- post-punk, rock, gothic rock, new wave
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Factory
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English rock band Joy Division. It was released in June 1979 through Factory Records. The album was recorded and mixed over three successive weekends at Stockport's Strawberry Studios in April 1979, with producer Martin Hannett contributing a number of unconventional recording techniques to the group's sound.
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Character
Grave, character-led, earnest and intimate.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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- Record Mirror4/5 ★
- Smash Hits8/10
- Sounds5/5 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- NME10/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Select5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Disorder3:32
- A2Day of the Lords4:49
- A3Candidate3:05
- A4Insight4:29
- A5New Dawn Fades4:48
- B1She’s Lost Control3:57
- B2Shadowplay3:56
- B3Wilderness2:39
- B4Interzone2:16
- B5I Remember Nothing5:53
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Joy Division
- Label
- Factory
- Released
- June 15, 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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