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- Joy Division's second and final album, Closer, was released two months later; it and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became their highest-charting releases. Between July and October 1980, the remaining members, with the addition of keyboardist and guitarist Gillian Gilbert, regrouped under the name New Order.
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Between July and October 1980, the remaining members, with the addition of keyboardist and guitarist Gillian Gilbert, regrouped under the name New Order. They were successful throughout the next decade, blending post-punk with electronic and dance music influences. [2] .
After a few weeks, the three remaining members of Joy Division decided to regroup under a different name, New Order. Factory continued to release Joy Division records – including the September 1980 12" of the re-recorded "She's Lost Control" and the 1981 outtakes album, "Still".
Sep 8, 2023 · Joy Division 's iconic debut album "Unknown Pleasures" was released in 1979. The cover features a strange black and white pattern that became a cornerstone of the band's t-shirt designs.
Joy Division were one of the key bands in the British post-punk movement of the late 1970s and early 80s. Consisting of Ian Curtis (lead vocals), Bernard Sumner (guitar, keyboards), Peter Hook (bass), and Stephen Morris (drums), the group from the suburbs of Manchester, UK became cultural legends for their deeply emotional, dark and brooding ...
Aug 29, 2024 · Joy Division/ New Order, British rock group who, as Joy Division, refined the external chaos of 1970s punk into a disquieting inner turmoil, ushering in the postpunk era, and later, as New Order, pioneered the successful fusion of rock and 1980s African American dance music styles.
Joy Division was formed in 1976 by guitarist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook, later recruiting singer Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris. The band released its debut album, Unknown Pleasures , in 1979 on independent label Factory .
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English post-punk band Joy Division, released on 15 June 1979, by Factory Records. [4] The album was recorded and mixed over three successive weekends at Stockport's Strawberry Studios in April 1979, with producer Martin Hannett contributing a number of unconventional recording techniques to the group's sound.
