{"product_id":"joy-division-in-completion-rehearsals-demos-rarities-1977-1980","title":"Joy Division - In Completion (Rehearsals Demos \u0026 Rarities 1977-1980)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoy Division formed in June 1976 following childhood friends Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook attending a now-legendary Sex\u003cbr\u003ePistols gig in Manchester.\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the raw energy of the performance, the pair decided to form a band, soon joined by\u003cbr\u003evocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris.\u003cbr\u003eInitially performing under the name Warsaw, the group fused punk aggression\u003cbr\u003ewith a darker, more introspective edge, led by Curtis’s hypnotic presence as frontman.\u003cbr\u003eIn January 1978, they renamed\u003cbr\u003ethemselves Joy Division, borrowing the name from the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955\u003cbr\u003enovel House of Dolls.\u003cbr\u003eJoy Division disbanded in 1980 following Ian Curtis’s tragic suicide.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout their all-too-brief existence, both Stephen Morris and manager Rob Gretton recorded the band’s rehearsals,\u003cbr\u003eintended as a means of promotion and preservation.\u003cbr\u003eCaptured between 1977 and 1980, these recordings offer an unfiltered\u003cbr\u003eglimpse into the band’s formative stages.\u003cbr\u003eThe tapes are intimate portraits of a group honing their craft.\u003cbr\u003eThey demonstrate the\u003cbr\u003eband working through both new ideas and now-familiar material characterised by Curtis’s commanding vocals, Sumner’s jagged\u003cbr\u003eguitar work, Hook’s melodic basslines, and Morris’s crisp, driving rhythms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Spanning the entirety of Joy Division’s lifespan, these rehearsal tapes are collated here on CD for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e• From the earliest 1977 sessions as Warsaw to rehearsals just weeks before Curtis’s death in 1980, this collection charts\u003cbr\u003ethe band’s creative evolution and offers rare insight into the genesis of tracks that would go on to define a generation.\u003cbr\u003e• For collectors and fans alike, these early versions are not mere curiosities - they are vital artefacts that capture the raw\u003cbr\u003eintensity and enduring brilliance of Joy Division’s legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SONIC BOOM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53206762225991,"sku":"TRI-67775","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/08de45fbacbbe68f27e5ae1732f69e64.jpg?v=1769375204","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/joy-division-in-completion-rehearsals-demos-rarities-1977-1980","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}