| Joy
Division History |
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| 1981 |
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Ceremony  |
| New
Order |
| originally written
by Joy Division, the single and its B-side 'In A Lonely Place'
is released by New Order in January 1981. It reaches no.34 in
the UK charts on its re-release in Mar 1981 |
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Still
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| this
posthumous release of 20 live recordings and rare studio material
reached No.5 in the UK charts, March 1981. Featuring a cover
version of The Velvet Underground's 'Sister Ray' it was re-issued
in 2000 for the film '24 Hour Party People' and again remastered
and re-issued in September 2007 with the extra CD, 'Live At
High Wycombe Town Hall' (20th Feb 1980) |
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| 1981 |
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Here
Are The Young Men |
| VHS
video release of rare live footage of Joy Division performing
13 tracks. The 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' video is also included
(released Aug 1982) |
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| 1984 |
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An
Ideal For Living - A History Of Joy Division |
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Mark Johnson, David Lees, Paul Morley & Jon Wozencroft |
| An excellent history
of Joy Division with some great photographs (published May 1984) |
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Joy
Division + New Order - Pleasures & Wayward Distractions |
|
Brian Edge |
| a good history
of Joy Division and early New Order, later revised in 1988 (published
Nov 1984) |
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| 1988 |
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1977-1980
Substance |
| Factory
released this compilation album in July 1988. The LP featured
10 tracks, 'Warsaw', 'Leaders Of Men', 'Digital', 'Autosuggestion',
'Transmission', 'She's Lost Control', 'Incubation', 'Dead Souls',
'Atmosphere' and 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' whilst the CD had
7 extra tracks, 'No Love Lost', 'Failures', 'Glass', 'From Safety
To Where?', 'Novelty', 'Komakino' and 'These Days'. Reached
UK no.7 |
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Joy
Division - Form (and Substance) |
|
Clinton Heylin and Craig Wood |
| a history of the
band with rare photos, gig details with their track listings
and more (May 1988) |
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New Order + Joy Division - Pleasures & Wayward Distractions |
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Brian Edge |
| the 1984 book revised
and slightly renamed with an updated New Order history (Spe
1988) |
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| 1995 |
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New
Order + Joy Division - Dreams Never End |
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Claude Flowers |
| 128 page biography
of Joy Division and New Order, interestingly very similar to
'Pleasures and Wayward Distractions', from the same publisher
but different author (published May 1995) |
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Permanent
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| This
16 track compilation album, featured 'Love Will Tear Us Apart',
'Transmission', 'She's Lost Control', 'Shadowplay', 'Day of
the Lords', 'Isolation', 'Passover', 'Heart and Soul', 'Twenty
Four Hours', 'These Days', 'Novelty', 'Dead Souls', 'Only
Mistake', 'Something Must Break', 'Atmosphere', and 'Love
Will Tear Us Apart re-mix'. released in July 1995, reaching
UK no.16 |
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Touching
From A Distance - Ian Curtis & Joy Division |
| Deborah
Curtis |
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The superb biography of Ian Curtis by his widow, from his early
teenage years to his death by suicide on the eve of the group's
first American tour. It includes frank details about his affair
together with discography, gig list and lyrics. It's later turned
into a cinema biopic in 2007 by Anton
Corbijn (originally
released Sep 1995). |
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| 1996 |
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From
Joy Division To New Order - A Factory Story |
|
Mick Middles |
| the inside story
of Factory, containing interviews with New Order and Tony Wilson.
