Faber has announced the publication of a collection of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis’ lyrics and notebooks.
So This Is Permanence: Lyrics and Notebooks is edited by renowned pop culture author Jon Savage and comes with a foreword from Deborah Curtis, the widow of the post-punk icon.
In a statement, Faber said: ‘Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian’s notebooks, which throw his lyrics into relief and cast light on the creative process of this influential and legendary songwriter.’
Ian Curtis was born in Stretford in Lancashire and grew up in Macclesfield. His band Joy Division release two albums - Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980).
Much of the lyrics he wrote were born out of his life in Manchester and his battle with epilepsy and depression.
Jon Savage is the author of England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Teenage: The Creation of Youth, 1875 – 1945.
Faber is also publishing Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley new book Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop in October.
Read the full story on this latest book by Bob.
So This Is Permanence: Lyrics and Notebooks is edited by renowned pop culture author Jon Savage and comes with a foreword from Deborah Curtis, the widow of the post-punk icon.
In a statement, Faber said: ‘Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian’s notebooks, which throw his lyrics into relief and cast light on the creative process of this influential and legendary songwriter.’
Ian Curtis was born in Stretford in Lancashire and grew up in Macclesfield. His band Joy Division release two albums - Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980).
Much of the lyrics he wrote were born out of his life in Manchester and his battle with epilepsy and depression.
Jon Savage is the author of England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Teenage: The Creation of Youth, 1875 – 1945.
Faber is also publishing Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley new book Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop in October.
Read the full story on this latest book by Bob.
