The British group Joy Division wrote and recorded 43 songs and played over 120 shows in just 29 months between 1978 and 1980.
Salford, Manchester
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It’s 40 years ago today since Joy Division graced the Epping Walk Bridge in Hulme, Manchester.
Photographed by Kevin Cummins.
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On this day in 1979 Unknown Pleasures was released. The debut album that brought you some of Joy Division's most loved tracks. Listen to the album now joydivision.lnk.to/unknown_p…
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Today marks 45 years since the passing of our friend, Ian Curtis. He will forever be apart of our lives and a part of our memories.
If you are struggling in any way, there is support available to you from charities including @theCALMzone: thecalmzone.net
📸 @KCMANC
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On this day in 1980, Joy Division released Love Will Tear Us Apart.
Listen here: lnk.to/LWTUA
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Today marks the 40th anniversary since Joy Division made their television debut on Granada Reports. Introduced by Tony Wilson, the band performed 'Shadowplay'.
Watch the full video here: po.st/i8ktc2
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On this day 45 years ago, Joy Division released their debut album Unknown Pleasures.
Listen now: joydivision.lnk.to/UP45
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Thank you to all the fans who have listened to Unknown Pleasures over the past 40 years.
The album now sits at number 5 on the @officialcharts, having previously peaked at number 71 in August 1980. #UnknownPleasures40
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40 years on, Ian is still a part of our lives and will always be in our memories.
If you a struggling in anyway, there is support available to you from charities such as @theCALMzone. Find out more about their work here >> bit.ly/2BXBGJ1
Photo by @KCMANC
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Introducing 'Unknown Pleasures: Reimagined'.
A project that will see 10 directors create new music videos for every track on Unknown Pleasures to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary. First video coming this Thursday.
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Transmission, the debut single by Joy Division, was released on this day in 1979 on 7" vinyl, by Factory Records.
@pitchfork went on to place it at number 10 in its list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s".
What's your favourite lyric from the song? #JoyDivision
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Manchester celebrates the 40th anniversary of Unknown Pleasures at Manchester Town Hall, St Peters Square #UnknownPleasures40
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40 years of Love Will Tear Us Apart >> bit.ly/2y5UR4G
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On this day in 1979, Unknown Pleasures was released. Tell us your favourite song in the replies.
Listen here >> lnk.to/JDUnknownPleasures #UnknownPleasures
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Released on this day in 1979.
Listen now: lnk.to/JDUnknownPleasures
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𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩,
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴,
𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴.
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June 1980 saw the release of Love Will Tear Us Apart. In 2002, @NME named it as the greatest single of all time, while @RollingStone named it one of the 500 greatest songs ever in 2004, 2010, and 2021.
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On this day 45 years ago, Love Will Tear Us Apart was released. In 2002, @NME named the song as the greatest single of all time, while @RollingStone named it one of the 500 greatest songs ever in 2004, 2010, and 2021.
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On this day in 1979, Joy Division played at Les Bains-Douches in Paris.
They performed at 16 song set including; Love Will Tear Us Apart, Colony, Atrocity Exhibition and She's Lost Control.
Photo by François Grillez
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Our hearts go out to the victims and their families affected #WeStandTogether #Manchester
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On this day 39 years ago, Atmosphere was released.
Tell us your memories of the song.
spoti.fi/2UJ4w74
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40 years ago Joy Division performed for the final time, at @unibirmingham.
They played;
Ceremony
Shadowplay
A Means To An End
Passover
New Dawn Fades
Twenty Four Hours
Transmission
Disorder
Isolation
Decades
Digital
Listen >> bit.ly/3azkE2t
Photos by Mick Emerson
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On this day in 1980 Joy Division performed at High Hall at Birmingham University, in which would turn out to be their final performance.
They played;
Ceremony
Shadowplay
A Means To An End
Passover
New Dawn Fades
Twenty Four Hours
Transmission
Disorder
Isolation
Decades
Digital
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On this day in 1979, Joy Division played at The Rainbow Theatre in London, supporting Buzzcocks.
