Joy Division only released two albums but they led the way out of punk rock and towards Madchester. This is a site for Joy Division fans with listings for all releases, concerts, books, videos etc
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Discography - our ever expanding list of Joy Division CDs, LPs and singles. With advice on what to buy.   Forthcoming releases & events - What's coming up in the world of Joy Division Audio, books, tribute nights etc Concerts - all the Joy Division concerts with poster scans, ticket scans, recollections and live tape information   Shopping - Our big list of web sites where you can buy new Joy Division CDs, rarities, posters, photos and other stuff Sessions and Rehearsals- Comprehensive info on all Joy Division sessions plus what little we know about rehearsals   Collectibles - the Joy Division T-Shirts, badges, and postcards we've seen over the years - both official and unofficial Bootlegs - every pressing of every Joy Division bootleg is listed here along with cover scans and comprehensive information   Books - scans and information about the many Joy Division books that have been published worldwide Band History - a three page biography of Joy Division written by Chris Warren with links to releases, sessions etc   Film, Video, Radio, Interviews - a listing of Joy Division appearances on film, TV, Video, radio and recorded interviews Ian Curtis Biography - his life story, his day job, and his death - plus information on Ian's Macclesfield, and his confirmation photo   Tribute Bands & Covers - hundreds of Joy Division cover versions but only a handful of tribute bands Band Members - a short biography for each member of Joy Division and their associates in the business   Scrapbook - mystery set list, Joy Division tattoos, interviews ... stuff that doesn't have a home on the site yet Places of Interest - locations associated with Ian Curtis and Joy Division in Macclesfield, Manchester, England and the Continent   Links to other sites - our favourite Joy Division related sites. Better than a Google search any day. Joy Division's Equipment - guitars, amps, bass, synthesisers, sequencers and harmonicas - they're all here   Interact - Message Board Twitter Joy Division Articles and Interviews - written for JD Central, by fans for fans   Search this site - with our built in search engine
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12 Sept Interviewing the interviewer On 28th February 1980 "Spider" interviewed Ian Curtis in a room above the Warehouse Preston while the rest of the band sound checked for the evening's gig. The interview, known variously as the Radio Blackburn or Radio Lancashire interview on bootleg copies was conducted for BBC Radio Blackburn's "Spin Off" programme. Mark Gale recently caught up with Spider and interviewed him about what turned out to be Ian Curtis's last ever interview.       Closer 40th Anniversary £19.99 30 Aug Unpublished photos Previously unpublished photos of Joy Division at the Moonlight Club 3rd April 1980- have appeared on Reddit. Reddit user burnt-marmite says they were taken by his father, who was a close friend and workmate of Tony Wilson at Granada. R$ 49,00 (Euros 8.30) 28 Aug Another bootleg Listing added for Exercise One bootleg LP. Recorded live at the Nashville Ballroom September 1979      14 Aug Full 1979 interview published for the first time      In February 1979 Bob Dickinson recorded an interview with Joy Division for the New Manchester Review in his mother's cassette recorder. He was stopped by the police on the way home and accused of stealing it. When he explained he'd been interviewing Joy Division they said ""Never heard of them". He continued, explaining he was writing the interview for a fortnightly magazine called New Manchester Review. "That commie rag" they said, and let him go. The recording has never surfaced but we've added a listing for it which includes, for the first time, publication of the full transcript. Many thanks to Bob Dickinson and Jon Savage. £17.64  13 Aug New Stephen Morris book - out 12 November RRP £20 Following the success of Record Play Pause, Volume 1 of Stephen Morris's memoirs, Constable books will publish Volume 2 entitled Fast Forward on 12 November this year. RRP £20 and currently available for pre-order from Amazon at £17.60       Meanwhile the paperback version of Record Play Pause will be published 3 September. Amazon pre-order price £8.49    Disorder Listing added for Disorder bootleg LP which features the High Hall, Birmingham concert that was