JOY DIVISION
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Biography
[Edit]Formed in the wake of the punk explosion in England, Joy Division became the first band in the post-punk movement by later emphasizing not anger and energy but mood and expression, pointing ahead to the rise of melancholy alternative music in the '80s. Though the group's raw initial sides fit the bill for any punk band, Joy Division later incorporated synthesizers (taboo in the low-tech world of '70s punk) and more haunting melodies, emphasized by the isolated, tortured lyrics of its lead vocalist, Ian Curtis. While the British punk movement shocked the world during the late '70s, Joy Division's quiet storm of musical restraint and emotive power proved to be just as important to independent music in the 1980s.
The band was founded in early 1977, soon after the Sex Pistols had made their first appearance in Manchester. Guitarist Bernard Albrecht (b. Bernard Dicken, January 4, 1956) and bassist Peter Hook (b. February 13, 1956) had met while at the show and later formed a band called the Stiff Kittens; after placing an ad through a Manchester record store, they added vocalist Ian Curtis (b. July 15, 1956) and drummer Steve Brotherdale. Renamed Warsaw (from David Bowie's "Warszawa"), the band made its live debut the following May, supporting the Buzzcocks and Penetration at Manchester's Electric Circus. After the recording of several demos, Brotherdale quit the group in August 1977, prompting the hire of Stephen Morris (b. October 28, 1957). A name change to Joy Division in late 1977 — necessitated by the punk band Warsaw Pakt — was inspired by Karol Cetinsky's World War II novel The House of Dolls. (In the book, the term "joy division" was used as slang for concentration camp units wherein female inmates were forced to prostitute themselves for the enjoyment of Nazi soldiers.)
Playing frequently in the north country during early 1978, the quartet gained the respect of several influential figures: Rob Gretton, a Manchester club DJ who became the group's manager; Tony Wilson, a TV/print journalist and owner of the Factory Records label; and Derek Branwood, a record executive with RCA Northwest, who recorded sessions in May 1978, for what was planned to be Joy Division's self-titled debut LP. Though several songs bounded with punk energy, the rest of the album showed at an early age the band's later trademarks: Curtis' themes of post-industrial restlessness and emotional despair, Hook's droning bass lines, and the jagged guitar riffs of Albrecht.
The album should have been hailed as a punk classic, but when a studio engineer added synthesizers to several tracks — believing that the punk movement had to move on and embrace new sounds — Joy Division scrapped the entire LP. (Titled Warsaw for a 1982 bootleg, the album was finally given wide issue ten years later.) The first actual Joy Division release came in June 1978, when the initial mid-1977 demos were released as the EP An Ideal for Living, on the band's own Enigma label. Early in 1979, the buzz surrounding Joy Division increased with a session recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show.
The group began recording with producer Martin Hannett and released Unknown Pleasures on old friend Tony Wilson's Factory label in July 1979. The album enjoyed immense critical acclaim and a long stay on the U.K.'s independent charts. Encouraged by the punk buzz, the American Warner Bros. label offered a large distribution contract that fall. The band ignored it but did record another radio session for John Peel on November 26th. (Both sessions were later collected on the Peel Sessions album.)
During late 1979, Joy Division's manic live show gained many converts, partly due to rumors of Curtis' ill health. An epilepsy sufferer, he was prone to breakdowns and seizures while on stage — it soon grew difficult to distinguish the fits from his usual on-stage jerkiness and manic behavior. As the live dates continued and the new decade approached, Curtis grew weaker and more prone to seizures. After a short rest over the Christmas holiday, Joy Division embarked on a European tour during January, though several dates were cancelled because of Curtis. The group began recording its second LP after the tour ended (again with Hannett), and released "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in April. The single was again praised but failed to move beyond the independent charts. After one gig in early May, the members of Joy Division were given two weeks of rest before beginning the group's first U.S. tour. Two days before the scheduled flight, however, Curtis was found dead in his home, the victim of a self-inflicted hanging.
Before Curtis' death, the band had agreed that Joy Division would cease to exist if any member left, for any reason. Ironically though, the summer of 1980 proved to be the blooming of the band's commercial status, when a re-release of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" rose to number 13 on the British singles chart. In August, the release of Closer finally united critics' positivity with glowing sales, as the album peaked at number six. Before the end of the summer, Unknown Pleasures was charting as well.
