The movie tells the story of a 1976 gig by the Sex Pistols playing to a sparse crowd at the Manchester (UK) Lesser Free Trade Hall, including Joy Division members Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook (later joined by Curtis and the incredible Stephen Morris on drums to form Joy Division). The Factory Records story was told in the 2002 fun flick worth seeing, 24 Hour Party People starring Steve Coogan. Following his suicide on the eve of a US tour, the surviving members, based on past agreement, renamed themselves New Order, and continue playing to this day. Unknown Pleasures, released in June 1979 under the Factory Records label, was the only full length LP commercially released during Ian Curtis’ lifetime. ![]() ![]() So it makes sense to re-visit two ground-breaking albums that in recent years have been remastered (you don’t remaster junk) and deserve continued evaluation: Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures and Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Kaleidoscope. ![]() Punk and Post Punk music remains as relevant as ever – we’ve reviewed several bands recently all playing to packed crowds, each unleashing a catharsis of sound after a year plus of life in the time of a pandemic.
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