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 approximately 2 hours 20 minutes of live video on two DVDs, recorded between March 1979 through May 1980, just two weeks before Ian Curtis' tragic death.

Following on from previous New Order Definitive Edition releases, Eternal is presented in a 12-inch rigid box, with the discs housed in four digipaks, alongside a softback 12-inch book featuring new liner notes by UK Poet Laureate and Joy Division fan Simon Armitage, as well as photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins.

CD 1: Hope And Anchor, London **Previously unreleased** Recording date: 1st March, 1979 Audio source: Mixing an audience recording by Jonathan Crabb, with a second audience recording (taper unknown). Both recordings previously unheard.
CD 2: Bowdon Vale Youth Club, Altrincham Recording date: 14th March, 1979 Audio source: "Exercise One" from a sound desk recording, the rest of the show is a matrix of the sound desk recording and an audience recording by Malcolm Whitehead.
CD 3: The Factory, Manchester **Previously unheard recording** Recording date: 13th July, 1979 Audio source: A previously unheard sound desk recording.
CD 4: YMCA, London Recording date: 2nd August, 1979 Audio source: Sound desk recording.
CD 5: Futurama One Festival, Leeds Recording date: 8th September, 1979 Audio source: An audience recording by Duncan Haysom.
CD 6: Les Bains Douches, Paris Recording date: 18th December, 1979 Audio source: Radio broadcast recording, France Inter.
CD 7: Paradiso, Amsterdam Recording date: 11th January, 1980 Audio source: Radio broadcast recording, VARA.
CD 8: Effenaar, Eindhoven Recording date: 18th January, 1980 Audio source: An audience recording.
CD 9: The Warehouse, Preston Recording date: 28th February, 1980 Audio source: Sound desk recording.
CD 10: The Lyceum, London Recording date: 29th February, 1980 Audio source: Sound desk recording (tracks 1-10), matrix sound desk / audience recording by Duncan Haysom (track 11), audience recording (tracks 12-16).
CD 11: The Moonlight Club, London Recording date: 2nd April, 1980 / Recording date: 3rd April, 1980 Audio source: Track 1 audience recording by Andy Hooper, tracks 2-8 (mostly) unheard desk recording (except Sister Ray, which was on Still).
CD 12: Winter Gardens, Malvern Recording date: 5th April, 1980 Audio source: An audience recording by Tim Bayes.
CD 13: Ajanta Theatre, Derby Recording date: 19th April, 1980 Audio source: An audience recording by Tim Bayes.
CD 14: High Hall, Birmingham Recording date: 2nd May, 1980 Audio source: Sound desk recording. Track 1, first minute taken from audience recording (recordist unknown).