Joy Division discography
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The discography of English post-punk band Joy Division consists of two studio albums, five live albums, twelve compilation albums, three extended plays, and five singles. The list does not include material performed by former members of Joy Division that was recorded as New Order (formed by the surviving members of the band after the death of singer Ian Curtis) or related side projects.
Joy Division was formed in 1976 by Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook after attending a June 1976 Sex Pistols concert. The first official release as Joy Division was an extended play, An Ideal for Living (1978). After releasing four singles, they released their debut studio album, Unknown Pleasures (1979). It entered the national charts of New Zealand, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italia, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, and was certified silver by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, Recorded Music NZ, and British Phonographic Industry.
On 18 May 1980, the eve of the band's first North American tour, Curtis was found dead in his home. The band's second and final album, Closer (1980), was released two months later to critical acclaim, charting in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, German, Ireland, Italia, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland. The band re-formed as New Order, with Sumner on vocals; they later recruited Stephen Morris's girlfriend Gillian Gilbert as keyboardist and second guitarist.
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