Unknown Pleasures
Studio album by Joy Division
Released	June 15, 1979
Recorded	April 1–17, 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport
Genre	Post-punk
Length	39:24
Label	Factory - FACT 10
Producer	Martin Hannett, Joy Division
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (10/10) link Scene Point Blank (10.0/10) link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link Pitchfork Media (10.0/10) link
Joy Division chronology
Unknown Pleasures (1979) Closer (1980)

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Reception

Unknown Pleasures reached #71 in the UK charts in August 1980 in the aftermath of Ian Curtis' death. Ian Kevin Curtis (July 15, 1956 – May 18, 1980) was the vocalist and lyricist of the band Joy Division, which he helped form in 1977 in Manchester, England. ...

In 2000 Q magazine placed Unknown Pleasures at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s, and, upon its re-release in 2007, received the rare accolade of 10/10. In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #8 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'. Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music. ...

Reissues

This album, along with Closer and Still has been remastered and was released on September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17). The remaster comes packaged with a bonus live disc, recorded at The Factory, Manchester, on April 11, 1980 (1980-04-11). Closer is a 1980 album by Joy Division. ... Still is a compilation album by Joy Division, consisting of rare songs along with a recording of their last ever performance which took place at High Hall Birmingham University on 2 May 1980. ... Remaster (and its derivations, frequently found in the phrases digitally remastered or digital remastering) is a word and concept ushered into the mass consciousness via the digital age, although it had existed before then. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Cover and label

The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally drawn with black lines on a white background. [1] It presents exactly 100 successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered, PSR 1919+21 (often referred to in the context of this album by its older name, CP 1919). The cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan. The back cover of the album contains no track listings, leaving a blank table where one would expect the listings to be. It has been suggested that Radio pulsar be merged into this article or section. ... PSR 1919+21 is a pulsar with a period of 1. ... Peter Saville (born 1955 in Manchester[1]) is an English graphic designer based in London. ...

The original LP release contained no track information on the labels, nor the traditional "side one" and "side two" designations. The ostensible "side one" was labeled Outside and displayed a reproduction of the image on the album cover, while the other side was labeled Inside and displayed the same image with the colors reversed (black-on-white). Near the inner groove of the Inside is etched in script: "I've been looking for a guide", a reference to the song, "Disorder". The Outside and Inside designations were also used on the inner sleeve.

Track listing

Music sample:

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Sample of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" from Unknown Pleasures

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Sample of "She's Lost Control" from Unknown Pleasures

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All songs were written by Joy Division.

Side one: Outside

1. "Disorder" – 3:32
2. "Day of the Lords" – 4:49
3. "Candidate" – 3:05
4. "Insight" – 4:29
5. "New Dawn Fades" – 4:47

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Side two: Inside

1. "She's Lost Control" – 3:57
2. "Shadowplay" – 3:55
3. "Wilderness" – 2:38
4. "Interzone" – 2:16
5. "I Remember Nothing" – 5:53

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2007 remaster: Warner / 2564697789 (UK)

CD One: Unknown Pleasures

1. "Disorder" – 3:32
2. "Day of the Lords" – 4:49
3. "Candidate" – 3:05
4. "Insight" – 4:29
5. "New Dawn Fades" – 4:47
6. "She's Lost Control" – 3:57
7. "Shadowplay" – 3:55
8. "Wilderness" – 2:38
9. "Interzone" – 2:16
10. "I Remember Nothing" – 5:53

CD Two: Live At The Factory

1. "Dead Souls"
2. "The Only Mistake"
3. "Insight"
4. "Candidate"
5. "Wilderness"
6. "She's Lost Control"
7. "Shadowplay"
8. "Disorder"
9. "Interzone"
10. "Atrocity Exhibition"
11. "Novelty"
12. "Transmission"

Personnel

• Ian Curtis – vocals, guitar on "I Remember Nothing"
• Bernard Sumner – guitar, keyboards
• Peter Hook – bass, second vocalist on "Interzone"
• Stephen Morris – drums, percussion

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External links

• Unknown Pleasures in details
• Ian Curtis and Joy Division Fans Club
• Joy Division site