Closer, the band's 1980 sophomore album released two months after the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, continued where the first album left off, with "Heart And Soul", "Isolation", and "Twenty Four Hours".
This record preserves a live Joy Division gig in High Wycombe from Feb 1980 (the Mancunian band being supported by a slot of cult heroes like Killing Joke, A Certain Ratio and Section 25).
This is the full Paradiso Jan. 11, 1980 concert which has never yet been released. This is the full concert, cut from the Original Master Tape and now a double LP. It comes with a general jacket and with unseen photos of Ian Curtis.
"Tied to a film-related renewed interest in the band, Joy Division's three formative, formidable works get cleaned up and reissued in deluxe form." -Pitchfork
Joy Division's dark, brooding sound has inspired more artists than could be listed. With the sad passing of Ian Curtis, from the ashes rose New Order; the same core band but with a new fresh approach.
