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Joy Division have influenced many bands, including their contemporaries the Cure and U2. [106] In 1980, U2 singer Bono said that Joy Division were "one of the most important bands of the last four or five years". [107] Joy Division was an influence on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, [108] and on Tears for Fears. [109]
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.
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980).
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.
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English rock band Joy Division.It was released on 15 June 1979 through Factory Records. [5] 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.
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