Joy Division was a British post-punk band from Manchester. Founded in 1976 as Warsaw, they changed their name to Joy Division in 1978 with their first release, An Ideal For Living. The Band existed until the tragic death of their charismatic singer Ian Curtis on 18 May 1980. Joy Division were: Ian Curtis (†), (vocals), [...]
Factory Records FAC XXV-FAC 25-1980/81 Original UK Pressung 1980, Original GER Pressung 1981, Reissues 2007, 2020 In Mint Magazine No. 34 of February 2020, Frank Wonneberg takes on Joy Division’s first album “Unknown Pleasures” in his usual professional manner. In this wonderful essay, Frank distils, to my great surprise, the German first edition as the [...]
Factory Records FAC XXV-FAC 25-1980/81 Original UK Pressung 1980, Original D Pressung 1981, Reissues 2007, 2020 Im Mint Magazin Nr. 34 vom Februar 2020 nimmt sich Frank Wonneberg in gewohnt professioneller Weise des Joy Division Erstwerks „Unknown Pleasures“ an. In diesem wunderbaren Aufsatz destilliert Frank zu meiner großen Überraschung hörtechnisch ausgerechnet die deutsche Erstausgabe zum [...]
