JOY DIVISION – CLOSER LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK IAN CURTIS INDIE PUNK

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)

G&L Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– a little ringwear rubbing near top & a couple of small marks
Square Cornered Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– small discolouration mark on each side

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