Joy Division

Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (Collectors Edition) (1979/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:23:56 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino

Unknown Pleasures is the 1979 debut by the influential Manchester quartet. This landmark release is packed full of energy and passion. Featuring bold and powerful performances, Unknown Pleasures includes the monumental hits, “Disorder,” “She’s Lost Control” and “Interzone.” The album, not only one of music’s greatest debuts, is also one of the best albums ever released. It is included on various “Greatest Albums” lists including Rolling Stone, Spin, Q, NME, MOJO and more. This Collector’s Edition expanded with a second disc featuring their live concert at the “Factory” on 13th July 1979.

Chart History/Awards:
– One of Rolling Stone’s “50 Coolest Records.”
– One of Q’s “100 Greatest British Albums.”
– One of NME’s “Top 30 Heartbreak Albums.”
– One of MOJO’s “Top 50 Punk Albums.”
– One of NME’s “Greatest Albums of All Time.”
– One of Spin’s “50 Most Essential Punk Records.”
– AllMusic.com – 5 out of 5 stars.

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Joy Division – Closer (Collectors Edition) (1980/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:35:51 minutes | 2,08 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © WM UK

U.K. post-punk icons, Joy Division, had an immense and profound impact on contemporary music. Closer is their acclaimed gothic-rock masterpiece. Released in 1980, the album was NME’s “Album of the Year.” Produced by Martin Hannett, the recording continues where the first album left off with standouts including “Heart And Soul,” “Isolation” and “Twenty Four Hours”.

Chart History/Awards:
– One of Pitchfork’s “Best Albums of the 1980s”.
– One of Slant Magazine’s “Best Albums of the 1980s”.
– One of Q’s “Forty Best Albums of the 1980s”.
– One of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
– AllMusic.com – 5 out of 5 stars.

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Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (Collectors Edition) (1979/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:24:05 minutes | 1,83 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Rhino

Unknown Pleasures is the 1979 debut by the influential Manchester quartet. This landmark release is packed full of energy and passion. Featuring bold and powerful performances, Unknown Pleasures includes the monumental hits, “Disorder,” “She’s Lost Control” and “Interzone.” The album, not only one of music’s greatest debuts, is also one of the best albums ever released. It is included on various “Greatest Albums” lists including Rolling Stone, Spin, Q, NME, MOJO and more. This Collector’s Edition expanded with a second disc featuring their live concert at the “Factory” on 13th July 1979.

Chart History/Awards:
– One of Rolling Stone’s “50 Coolest Records.”
– One of Q’s “100 Greatest British Albums.”
– One of NME’s “Top 30 Heartbreak Albums.”
– One of MOJO’s “Top 50 Punk Albums.”
– One of NME’s “Greatest Albums of All Time.”
– One of Spin’s “50 Most Essential Punk Records.”
– AllMusic.com – 5 out of 5 stars.
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Joy Division – Substance (1988/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:08:25 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | @ Rhino

Substance is a compilation album featuring singles by the 1970’s English rock band Joy Division. The compilation was originally released in 1988, it peaked at number 7 on the UK charts and made it to the Billboard 200 chart at number 146. The singles are taken from four EPs: An Ideal for Living, A Factory Sample, Earcom 2: Contradiction and Licht und Blindheit. The record also includes a few singles that were previously unreleased on albums by the group. (more…)