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Joy Division were an English Rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford , Greater Manchester . The band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals), Bernard Sumner (guitar),Sumner was also credited as "Bernard Dicken", "Bernard Albrecht", and "Bernard Albrecht-Dicken" on Joy Division releases Peter Hook (bass), and Stephen Morris (drums). With their dark, cavernous sound and use of Guitar s, throbbing Bass , and Electronics , they pioneered the Post-punk sound of the late 1970s. In May 1980, after the suicide of Ian Curtis, the remaining members reformed as New Order and went on to achieve much critical and commercial success. Though the group achieved only modest success during their career, and released only just two official albums, they have since been acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential bands of their era. Thom Jurek writes, "They left just a small bit of music and an echo that still rings".Jurek, Thom. " Heart and Soul ". " All Music ". Retrieved on 05 July , 2007 . HISTORY Formation Sumner and Hook attended a Sex Pistols show at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4 June 1976 . While only 35 to 40 people were in attendance, the performance that night has been credited with igniting the Manchester music scene and inspiring a number of audience members to form their own groups.1 Sumner said the Punk Rock group "destroyed the myth of being a pop star, of a musician being some kind of god that you had to worship."Savage, Jon. "Joy Division: Someone Take These Dreams Away". ''Mojo''. July 1994. Inspired by the performance, Sumner and Hook formed a band with their friend Terry Mason, who had also attended the show. Sumner bought a guitar, Hook a bass and Mason a drum kit. They placed an advertisement in the Virgin Records record store in Manchester looking for a singer. Curtis, who knew the others from previous gigs, responded to the ad and was hired without an audition. Sumner said, "I knew he was all right to get on with and that's what we based the whole group on. If we liked someone, they were in."Curtis, p. 42 While Buzzcocks manager Richard Boon suggested the band call themselves the Stiff Kittens, the band instead chose the name Warsaw, in reference to the song " Warszawa " by David Bowie .Curtis, p. 43-44 Warsaw played their first gig on 29 May 1977 supporting the Buzzcocks and Penetration at the Electric Circus. Tony Tabac performed drums that night.Curtis, p. 44 Mason was soon made the band's manager and was replaced on drums by drummer Steve Brotherdale, who also played in the punk band Panik. During July 1977 the band recorded a set of demos at Oldham .Ott, p. 9 The band fired Brotherdale soon after the demo sessions, unable to work with his aggressive personality. During his tenure in the group Brotherdale had also tried to get Curtis to leave Warsaw and join Panik, but Curtis declined.Curtis, p. 48 Driving home from the studio one night, they pulled over and asked Brotherdale to check on a "flat tire"; when he got out of the car, they sped off.Curtis, p. 49 In August 1977 the band put out an advertisement in a music shop window for a replacement drummer; Stephen Morris, who had attended the same school Curtis had, was the sole respondant. Deborah Curtis , Ian's wife, stated that Morris "fitted perfectly" with the other men, and that with his addition Warsaw became a "complete 'family'" Curtis, p. 50 Early releases In order to avoid confusion with the London punk band Warsaw Pakt, the band renamed themselves Joy Division in late 1977, borrowing their new name from the prostitution wing of a Nazi concentration camp in the 1965 novel '' The House Of Dolls ''.Reynolds, p. 111 The band's signature style began to take shape during this period. Sessions recorded in December 1977 were a departure from the sound of ''The Warsaw Demo''. The group played their first gig as Joy Division on 25 January 1978 .Curtis, p. 55 Regular gigs in the north of England throughout early 1978 provided the band with enough material and experience to record a debut album. However, after the producer added Synthesizer s to several tracks, the band scrapped the record. The album leaked as a bootleg recording called Warsaw in 1982 and has been re-pressed and re-released several times since then. Rob Gretton became the band's manager in May 1978. Over the next twenty years, he contributed much to Joy Division and to New Order . In June 1978, the band debuted on vinyl with a track of theirs featured on the compilation album ''Short Circuit - Live At The Electric Circus'' which had been recorded live on 2 October , 1977 .Curtis, p. 51-52, 140 That same month, Joy Division self-released their debut EP '' An Ideal For Living ''. In the ''Melody Maker'' review of the EP, Chris Brazier said, "This has the familiar rough-hewn nature of home-produced records but they're no mere drone-vendors - there are a lot of good ideas here, and they could be a very interesting band by now, seven months on."Brazier, Chris. ''An Ideal For Living'' review. Melody Maker. 24 June 1978 . ''An Ideal for Living'' was remastered and re-released as a 12" in late 1978. In September they performed on the local TV news show '' Granada Reports ''. In December 1978 Joy Division contributed two tracks recorded with producer Martin Hannett to the compilation double 7" EP ''A Factory Sample'', the first release by Tony Wilson 's local label Factory Records . Joy Division soon joined Factory's roster,Factory Records did not have record contracts, so Joy Division and New Order were never officially signed to the label. and Rob Gretton was made a partner in the label to represent the interests of the band.''Shadowplayers'' {Link without Title} . LTM, 2006 Curtis appeared on the front cover of the New Musical Express and they recorded a radio session in January (aired on BBC Radio 1 on February 14 by John Peel ). On March 4 , they supported The Cure at the Marquee Club , a major venue in London. ''Unknown Pleasures''
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