
• "Transmission" official music video on YouTube
• Usage in film and television: see "Joy Division – Soundtrack. 'Transmission'" at the Internet Movie Database

"Transmission"
7" cover
Single by Joy Division
B-side	"Novelty"
Released	16 November 1979 [1]
Recorded	28 July – 4 August 1979 [2]
Genre	Post-punk [3] [4] neo-psychedelia [5] punk rock [6] art rock [7]
Length	3:36
Label	Factory
Songwriter(s)	Ian Curtis Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)	Martin Hannett
Joy Division singles chronology
"Transmission" (1979) "Licht und Blindheit" (1980)
Alternative cover
12" cover

v t e Joy Division
Ian Curtis Bernard Sumner Peter Hook Stephen Morris
Studio albums	Unknown Pleasures Closer
Extended plays	An Ideal for Living The Peel Sessions (1986 and 1987)
Compilation albums	Warsaw Still Substance Peel Sessions Permanent Heart and Soul The Complete BBC Recordings Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes The Best of Joy Division Total: From Joy Division to New Order
Live albums	Preston 28 February 1980 Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
Songs	"Warsaw" "Digital" "Disorder" "She's Lost Control" "Shadowplay" "Transmission" "Komakino" "Dead Souls" "Atmosphere" "Atrocity Exhibition" "Isolation" "New Dawn Fades" "Love Will Tear Us Apart" "Ceremony"
Related	Discography New Order Rob Gretton Touching from a Distance Control Joy Division A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division Earcom 2: Contradiction