Joy Division
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The Durutti ColumnThe band played at the Factory club (organised by their managers), and recorded two pieces for the first Factory Records release, the compilation A Factory Sample (a double 7" also featuring Joy Division, John Dowie and Cabaret Voltaire ). In this article: Vini Reilly, The Durutti Column, Bruce Mitchell, Tony Wilson, Factory Records, Tim Kellett, Martin Hannett, Viva Hate, Bread, and Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias |
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Pitchfork | November 18, 2008
Factory Records' 30th Anniversary Feted With Box Set
...some 63 Factory favorites across four discs in rough chronological order, A Factory Box Set indeed includes a healthy sampling of Joy Division and New Order, as well as representative offerings from New Order offshoots Electronic,...
In this article: Factory Records, New Order, ESG, Durutti Column, A Certain Ratio, Northside, Tony Wilson, and Control
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Wikipedia | August 16, 2009
Wonder Stories (band)
...town of Doncaster, UK. Wonder Stories took their name from a pulp sci-fi comic book and their futuristic sounds were influenced by Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire , 'Low' era David Bowie and Roxy Music. Their first live performance in...
In this article: Wonder Stories, Soft Cell, Bauhaus, Doncaster, and London
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Metro | May 19, 2009
Sampson reveals the passions of the pack
...to be.' Set in Wirral during the first year of Thatcherism, with a post-punk soundtrack featuring Joy Division, Magazine, Cabaret Voltaire and Ultravox, Awaydays pays close attention to its characters' tastes in fashion and music. 'It's the...
In this article: Trainspotting, Reconstructive surgery, Liverpool FC, and Irvine Welsh
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Punk rock
During 1976-77, in the midst of the original UK punk movement, bands emerged such as Manchester's Joy Division, The Fall , and Magazine , Leeds' Gang of Four , and London's The Raincoats that became central post-punk figures. Some...
In this article: Rock, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Oi!, Pistol, Richard Hell, The Clash, New Wave, Radio Birdman, and CBGB
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John Dowie (humourist)
...legendary Factory Records label. In 1978 he contributed three comedic songs to the very first Factory music release, A Factory Sample, along with Joy Division, The Durutti Column, and Cabaret Voltaire . In 1981 a seven-inch single...
In this article: John Dowie, Ralph Steadman, Random House, Martin Hannett, The Durutti Column, Phill Jupitus, Tony Wilson, Factory Records, Or Records, and Neil Innes
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Attrition (band)
...rock, punk, post-punk, and industrial groups such as The Velvet Underground , Crass, the Sex Pistols, Magazine , Joy Division, and Cabaret Voltaire , early experimental electronic groups like Kraftwerk, classic rock'n'roll (Elvis), and even...
In this article: Attrition, Attrition, Legendary Pink Dots, Coil, Elephant Table Album, Coventry, Dave Henderson, and Projekt Records
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Music of Manchester
...concentrate on albums. The first album following the Factory sampler EP (which included Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, and Od) was Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport. Taking the Industrial...
In this article: Alan Erasmus, Morrissey, A Certain Ratio, Rabid Records, Factory Records, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, and Herman's Hermits
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Factory Records
...Cabaret Voltaire and comedian John Dowie ). Rob Gretton, manager of Joy Division, decided he did not want the band to sign to a London record label, preferring to do it all in Manchester. At that time there was a fairly successful punk...
In this article: Tony Wilson, The Durutti Column, New Order, Alan Erasmus, Martin Hannett, London Records, and Factory Records
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Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and occasional guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion).
Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences, to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band "were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy". Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, caught the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division's debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson's independent 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 with epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances.
In May 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour, Curtis, overwhelmed with depression, committed suicide. Joy Division's posthumously released second 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 reformed as New Order, achieving critical and commercial success.
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