officially released on Still      28 July New Brazilian book Listing added for Closer: Testamento Musical by Arlindo Gonçalves which features historical essays, fiction, reports of creative processes, photographs and illustrations, Portuguese langauge 27 July Bootleg test pressing Listing added for Live at Ajanta Theatre Derby U.K. 19.4.1980 which appears to be the test pressing for a forthcoming reissue of the 2003 Beginning of The End bootleg LP.           13 July New French Book Listing added for Ian Curtis - Twenty-Four Hours french book by Diego Gil 03 July Baby Face Listing added for 2017 reissue of the Warsaw CD      22 June Beware counterfeits Listing added for a 2020 Love Will Tear Us Apart counterfeit 12". Unlike many pirate copies this one tries pretty hard to look like an official release.      21 June 20 copy bootleg Listing added for Warsaw - The Lost,  Complete 1977 Recordings - a double LP featuring complete Warsaw rehearsal, demo and live recordings available from 1977. Limited to 20 copies.      20 June Rare publication Listing added for Welcome to The Atrocity Exhibition 1982 song lyrics leaflet by Glenn Bennett. Only about 30 copies were made. 15 June Bury Riot Gabby Higgs' photos added to the Derby Hall, Bury gig listing. Many thanks to her and her brother Matthew (C) Gabby Higgs 11 June Nashville Listing added for Nashville Ballroom bootleg LP      06 June TR3 Advert for TR3 gig on cancelled US tour added thanks to Philip Kret 05 June The first Dutch Joy Division book Listing added for Marc Schoorl's new book 20 May Warsaw revisited We have spent a significant amount of our COVID lockdown completely revising and updating the Warsaw bootleg LP listings. It’s been quite a task uploading loads more pictures and information and we now have a different opinion about which one was the original based on the recollections of someone who was there at the time, Portobello Market as it happens.                  £8.99  19 May Unpublished Joy Division photo surfaces Stephen Lock took this photo at the Moonlight Club 3rd April 1980. He attended all three concerts at the venue but hadn't planned to take photos Photo (C) Steven Lock and reproduced here with permission £18.51  18 May 40 years ago today we lost a genius Rest in Peace Ian Curtis who died on this day 1980. If only he'd known ... Photo (C) Andrew Davis We have added Excessive Flashpoints - An Inside Portrait of Ian Curtis and Joy Division by Kanthe  to our articles and interviews section. It gives a unique perspective on the fragmented nature of Ian's life 17 May Unpublished Ian Curtis photo surfaces after 40 years A photo of Ian Curtis leaving the stage at the end of Joy Division's last Manchester Concert, at the Russell Club 11 April 1980 has surfaced. (C) Raynard Toombs and reproduced here with permission. 15 May It's fun to stay ... Listing added for YMCA 2-8-79 bootleg LP released 2013           13 May Closer 40th Anniversary ... Closer 40th Anniversary Edition to be released 17 July on crystal clear vinyl. Transmission, Atmosphere and Love Will Tear Us Apart singles will also be reissued with remastered audio. The complete bundle is available for pre-order at £39.99       11 May We Were Strangers Listing added for the We Were Strangers picture disc bootleg from 2019. £14.99 10 May Unpublished 1978 Joy Division photos surface Five unpublished colour photos of Joy Division at the Hope and Anchor, London December 1978 have surfaced on Facebook. Jonathan Crabb took the photos using a Kodak Instamatic and remembers only about 30 people attended the gig. Click here to see the full set on his Facebook page.   Bootleg listings added for Asylum Doors, Twenty Four Hours, Live at Malvern Winter Gardens, April 5th 1980, and All Love Lost. Click images for more info:                24 Apr Pirate 2LP added Listing added for 2019's Singles 1978-1980 double LP      24 Apr I remember, when we were young Anthony Newton remembers seeing Joy Division at the Playhouse Theatre, Nottingham. This gig has never been well documented and we're building up a picture of what it was like from people's recollections. A few years ago we thought Buzzcocks played but now we know John Cooper Clarke did two sets with a short, probably unannounced, Joy Division performance sandwiched in the middle. These details are important to us - so if you were there too, please get in touch. 