The band played;
Dead Souls
Wilderness
Twenty Four Hours
Day Of The Lords
These Days
Interzone
Disorder
Atrocity Exhibition
Photo by Barry Plummer.
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For @AlbumDayUK 2018, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ has been chosen as one of the best album artworks from the last 70 years of the album. #NationalAlbumDay
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New Dawn Fades, live at De Effenaar in Eindhoven - 1980.
#JoyDivision
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Closer was released on this day in 1980. It was the second and final studio album by Joy Division, which you can read more about here via @thisisdigmusic: thisisdig.com/feature/closer…
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Celebrating the Closer anniversary today, the second and final Joy Division album released on 18th July 1980. The album that brought you tracks such as Isolation, Twenty Four Hours and Decades.
Listen here joydivision.lnk.to/closer_al…
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On this day in 1980, Joy Division performed their second show of three at The Moonlight Club in London.
They played;
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Glass
Digital
Heart And Soul
Isolation
Disorder
Atrocity Exhibition
Atmosphere
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40 years ago today, the band played their first live gig as Joy Division at Pips in Manchester. They were incorrectly billed as Warsaw, having changed their name beforehand.
🎧 Hear the setlist> RhinoUK.lnk.to/JoyDivisionLi…
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A limited edition 40th anniversary version of Unknown Pleasures will be released on June 14th. The LP will be pressed on 180g ruby red vinyl with an alternative white sleeve resembling the original design idea.
Order here: bit.ly/2JnKLiU
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Thanks to all the fans who came down to Exchange Square and Spinngfields, starting at Tony Wilson Place shortly #UnknownPleasures40
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In August 1979, Bernard & Ian appeared on the cover of @NME. The band reflected on the process of their music, writing lyrics and their influences.
"You're always working to the next song," said Ian. "No matter how many songs you've done, you're always looking for the next one."
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In 1997, Heart and Soul was released containing almost every track the band recorded between 1977 and 1980. The CD box set included the both studio albums, along with singles and compilation appearances. As well as rare demos and live recordings.
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On this day 40 years ago, Joy Division performed at Town Hall, High Wycombe, supported by @Killingjokeband and @acrmcr.
The band played;
The Sound Of Music
A Means To An End
Colony
Twenty Four Hours
Isolation
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Disorder
Atrocity Exhibition
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Control has been named the number one musician biopic by The @Independent.
They said "Control married the British kitchen sink realism of the 1960s with the doom-laden atmosphere of Ingmar Bergman to appropriately eerie effect.".
View the full list here: bit.ly/2ETTSat
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The remastered 40th anniversary edition of Joy Division’s Closer is out now on limited edition clear vinyl, alongside the 12” singles Transmission, Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart.
Order and listen here >> bit.ly/2y5UR4G #Closer40
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On this day in 1980, Joy Division performed at Ajanta Theatre in Derby.
They played;
Dead Souls
Wilderness
Digital
Insight
Passover
Heart And Soul
Isolation
These Days
Transmission
She's Lost Control
Colony
Girls Don't Count
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On this day in 1980, Joy Division performed at Factory I (Russell Club) in Manchester, supported by Minny Pops.
Photo by Reynard Toombs
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The Peel Sessions was released in 1986 and features recordings made for John Peel's show, broadcast in February 1979. The version of "Transmission" that features on the EP is one of the few recordings available where both Ian and Bernard play guitar at the same time.
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On this day in 1980, Joy Division performed at @ULU_Live in London.
The band played;
Dead Souls
Glass
A Means To An End
Twenty Four Hours
Passover
Insight
Colony
These Days
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Isolation
The Eternal
Digital
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Yesterday, Bernard and @stephenpdmorris took part in a panel event at Speaker’s House at the Houses of Parliament, alongside @KerryMP, @AndyBurnhamGM and @theCALMzone CEO Simon Gunning to talk about suicide prevention and the ongoing mental health issues in the UK. [THREAD]
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Joy Division on the death of Ian Curtis: ‘Listening to Closer, you think, f***ing hell, how did I miss this?’
via @Independent
bit.ly/2ZlJAYW
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Fans reflect on hearing Unknown Pleasures for the first time and what it's like listening back now.
