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Pulling together myriad audio sources from audience recordings to sound desk tapes to international radio broadcasts, the set features 16 full audio concert recordings across 14 CDs, plus ca. 2 hours 20 mins of live video on a DVD, recorded between March 1979 through May 1980, just two weeks before Ian Curtis' tragic death. <br/><br/>Audio quality across these sources varies widely. Most of the audience recordings sound exactly like what they are - recorded by a fan in the crowd - and multiple concerts have been widely bootlegged. Although under normal circumstances this might make for a sub-optimal commercial offering, in this instance we have every confidence that Joy Division fans will revel in these official bootlegs, and be overjoyed by the higher quality recordings, especially with those that are previously unheard. <br/><br/>Following on from previous New Order Definitive Edition releases, Eternal will be presented in a 12" rigid box, with the 15 discs presented in 4x digipaks, with an additional softback 12" book featuring new liner notes by UK poet laureate and Joy Division fan Simon Armitage, as well as photography by band photographers Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins. <br/><br/>14 CDs - audio from 16 live performances, sourced from audience cassettes, soundboard tapes, and broadcast recordings, all mastered at Abbey Road Studios.<br/>2 DVDs - over 2hrs 30mins of live footage, including the Plan K Brussels concert, two Apollo Theatre Manchester concerts, a soundcheck, and a new edit of Joy Division - A Malcolm Whitehead Film.<br/>1 x 16-page booklet - with personal notes by Simon Armitage and photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins.<br/>12" x 12" lift-off lid box - artwork by Warren Jackson, Peter Saville, Howard Wakefield and Brett Wickens, with cover photography (Sirius Through a Defocused Telescope, 2023) by Wolfgang Tillmans.

Rock legends The Darkness proudly announce their first personally curated best of album <br/>"Crock of Hits"<br/> <br/>Compiled by the British national treasures themselves, Crock of Hits forms a magnificent sonic highlight reel of their chart-topping, award-winning, multi-platinum selling catalogue, which has spawned some of the most iconic rock songs in history.<br/> <br/>It pulls from across their eight studio albums, including the game-changing 2003 debut Permission To Land, right through to their latest chartbusting, critically acclaimed Dreams On Toast, which soared to No.2 in the UK Official Albums Chart in 2025, as well as featuring their festive smash hit single 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)'.<br/><br/>Announcing the record Justin Hawkins says, "Listen upon our works ye mighty and rejoice! 'Crock of Hits' will startle you. <br/>Hold you as you tremble. And gently force you to succumb to its aural splendour. <br/>A 'best of' curated by us, so you can be certain it's the bestest of the bestiest. <br/>Suck it up, people..."

Rock legends The Darkness proudly announce their first personally curated best of album <br/>"Crock of Hits"<br/> <br/>Compiled by the British national treasures themselves, Crock of Hits forms a magnificent sonic highlight reel of their chart-topping, award-winning, multi-platinum selling catalogue, which has spawned some of the most iconic rock songs in history.<br/> <br/>It pulls from across their eight studio albums, including the game-changing 2003 debut Permission To Land, right through to their latest chartbusting, critically acclaimed Dreams On Toast, which soared to No.2 in the UK Official Albums Chart in 2025, as well as featuring their festive smash hit single 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)'.<br/> <br/>Crock of Hits extended 3CD format features further spectacular additions including live tracks, radio sessions and a new edition of 'Masters Of The Universe' featuring Queen's Brian May.<br/> <br/>Announcing the record Justin Hawkins says, "Listen upon our works ye mighty and rejoice! 'Crock of Hits' will startle you. <br/>Hold you as you tremble. And gently force you to succumb to its aural splendour. <br/>A 'best of' curated by us, so you can be certain it's the bestest of the bestiest. <br/>Suck it up, people..."