By January of the following year, Hook, Morris, and Albrecht (now Bernard Sumner) had formed New Order, with Sumner taking over vocal duties. Also in 1981, the posthumous release of Still — including two sides of rare tracks and two of live songs — rose to number five on the British charts. As New Order's star began to shine during the '80s, the group had trouble escaping the long shadow of Curtis and Joy Division. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" charted for the third time in 1983, and 1988 also proved a big year for the defunct band: the reissued single "Atmosphere" hit number 34 and a double-album compilation entitled Substance reached number seven in the album charts. Seven years later, the 15th anniversary of Curtis' death was memorialized with a new JD compilation (Permanent: Joy Division 1995), a tribute album (A Means to an End), and a biography of his life (Touching From a Distance) written by his widow, Deborah Curtis. In 1999, the Factory label began a program of concert-performance reissues — all overseen by the remainder of the original lineup — with Preston Warehouse 28 February 1980.
Title: Genetic Records Demo Session
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: Live At Leigh Rock Festival '79
Artist: JOY DIVISION, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, A Certain Ratio, The Teardrop Explodes
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: New Wave, Post Punk, World Music
Title: Sordide Sentimental Session
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: They Keep Calling Me
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Post Punk
Title: Love Will Tear Us Apart Session II
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: Unknown Pleasures Sessions
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: University Of London Union Live 8 February 1980
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Post Punk, Punk Rock
Title: The Factory, Manchester Live 13 July 1979
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Post Punk, Punk Rock
Title: High Wycombe Hall Live 20 February 1980
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Post Punk, Punk Rock
Title: Unreleased Album RCA (Demo)
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: Love Will Tear Us Apart Session I
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock, Post Punk, Indie
Title: Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL (The Definitive Edition)
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Punk, Post Punk, Indie
Title: Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980 Martin Hannett Versions)
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Closer
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Industrial, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Gothic Metal
Title: Closer [Collector's Edition]
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Industrial, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Gothic Metal, Pop
Title: Unknown Pleasures
Artist: JOY DIVISION
Genre: Industrial, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Gothic Metal
Collections
Title: Classic 80s Hits
Title: Factory Records: Communications 1978-92
Genre: Alternative
Title: 80s & '90s Dance Hits (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s (Re-recorded Versions)
Title: Party Like It's the 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: Eighties Junkie
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's DJ Hits
Title: 80s & '90s Dance Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's Block Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Superstar Goth Hits
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: 80s Party Hits
Title: 101 Punk & New Wave Anthem
Genre: Alternative
Title: Totally Electro 80s (Re-Recorded)
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Hits Of '80s Pop (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 '80s Classics (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's FM Radio
Genre: Pop
Title: Movie Music of 2012
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Movie Songs Now! (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 One Hit Wonders (Re-Recorded)
Genre: Pop
Title: Raised On New Wave
Genre: Rock
Title: Club '80s (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: New Wave '80s Hits (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 150 '80s Hits (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: The John Hughes Collection
Genre: Rock
Title: Alternative Club Hits Of The '80s & '90s
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Edge of Rock - Obscure Hits from Punk to Psychedelic
Genre: Rock
Title: Epic Movie Themes of All Time
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: '80s Music For Fitness
Genre:
Title: The Gothic Collection
Genre: Rock
Title: American Hipster
Genre: Alternative
Title: Best of 2011
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Ultimate Movie Soundtrack (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Songs Of Misery, Grief & Destruction
Genre: Pop
Title: The Lost Boys
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Darkwave, Goth, New Wave, Synth Pop & Death Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 '80s Power Ballads
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Electro Disco (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Guys of the '80s (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Love...'80s Style
Genre: Rock
Title: New Wave Electro for Film & TV
Genre: Rock
Title: Control (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Punk, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: '80s New Wave vs. Electroclash
Genre: Rock
Title: Vampire Hunter
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Synth Pop
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Post Punk
Genre: Rock
Title: Gothic Valentine's Day
Genre: Rock
Title: The Woman in Black
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Mixtape CD 1
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Pop Revolution 1980 - 1981 CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Back To Mine: Death In Vegas
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, House
Featuring albums
Title: Electronica 101
Artist: Soft Cell Tangerine Dream Kraftwelt Trans X
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: While She Was Out (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Paul Haslinger
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Wristcutters: A Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Bobby Johnston
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 (US version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Alternative Rock
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s (CD3)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Electronica, Club/Dance, Disco, Nu Disco, Pop
Title: 13 Reasons Why (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sad Pop Ballads
Artist: Missing You
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop, Classical, Celtic, Easy Listening