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When did Joy Division start making music?
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Joy Division's first song “Failures (Of the Modern Man)” released in 1978.
Until singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, Joy Division were one of Britain’s most promising post-punk bands. While the remaining members went on to huge success with the synth-pop band New Order, Joy Division’s legend continued to grow and the band are possibly more popular now than ever before. Their most famous song is certainly... Read More
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