Joy Division

Joy Division

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Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Their debut album Unknown Pleasures was released in 1979. Curtis suffered from personal problems and…

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Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Their debut album Unknown Pleasures was released in 1979. Curtis suffered from personal problems and committed suicide on the band's first American tour in May 1980. The remaining members regrouped under the name New Order and became hugely successful.

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Manchester Passion(2006)

Self

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Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner, and Joy Division in Joy Division (2007)Ian Curtis and Joy Division