Known for his distinctive on-stage moves, one night Ian pulled wooden tiles off the stage and threw them into the audience. If he was exposed for too long his hands would turn crimson and swell up to resemble a huge pair of red rubber gloves.Ĩ. Suitably for a man idolised because of intensely introspective dark lyrics, Ian had a peculiar allergic reaction to the brightness of the sun’s rays. Tony got them to perform ‘Shadowplay’ and again for ‘She’s Lost Control’.ħ. He gave Tony the letter and called him a bastard for not having put them on - it worked.
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Ian wrote an abusive letter to Tony Wilson to try to provoke him into giving the band a TV slot. He once had his stomach pumped after taking too many.Ħ. Not one to miss an opportunity, he’d steal prescription drugs from residents and take them himself with mates. A young Ian was forced to do ‘social services’ by visiting the elderly as part of a school scheme. Ian was asked if he’d be willing to ‘entertain’ old ladies.ĥ. He saw an advert in a newspaper asking for young men to apply and travelled down only to find out the job was for the position of a gigolo. After finishing his A-Levels Ian thought about moving to London. Ian was obsessed with music as a teenager but couldn’t afford the albums he wanted as well as the cigarettes and drink he’d taken a liking to, so often he would go to the indoor market in Macclesfield town centre and steal records underneath a large grey coat.Ĥ. When Factory pressed ‘Return Of the Durutti Column’ he ended up gluing the sheets of sandpaper to the sleeves to get cigarette money.ģ. He’d often have to clean the studio building after recording to earn extra. Despite the relative success of ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Ian was always strapped for cash. The showman left his first stunt battered and bruised.Ģ. After drumming up support from local children he donned a crash helmet and jumped from the roof of a garage. He decided to be a stunt man and rigged up a wooden sledge as a landing pad. One potential deal-breaker: though the disc is enhanced by the inclusion of dialogue as some tracks segue from one to another, it could be frustrating for listeners making their own mixes and playlists.We uncover the hidden side of troubled Joy Division frontman, Ian Curtis, with 10 Things You Never Knew About.ġ. The actual Joy Division material here could be called the big three: "Dead Souls," "Love Will Tear Us Apart," "Atmosphere." A version of "Transmission" recorded by the cast members is impressive, almost uncanny, while the Killers' cover of "Shadowplay" gets better after the intro and even better once you're able to block out the vocals. Representation from JD contemporaries is limited to Buzzcocks (a post- Howard Devoto live version of "Boredom," recorded at the Roxy) and an F-word-laced rant from John Cooper Clarke. Out of the inclusions released prior to Joy Division's formation, there is one surprise, and it is the fantastically frilly and schizophrenic "She Was Naked" by obscure Holland prog rockers Supersister - in the liner notes, director Anton Corbijn, who photographed Joy Division shortly after relocating from Holland to England in 1979, alludes to pulling a fast one with the song's insertion, only to find out that JD drummer Steven Morris had each of the band's albums. Can would've likely made sense, or perhaps even Nektar (there is actual published photographic evidence that Ian Curtis was a Nektar fan), but there are no miscues, and there is enough to open up a new world for those who are only slightly familiar with the band and its roots. Nearly every proto-punk artist a Joy Division expert would expect to hear in the film's background is represented: a who's who featuring the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, Iggy Pop, and two David Bowies (the glam and Berlin/ Eno Bowies).
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Initial screenings of Control were met with no short amount of praise, including a standing ovation at Cannes and approval from each surviving member of Joy Division, so it is not a surprise that the film's soundtrack - released the same day as Rhino's Joy Division "collector's edition" (not to be confused with "deluxe edition") reissues of Unknown Pleasures, Closer, and Still - is commendable as well, put together with similar degrees of knowledge and care, though a second disc containing New Order's full score would not have been a bad thing.