Closer [LP] [LP] [VINYL]

The highly acclaimed U.K. post-punk band Joy Division was originally called Warsaw. Formed in Manchester, England in the late 1970s, the group consisted of Ian Curtis on vocals, Bernard Albrecht (aka Sumner, aka Dicken) on guitar, Peter Hook on bass and Stephen Morris on drums. Hook, Albrecht and Curtis hooked up at a local concert and later formed the group Warsaw. The band's name was taken from a David Bowie-Brian Eno composition, InchWarszawaInch. The 5 bonus tracks on this album are demos cut by the group at Pennine Studios in Manchester on July 18, 1977 with Steve Brotherdale on drums. The first eleven tracks presented here were the result of a recording session for that album that took place in early May of1978. Rehearsals leading up to the session resulted in two new songs being added to the group's existing repertoire InchInterzoneInch and InchTransmission.Inch InchInterzoneInch was based on the backing track of the song InchKeep On Keepin' On, Inch to which the band added their own lyrics. The result was a song distinctively their own. InchTransmissionInch was written by the band during the final week of rehearsals. The first verse contains a quotation from Alistair Crowley's The Book Of Thoth. The two recordings are interesting renditions of songs which would later became famous. Album Tracks 1. The Drawback 2. Leaders of Men 3. They Walked in Line 4. Failures 5. Novelty 6. No Love Lost 7. Transmission 8. Living in the Ice Age 9. Interzone 10. Warsaw 11. Shadowplay 12. As You Said 13. Inside the Line 14. Gutz 15. At a Later Date 16. The Kill 17. You're No Good for Me

Double vinyl LP pressing. Despite an incredibly short recording career Joy Division remarkably have stood the test of time in terms of influential British bands. Their dark, brooding sound has inspired more artists than could be listed and their continued adoration today is testament to the forward thinking yet inward projected music and lyricism of a young band on the brink of success yet unsure of how to deal with it. With the sad passing of Ian Curtis, from the ashes rose New Order; the same core band but with a new fresh approach to their chosen career path. Loud, colorful and full of life. Album Tracks 1. Transmission (2011 Total Version) - By Joy Division 2. Love Will Tear Us Apart (2011 Total Version) - By Joy Division 3. Isolation (2011 Total Version) - By Joy Division 4. She's Lost Control (2011 Total Version) - By Joy Division 5. Atmosphere (2011 Total Version) - By Joy Division 1. Ceremony (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 2. Temptation - By New Order 3. Blue Monday (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 1. Thieves Like Us (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 2. The Perfect Kiss (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 3. Bizarre Love Triangle (2011 Total Version) [Shep Pettibone 7" Remix] - By New Order 4. True Faith (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 5. Fine Time (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 1. World in Motion (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 2. Regret (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 3. Crystal (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 4. Krafty (2011 Total Version) - By New Order 5. Hellbent (2011 Total Version) - By New Order