Joy Division — Closer Chai the highest position the band

the highest position the band has achieved

All the songs except for one are named in the first person with a cast list of evocative character sketches

short-lived trio’s Stratosphere and Contemporary

It was the band's commercial breakthrough and was originally released in 1996

jostling to surpass themselves on a track-by-track basis and aiming for the musical equivalent of performing somersaults in tye-dye t-shirts off the rings of Jupiter

Joy Division — Closer Chai the highest position the band180g Reissue Replicating original album artwork cut from 2007 Remasters Made in Germany Pressed in 2015 Closer, the group's second and final album arrived the year after their debut in July 1980 on Factory Records, following Ian Curtis' death two months earlier. Its dark and melancholy tones earned rave reviews for songs like 'Isolation' and 'Heart and Soul'. 'Closer', like 'Unknown Pleasures' was produced by Martin Hannett. This new 180 Gram