Re-published ase 'From Joy Division To New Order - The
True Story of Anthony H.Wilson and Factory Records',
to co-incide with the release of 24 Hour Party People (Aug 1996
& Mar 2002) |
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| 1997 |
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Heart
and Soul |
| This 4 CD box set
is a moreorless complete studio back catalogue, comprising 80
tracks including the Warsaw tracks, 'Ideal for Living EP', the
'Factory Sampler', 'Unknown Pleasures', 'Earcom 2', 'Licht und
Blindheit' and 'Closer' plus previously unreleased live material
recorded at the Factory, Manchester, the Bournemouth Winter
Gardens, YMCA Conference Centre and Lyceum Ballroom together
with previously unreleased sessions for RCA, Piccadilly Radio
and Genetic Records. With a few exceptions, everything Joy Division
recorded and released is contained here. Released 1997. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!! |
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| 2002 |
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The multi award-winning Michael Winterbottom movie,
'24 Hour Party People', tells the story of Tony
Wilson, Factory Records, The
Hacienda, Joy Division and The
Happy Mondays amongst others. |
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24
Hour Party People |
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Sean Harris plays a very convincing Ian Curtis
with the rest of the band being represented by John
Simm (Bernard Sumner), Ralf Little
(Peter Hook) and Tim Horrocks (Steven Morris).
An all star cast sees Paddy Considine play
Rob Gretton, Andy Serkis as Martin Hannett
and Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!! |
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the soundtrack
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trailer |
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| 2005 |
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True
Faith - An Armchair Guide to New Order, Joy Division,
Electronic, Revenge, Monaco and The Other Two |
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Dave Thompson and David Sultan |
| chronological
history of Joy Division, New Order and all the side projects
(Mar 2005) |
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| 2006 |
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Torn
Apart - The Life Of Ian Curtis |
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Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade |
| comprehensive
Ian Curtis bio with accounts from family, friends, and Annik
Honore (Apr 2006) |
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Shadowplayers
- Factory Records & Manchester Post Punk 1978-1981 |
James Nice's feature-length documentary tracing
the early history of Factory Records,
between 1978 and 1981. There are new interviews with Peter Hook,
Annik Honoré, Anthony H. Wilson, Peter Saville and many
others, whilst the DVD takes an in depth look at the riot at
the Joy Division concert at Bury in April 1980s and Ian Curtis's
suicide (Aug'06). |
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Under
Review |
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Unofficial documentary featuring rare footage and the 1979 Ian
Curtis
Castle Hotel interview. Mike Middles, Barney Hoskyns, Pat
Gilbert, John Robb, Lindsay Reade and David Stubbs contribute |
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| 2007
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Martin
Hannett's Personal Mixes |
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Unofficial CD release, criticised by the remaining band members,
who take legal action. It includes sound effects of the group
and Martin Hannett in the studio, plus some previously unreleased
mixes of Joy Division material - although there's not much difference
from the originals. (May 2007) |
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Bernard
Sumner: Confusion - Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus
the World |
|
David Nolan |
| An excellent biography
of the Joy Division guitarist with many great interviews (Aug
2007) |
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Unknown
Pleasures + Live at The Factory |
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The re-issue of the 1979 debut album , Joy Division's debut
album coincides with the
release of 'Control', Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis.
Remastered and re-issued on 17th September 2007 it features
the the extra CD, 'Live at The Factory, Manchester' |
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Closer
+ Live at The University of London |
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The re-issue of the 1980 album, Joy Division's debut album coincides
with the release
of 'Control', Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis.
Remastered and re-issued on 17th September 2007 it features
the the extra CD, 'Live at The University of London, 8th Feb
1980'. |
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Still
+ Live at High Wycombe Town Hall |
| The
re-issue of the 1981 Joy Division collection, coincides with
the release
of 'Control', Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis.
Remastered and re-issued on 17th September 2007 it features
the the extra CD, 'Live At High Wycombe Town Hall' |
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Unknown
Pleasures / Closer / Still Vinyl Box Set |
| This special Peter
Saville designed three-vinyl box set features all 3 Joy Division
albums, 'Unknown Pleasures', 'Closer' and 'Still'. Limited to
just 500, the re-issue coincides with the release of Anton Corbijn's
biopic of Ian Curtis. Released 17th September 2007 |
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Closer
To Control |
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Anton Corbijn |
| The photographic
account of the Ian Curtis biopic (Nov 2007) |
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Joy
Division - Piece By Piece - Writing About Joy
Division 1977-2007 |
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Paul Morley |
| A superb collection
of all Paul Morley's journalistic writings on the band throughout
his career, including his Ian Curtis obituary. It also includes
a new extensive essay about the band (Nov 2007) |
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