№ 69 of 100
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979), № 69 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Martin Hannett at Strawberry Studios adding the sound of an elevator going up between every track. Ian Curtis writes the lyrics on the bus. The post-punk record everyone steals from.
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