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Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by the English rock band Joy Division, released on 15 June 1979 by 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. The cover artwork was designed by artist Peter Saville, using a data plot of signals from a radio pulsar. It is the only Joy Division album released during lead singer Ian Curtis's lifetime. Factory Records did not release any singles from Unknown Pleasures, and the album did not chart despite the relative success of the group's follow-up single "Transmission". It has since received sustained critical acclaim as an influential post-punk album, and has been named as one of the best albums of all time by publications such as NME, AllMusic, Select, Rolling Stone, and Spin. A deluxe edition of this album was issued in 2023 featuring a 180 Gram Vinyl and a unique Booklet with a fantastic photos and containing the history behind the album (booklet is in Spanish).
Side A A1Disorder A2Day Of The Lords A3Candidate A4Insight A5New Dawn Fades Side B B1She’s Lost Control B2Shadowplay B3Wilderness B4Interzone B5I Remember Nothing