New Order are the band that Joy Division became after the death of Ian Curtis in May 1980. They started as a three piece band, Sumner (guitar, synth, vocals), Hook (bass and vocals) and Morris (drums). The recorded their debut single as a three piece band before Gillian Gilbert joined to play guitar and synth back up as Sumner couldn't play guitar and sing at the same time!
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Joy Division were an English rock back formed in 1976. The band originally started with four band members. Just prior to their American tour the lead singer committed suicide.
Atmosphere - Joy Division song - was created in 1980-08.
The original band members were together as " joy division" ( love will tear us apart ). The lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide , so Bernard Sumner moved from keyboards to lead singer, making a new order of the band, for more info check out a great and sad story, go to joy division at wikipedia.
Closer - Joy Division album - was created on 1980-07-18.
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