"Komakino" is a June 1980 single by the English post-punk band Joy Division. Like "Dead Souls" and "Transmission", the song was written between their first album Unknown Pleasures (1979) and second, final album Closer (1980).
| "Komakino" | ||||
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| Single by Joy Division | ||||
| A-side | "Komakino" | |||
| B-side | "Incubation", "As You Said" | |||
| Released | 20 June 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 18–30 March 1980 at Britannia Row Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Martin Hannett | |||
| Joy Division singles chronology | ||||
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Release
editIt was released on Factory Records as a 7 in (180 mm) flexi disc given away in select record shops.[2] 75,000 copies were pressed. The single's B-sides are "Incubation" and "As You Said"; both instrumentals. "Komakino" and "Incubation" appear on the 1988 compilation Substance, and "As You Said" was added in the expanded reissue of the album in 2015 and in the B-side of New Order's Video 586 single. The three tracks are collected on the 4-CD 1997 compilation Heart and Soul.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Komakino" | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Incubation" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "As You Said" | 1:55 |
References
edit- ^ "Komakino single".
- ^ "Joy Division Discography Part 1". gerpotze.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
Sources
edit- Hewitt, Ben (15 July 2015). "Joy Division: 10 of the Best". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- Ott, Chris (2004). Unknown Pleasures (33⅓ series ed.). New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-441-13555-1.
- Savage, Jon (2014). So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-5713-0955-9.
External links
edit- 2010 remaster, YouTube
- "Komakino" at Discogs (list of releases)