Closer
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Closer is Joy Division’s critically acclaimed 1980 post-punk album, renowned for its dark, atmospheric sound and its status as a seminal work in alternative music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Joy Division album
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post-punk album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Joy Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 6 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Peter Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverArtPhotographer | Bernard Pierre Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal work in alternative music
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seminal work in post-punk ⓘ |
| enteredUKAlbumsChart | 1980 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Still ⓘ |
| follows | Unknown Pleasures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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gothic rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasBandMemberAtRelease |
Bernard Sumner
NERFINISHED
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Ian Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverImageSubject | tomb in Staglieno Cemetery ⓘ |
| label | Factory Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark atmospheric sound
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influence on alternative music ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 9 ⓘ |
| performer | Joy Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousRelativeTo | Ian Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Unknown Pleasures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Hannett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Britannia Row Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEnd | 1980-03-30 ⓘ |
| recordingStart | 1980-03-18 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Factory Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAfterEvent | death of Ian Curtis ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-07-18 ⓘ |
| sideOneTrack |
A Means to an End
NERFINISHED
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Atrocity Exhibition NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony ⓘ Isolation NERFINISHED ⓘ Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideTwoTrack |
Decades
NERFINISHED
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Heart and Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eternal NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty Four Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1980 ⓘ |
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