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Unknown PleasuresJoy Division
Punk & New Wave · 1970s

Unknown Pleasures — 1979

Joy Division

Released 1979Punk & New Wave
Classic

Stark, cavernous post-punk shaped by Martin Hannett's spacious production and Ian Curtis's haunted baritone. It still sounds isolated and modern decades on. A foundational record for goth, post-punk and everything that followed. Released in 1979, it set the tone for everything that followed.

On vinyl: Original '70s pressings vary widely in quality; check reviews of the specific reissue you're considering.

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