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Joy Division - Closer

 (40th Anniversary Limited Crystal Clear Edition)


Label:

Rhino

Genre:

Pop/Rock

Product No.:
ARHI 25841
UPC: 190295269456
Availability:
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Category:

Vinyl Record




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180 Gram Vinyl Record
Preowned Vinyl Record
2007 remastered reissue MIchigan Collection





40th Anniversary Limited Edition on crystal clear vinyl LP

Landmark 1980 sophomore album charted after vocalist Ian Curtis' death

Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences to develop a sound and style that made them one of the pioneers of the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, drew the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division's debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson'sindependent record label Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the British press.

Despite the band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his diagnosis ofepilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances.

On the eve of the band's first American tour in May 1980, Curtis committed suicide. Joy Division's posthumously released second and final album, Closer (1980), and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became the band's highest charting releases. After the death of Curtis, the remaining members continued as New Order, achieving critical and commercial success.

 



Side 1
1. Atrocity Exhibition (2007 Remaster)
2. Isolation (2007 Remaster)
3. Passover (2007 Remaster)
4. Colony (2007 Remaster)
5. A Means to an End (2007 Remaster)

Side 2
1. Heart and Soul (2007 Remaster)
2. Twenty Four Hours (2007 Remaster)
3. The Eternal (2007 Remaster)
4. Decades (2007 Remaster)

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