Why was Joy Division’s 1980 masterpiece originally released as ‘Licht und Blindheit’?
Joy Division's 1980 track 'Atmosphere', now regarded as one of their finest songs, was originally released not as a standard Factory Records single but on a limited-edition French EP called 'Licht und Blindheit'. The unusual choice reflected the band's commercial position at the time: their 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures had underperformed, and follow-up single…