Closer (Joy Division album)
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Closer is the second and final studio album by the English rock band Joy Division, released on 18 July 1980 by Factory Records. Produced by Martin Hannett, it was recorded two months before and releas
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The Appiani family tomb, as seen in the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Italy. It was sculpted by Demetrio Paernio in 1910. A photograph of this tomb adorns the cover of Closer.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
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"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the English rock band Joy Division, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis' marital problems and struggl
Closer (Joy Division album)
…and re-released in 2007. Today, Closer is widely recognised as a seminal release of the post-punk era. Following the release of the non-album single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in June 1980, the remaining members re-formed as New Order. The songs on Closer were mostly written or structured during jam sessions in the band's…
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