JOY DIVISION – CLOSER LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1980 ORIG TRANSLUCENT VINYL PUNK INDIE IAN CURTIS

Joy Division – Closer
(Factory Records  1980  FACT25)
Matrix No’s: FACT25A1 Old Blue?/FACT25B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle – few light clicks on the intro to Decades)

G&L Textured Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light rubbing, a few marks along opening edge, faint sign of sticker mark top right & some wear to opening edge corners
Round Cornered Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– couple of small marks on one side at edge

VINYL IS TRANSLUCENT RED
IF YOU HOLD THE VINYL UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE RED COLOUR

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band consisted of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bass player Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris.

Closer is the second and final studio album by the English post-punk band Joy Division. It was released on 18 July 1980, through record label Factory, following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis two months earlier. Closer is one of the first albums that was reviewed with the “gothic rock” genre.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner).

Personnel

Joy Division

• Ian Curtis – lead vocals, melodica on “Decades”
• Bernard Sumner – guitar, synthesizers, bass guitar on “Atrocity Exhibition”
• Peter Hook – bass guitar, six-string bass guitar on “Passover”, “Heart and Soul” and “The Eternal”, guitar on “Atrocity Exhibition”
• Stephen Morris – drums, electronic drums, percussion

Production

• Martin Hannett – production, engineering
• Michael Johnson – engineering assistance
• John Caffery – engineering