Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 is a live album by English post-punk band Joy Division, partly recorded on 18 December 1979 at Le Bains Douches in Paris. It was released in 2001 by record label NMC. Additional tracks are drawn from two other concerts.

Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
Live album by Joy Division
Released	April 2001
Recorded	18 December 1979 – 18 January 1980
Genre	Post-punk
Length	65:27
Label	NMC
Joy Division chronology
The Complete BBC Recordings (2000) Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 (2001) Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

Content

Album artwork

The artwork was done by Peter Saville. The CD booklet contained a reprint of the original poster for the show.

Reception

Pitchfork, commenting on Joy Division's live output, wrote: "Les Bains Douches, by itself, is flawless; of the available recordings there are none better".

Track listing

All tracks written by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner).

1. "Disorder" – 3:21
2. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – 3:17
3. "Insight" – 3:25
4. "Shadowplay" – 3:46
5. "Transmission" – 3:19
6. "Day of the Lords" – 4:39
7. "Twenty Four Hours" – 4:12
8. "These Days" – 3:42
9. "A Means to an End" – 4:17
10. "Passover" – 2:18
11. "New Dawn Fades" – 4:40
12. "Atrocity Exhibition" – 6:56
13. "Digital" – 3:39
14. "Dead Souls" – 4:46
15. "Autosuggestion" – 4:13
16. "Atmosphere" – 4:47

Note: Tracks 1–9 recorded at Les Bains Douches, Paris, 18 December 1979; tracks 10–12 recorded at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11 January 1980; and tracks 13–16 recorded at Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 18 January 1980.

External links

• Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 at Discogs (list of releases)