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Godfathers of alternative rock, Joy Division reinvented music in the post-punk era, creating a new sound--dark, hypnotic, and intense--that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead, and numerous others. The story is now legendary: in 1980, on the heels of their groundbreaking debut, Unknown Pleasures, and on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the band was rent asunder by the tragic death of their enigmatic lead singer, Ian Curtis. Yet in the mere three years they were together, Joy Division produced two landmark albums and a handful of singles--including the iconic anthem "Love Will…
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5 editions- Paperback · English · 2013Simon & Schuster Ltd · 9781849833608
- Paperback · English · 2013It Books · 400 pages · 9780062222572
- Other · English · 2013Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy DivisionIt Books · 386 pages · 9780062222565
- Other · English · 2013HarperCollins Publishers · 400 pages · 9780062222589
- Other · English · 2012Simon & Schuster · 318 pages · 9780857202154
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