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Closer [n 1] is the second and final studio album by the English rock band Joy Division, released on 18 July 1980 by Factory Records. [4] Produced by Martin Hannett, it was released two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis.
Joy Division have influenced many bands, including their contemporaries the Cure and U2. [102] In 1980, U2 singer Bono said that Joy Division were "one of the most important bands of the last four or five years". [103] Joy Division was an influence on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, [104] and on Tears for Fears. [105]
Joy Division were an English post-punk band that consisted of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.From 1976 to 1980, the band recorded a total of 53 songs, all of which were credited to all four members of the group, with one exception, and almost all were produced by Martin Hannett.
The discography of English post-punk band Joy Division consists of two studio albums, four live albums, twelve compilation albums, three extended plays, and five singles.The list does not include material performed by former members of Joy Division that was recorded as New Order (formed by the surviving members of the band after the death of singer Ian Curtis) or related side projects.
Heart and Soul is a box set by English rock band Joy Division containing nearly every track the band recorded between 1977 and 1980. The first two discs contain almost their entire studio output, including the albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer , along with singles and compilation appearances.
Still is a compilation album by English rock band Joy Division, consisting of previously released and unreleased studio material and a live recording of Joy Division's last concert, performed at Birmingham University. It was released on 9 October 1981 by Factory Records.
Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes is a compilation album by the British post-punk band Joy Division, consisting of studio snippets and alternative mixes of Joy Division made by Martin Hannett, their producer. The tapes of these sessions by Hannett were passed to Peter Hook who considered the outtakes and alternative versions to be an important ...
The title is a reference to a line in one of Joy Division's most popular songs, "Transmission". The appendix contains four sections: Discography, Lyrics, Unseen Lyrics, and Gig List. The Unseen Lyrics section contains songs that either were not recorded or finished. [2]