Earcom 2: Contradiction

Earcom 2: Contradiction
EP by Various Artists
Released	October 1979
Recorded	April 1979, Strawberry Studios, Stockport (Joy Division) June 1979, Barclay Towers, Edinburgh (Thursdays) June 1979, Cargo Studios, Rochdale (Basczax)
Genre	Punk rock Post-punk
Label	Fast Product
Joy Division singles and EPs chronology
"Transmission" (1979) Earcom 2: Contradiction (1979) Licht und Blindheit (1980)

Earcom 2: Contradiction is an EP of six tracks by three different bands, released in October 1979 on the Fast Product label.

The most famous of the bands is Joy Division, who contributed two tracks recorded as part of the Unknown Pleasures sessions, produced by Martin Hannett.^[1] These tracks were not included on the said album and were exclusively released on this EP. They were later re-released on the 1988 compilation album Substance.^[2]

Track listing

12" vinyl (Fast Product FAST9B)

Side 1

1. Thursdays: "Perfection" (2:55)
2. Basczax: "Celluloid Love" (3:24)
3. Basczax: "Karleearn Photography" (6:17)

Side 2

1. Joy Division: "Auto-Suggestion" (6:06)
2. Joy Division: "From Safety to Where...?" (2:29)
3. Thursdays: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (3:48)

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