So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

This is a beautifully presented book. The binding is almost identical in colour and texture to the hessian hard binding of the initial release of 'Still'. I cannot believe that this is coincidental, but even if it is, to hold the book in one hand, and 'Still' in the other acts as a time machine, taking you back to 1980, and the life and death of Joy Division. The content of the book is powerful, and again, presented memorably. Beyond the interesting introductions by Deborah Curtis and Jon Savage, the first half of the book contains scans of IC's handwritten lyrics, opposite printed copy for clarity. The book's second section contains a wealth of scans of unused lyrics and personal material. I found the whole book to be mesmerising, particularly as, some 35 years ago, I had rung Wilson at Granada and during the conversation I asked him where I could get hold of copies of IC's lyrics. After a few minutes talking about other things Wilson said, "those lyrics you want...they're not really available to anyone at all". He explained; "Ian writes them on bits of paper and keeps everything in plastic bags". I didn't take that seriously at the time, putting it down to typical Wilson-esque nonsense, but it's since been confirmed to be true many times in countless articles. To finally have a book of those lyrics, and so much more, after so many years, is a happy thing indeed. Credit to DC and JS. Thank you both.

I bought this for my friend's birthday as he's a fan of Ian Curtis, who he says was a poet. He was overwhelmed when he unwrapped his gift and keeps quoting lyrics to me.

If you're a Joy Division/Ian Curtis fan, you really should add this to your collection!

Superbly packaged book with copies of original lyrics

If you're a fanatic then this is for you. It's a great collection of the workings of a young and tortured man and is a great item to have alongside the music.