Closer is the second and final studio album by the English rock 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.

Tracklisting

1. Atrocity Exhibition
2. Isolation
3. Passover
4. Colony
5. A Means To An End
6. Heart And Soul
7. Twenty Four Hours
8. The Eternal
9. Decades

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Atrocity Exhibition 2007 Remaster

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• Isolation 2007 Remaster
• Passover 2007 Remaster
• Colony 2007 Remaster
• A Means to an End 2007 Remaster
• Heart and Soul 2007 Remaster
• Twenty Four Hours 2007 Remaster
• The Eternal 2007 Remaster
• Decades 2007 Remaster

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