Closer is a 1980 album by Joy Division. It was the band's second and final album, after Unknown Pleasures. It is considered an important album in the post-punk movement. The album was scheduled to be released on May 8, 1980, but ended up arriving in stores in July, shortly after lead singer Ian Curtis' suicide. The record was originally released on the Factory Records label as a 12" LP and reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart. Cover of the Joy Division album Closer. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Britannia Row Studios is a recording studio located in London, England, N1. ... Islington is an inner-city district in north London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Martin Hannet (right) with Bernard Sumner in Cargo Studio, Rochdale (1979) Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 – April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. ... Still is a compilation of rare Joy Division songs, along with a recording of their last ever performance which took place at Birmingham University on the 2nd of May 1980. ... The following is a list of items with recorded Factory Records numbers. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... Image File history File links Warningstripe_lightgrey. ... Image File history File links Warningstripe_lightgrey. ... Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ...

Closer, produced by Martin Hannett, has a sound which is both lusher and more sombre than Unknown Pleasures, with more use of synthesizers and studio effects. Many of its songs have a despairing, funereal feel, and its cover art appears to reflect this. The album cover was designed by Martyn Atkins and Peter Saville, with photography from Bernard Pierre Wolff. The cemetery on the cover is Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno in Genoa, Italy. Martin Hannet (right) with Bernard Sumner in Cargo Studio, Rochdale (1979) Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 – April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, phase distortion, or Scanned synthesis. ... Peter Saville (born 1955 in Manchester[1]) is an English graphic designer based in London. ... Genoa (Genova [] in Italian - Zena [] in Genoese) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ...

The opening track, "Atrocity Exhibition", shares its name with The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard, a book that Curtis read and loved, but only after writing the bulk of the song. In 2003, the album was ranked number 157 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Cover for the first edition of The Atrocity Exhibition. ... James Graham Ballard (born November 18, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British novelist. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Promotional Book Cover The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

All songs composed by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

Track listing

1. "Atrocity Exhibition" – 6:06
2. "Isolation" – 2:53
3. "Passover" – 4:46
4. "Colony" – 3:55
5. "A Means to an End" – 4:07
6. "Heart and Soul" – 5:51
7. "Twenty Four Hours" – 4:26
8. "The Eternal" – 6:07
9. "Decades" – 6:09

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Personnel

• Ian Curtis - vocals, guitar on "Heart and Soul"
• Bernard Sumner - guitar, synthesizers, bass on "Atrocity Exhibition"
• Peter Hook - bass, guitar on "Atrocity Exhibition"
• Stephen Morris - drums
• Martin Hannett - producer, engineer
• Michael Johnson - assistant engineer
• Bernard Pierre Wolff - photography
• John Caffery - engineer

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External links

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• Every version of 'Closer' available worldwide
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