Unknown Pleasures

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Unknown Pleasures
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Studio album by Joy Division
Released	June 15, 1979
Recorded	April 1–17, 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport
Genre	Post-punk
Length	39:24
Label	Factory - FACT 10
Producer	Martin Hannett, Joy Division
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Image:5 stars.svg link NME (10/10) link Scene Point Blank (10.0/10) link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone Image:4 stars.svg link Uncut Image:Stars10100.svg Pitchfork Media (10.0/10) link
Joy Division chronology
Unknown Pleasures (1979) Closer (1980)

Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. It was produced by Martin Hannett and recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Reissues 3 Cover and label 4 Track listing 4.1 Side one: Outside 4.2 Side two: Inside 4.3 2007 remaster: Warner / 2564697789 (UK) 4.3.1 CD One: Unknown Pleasures 4.3.2 CD Two: Live At The Factory 5 Personnel 6 External links

[edit] Reception

Unknown Pleasures reached #71 in the UK charts in August 1980 in the aftermath of Ian Curtis' death.

In 2000 Q magazine placed Unknown Pleasures at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s, and, upon its re-release in 2007, received the rare accolade of 10/10. In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #8 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'.

[edit] Reissues

This album, along with Closer and Still has been remastered and was released on September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17). The remaster comes packaged with a bonus live disc, recorded at The Factory, Manchester, on April 11, 1980 (1980-04-11).

[edit] Cover and label

The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally drawn with black lines on a white background. [1] It presents exactly 100 successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered, PSR 1919+21 (often referred to in the context of this album by its older name, CP 1919). The cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan. The back cover of the album contains no track listings, leaving a blank table where one would expect the listings to be.

The original LP release contained no track information on the labels, nor the traditional "side one" and "side two" designations. The ostensible "side one" was labeled Outside and displayed a reproduction of the image on the album cover, while the other side was labeled Inside and displayed the same image with the colors reversed (black-on-white). Near the inner groove of the Inside is etched in script: "I've been looking for a guide", a reference to the song, "Disorder". The Outside and Inside designations were also used on the inner sleeve.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by Joy Division.

[edit] Side one: Outside

1. "Disorder" – 3:32
2. "Day of the Lords" – 4:49
3. "Candidate" – 3:05
4. "Insight" – 4:29
5. "New Dawn Fades" – 4:47

[edit] Side two: Inside

1. "She's Lost Control" – 3:57
2. "Shadowplay" – 3:55
3. "Wilderness" – 2:38
4. "Interzone" – 2:16
5. "I Remember Nothing" – 5:53

[edit] 2007 remaster: Warner / 2564697789 (UK)

[edit] CD One: Unknown Pleasures

1. "Disorder" – 3:32
2. "Day of the Lords" – 4:49
3. "Candidate" – 3:05
4. "Insight" – 4:29
5. "New Dawn Fades" – 4:47
6. "She's Lost Control" – 3:57
7. "Shadowplay" – 3:55
8. "Wilderness" – 2:38
9. "Interzone" – 2:16
10. "I Remember Nothing" – 5:53

[edit] CD Two: Live At The Factory

1. "Dead Souls"
2. "The Only Mistake"
3. "Insight"
4. "Candidate"
5. "Wilderness"
6. "She's Lost Control"
7. "Shadowplay"
8. "Disorder"
9. "Interzone"
10. "Atrocity Exhibition"
11. "Novelty"
12. "Transmission"

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Curtis – vocals, guitar on "I Remember Nothing"
• Bernard Sumner – guitar, keyboards
• Peter Hook – bass, second vocalist on "Interzone"
• Stephen Morris – drums, percussion

[edit] External links

• Unknown Pleasures in details
• Ian Curtis and Joy Division Fans Club
• Joy Division site

v • d • e Joy Division
Ian Curtis • Bernard Sumner • Peter Hook • Stephen Morris Terry Mason • Tony Tabac • Steve Brotherdale
Albums	Unknown Pleasures • Closer
Compilations	Still • Substance • Warsaw • Permanent • Heart and Soul
Live Albums	Preston Warehouse • Les Bains Douches  • Let The Movie Begin • The Peel Sessions • Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings
Singles & EPs	An Ideal for Living • Transmission • Licht und Blindheit • Komakino • Love Will Tear Us Apart • Atmosphere/She's Lost Control
Related	Discography • Factory Records • The Haçienda • 24 Hour Party People • Martin Hannett • Peter Saville • Tony Wilson • Rob Gretton • Alan Erasmus • New Order • Control

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