{"product_id":"chapter-and-verse-new-order-joy-division","title":"Chapter and verse - New Order, Joy Division","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Sumner\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding member and guitarist of Joy Division and the lead singer of New Order, has been famous over the years for his reticence. An integral part of the Manchester music scene since the late 1970s, his is the definitive version of the events that created two of the most influential bands of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter and Verse\u003c\/em\u003e includes a vivid and illuminating account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Bernard describes the formation of New Order, takes us behind the scenes at the birth of classics such as \"\u003cem\u003eBlue Monday\u003c\/em\u003e\", and gives his first-hand account of the ecstasy and the agony of the Haçienda days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes moving, often hilarious, and occasionally completely out of control, this is a tale populated by some of the most colorful and creative characters in music history, such as Ian Curtis, Tony Wilson, Rob Gretton, and Martin Hannett. Others have told parts of the story, in film and book form. Now, for the first time, \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Sumner\u003c\/strong\u003e gives you chapter and verse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"random house","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50466661531979,"sku":"389971","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4757987c-ace0-4755-9927-77d7c50c4e2b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727318607","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/chapter-and-verse-new-order-joy-division","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}