Joy Division – Still

Still is a posthumous double album by Joy Division, consisting of previously unused/unavailable studio material and live recordings, including the track "Ceremony", which later became a New Order single.

Tracks A1, A5, B1 and B2 were recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, during the sessions for "Unknown Pleasures".
Tracks A2 and B4 were recorded in October and November 1979 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, during the sessions for "Licht und Blindheit".
Track A3 recorded in January 1980 at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham, during the sessions for "Love Will Tear Us Apart".
Track A4 recorded in October 1978 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale, originally released on "A Factory Sample" in 1979.
Track B3 recorded in July and August 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, during the sessions for the "Transmission" single.
Track B5 was recorded at the Moonlight Club, London on 3 April 1980.
Tracks C1 to D5 were recorded at High Hall, Birmingham University on 2 May 1980.

Initially planned for release in August 1981 (hence the 1/8/81 on the centre labels), this was actually released on 8 October 1981.

- The "hessian" hardback cover with white or blue ribbons and grey labels was the initial release in an edition of 5000 copies.
- A cardboard embossed gatefold cover with cardboard inner sleeves, open to the centre, grey labels, also released in October 1981.
- A special / limited gatefold edition in white cardboard with blue letters, and with white/blue centre labels was issued in December 1981 (believed to be one of Factory's Christmas gifts).

The album peaked at #5 of the UK album charts, staying in the Top 100 for 5 months, hence there are several reissues / represses, with altered packaging.

The song "Twenty Four Hours" was also performed live at Birmingham University, but was left off the CD release due to time constraints. Despite not being listed on the sleeve, it appears on some LP pressings as track C6.

UK re-releases and re-pressings:
April 1986: LP, MC, CD (cat# FACT 40 / FACT 40c / FACD 40).
August 1989: LP (cat# FACT 40 - records unload to the outside).
July 1993: LP, MC, CD (cat# 520 017-1 / 2 / 4), with repressings in 1994, 1996 and 1998.
January 2000: CD (cat# 39842 8222-2), with repressings in 2005.
September 2007: LP (cat# 25646 4032 1) - 180 gram remaster in original artwork.
September 2007: CD (cat# 25646 9779 0) - Collector's Edition.
July 2015: LP (FACT 10R / 25646 1839 2) - Vinyl Collector Edition.
February 2022: LP (FACT.40) - 40th anniversary edition, ruby red sleeve / 180 gram crystal clear pressing - Exclusive to New Order’s official webstore.

US releases:
June 1989: MC, CD (cat# 9 26495-4 / 2), with CD repressings in 1997, 2002, 2005.
September 2007: LP (cat# RHI1 264636) - 180 gram remaster in original artwork.
September 2007: CD (cat# R2 330940) - Collector's Edition.
June 2015: LP (cat# R1 183920) - Vinyl Collector Edition.

Japanese releases:
July 1984: LP (cat# YZ-181→2).
February 1989: CD (cat# CY-4205→6).
November 1993: CD (cat# POCD-1881).
March 2000: CD (cat# AMCE-6110).
March 2008: CD (cat# WPCR 12842/3) - Collector's Edition.

The "Chicken Stops Here" reference included in the runouts to some early editions was a reference to the final scene, often referred to as 'The Dancing Chicken', in Werner Herzog's film 'Stroszek'.