{"product_id":"warsaw-warsaw-180g-import-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Warsaw: Warsaw (180g, Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=joy+division\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, They were \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=warsaw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarsaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e (They were also briefly known as the \u003cstrong\u003eStiff Kittens\u003c\/strong\u003e, but the concise version of the legend plays better.) This was one of the first recording sessions undertaken by the Mancunian foursome, recorded in May 1978 while the still-gestating group was being courted by RCA Records. (These tracks are commonly known in the JD fandom as the “RCA Sessions”.) Most of this material remains unreleased, with only three tracks on 1997’s otherwise quite exhaustive \u003cem\u003eHeart and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e CD Box Set (“The Drawback”, “Interzone”, “Shadowplay”). \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Hannett\u003c\/strong\u003e had yet to lend his metallic edge, so the group sounds pretty raw and rugged, far closer to ‘OG punk’ than the crystalline melodrama of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=unknown+pleasures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnknown Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and funereal emotion of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=joy+division+closer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eIan Curtis\u003c\/strong\u003e hasn’t quite figured out his booming, sneering baritone, \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e’ drums are like mere raindrops on a windowsill, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e’s basslines haven’t yet begun to peek out from the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etypical rhythm section. Bernie …. well, he was having a bit of an identity crisis. (He figured it out in the end.) But the songs are there in embryonic form, and played with a freshness and energy that's a bit surprising for this rather dour, serious group. This record neatly documents the early development of one of the most iconic and beguiling bands in recent memory. Includes early versions of truly iconic Joy Division tracks such as “Leaders of Men”, “Transmission” and “Shadowplay”, also includes unreleased tracks such as “No Love Lost”, “Failures” and “Living In The Ice Age”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g clear blue colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuropean import\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Vinyl Passion 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by 24 HOUR PARTY PERSON 10\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Warsaw","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":43881940058202,"sku":"lp-19068","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/warsaw-colroedvinyl-1.jpg?v=1789654526","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/warsaw-warsaw-180g-import-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}