Transmissions - Eindhoven 18th January 1980

Joy Division were an English post-punk band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.

Sumner and Hook formed the band after attending a June 1976 Sex Pistols concert. While Joy Division's first recordings were heavily influenced by early punk rock, they soon developed a sparse sound and style that made them one of the pioneering groups of the post-punk genre and movement. Their self-released 1978 debut EP An Ideal For Living drew the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson, who signed them to his independent label Factory Records. Their debut album Unknown Pleasures, recorded with producer Martin Hannett, was released in 1979.

Tracklisting

Side 1

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart

2. Digital

3. New Dawn Fades

4. These Days

5. Ice Age

6. Dead Souls

Side 2

1. Disorder

2. Day Of The Lords

3. Autosuggestion

4. She's Lost Control

5. Transmission

6. Atmosphere