#UnknownPleasures40
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The 40th anniversary edition of Unknown Pleasures is out today - an LP pressed on 180g ruby red vinyl with an alternative white sleeve.
Buy now: bit.ly/2JnKLiU
#UnknownPleasures40
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So This Is Permanent - @peterhook 24 Hour Live Stream.
A special three-hour plus concert movie will premiere on Facebook and YouTube on Monday, 18th May at 12pm BST.
Donations are encouraged to @epilepsysociety.
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Introducing a new three-part interview series - 'Joy Division: Transmissions'. In the first episode, Bernard, Peter and Stephen talk about the recording process behind Unknown Pleasures.
Watch in full: piped.video/tBklD89yOxo #UnknownPleaures40
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Tears of sadness for you
More upheaval for you
Reflects a moment in time
A special moment in time
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A limited edition 40th anniversary version of Closer will be released this July on clear vinyl, forty years on from its original release.
Order here >> joydivision.lnk.to/Closer40 #Closer40
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Ian Curtis' Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar, used in the video for Love Will Tear Us Apart and owned by his daughter Natalie, will be up for auction at @bonhams1793 on 13th October.
Find out more here >> lnk.to/ntY9gJeO
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Thank you for making the 40th anniversary edition of Unknown Pleasures one of the biggest selling vinyl records in the UK last year 👉 bit.ly/2sIgZPX
Order here 👉bit.ly/2JnKLiU
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This was Joy Division’s second London gig. 40 years ago today.
40 years ago today, @joydivision played at the Hope and Anchor in London. The max capacity of the room was just 120 people.
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Disorder Reimagined. Dir. Sean Evans
Watch now: bit.ly/38TZ1df
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On this day in 1979 Joy Division performed at the Roots Club in Chapeltown, Leeds.
They played;
Dead Souls
Shadowplay
She's Lost Control
Candidate
These Days
Disorder
Interzone
Glass
Transmission
Atrocity Exhibition
No Love Lost
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.@goodhoodstore have teamed up with Factory Records' iconic art director Peter Saville, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s seminal 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.
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Attention Mancunians, we will be handing out free 'Unknown Pleasures: 40' t-shirts in Manchester city centre this afternoon from 1pm at the following locations;
📍Exchange Square
📍Spinningfields
📍Tony Wilson Place
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Unknown Pleasures is not only number one on the Official UK Charts Vinyl Chart, but also the fastest selling vinyl album of 2019 so far.
Order your copy here: RhinoUK.lnk.to/UnknownPleasu… #UnknownPleasures40
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.@stephenpdmorris spoke to @BritishGQ about how each track on Closer came together #Closer40 bit.ly/394FnvP
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Unknown Pleasures is on course to enter the @officialcharts Top 10 for the first time #UnknownPleasures40 bit.ly/2x0K4EI
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On this day in 1978, Joy Division performed at a Rock Against Racism benefit concert at Kelly’s in Manchester.
Tickets were priced at £1 on the door.
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Transmission, FAC13, was released on this day 40 years ago. It was released by @factory_comms as a 7" single and re-released in December 1980 as a 12" single.
Tell us your memories of the song below 👇🖤
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Jon Savage Presents Joy Division: The Oral History is now available to pre-order.
Jon has assembled three decades worth of interviews with the principle players in the Joy Division story: Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Deborah Curtis, Peter Saville, Tony Wilson.
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On this day in 1979, Joy Division performed alongside @Bunnymen, Essential Logic and The Teardrop Explodes at The Prince of Wales Conference Centre beneath the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road in London.
Admission was priced at £2 or £1.75 in advance.
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