19 Apr Paradiso Listing added for New Dawn Fades 2LP bootleg from 2015    £94.22 inc P&P  17 Apr High Wycombe Listing added for Live at Town Hall, High Wycombe 20th February 1980 bootleg LP. All tracks on this were officially released on the 2007 version of Still 16 Apr 2014 bootlegs Listings added for Exercise One, and Demos and Rare Tracks bootlegs from 2014. Essentially the same record, but with different labels, in two different sleeves      15 Apr Warsaw Listing added for Warsaw - An Ideal For Living - The Demos. Released in 2018 this LP features the RCA album sessions and five early demos from 1977. 12 Apr Limited editions Listings added for the 2019 Europa and Eindhoven bootlegs. These were extremely limited editions featuring essentially the same records but Europa was pressed on different vinyl colours and  Eindoven was black vinyl with a free CD and postcard / photo inserts. The CD was also released separately.      11 Apr One LP two titles Listings added for the 2014 Ceremony and Live bootleg LPs. These are the same record in two different sleeves:      10 Apr Moonlighting Listing added for Moonlight Club CD 2019 reissue. 8 Apr Set lists Listing for Factory 11 April 1980 updated with the planned set list as documented in Rob Gretton's notebooks. Thanks to TJ for pointing it out. Potential set list for Eric's 16 February 1979 added 7 Apr Ink More Joy Division tattoos added thanks to Eve Severe and Martyn Jones      Blu-ray £9.24 5 Apr Unpublished photos Omega Auctions 28th April 2020 - lots to include unseen photographs from Joy Division's last Manchester concert - sold with copyright. Starting price £500. Decades of Devotion Rob Summerfield £5.99 4 Apr Four Decades On the 40th anniversary of Joy Division's Rainbow concert, two audio tracks have surfaced from a private recording: Decades Atrocity Exhibition   3 Apr Driven up the wall We asked Stephen Morris about the infamous Band on The Wall tape, the one attributed to various dates, and we've updated our listing with his opinion 1 Apr Contrôle Listing added for the French FNAC Joy Division Control book and DVD set 27 Mar Tattoos More Joy Division tattoos added to the site 26 Mar Final Ceremony Another pirate Ceremony listing added. This one is yesterdays 10" on black vinyl and in a different sleeve 25 Mar Pirate Ceremony Listing added for Ceremony / In a Lonely Place bootleg 10". Similar to the one posted yesterday but the B side track is a different version. 24 Mar Graveyard Studio Listing added for Ceremony / In a Lonely Place bootleg 12". Featuring the tracks previously released on the official Heart and Soul box set this 12" tries hard to look like an official release. 23 Mar Live at the Lyceum Listing added for Lyceum CD, a reissue of the Live at The Lyceum double LP 22 Mar Appropriate title for our times Listing added for Incubation LP. Features the concert at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion November 1979, including the sound check. Released on picture disc, and black vinyl in two different covers           21 Mar Inked Two more Joy Division tattoos added to the site    20 Mar Another black and white bootleg cover Listing added for Joy Division Live at The University of London Union 2019 bootleg LP 7 Mar Unlisted Joy Division concert discovered OK, it's a gig Joy Division pulled out of but Geordie Mick, Australia has sent us this previously unseen flyer for a concert with John Cooper Clarke at Newcastle Guildhall in June 1979. The concert went ahead without Joy Division for whatever reason. 6 Mar High Wycombe update Ticket scan added to the High Wycombe concert with Killing Joke - with thanks to Paul Lewis from the Wycombegigs web site 2 Mar Not this time Listing updated for the shelved 2007 Joy Division All The Time movie. 29 Feb New French book Listing added for Joy Division Sessions 1977-1981 by by Pierre-Frédéric Charpentier. 28 Feb Another bootleg Listing added for Waiting For Our Sight LP featuring the Ajanta concert minus the encore jam with Section 25. 14 Feb 40 copy bootleg box set Listing added for Joy Division Studio Sessions Vol 1 - 3, a three LP bootleg box set from 2009       08 Feb A - Z Listing added for Joy Division & New Order - de A à Z,  a 2003 French book by Bertrand Dermoncourt.  This was one of the "Les Guides MusicBook" series which covered numerous bands and musical artists. 05 Feb Electric Ballroom bootleg This is The Room bootleg LP and CD listings added (No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. £42.99 inc P&P and mp3 rip 22 Jan Give a little Heart and Soul Heart & Soul - Critical Essays on Joy Division, book listing added to the site 20 Jan 2020 Sharpen up the black pencils ... 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