Joy Division - Closer (1980) [Full Album]

Closer is the second and final studio album by the English post-punk band Joy Division, released on 18 July 1980 by Factory Records. Produced by Martin Hannett, it was released two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis. The album reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at No. 3 in New Zealand in September 1981. Closer was also named NME Album of the Year. It was remastered and re-released in 2007.

Today, Closer is widely recognised as a seminal release of the post-punk era. Following the release of the non-album single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in June 1980, the remaining members re-formed as New Order.

Tracklist:
01. Atrocity Exhibition 00:00
02. Isolation 06:06
03. Passover 08:59
04. Colony 13:46
05. A Means to an End 17:41
06. Heart and Soul 21:49
07. Twenty Four Hours 27:41
08. The Eternal 32:07
09. Decades 38:15

Joy Division
Ian Curtis – vocals, guitar (track 6), melodica (track 9)
Bernard Sumner – guitar (all except tracks 1 and 6), bass guitar (track 1), synthesizers (tracks 2, 6, 8, and 9)
Peter Hook – bass guitar (all except track 1), guitar (track 1), six-string bass guitar (tracks 3, 6, and 8)
Stephen Morris – drums (all except tracks 2 and 8), electronic drums (tracks 2, 4, 8, 9), percussion (all except track 2)

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