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Joy Division Made Its Live Debut 45 Years Ago Today

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45 years ago today, Joy Division—having changed its name from Warsaw—made its live debut at Pips Disco in Manchester. Here are the young men. Read our review of the 2015 reissues of Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still and Substance:

Essential New Music: Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures,” “Closer,” “Still” And “Substance”